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The 17th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia

Published: 7 May 2008

Hosted by Monash Asia Institute on behalf of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA).

Date: Tuesday to Thursday, 1 to 3 July 2008

Venue: The Sebel Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

ASAA and Monash Asia Institute invite you to the largest gathering of expertise on Asia in the southern hemisphere. The conference will:

• provide a forum for 400 scholars and observers to evaluate trends in Asia's many regions and cultures
• link these trends to global scenarios
• offer multi-disciplinary, cross-country, inter-regional and inter-cultural panels
• provide special panels and a plenary session for teachers
• host a postgraduate workshop on Monday, 30 June 2008
• host international guests such as Dai Qing on China's water problems and Aitzaz Ahsan on the defence of Pakistan's civil society.

We invite you to attend as a conference speaker or observer.

Abstracts and papers are now invited. All postgraduate students who register for the ASAA conference will be able to attend for free a Postgraduate Workshop on Monday 30 June 2008.

For registration and all other details see the ASAA conference website.

For further information contact Key Conference Solutions on +61 3 9870 2611 or  events@conferencesolutions.com.au.