What's New 2020/09/10

The JASAS 33rd Annual Conference -ENDED-

The JASAS 33rd Annual Conference in ONLINE successfully ended all programs. We would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of you for the positive participation and the great contribution!

Dear JASAS members,

The program of the JASAS 33rd Annual Conference has been finalized. Please click the link below and find the program. The proceedings of the presentations are also available.
The pre-registration system for the Conference has been opened. Please click the link below and fill the blanks of the form for your registration. The pre-registration is required and will be closed on 25th September 2020.

The 33rd Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies
Date: October 3-4, 2020
Venue: ONLINE (Zoom)

Program → JASAS33Programme (Re-revised, 03Oct.Ver.)

Proceedings → JASAS33Proceedings (Re-revised, 03Oct.Ver.)

Click to register yourself (Pre-registration REQUIRED)
→ Registration Form for the JASAS 33rd Annual Conference [CLOSED!]

The 33rd Annual Conference of JASAS will be held in ONLINE in October 3-4, 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus global pandemic. We would appreciate your understanding.

The 33rd Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies

Date: October 3-4, 2020
Venue: Kyoto University (Yoshida South Campus)
　Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, 606-6501 Japan
⇒　ONLINE (Zoom)

The 33rd Annual Conference of JASAS will convene in October 3-4, 2020 at Kyoto University (Yoshida Campus). The executive committee of JASAS welcomes proposals (for both individual papers and panel sessions) from all members of international South Asian Studies community including non-members of JASAS. Registration rates (including the reception on the evening of October 3) for those who participate from abroad are 6,000 yen for standard participants and 3,000 yen for students, which are to be paid in cash at the conference venue. Please note that JASAS does not bear travel expenses of any of the participants of the conference.

Submission Guideline
The extended deadline to submit proposals is April 24, 2020 (Japan Standard Time). [CLOSED]
To submit a proposal, please fill-in Form 1 or Form 2 below and submit it as an email attachment to the 33nd JASAS Annual Conference Office via <33.jasas[ at ]gmail.com>.
Note: replace “[ at ]” with “@”.

1. Individual paper proposals / poster proposals:
–> JASAS33_Submission Form 1Eng
* The duration of a paper presentation is 25 minutes (including 10 minutes for Q&A).
* Poster presenters are required to attend the poster session.
(1) Name, affiliation and designation of paper presenter
(2) Paper title and abstract (approximately 600 words)
(3) Contact details (e-mail and postal addresses)
(4) Name of co-author(s) if any
(5) Source of funding to attend the conference

2. Panel proposals:
–> JASAS33_Submission Form 2Eng
* The duration of a panel session is 100 minutes.
(1) Name, affiliation and designation of corresponding organizer
*If the corresponding organizer is based in Japan, then the latter is required to be a member of JASAS. Secondly, in such an arrangement, while the non-members of JASAS are welcome to be panelists, the numbers of the non-members who are based in Japan can not exceed more than half of the entire panel. Lastly, If the corresponding organizer is based abroad, all the members selected for the panel need not be members of JASAS. *
(2) List of all members including other organizers and individual paper presenters with names, affiliations and designations.
(3) Panel title and abstract (approximately 600 words)
(4) Titles and abstracts of all individual papers (approximately 200 words each)
(5) Contact details of corresponding organizer (e-mail and postal addresses)
(6) E-mail addresses of all members
(7) Source of funding to attend the conference

The proposal submitter will be notified the receipt of proposal within one week, and the result after screening process by May 14, 2020. JASAS will issue a letter of invitation upon request for those who need to apply for and obtain a visa to enter Japan. JASAS cannot provide any additional assistance in obtaining a visa, other than providing personalized invitation letters.
For further information and inquiries, please contact the 33rd JASAS Annual Conference Office (33.jasas[at]gmail.com).
Note: replace “[ at ]” with “@”.