Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA)
18th Biennial Conference 2010
The University of Adelaide
5 - 8 July 2010 

Crises and Opportunities: Past, Present and Future

The 18th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), will be held at the University of Adelaide as a collaboration between the University of Adelaide and Flinders University.

Papers & Panels:

Papers and panels on all Asian Studies topics and issues welcome.  The Conference theme is a guide for presenters, panel convenors, keynote speakers and invited guests in particular.

Call for Panels and Papers

Patrons:

• Lt Governor Mr Hieu Van Le (Lt Governor of the State of South Australia)
• Mr Michael Abbott QC

Keynote Speakers:

• Tan Sri Dr Mohd. Munir - Chairman, Malaysia Airlines and Senior Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics, Southeast Asia International Affairs Programme.  Kindly sponsored by SANTOS

• Prof Wang Hui - Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.  Nominated as one of the World's top 100 intellectuals by Foreign Policy www.townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/resid_hui.shtml.  Kindly sponsored by the Confucius Institute

Invited Speakers:

• Dr Maznah Mohamad - Special guest speaker for Asian Studies Women's Forum, National University of Singapore

• 2010 Flinders University Asia Centre Annual Lecture
  Assoc Professor Goh Beng Lan - Head, Southeast Asian Program, National University of Singapore
  

 Special Events:

• Roundtable: The Engaging State - South Australia and the Asia Pacific
  
  Convenors:
  
  • Associate Professor John Spoehr, University of Adelaide
  • Professor Purnendra Jain, University of Adelaide
    
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• Conference Dinner

* Other speakers and events will be posted once their attendance is confirmed.

Venue:

The University of Adelaide
North Terrace, Adelaide
South Australia

Published Proceedings:
Participants will be able to submit written papers for refereeing and publication as conference proceedings.

Registration Costs

Post Graduates:
Post Graduate Students whose papers have been selected to present a panel, will do so in line with regular presentations during the course of the conference.

Financial Assistance:
We deeply regret that the Organising committee is unable to provide financial assistance to attend this conference.  We encourage those seeking financial assistance to investigate local organisations and governments for possible assistance.