ICAS UPDATE 2 / May 2011
AAS and ICAS joint meeting 2011 Hawai’i
It is our pleasure to inform you that the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) and the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) have a special joint meeting in Honolulu, Hawai’i from 31 March to 3 April 2011. This marks not only the 70th AAS Annual Meeting and the 7th edition of ICAS but will create a new and inspiring platform for Asia scholars from all disciplinary and regional backgrounds.
Must attend event
We have no doubt that this will be a ‘must attend event’. We expect between 3000 to 4000 participants to convene at the Hawai’i Convention Center. The meeting will connect with the city of Honolulu by way of an Asia Arts Festival which will be held simultaneously.
Call for Papers
The Call for Panels and Papers is online http://www.asian-studies.org/annual-meeting/index.htm The Deadline is 5 August 2010.
If you wish to contact colleagues to collaborate on a panel proposal, you may post a short announcement on the AAS website, at www.asian-studies.org/panel-links.htm. Please send an e-mail to Jon Wilson at jwilson@asian-studies.org to have your announcement included (or removed). We strongly encourage the formation of organized and institutional panels.
ICAS Book Prize
The ICAS Book Prize (IBP) seeks to honour the best of Asian Studies. The IBP 2011 is awarded for outstanding Asian Studies English-language works in the fields of the social sciences and humanities. We now invite all publishers / authors with Asian Studies books (with copyright dates running from July 2008 to July 2010) to compete. Prize money consists of 2500 euro for each category. Deadline 15 August 2010.
The deadline for sending in PhDs in the fields of the humanities and social sciences defended between July 2008 and July 2010 is the same as for the IBP. The prizes consist of the publication of the thesis in the ICAS Publications Series and / or a fellowship at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS).
For more information on the IBP, its rules and regulations, previous prize winners and editions please visit www.icassecretariat.org
ICAS Publication Series
For information on all titles published to date please visit www.iias.nl/publications
AAS Publications Series
For information on all titles published to date by the Association for Asian Studies please visit http://www.asian-studies.org/publications
On behalf of the ICAS Team,
Dr Paul van der Velde
Chief Executive Officer ICAS
