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July 2020
Online Conference : Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Virtual Conference
Live on : starting at 9.00 am on July 21 – 22, 2020 at 5.00 pm (GMT+7) The Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference is the natural progression of the work done by Be Slavery Free and Chab Dai Coalition. Collaboration is a key part of how we work and we aim to support and facilitate partnerships during this time. This conference will not only be a sit back and learn conference - this conference will be a participatory conference. We aim…
Find out more »Haze and Social (In)Justice in Southeast Asia: Past Experience and What Next?
Over the past couple of decades, various sources of air pollution have become major issues of public concern in Southeast Asia and risen to the highest levels of public policy and politics. For example, annual forest fires were especially severe in Northern Thailand this year and raised tensions between vocal urban residents and rural ethnic communities who are regularly blamed due to their use of fire in agricultural practices. Yet, the latter have tried to demonstrate that they themselves are…
Find out more »Call for Abstracts: “New research in international development, human rights, and international relations at a time of disruption”
International virtual conference on “New research in international development, human rights, and international relations at a time of disruption” 27 July 2020 Learn more at: https://www.maids-chula.org/gradconference2020 Abstract submission: grad.interconference@gmail.com The challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 has brought widespread harm across societies in Asia and globally. Amidst acts of solidarity, the pandemic has placed into intense focus the consequences of inequality, the resilience of social welfare systems, and the responsibilities of governments as well as society at large. It…
Find out more »International Virtual Conference: “Women in Indonesian Film and Cinema”
About the Conference This virtual conference is part of stakeholder dissemination and consultation in the Gender-Disaggregated Data Collection Project in the Indonesian Film Industry. This data collection involves KAFEIN (Association of the Indonesian Film Scholars) to conduct research and UNESCO – Japanese Funds-in-Trust as part of efforts to support the diversity of cultural expressions in the Southeast Asian film industry, assisted by the Indonesian Film Agency (BPI) in coordinating with film stakeholders. The conference papers will be presented in a…
Find out more »Engaging With Vietnam: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
The 12th Engaging With Vietnam Conference “Engaging with Vietnam, ASEAN and Brunei: Mobilities and Identities in an Age of Biocultural Transformation” 15-18 October 2020 Universiti Brunei Darussalam http://engagingwithvietnam.org/ For over a decade, the Engaging With Vietnam (EWV) conference series has worked to develop cutting-edge knowledge about Vietnam. At our conferences in Melbourne, Hanoi, Honolulu, Thai Nguyen, Oregon, Bac Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang, Phan Thiet and Leiden, EWV has crisscrossed the globe to bring together scholars who examine,…
Find out more »August 2020
ASEAN FORUM 2020: RESPONSES TO COVID-19
As 2020 began, the world watched as the COVID-19 pandemic slowly spread its way across the globe. Across the countries of ASEAN, this unprecedented event played out in diverse ways. Countries like Vietnam demonstrated highly effective ways of managing the virus, whereas others, like Indonesia, spent considerable time denying its existence. These experiences reflect quite different responses to the pandemic – differences that underscore the diversity of political, economic, and health landscapes across the ASEAN region. Join a group of…
Find out more »ICOSAPS 2020: International Conference on Social and Political Science 2020
Virtual Conference Online - Cisco Webex - ZOOM, Indonesia, October 7-8, 2020 Conference website https://icosaps2020.fisip.uns.ac.id/ Submission link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icosaps2020 Poster download Abstract Notification Batch I June 25, 2020 Abstract Batch II July 10, 2020 Abstract registration deadline July 10, 2020 Abstract Notification Batch II July 15, 2020 Submission deadline August 15, 2020 Submission Guidelines Paper Guidelines All papers must be in English The papers include a concise, self-contained, and explicit abstract within 150-250…
Find out more »Destination Mekong Summit: Balanced Tourism Recovery for a Better Future – 24 August 2020
In the afternoon of Tuesday, August 25th, the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office is hosting a half-day Virtual Destination Mekong Summit, organized by public-private partnership Destination Mekong, with sponsorship of UNWTO Affiliate Member Chameleon Strategies, under the theme of “Balanced Tourism Recovery for a Better Future”. In order to assist businesses during these challenging times, the registration fee has been waived as a gesture of goodwill. The complete program, and free registration is available at: https://www.destinationmekong.com/dms2020/ With feedback and significant contributions…
Find out more »September 2020
8th International Conference – 22-23 October 2020, Bangkok, Thailand “Asian Vision for Shared Prosperity”
Welcome to Bangkok -Asia's top destination - where International Center for Research & Development (ICRD) will proudly host the 8th International Conference on Asian Studies 2020 from 22-23 October 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. We cordially invite you to join ICAS2020 to enhance your knowledge on latest research on Asian Studies. The ICAS is renowned for its thought-leading and cutting edge content, unrivaled networking opportunities and presenter friendly atmosphere. ICAS attracts more high profile researchers from an around the world…
Find out more »Coal Mining and Conflicts Over Natural Resources in French Colonial Vietnam
No other industry had a more profound impact on the environment and communities of northern Vietnam than coal mining. Since the French discovery of the Dong Trieu coal basin in the 1880s, Tonkin had risen to become one of the world’s largest coal exporters in the world. The coal mining economy in French colonial Vietnam also attracted tens of thousands of workers and brought tremendous profits to its investors. However, as in many other parts of the world, coal mining…
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