Undergrads: it is useful to note that this type of conference exists. Although the idea of participating in a professional conference for the first time may be intimidating for some, there are also conferences like this specifically for graduate students to become accustomed to preparing oral presentations of their research and delivering them before a group of peers and scholars.
Graduate students: this is an excellent opportunity to network with other up-and-coming scholars as well as current ones, become familiar with the East Asia field, and get the experience of a conference and presenting research under your belt.
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Twentieth Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Columbia University in the City of New York
Friday February 4 to Saturday February 5, 2011
Graduate students are invited to submit papers for the Twentieth Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia. This two-day conference provides a forum for students from institutions around the world to meet and share ideas and research with their peers. Participants gain valuable experience in presenting their work for discussion with other graduate students as well as Columbia faculty.
We welcome applications from graduate students engaged in research onall fields in East Asian Studies, including history, literature, political science, art history, religion, sociology, and anthropology.
PARTICIPATION:
Participants can take part in the conference as presenters and/or discussants: Presenters deliver talks no longer than 15 minutes that summarize research in progress.
Discussants introduce the panelists and facilitate the 20-minute discussion session following the presentations.
APPLICATIONS (due November 28, 2010):
Please fill out the application on
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/gradconf/ with the required information:
*Your full name as you would like it to appear in the abstract booklet and conference schedule
*Contact info (e-mail and telephone)
*Major area of study (region and discipline)
*Title of your paper
*One-page (250 words max.) abstract in print-ready format, including your name and institution
*We will not accept applications without abstracts (Please provide five key words for your paper in the abstract).
Notification of acceptance – within two weeks of application deadline.
Final Papers (5-7 pages maximum) are due January 9, 2011.
NOTE:
*Please indicate any audiovisual equipment you will need for your presentation. Please note that our A/V resources are quite limited, and we may not be able to satisfy everyone’s needs. Presenters must bring their own laptops for computer presentations.
*Since presentations will be limited to 15 minutes, full-length research papers or theses will not be accepted.
*There is a required $5 registration fee payable on arrival at the conference.
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HOUSING:
We encourage everyone to arrange their own accommodations. The conference runs from Friday afternoon to late Saturday evening. Travel and lodging information can be found on the conference website.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Becky Best
Tom Gaubatz
Jon Kief
Myra Sun
Chelsea Zi Wang
CONTACT INFORMATION:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/gradconf/
Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
407 Kent Hall, Mail Code 3907
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
FAX: 212-678-8629
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