Hi everyone,

On behalf of AAG, the Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group, and the Asian Geography Specialty Group, I would like to announce two virtual COVID-19 panels that will be held next week.  Each panelist will speak for 5 minutes, followed by a Q&A.  We hope you can join!

Panel 1: Socio-economic Burdens and Policy Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 6th – 12:30 PM / 2:00 PM (MDT)
Description: Reactive policies to manage the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-ranging impacts on the social and economic burdens faced by populations worldwide. This panel will discuss the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on economic and public health outcomes.

Participants:
Dr. Irene Casas (Lousiana Tech University)
Dr. Joseph Oppong (University of North Texas)
Dr. Jonathan Mayer (University of Washington)
Dr. Jung Won Sonn (University College London)
Dr. Eric Carter (Macalester College)
Dr. Michael Emch (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Dr. Michael Widener (University of Toronto)

Panel 2: Data & Methodological Challenges for the Geospatial Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10th – 8:00 AM / 9:30 AM (MDT)
Description: Geographers and spatial scientists can play a vital role in understanding COVID-19. However, current research is likely to be data driven due to the fluidity of the pandemic. This panel will discuss the data and methodological challenges that we currently face in spatially-explicitly studies of COVID-19.

Participants:
Dr. Mei-Po Kwan (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Michael Desjardins (Johns Hopkins University)
Dr. Xun Shi (Dartmouth College)
Dr. Meifang Li (Dartmouth College)
Dr. Eric Delmelle (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Dr. Sadie Ryan (University of Florida)
Dr. Tzai-Hung Wen (National Taiwan University)