January 2010
ICAS UPDATE 1 / January 2010
AAS and ICAS joint meeting 2011 Hawai’i
It is our pleasure to inform you that International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) and the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) will 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.
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 at the same time.
At this stage in the planning we are in the process of finding the best combination of traditional and new formats for the meeting. Should you have any pertinent ideas do not hesitate to contact the ICAS Secretariat.
The Call for Panels and Papers will be available as of April 2010 (www.asian-studies.org)
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 authors with Asian Studies books (with copyright dates running from July 2008 to July 2010) to compete. Prize money consists of 2.500 euro for each category. Deadline 15 August 2010. For more information on the IBP, its rules and regulations, previous prize winners and editions please visit www.icassecretariat.org
IBP-PhD Reading Committee
From IBP 2011 onwards there is a special Reading Committee for the best PhDs in the humanities and social sciences. Our goal is to stimulate young scholars to participate not only in ICAS but also in the IBP competition. The members of the IBP-PhD Reading Committee are the prize winners of 2009: Birgit Abels and Iza Hussin. The deadline for sending in PhDs defended between July 2008 and July 2010 is the same as for the IBP: 15 August 2010.
ICAS Publication Series
For information on all titles published to date please visit www.iias.nl/publications
On behalf of the ICAS Team,
Paul van der Velde
Executive Secretary
For more information on ICAS: www.icassecretariat.org
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