CFP: Southeast Conference Association for Asian Studies (31 Oct; 15-17 Jan; Louisville, KY)

I don't normally post/send out regional AAS announcements, but since Louisville is very drivable from here....

The Southeast Conference Association for Asian Studies
49th Annual Meeting

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
January 15-17, 2010


The University of Louisville is host of the 49th annual meeting of the
Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (SEC/AAS), to
be held January 15-17, 2010 at the University of Louisville in
Louisville, KY. The committee is especially interested in panels and
papers that engage the topic of "Democratization in Asia." Proposals
for panels on specific topics are expressly solicited; panels devoted to
teaching Asian subjects at the secondary or college level are also
requested. Individual paper proposals are also welcome. Only one paper
per participant will be accepted. Annual SEC/AAS dues for 2009-2010 are
required for submissions to be considered

Dues are $20; student dues are $10.
Dues checks made payable to SEC/AAS should be sent to
Charlotte Beahan, Department of History, 6-B Faculty Hall, Murray State
University, Murray, KY 42071-3341, using the membership form
(http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/member_application.html).

Note that dues do not cover the cost of conference registration. We urge
you to submit proposals by e-mail or post; and full required paper/panel
submission information is listed below. Proposals should be submitted
by October 31, 2009 to the Program Chair, Dr. Yawei Liu. (Please put
SEC/AAS proposal and your name on the subject line of emails), SEC/AAS
regrets that it is unable to provide financial assistance to scholars
from abroad.

(Attention graduate students!): SEC/AAS will make available three
grants of $200). each to ease the cost of participation by graduate
students presenting papers at the conference. Indicate graduate student
status and whether you would like to be considered for an award along
with your personal information (from the text box, below) when
submitting your proposal to the program chair. Preference in the awards
will be given to graduate students traveling from beyond the immediate
region of the conference location. Graduate students should also
consider entering their papers in the SEC graduate prize competition;
the winner has a chance of appearing on a panel at the 2010 AAS
national meeting (information enclosed).

I. INDIVIDUAL PAPER proposals should also include the following:
Personal information (from text box), title of paper, region and
discipline of the paper, a 200- to 250-word abstract or summary of the
paper, and any audiovisual (AV) or other equipment required for the
presentation of the paper. (Please note that equipment requests may only
be acted upon if submitted along with the paper proposal. Satisfying
equipment needs at the last minute may not be possible).

II. PANEL/ROUNDTABLE proposals should also include the following:
Name of panel organizer or chair (and personal information, in text
box); panel title, summary of panel, including discipline and region;
names of panel presenters (along required personal information, from
text box); for each paper: paper titles and 200- to 250-word abstracts
or summaries; name of discussant or chair (along with personal
information); a statement as to whether each panelist/discussant/chair
has agreed to participate; AV or other equipment required for
presentations. (Note that equipment requests may only be acted upon if
submitted along with proposals. Satisfying equipment needs at the last
minute may not be possible).

III. DISCUSSANT/CHAIR: Those interested in volunteering to serve as a
discussant or a chair for panels put together from individual papers
should include their area(s) of expertise.

IV. OUTREACH SESSION: Those interested in offering a Teaching Methods
& Materials Outreach Session should include personal information for
each presenter (as above) and indicate the topic, target audience, time
requirements, and AV needs.

All paper/panel submissions should include the following information
for all presenters, chairs, and discussants:

* Name of the presenter
* Position/title/affiliation
* Regional and discipline specializations
* E-mail and mailing address
* Home and office phone & fax numbers
* Also, graduate students who wish to be considered for the
SEC/AAS travel grants (above) should so indicate.


Completed proposals should be sent to:
Dr. Yawei Liu, Director, China Program
The Carter Center, One Copenhill
Atlanta, GA 30307
chanellliu at gmail dot com
Tel: 404-420-5161


Local information requests to:
Shiping Hua, Director
Center for Asian Democracy
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 852-3305
shiping.hua at louisville dot edu
http://www.louisville.edu/asiandemocracy