[KS] Call for Papers: The international conference for the 100th anniversary of the Waso Collection at Cornell UniversaryConference Announcement

Tue Apr 10 15:35:47 EDT 2018

Hello,

Cornell University Library celebrates 100th anniversary of East Asia
Collection!

Cornell University Library and Ohio University Libraries co-organize this
event in conjunction with the 7th International Conference of the World
Confederation of Institutes and Libraries

for Chinese Overseas Studies (WCILCOS). Please note that no registration
fee charged for paper presenters.

Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues and
researchers.

Thanks,

You Lee Chun

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You Lee Chun

Korean Collection

Cornell University Library

175 Kroch Library

Ithaca, NY 14853

<yc935 at cornell.edu>

Conference Announcement

*Transnational Migration from the Global Perspective*

The 7th International Conference of the World Confederation of Institutes
and Libraries

for Chinese Overseas Studies (WCILCOS)

in Conjunction with the Centennial Jubilee of the Cornell University

Library’s Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia

Co-organizers:

Cornell University Library and Ohio University Libraries

with the assistance of the Institute of Overseas Chinese at Hua Qiao
University

September 27-28, 2018

Cornell University Library and Ohio University Libraries are pleased to
announce that they will jointly organize *the **7th International
Conference of the World Confederation of Institutes and Libraries for
Chinese Overseas Studies*, from September 27 to 28, 2018, at Cornell
University in Ithaca, NY., USA. This event is held in conjunction with the
centennial jubilee of Cornell University Library’s Charles W. Wason
Collection on East Asia. The Institute of Overseas Chinese at Hua Qiao
University will provide assistance to this academic gathering.

*Conference Theme*

The conference theme will be *Transnational Migration from the Global
Perspective*. During the past two decades, scholars and librarians around
the world have greatly increased their interest in the study of
transnational migration and related archival materials. Many migrants
maintain various ties to their homelands while they are incorporated into
their adopted countries. The study of transnational migration has emerged
as an inherently interdisciplinary field across borders, even as the
political and cultural salience of nation-state boundaries remains strong.
Therefore, the 7th WCILCOS conference will expand its scope from overseas
Chinese issues to a wide range of topics concerning transnational
migration. Scholars
and librarians are inseparable partners in academic pursuit. This
conference will bring them together to examine critical issues related to
transnational migration, to exchange ideas and experiences, to understand
and analyze each other’s challenges, and to share common concerns. This
event will also honor the 100th anniversary of the Charles W. Wason
Collection on East Asia at Cornell University Library. An exhibition on the
history of the Charles W. Wason Collection will be held at Cornell
University Library.

*Topics*

The conference seeks roundtable, panel and paper proposals revolving
around, but not limited to, the following topics:

1.      Theoretical and methodological developments for migration studies

2.      History of the transnational migration

3.      Migration societies

4.      Assimilation, acculturation and multiculturalism

5.      Identity issues

6.      Culture and cultural impacts

7.      Economy

8.      Government policies

9.      Laws and Regulations

10.  Relations between migrants and their original countries

11.  Ethnic relations

12.  Religions

13.  Education

14.  Literature

15.  Business networks

16.  Media

17.  Genealogies

18.  Archeological discoveries

19.  Family relations

20.  Medicine and Health

21.  Women status

22.  Social organizations

*Papers and Registration*

Proposals are welcome from academics, librarians, graduate and
undergraduate students. Continuing with the WCILCOS tradition, the
conference will accept papers in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, and Southeast Asian languages. For individual papers please submit
a 300-500 word abstract and a brief personal bio. Abstracts should include
email address. For panel presentations, please submit a panel abstract of
450 words or less, along with the names and paper titles of each presenter,
contact email information for the primary contact person, and a brief bio
for each presenter. Panels should include three to four presenters. Panels
could recommend moderators. Please email the abstract and proposal to
wason2018 at cornell.edu.

*Important Deadlines:*

Abstract Submission due by June 15, 2018

Acceptance Notification will be sent by June 20, 2018

The conference will select high-quality papers to be published.

*Conference Site*

The City of Ithaca <http://www.visitithaca.com/>, nestled in the scenic Finger
Lakes <http://www.fingerlakes.org/> region of upstate New York, is best
known for being the home of Cornell University <http://www.cornell.edu> and is
famous for its great natural beauty surrounded by gorges, creeks,
waterfalls, sparkling lakes, picturesque hills, and meandering footpaths.
By car, Ithaca is an hour's drive from Syracuse <http://www.flysyracuse.com>,
two hours from Rochester <http://flyrst.com/>, three hours from Buffalo
<http://buffaloairport.com/Flight/fly.aspx>, and five hours from New York
City. By flight, Ithaca <http://www.flyithaca.com> is served by Delta
(1-800-221-1212) via Detroit, American Airlines (1-800-433-7300) via
Philadelphia, and United (1-800-864-8331) via Newark. There is frequent
intercity bus service to Ithaca from New York City
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City> and limited bus service to
Ithaca from Syracuse <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse%2C_New_York>,
Rochester <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester%2C_New_York>, and Buffalo
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo%2C_New_York> provided by Greyhound
Lines, New York Trailways, and Shortline. More travel information
<https://asia.library.cornell.edu/conference2018/travel> can be found on
the conference website.

*Accom**m**odations*

Attendees are responsible for making their own travel and accommodation
arrangements. However, the conference has reserved a number of room blocks
for the conference participants at the Statler Hotel, Ithaca Marriott
Downtown on the Commons, the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Ithaca, and the
Hotel Ithaca, with special pricing available until late August/early
September. Any rooms not booked by the contract date will be released back
to the hotel for general sale. As hotel rooms in Ithaca are in extremely
high demand, we strongly urge participants to make reservations as soon as
possible. Reservations can be made online or by calling the hotel
directly. More
hotel information <https://asia.library.cornell.edu/conference2018/hotels>
can be found on the conference website.

*Web Site*

For more information, visit the conference website at:
asia.library.cornell.edu/conference2018

*Cornell University*

Cornell University, founded in 1865, is a member of the IVY League. With
the motto “any person can find instruction in any study,” Cornell has
produced 58 Nobel laureates, two Chinese ambassadors to the US (Alfred
Sao-ke Sze and Hu Shih), and one US ambassador to China (President Jacob
Schurman).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_University

*Ohio University*

Ohio University is the first university chartered by an Act of Congress in
the US (1787). Officially founded in 1804, it is also the oldest university
in Ohio. Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel laureate and President of the
Royal Society, is one of the most distinguished among its 240,000 living
alumni.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_University

*Hua Qiao (Overseas Chinese) University*

Hua Qiao University, founded in 1960, is a national university for the
Chinese diaspora to study in China. It is famous for Overseas Chinese
research. In 2015 the university successfully held the 6th WCILCOS
conference. In 2018 the *Academic Journal of the WCILCOS* published by the
University’s Institute of Overseas Chinese was awarded with the prize for
one of *The Best Academic Journals in China’s Social Sciences of the Year*.

http://en.hqu.edu.cn/About/Huaqiao_University.htm

*WCILCOS Conference*

Since 2000 the WCILCOS has organized international conferences in Athens,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Guangzhou, Vancouver, and Xiamen. That these
conferences were well received is evident by the fact that Hong Kong Chief
Executive Tung Chee-hwa met with the Ohio University delegation led by
President Robert Glidden and Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents
Roderick Chu in the 2003 conference; Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo
delivered the keynote speech at the 2005 conference; Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Province Premier Christy Clark
sent congratulation letters to the 2012 conference, and two Canadian
Senators Lillian Dyck Quan and Vivienne Poy attended the conferences. The
following is a brief summary of each conference.

2000 Ohio University / 57 attendees from 10 countries and regions (US.
Canada, mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Japan,
Russia, and Australia) / 4 panels

2003 The Chinese University of Hong Kong /142 attendees from 19 countries
and regions (US., Canada, mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan,
Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Australia, New
Zealand, Russia, France, Switzerland, and South Africa) /18 panels

2005 National Library Board of Singapore / 260 attendees from 17 countries
and regions (US, Canada, mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, Korea,
Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Australia) / 23 panels and 5 public lectures

2009 Jinan University of China /204 attendees from 23 countries and regions
(US, Canada, mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, UK, South Africa, and Cuba) /32
panels

2012 University of British Columbia / 152 attendees from 14 countries and
regions (US, Canada, mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, UK, France, Cuba) / 28
Panels

2015 Hua Qiao University / 176 attendees from 14 countries and regions (US,
Canada, mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Japan, Russia, Netherlands, Germany, UK, and Switzerland.) / 27 panels.

https://overseaschineseconfederation.org/
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