20 Sep 2006

First International Conference of Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies, Feb 2007
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Supplied note: "Location: Indonesia Conference Date: 2007-02-24 [...] This conference is sponsored by the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) and the Asia Research Institute, NUS, Singapore. The cost of invited speakers will be met by funds generously provided by BRR. Participants should plan to arrive in Banda Aceh on February 23rd. The Conference will be followed, on 27th February, by a planning meeting of invited potential stakeholders in an International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies. The papers of the conference will form the basis of a path-breaking book, to be published in both English and Indonesian.
The three-day conference will contain the following panels: 1. Seismology, geology and environmental impact 2. History of Aceh and the Indian Ocean world 3. Language, culture and society 4. Post-tsunami relief, reconstruction and disaster mitigation 5. Conflict resolution, peace-making and democratisation issues 6. Islam, law and society
Abstracts (100-200 words) of papers to be sent to Ms Alyson Rozells at ariaar--at--nus.edu.sg by 15 October 2006, and papers by 31 January 2007. Invitations will only be confirmed after receipt and evaluation of the abstracts. Papers should be in English, though presentations and discussion may be in either English or Indonesian.
Academic Organisers: Prof. Anthony Reid, Director, Asia Research Institute Assoc. Prof. Michael Feener, ARI/FASS, NUS Dr Patrick Daly, Asia Research Institute Sher Banu, Ph.D. candidate, Imperial College. - ar."
URL http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=539
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Alyson Rozells (ariaar--at--nus.edu.sg), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
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