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ISSCO CONFERENCE IN SEOUL, KOREA
An Announcement & Call for Papers
The Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, is pleased to announce that
the 2000 conference of the International Society for the Study of Chinese
Overseas (ISSCO) will be held on June 12-14 at the University. The theme
of the conference is: Chinese Overseas and Asia-Pacific Rim Countries:
Opportunities and Challenges in the New Millennium. The chair of the
conference committee is Prof. Young-Rok Cheong, Chair, Department of Area
Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University.
Co-chairing the conference committee will be Prof. Peter Li, Sociology,
University of Saskachewan, Canada.
CONFERENCE MISSION
The primary purpose of this conference is to critically examine the
political, economic, and social roles of ethnic Chinese communities in the
countries in the Pacific Rim region. In addition, the conference will also
address the dynamics of race relations between ethnic Chinese and their
respective societies in the framework of economic globalization and
political environments of Southeast Asian countries and throughout the
Pacific Rim region. The impact of the overseas Chinese business network on
the Pacific Rim region will also be examined.
Like all ISSCO conferences, the conference committee also welcome original
research papers related to any aspect of the overseas Chinese community in
the rapidly changing world.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Tentative): Other sessions will also be considered
depending on the response to our "Call for Papers."
June 12th (Monday)
Registration (14:00-)
Welcoming Dinner by Host University (18:00)
June 13th (Tuesday)
Opening Ceremony
Welcoming Remarks: President of Yonsei,
ISSCO Vice-President
Keynote Speech: To Be Announced
Concurrent Session (Morning)
Session 1: Impact of the Asian Financial Crisis on Chinese
Businesses in Southeast Asian Countries
Session 2: Changing Race Relations between Ethnic Chinese and
Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asian Countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, and
Thailand)
Session 3: Political Participation of Ethnic Chinese: Evolution of
Political Leaderships (The Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, and the United
States)
Lunch
Concurrent Session (Afternoon)
Session 1: Ethnic Chinese Businesses in the Pacific Rim Countries
(North America, Americas, Australia, New Zealand)
Session 2: Overseas Chinese Businesses in the Trilateral Trade
Relations (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Mainland China)
Session 3: Chinese in Korea / North Korea / Japan
Session 3-1: Local Chinese Communities in Korea (in Chinese)
Panel Discussion: Dynamics of Overseas Chinese Community
in the New Millennium
FACILITY INFORMATION
Registration Fee: US$150 before May 30; US$200 thereafter
(Payable to Yonsei University; mail it to Conference Chair)
Hotel (On Campus)
Single Room: U$ 65.00 (13 rooms)
Twin Room: U$ 80.00 (29 rooms): twin room can be shared
Hotel (Off Campus)
Swissotel Seoul, The Swiss Grand Hotel
201-1 Hongeun-dong Sodaemoon-ku, Seoul, Korea
Tel. (82-2)3216-5656, Fax. (82-2)3216-7799
e-mail: HYPERLINK http://www.swissgrand.co.kr www.swissgrand.co.kr
Room Rate (Standard) : U$250.00 per night and negotiable
If you would like to make reservation, you are
recommended to do it through conference committee for group rate.
PARTIAL CONFERENCE GRANT
The conference has set aside a small sum for the purpose of
subsidizing up to20 presenters the conference registration fee
and the university accommodation charges, and up to 20
discussants the cost of local meals. These subsidies may be
applied directly to Professor Young-Rok Cheong. Please indicate
in the application your role in the conference, and why a
subsidy is needed. You will be notified in due course.
DEADLINE TO BE OBSERVED
Deadline for Paper Proposals: March 27, 2000
(Please submit an abstract and short resume)
Deadline for Conference Registration: May 30, 2000
Notification of Paper Acceptance: April 15, 2000
Finalizing Participants & Presenters: April 28, 2000
Announcement of Final Program : April 30, 2000
Final Paper Collection: May 31, 2000
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR & SIGHTSEEING: June 14th-15th
The conference committee will assist participants in making arrangements
for post-conference tours and visits. However, expenses must be assumed by
the participants.
REGISTRATION FORM
ISSCO 2000 Conference
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
June 12-14, 2000
Name: ______________________ Title: ____________________
Institution/Organization: __________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Telephone: ___________________ Fax: ______________________
E-mail:_________________________________________________
TYPES OF PARTICIPATION (Check one)
__ Participant __ Presenter
(For conference participants, please complete the form and
submit it with your registration fee before May 30. For
paper presenters, please complete the form and submit it
with an abstract of your paper proposal and resume by
April 15, 2000).
FACILITY RESERVATION (Check One)
On Campus
__Single, __Double, __Double (to be shared)
Off Campus
__Through Conference Committee, __Independent Arrangement
Please submit your registration form and/or paper proposal to the following
address:
Prof. Young-Rok Cheong, Conference Chair
c/o Department of Area Studies
Graduate School of International Studies
Yonsei University
134 Shinchon-dong, Sodaemoon-ku
Seoul 120-749, Korea
Tel. +82-2-361-4183
Fax +82-2-393-7272
E-mail: yrcheong@yonsei.ac.kr
L. Ling-chi Wang, Chair
Department of Ethnic Studies
506 Barrows Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2570
E-mail: LCWang@uclink4.berkeley.edu
ISSCO Conference Website:
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~ethnicst/isscoindex.html
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