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The Call for Papers for the 32nd Annual Conference -closed-

Call for Papers

The 32nd Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies

Date: October 5-6, 2019
Venue: Keio University (Hiyoshi Campus)
            4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref., 223-8521 Japan

The 32nd Annual Conference of JASAS will convene in October 5-6, 2019 at Keio University (Hiyoshi 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 5) 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 deadline to submit proposals is April 12, 2019.  [CLOSED]
To submit a proposal, please send the following information to the 32nd JASAS Annual Conference Office via e-mail (jasas.as2019[ at ]gmail.com).
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1. Individual paper proposals / poster proposals:
* The duration of a paper presentation is 25 minutes.
* 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:
* The duration of a panel session is 100 minutes.
(1) Name, affiliation and designation of corresponding organizer
(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 June 7, 2019. 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 32nd JASAS Annual Conference Office (jasas.as2019[at]gmail.com).
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