International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS)

Dear ICAS 6 participant,

The ICAS secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of 8 new volumes in the ICAS Publication Series during ICAS 6. These new edited volumes are based on previous inputs from ICAS 4 in Shanghai and ICAS 5 in Kuala Lumpur and have been edited by participants of those conventions.

As an esteemed participant of ICAS 6 you have the unique chance to receive 2 volumes of your choice for free.

Please click here for the call for papers

Daejeon, Korea

6-9 August 2009

ICAS 6 will be hosted by the Chungnam National University (CNU), the Center for Asian Regional Studies (CARS) and Daejeon Metropolitan City and will be held in the Daejeon Convention and Visitor's Bureau. The overarching theme is: Think Asia! More than 1,500 Asia Studies specialists are expected to come to Daejeon. This city is located in the heart of the Korean peninsula and successfully merges its long history of culture and tradition with leading research in science and technology.

Deadlines

15 October 2008: Submission of Individual Abstracts

15 October 2008: Submission of Organized Panels: organized by a group of different (national) backgrounds.

15 November 2008: Submission of Institutional Panels: constituted and sponsored by an institution, association or a network.

Please note that all abstracts and presentations should be in English. Submission of abstracts for panels and papers can be made through ICAS 6 registration forms available here.

ICAS Book Prize

For the third time the ICAS Book Prizes will be awarded in the categories: Humanities, Social Sciences, Best PhD and Colleagues' Choice Award.

Deadline: 31 August 2008

Read more about the ICAS Book Prize »

A selection of the ICAS 6 papers will be included in edited volumes of the ICAS Publications Series at Amsterdam University Press.