The 9th National Convention of CAST (China Association for Science and Technology) was held at the Great Hall of People on May 30. President Xi Jinping was present at the meeting and delivered important talks. Prime Minister Li Keqiang chaired the meeting.
The convention lasted for four days and ended on June 2. During the meeting, 383 members of the 9th National Committee of CAST was elected through secret ballot. 5 professors from School of Economics and Management were elected. They were Wang Shouyang, Shi Yong, Wang Feiyue, Mu Rongping and Chi Hong.
CAST is an organization for Chinese scientists. It was founded in September 1958. Now it has 167 national societies, distributing in the disciplines of natural sciences, technical science and engineering technology, etc.
