26-30 August
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
International Conference on Khmer Studies
The Organizing Committee, Dept. of Historym Phnom Penh University, P.O. Box 2070, Phnom Penh 3,
Cambodia
26-31 August
Seoul, Korea
The 8th International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia
Prof. Yung Sik Kim, Seoul National University, tel: +82-2-8806637, fax: +82-2-8730418
29-31 August
Stockholm, Sweden
Japanese Influences in Asia
Dr Marie Söderberg, European Institute of Japanese Studies, P.O. Box 6501, 113 83 Stockholm, Sweden,
tel: +46-8-7369368, fax: +46-8-313017, e-mail: JAPMS@HHS.SE
29-31 August
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oral Literature in Modern China
Vibeke Børdahl, Ramstadaasveeien 19, 1322 Høvik, Norway, tel/fax: +47-67123881
29 August - 1 September
Bruges, Belgium
(Tele)communications policies in Western Europe and Southeast Asia: cultural and historical
perspectives
Prof Jan Servaes (coordinator), Dept. of Communication, Catholic University of Brussels, tel: +32-2-4124278,
fax: +32-2-4124200, e-mail: Jan=Servaes@ufsal3.KUBrussel.ac.be
30-31 August
Stockholm, Sweden
Political Keywords in 20th Century China: What 'Progress'? Whose 'Democracy'?
Keywords Conference Secretariat, c/o CPAS, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden, tel: +46-
8-1628 97/99, fax: +46-8-1688 10, e-mail: CPAS@orient.su.se
2-6 September
Leiden, The Netherlands
6th International Conference of EurASEAA
Dr Marijke Klokke, IIAS, tel: +31-71-5272227, fax: +31-71-5274162, E-mail: IIAS@let.leidenuniv.nl
6-8 September
Oslo, Norway
The "House" in Southeast Asia: a changing social, economic, and political domain
Stephen Sparkes (doctoral fellow), Dept. and Museum for Social Anthropology, University of Osla, Frederiksgt
2, N-0164 Oslo, Norway, tel: +47-2-2859991, fax: +47-2-2859960
10-12 September
Beijing, P.R. China
Chinese Business Connections in Global and Comparative Perspective
Dr Borge Bakken, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Leifsgade 33, 2300 Copenhagen S., Denmark, fax: +45-
32962530
12-13 September
Leiden, The Netherlands
Pilgrimage in Tibet
Dr Alex McKay, IIAS, tel: +31-71-5272227, fax: +31-71-5274162, E-mail: IIAS@let.leidenuniv.nl
12-13 September
Leiden, The Netherlands
New Directions in the History of Chinese Women , 1000 - 1800 AD
Dr H. Zurndorfer, University of Leiden, Sinological Institute, Leiden, tel: +31-71-5272522
15-20 September
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Timur and the Timurids
Diloram Yunusovna Yusupova, Institute of Oriental Studies, prospekt Akad. Khabiba Abdullaeva, 81
700170 Tashkent, Uzbekistan, tel: +7-371-2625461
24-28 September
Antananarivo, Madagascar
The Abolition of Slavery In Madagascar
M. Ignace Rakoto, B.P. 564, Musée d'Art et Archéologie, 17 rue Dr Vilette, Antananarivo,
101 Madagascar. fax: +261-2-28218
26-27 September
Leiden, The Netherlands
Meeting of the Editors of European Newsletters on Asia
Paul van der Velde and Ilse Lasschuijt, IIAS, tel: +31-71-5272227, fax: +31-71-5274162, e-mail:
Lasschuyt@let.leidenuniv.nl
27-29 September
Stockholm, Sweden
Nordic Central Asian Studies Symposium
Language - Culture - Society
Dr Birgit N. Schlyter, Institute of Oriental Languages, Dept. of Central Asian Studies, Kraftriket 4, S-106 91
Stockholm, Sweden, tel: +46-8-163119, fax: +46-8-155464, e-mail: Birgit.Schlyter@orient.su.se
27-30 September
Brisbane, Australia
The Asia-Pacific Triennial
Contemporary Art from the Asia-Pacific Region
Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland Cultural Centre, P.O. Box 3686, South Brisbane, Queensland
4101,
Australia, tel: +61-7-8407333, fax: +61-7-8448865
1-4 October
Sankt Augustin (Bonn), Germany
Fachsprachen des Chinesischen und ihre Didaktik
Dr Peter Kupfer, Fachverband Chinesisch, Postfach 1421, D-76714 Germersheim, Germany, fax: +49-7274-
508429
3-6 October
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Workshop on Central Asian Studies
Prof. Uli Schamiloglu, Dept. of Slavic Languages, 1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, University of
Wisconsin, Madison WI 53706, USA, tel: +1-608-2626222, fax: +1-608-2652814, e-mail:
uschamil@macc.wisc.edu
9-12 October
Munich, Germany
Tenth German Speaking Japanese Studies Conference
Japan Centrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Wagmüllerstrasse 23, 80538 München,
Germany, tel: +49-89-2110630, fax: +49-89-2110631
10-13 October
Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
XXIX International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics
George van Driem, tel: +31-71-5272725, fax: +31-71-5272615 (att. Himalayan languages Project), e-mail:
Himalaya@let.leidenuniv.nl
11-12 October
Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
Second International Himalayan Languages Symposium
George van Driem. tel: +31-71-5272510, fax: +31-71-5272501. E-mail: Himalaya@let.leidenuniv.nl,
homepage: http://www.iias.nl/host/himalaya
14-17 October
Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Sixth International Conference on Thai Studies
Dr Rujaya Abhakorn, tel: +66-53-221 154/699 ext. 4501, fax: 66-53-222766/21952, e-mail:
thaistudy@chiangmai.ac.th
14-18 October
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Mountain Research - Challenges and Directions for the 21st Century
Dr Elisabeth J. Kirk, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H. Street NW, Washington
DC 20005, USA, tel: +1-202-3266493, fax: +1-202-2894958, e-mail: ekirk@aaas.org
18-20 October
Montreal, Canada
Le Rituel en Asie Orientale
Comité Cooperation Europe-Amérique du Nord en études sur l'Asie orientale
Pierre-Etienne Will, College de France, 11 Place Marcellin Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
25-26 October
Ogden, Utah, USA
Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, WCAAS'96
Dr Gordon K. Harrington, Dept. of History, Weber State University, 1205 University Circle, Ogden, Utah
84408-1205, USA, tel: +1-801-6266781, fax: +1-801-6267703, e-mail: gkharrington@weber.edu
25-27 October
South Orange, New Jersey, USA
25th Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies
Vinay Bahl, MAR/AAS Program Chair, South Asia Regional Studies, 820 Williams Hall, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. e-mail: AnnBurton@aol.com
28-30 October
Amsterdam/Leiden, The Netherlands
Von Siebold bicentennial commemoration
The Mission of Hippocrates in Japan
Foundation Four Centuries of Netherlands-Japan Relations, Ms J. Meerman, voice: +31-20-6274564, fax: +31-
20-6253501. Internet: http://minf.vub.ac.be/~ifmbe/siebold/siebold.html
28-31 October
Paris, France
The Conduct of Relations between States: War and Peace in Southeast Asia
Prof Nguyên Thê Anh, Lab. Péninsule Indochinoise, URA 1075, Maison de l'Asie, 22
avenue du Président Wilson, 75116, Paris, France, fax: +33-1-53701872
7-8 November
Tokyo, Japan
20th International Conference on Japanese Literature
National Institute of Japanese Luerature, 1-16-10 Yutaka-cho, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142, Japan, tel: +81-3-
37857131, fax: +81-3-37854455
8 November
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
closed workshop
Property Rights and Economic Development in Southeast Asia and Oceania
Dr Toon van Meijl, Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-361 5579/2361, fax: +31-
24-361 1945, e-mail: T.vanMeijl@maw.kun.nl
8-10 November
Los Angeles, USA
The Seventh Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference
UCLA, East Asian Languages and Cultures, B316, Murphy Hall, Los Angeles CA 90095-1540, USA, e-mail:
akatsuka@Humnet.ucla.edu
26-29 November
Pondicherry, India
Approaching the Roots of Chess
Dr C. Panduranga Bhatta, reader, Dept. of Sanskrit, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 605 014 India, fax:
+91-413-852265 / 852211
28-30 November
Jakarta, Indonesia
The Second International Seminar and Festival of Nusantara Oral Traditions
Drs Suryadi, orla Traditions Association, Jl. Campaka II, No. 3, Perumahan Bumi Malaka Asri, Buaran,
Jakarta 13460, Indonesia, tel/fax: +62-21-8619181, e-mail: budhaya@rad.net.id
9-13 December
KITLV, Leiden, The Netherlands
11th Annual KITLV Workshop
(The Study of) Endangered Languages and Literatures of Southeast Asia
Kees van Dijk, KITLV, P.O. Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, tel: +31-71-5272295, fax: +31-
71-5272638, e-mail: kitlv@let.leidenuniv.nl.
9-13 December
West-Sussex, UK
Wilton Park Conference
China's International Role: friction or cooperation?
Wilton Park Conferences, tel: +44-1903-815020, fax: +44-1903-815931
11-13 December
New Delhi, India
National Identity and Regional Cooperation: experiences of European Integration and South Asian
Perceptions
Elide Ricadat, Centre for Sciences Humaines, 2 Aurangzeb road, New Delhi 110011, tel: +91-11-3014173,
fax: +91-11-3018480, e-mail: ricadat@csh.delnet.ernet.in
12-15 December
Münster, Germany
Asian Minority Cultures in Transition: diversity, identities and encounters
Prof. J.D.M. Platenkamp, Institut für Ethnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität
Münster, Studtstrasse 32, 48149, Mnster, Germany, tel: +49-251-834575, fax: +49-251-834576.
13-15 December
Copenhagen, Denmark
ESO Conference
Pacific peoples in the Pacific Century: society, culture, nature
Bente Wolff, University of Copenhagen, tel: +45-33-473233, fax: +45-35-323465, E-mail: es-
bw@palais.natmus.min.dk
15-19 December
Bonn, Germany
Reciprocal Perceptions of Different Cultures in South Asia
Dr Jamal malik, Regina-Pacis-Weg 7, 53113 Bonn, Germany, tel: +49-228-737460, fax: +49-228-735601,
e-mail: jamal.malik@uni-bonn.de
17-18 December
Leiden, The Netherlands
Identities: nationally, regionally, religiously and ethnical
CNWS, Culture Studies in Southeast Asia, Frans van Baardewijk, tel: +31-71-5272558 or Coen Holtzappel,
tel: +31-71-5273499
19-20 December
Paris, France
Second Colloquium of the French Association for Japanese Studies
Secretariat SFEJ, c/o Institut des Hautes Etudes Japonaises, 52 Rue du cardinal Lemoine, 75005 Paris, France.
1997
2-5 January
New York City, USA
1997 Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association
Human Rights
Maragret Strobel, Women's Studies Program, c/o Office of Social Science Research, -110 BSB, 1007 W.
Harrison, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607-7136, USA
3-9 January
Bangalore, India
Tenth World Sanskrit Conference
Secretariat, tel: +91-80-3430017/3332759, fax: +91-80-3334541
6-8 January
New Delhi, India
The 18th South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable (SALA XVIII)
Anvita Abbi, Centre of Linguistics and English, School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
110067, India
11-13 January
Pondichery, India
Sources and Time: the future of texts
Dr Jackie Assayag, French Institute of Pondichery, fax: +91-413-39534
13-16 January
Pune, India
International Seminar on Indology: Past, Present, Future
Saroja Bhate, Head, Dept. of Sanskrit and Pakrit Languages, University of Pune, Pune 411007, India
15-16 January
Pondichery, India
The Resources of History Traditions: transmission or invention?
Dr Jackie Assayag, French Institute of Pondichery, fax: +91-413-39534
15-16 January
Leiden, The Netherlands
Mysticism in South and Southeast Asia
Prof. Ben Arps, tel:+31-71-5272222
Late February
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 R. Schefold, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB
Leiden, The Netherlands, tel: +31-71-527 3450, fax: +31-71-527 3619
24-27 March
Singapore
Tribal Communities in the Malay World: historical, cultural, and social perspectives
Cynthia Chou, IIAS, tel:+31-71-5272227 or Geoffrey Benjamin, National University of Singapore, tel: +65-
7723823
April
Leiden. The Netherlands
Encompassing Knowledge: Indigenous Encyclopedias in Indonesia in the 17th-20th Centuries
Prof B. Arps, Dept. 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
3-4 April
Leiden, The Netherlands
The Overseas Trade of Quanzhou in the Song and Yuan Dynasties
Dr Angela Schottenhammer, IIAS, e-mail:schottenham@let.leidenuniv.nl
3 April - 7 July
Washington DC, USA
Conference & Exhibition on Mongolian Culture
Tom Oller, The Mongolian Society, National Geographic Society, tel: +1-617-8640737, e-mail:
oller@husc.harvard.edu
17-21 April
Stockholm, Sweden
The 1997 AKSE Conference
Staffan Rosén, Institute of Oriental Languages, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
24-27 April
Pattani, Thailand
International Seminar on Islamic Studies in the ASEAN Region
History, Approaches, and Future Trends
Dr Isma-ae Alee, College of Islamic Studies, Prince Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani 94000,
Thailand, tel: +66-73-331305, fax: +66-73-335128
28-29 April
Aix-en-Provence, France
The Third European Conference on Philippine Studies
Philippine Communities between Local Traditions and Globalization
Institut de Recherche sur le Sud-Est asiatique IRSEA, 389 avenue du Club Hippique, 13084 Aix-en-Provence
Cedex 2, France, fax: +33-42208210, e-mail: irsea@romarin.univ-aix.fr
19-21 June
Leiden, The Netherlands
Sixth International Conference on Chinese Linguistics, ICCL-6
Rint Sybesma and Jeroen Wiedenhof, tel: +31-71-5272227, fax: +31-71-5274162, e-
mail:ICCL6@let.leidenuniv.nl
25-27 June
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Third Euroviet Conference
Vietnamese Society in Transition: continuity or change?
Dr John Kleinen, Anthropological Institute, University of Amsterdam, tel: +31-20-5252742
7-12 July
Budapest, Hungary
The 35th International Congress of Asian and North African Studies, ICANAS
Oriental Studies in the 20th Century: State of the Art
Tamás Iványi, Körösi Csoma Society, Museum krt. 4/b, H-1088 Budapest,
Hungary, fax: +36-1-2665699, e-mail: ivanyi@osiris.elte.hu
1-4 August
Calcutta, India
International Conference of the Society for Indian Philosophy
Relativism: science, religion, and philosophy
Dr Chandana Chakrabarti, CB 2336, Elon College, NC 27244, USA, tel: +1-910-5382705, e-mail:
chakraba.@numen.elon.edu
2-4 August
Tokyo, Japan
People in East Asia during the Transitional Period 18th-19th centuries
Prof. Katsumi Fukaya, Waseda University, Dept, of Literature, 1-24-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162, tel:
+81-3-32034113, fax: +81-3-32037718, e-mail: fky)@mn.waseda.ac.jp
25-29 August
Budapest, hungary
8th Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies
Dr Andras Hernadi, Japan East & Southeast Asia Research Centre, P.O. Box 936, 1535 Budapest,
Hungary, fax: +36-1-1620661, e-mail: h10864her@ella.hu
26-30 August
SOAS, London
Fifth Asian Urbanization Conference
Prof. G. Chapman, Dept. of Geography, U. of Lancaster, tel: +44-542-65201 ext. 3736, fax: +44-542-
847099, e-mail: g.chapman@lancaster.ac.uk
4-7 September
Liverpool, UK
INHPH / SSHM conference
Health in the City: a history of public health
Sally Sheard or Helen Power, Depts of Economic and Social History & Public Health, University of
Liverpool, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK, tel: +44-151-7945593, fax: +44-151-7945588, e-mail:
hel@liv.ac.uk
1-4 October
Tokyo, Japan
Trade and Navigation in Southeast Asia
Prof Nguyên Thê Anh, Lab. Péninsule Indochinoise, URA 1075, Maison de l'Asie, 22
avenue du Président Wilson, 75116, Paris, France, fax: +33-1-53701872
3-5 October
Lahti, Finland
Symposium of the Nordic Association for China Studies
Education and Minorities in China
Pertti Nikkilä, Nordic Association for China Studies, Ranta-Nikkiläntie 2, 37800 Toijala, Finland,
fax: +358-0-19123591.
Fall 1997
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Islam, Ethnicity and Secularism in Central Asia and the Caucasus (part II)
Dr D. Douwes, IIAS, tel: +31-71-5272227, fax: +31-71-5274162
18 December 1997 - 2 January 1998
Taipei, Taiwan
Eighth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics
Prof Paul J.K. Li, Academia Sinica, Taipei, fax: +886-2-7868834, e-mail: hspaulli@ccvax.sinica.edu.tw
1998
3-6 September 1998
Hamburg, Germany
Second EUROSEAS Conference
Southeast Asia: Looking forward, looking back
The EUROSEAS Secretariat: Ms Ageeth van der Veen, KITLV, P.O.Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The
Netherlands, fax +31-71-527 2638, e-mail: euroseas@let.leidenuniv.nl