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Professor Atsuyuki Okabe has contributed greatly to the IGU National Committee (Japanese representative), IGU Mathematical Models Commission (full member), International GIScience Conference, Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE). He played an extraordinary role in organizing Kyoto IGU Conference, which was highly successful, as well as in the GIS Association of Japan, which promoted substantial international exchange, including with other Asian GIS Associations. He has served as an editor or editorial board member of 11 international geographical journals. His books include Spatial Tessellations, which has been cited in more than 5,600 international papers; Islamic Area Studies with GIS was awarded the World Book Prize; and Spatial Analysis along Networks opened a new frontier in geographical analysis. Sessions in honour of Professor Okabe have been held at the AAG. He is a deserving recipient of an IGU Laureat d’Honneur Award for 2018.

(2018.08.15)