29 August - 1 September 1996
Bruges, Belgium
(Tele)Communications Policies in Western Europe and Southeast Asia: Cultural
and Historical Perspectives.
-Prof. Dr Jan Servaes, Dep. of Communication, Catholic University of Brussels (KUB),
Vrijheidslaan 17, 1080 Brussels, Belgium. Tel. +32-2-4124278, Fax: +32-2-4124200.
-Prof. Dr Jean-Claude Burgelman, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050
Brussels, Belgium. Tel. +32-2-6292414, Fax +32-2-6292861.
-Dr. Anura Goonasekera, Asian Mass Communication abnd Information Center (AMIC), 39
Newton Road, Singapore 1130, Republic of Singapore. Tel. +65-2515106, Fax: +65-
2534535.
3-5 July 1996
Oxford, Great Britain
'European Chinese and Chinese Domestic Migrants: Common Themes in International and
Internal Migration'
-Dr. Frank N. Pieke, Institute for Chinese Studies, The University of Oxford, Walton Street,
Oxford OX1 2HG, UK. Tel. +44-1865.280386/280387, Fax: +44-1865.280431.
30 June - 6 July 1996
Lyon, France
'Seafaring Communities in the Indian Ocean (4th Century B.C. - 15 Century A.D.)'
- Dr Jean-Francois Salles, Maison de l'Orient Méditerranéen,
Fédération d'Unités Université Lumière Lyon 2, Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique, 7 Rue Raulin, F-69007 Lyon, France. Tel.: +33-
7271.5800, 7271.5822. Fax: +33 7858.1257.
(limited support)
21-24 August 1996
Copenhagen, Denmark
The 14th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies,
Dr Peter Andersen, Dept. of History of Religions, University of Copenhagen, Njalsgade 80,
2300 Copenhagen S., Denmark. Tel: +45-35328957, Fax: +45-35328956. Homepage:
http://nias.ku.dk/nasa.html
paper abstracts no longer accepted
10-12 September 1996
Beijing, P.R.China
'Chinese Business Connections in Global and Comparative Perspective'
-Dr. Borge Bakken, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Leifsgade 33, DK 2300 Copenhagen S,
Denmark. Fax: +45-32962530
-Dr Zhang Yuyan, CASS/Institute of World Economics & Politics, 5 Jianguomenni St.,
100732 Beijing, PRC. Fax: +86-10 512 6105.
paper abstracts no longer accepted
12-15 December 1996
Münster, Germany
'Asian Minority Cultures in Transition: Diversity, Identities and Encounters'
-Dr J.D.M. Platenkamp, Institut für Ethnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-
Universität, Münster, Studtstrasse 21, D-48149 Münster, Germany. Tel. +49-
251-834575, Fax: +49-251-834576.
Late february, 1997
Leiden, The Netherlands
'Transformation of Houses and Settlements in Western Indonesia: Changing Values and
Meanings of Built Forms in History and in the Process of Modernization'
Prof.Dr R. Schefold, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Science, University of Leiden, P.O. Box
9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. tel.; +31-71-5273450/3451/3475, Fax:+31-71-
5273619.
April 1997
Leiden, The Netherlands
'Encompassing Knowledge: Indigenous Encyclopedias in Indonesia in the 17th-20th
Centuries'
Prof. Dr Bernard Arps, Department of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania,
University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel. +31-71-
527.2222/527.2418
1997
Meudon, France
The Lhasa Valley. Conservation and Modernisation in Tibetan Architecture
CNRS UPR 299, Dr Heather Stoddard, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales,
c/o 127, Rue de Sèvres, Paris 75006, France. Tel/Fax: +33-1-45679503
Further information about the policy of the Asia Committee with regard to workshop proposals can be obtained from the Committee's Secretariat.
Mrs drs S.A.M. Kuypers
International Institute for Asian Studies
P.O. Box 9515
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-71-5272227
Fax: +31-71-5274162
E-mail: iias@let.leidenuniv.nl