[KS] Call for Papers: ICAS 2

[Koen De Ceuster]

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The 2nd International Convention of Asia Scholars
Berlin, Germany, August 9-12, 2001
http://www.fu-berlin.de/icas2/ <http://www.fu-berlin.de/icas2/>  


The International Convention of Asia Scholars is aimed at providing a broad
and inclusive forum for all scholars working on issues related to Asian
Studies and seeking a way of establishing or improving their international
networks. Along these lines the first ICAS was held in the Netherlands in
1998. 
Across continents, disciplines, regional specializations and conceptual
approaches, the main purpose of ICAS2 will be to present both a formal
platform and an academic stimulus to improving the exchange of scholarly
contacts in Asian Studies.

ICAS 2 is co-organized by The Association of Asian Studies (AAS) and the
European Science Foundation (ESF) Asia Committee representing the
Association of Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE), the European Association of
Chinese Studies (EACS), the European Association of Japanese Studies (EAJS),
The European Association of South Asian Studies (EASAS), the European
Society for Central Asia Studies (ESCAS), and the European Association for
South East Asian Studies (EUROSEAS). Also involved is the International
Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS, Leiden), as the organizing unit of ICAS1.

ICAS organization will be based on a broad spectrum of panels, roundtable
discussions, poster presentations and papers presented from the field. In
cooperation with the German Association of Asian Studies (DGA), ICAS 2 will
be organized by an executive committee and a program committee of
representatives of the con-sonsoring associations. Local organization in
Berlin lies with the Center for Chinese and East Asian Studies and its
director Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider of the Freie Universität Berlin.

The formal program of ICAS2 will be devoted to sessions selected from
proposals of two types: Organized Session or Individual Presentation.

Organized Session

Each session will last four hours. Different formats are possible: the
classic panel of 3-4 scholarly papers and 1-2 discussants; the roundtable of
up to 6 scholars talking informally about a topic. Innovative formats that
stimulate discussion involving the audience are also encouraged.
To the extent possible all sessions will try to establish a dialogue across
borders of nationality, discipline, region studies, or conceptual approach.
The majority of sessions should have a good mix of presenters from Europe,
the U.S., and elsewhere. Sessions comparing a topic across regions of Asia
(and the rest of the world) or treating a problem from several disciplinary
angles are sought after.
Gender, ethnic, and institutional balance will also be considered.

Individual presentations

Individual papers preferably are presented in a poster format. Individual
papers to be read will also be considered, though given lower priority. The
organizing committee will group individual papers into sessions.

Official proposal forms only should be used. Refer to the ICAS2 website for
further information
All applications, inquiries and suggestions should be addressed to:
		Prof.Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider
		Director
		Arbeitsstelle Politik Chinas und Ostasiens
		Freie Universität Berlin
		Ihnestr. 22
		14195 Berlin
		Tel: +49 30 838 53252
		Fax: +49 30 838 55049
		E-Mail: icas2 at zedat.fu-berlin.de
<mailto:icas2 at zedat.fu-berlin.de> 
The deadline for panel suggestions is December 1, 2000.


Proposals must reach the ICAS 2 secretariat in Berlin by 1 December 2000
http://www.fu-berlin.de/icas2/ <http://www.fu-berlin.de/icas2/>