Call for Abstracts: Community Voices: Bridging Borders – International Graduate Student Conference (Honolulu, 2/13-2/15/2020))
Posted: 7/15/2019 (Conference)
The East-West Center invites graduate students from around the world to submit abstracts for the 19th International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) on the Asia Pacific region, taking place in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA from February 13-15, 2020. The Conference provides an opportunity to share interdisciplinary perspectives through presenting and attending panel presentations in a warm and supportive environment.
ACCEPTING ABSTRACTS UNTIL
OCTOBER 15, 2019 11:59PM HST
The theme of this year’s IGSC is Community Voices: Bridging Borders. The conference encourages scholarly work on topics of concern to communities across the region, particularly of indigenous and marginalized communities.
The conference invites abstracts on a wide range of disciplines, and areas of focus may include, but are not limited to, community voices in the following areas:
• Environment
• Culture, Arts, and Education
• Gender and Sexuality
• Politics, Economics, and Governance
• Health and Science
Abstracts of up to 350 words are welcome for poster sessions and for traditional paper presentation formats. Authors can submit more than one abstract. A limited number of merit-based travel grants is also available.Download the conference flier and share this announcement via social media with your academic or professional network of contacts!
The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. Established by the U.S. Congress in 1960, the Center serves as a resource for information and analysis on critical issues of common concern, bringing people together to exchange views, build expertise, and develop policy options. The Center is an independent, public, nonprofit organization with funding from the U.S. government, and additional support provide by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and governments in the region.
Deadline: 10/15/2019
Location: East-West Center