U.S.-Bulgaria Seminar on Regional Economic Development and Environmental Management

本次研讨会由西弗吉尼亚大学的Andrew Isserman博士和保加利亚地理学家全国委员会主席Kiril Mishev博士组织，其主要目标是：将审查区域经济发展和环境管理的选定地理方面，并为两国之间未来的研究、交流和合作建立框架和专业关系。该研讨会的目的是促进具有强烈共同兴趣和能力的领域之间有希望的长期科学合作机会，讨论当前的研究项目和优先事项，并确定富有成果的合作研究项目的潜在主题。这次研讨会将是美国和保加利亚地理学家之间的第一次会议，并进一步打开了美国和保加利亚在这个项目下的科学合作进入一个重要的新领域，这是在社会科学领域的第一次。

The primary objectives of this seminar, which is being organized by Dr. Andrew Isserman of West Virginia University and Dr. Kiril Mishev, President of the National Committee of Bulgarian Geographers, are to examine selected geographical aspects of regional economic development and environmental management and to establish frameworks and professional relationships for future research communication and cooperation between the two countries. The seminar fulfills the program objective of promoting promising opportunities for long-term scientific cooperation between the areas of strong mutual interest and competence to discuss current research projects and priorities and to identify potential topics for fruitful cooperative research projects. This seminar will be the first meeting between U.S. and Bulgarian geographers and furthermore opens up U.S.-Bulgarian scientific cooperation under this program to an important new field, for the first time in the social sciences.