Please refer to this page for the latest conference news. We will continue to post information on this page to assist conference attendees in confirming travel and participation planning. Additionally, updates to the conference schedule, new events, and other activities will be posted here as the schedule continues to take shape.
Featured Above: AAS staff members embracing Seattle with a smile! What a Week! We hope you had a fantastic time at the AAS Annual Conference in Seattle. AAS2024 was an opportunity to catch up with friends and make new ones during the engaging sessions and social events. Attendees got to participate in sessions, film screenings,…
Continue Reading 2024 AAS Annual Conference Wrap-Up and Resources
The Board of Directors of the Association for Asian Studies, AAS Secretariat staff, and I would like to thank individuals and groups who contributed to the 2024 Annual Conference in Seattle. We are thrilled that 3,138 attendees (including 754 students), exhibitors, and staff joined us in Seattle. So many people and organizations helped to make…
Continue Reading AAS 2024 Annual Conference Resolution of Thanks
We look forward to welcoming over 3,000 speakers, attendees, and exhibitors to AAS 2024 in Seattle later this week! If you haven’t yet, please take some time to check out the What To Know Before You Go document the AAS staff has prepared to guide you through the conference. Inside, you’ll find important information about…
Continue Reading AAS 2024 Is Almost Here — What To Know Before You Go!
Graduate students and early career scholars are now invited to register for Conference Mentor Sessions at AAS 2024 in Seattle. Each Conference Mentor Session is a one-hour opportunity for a small group (up to 9 participants) to talk with a senior scholar on a designated topic. The full schedule of mentors and their session topics…
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Please join the Association for Asian Studies as we partner with Literature to Life to bring a special performance of The Latehomecomer to our 2024 Annual Conference in Seattle. Saturday, March 16, 2024Doors open: 5:00pmShow begins: 5:30pm Sheraton Grand Seattle1400 6th AvenueSeattle, Washington 98101 All registered conference participants receive complimentary access to The Latehomecomer—your badge…
In March 2024, we look forward to welcoming Tanika Sarkar as the AAS 2024 Annual Conference keynote speaker. With support from the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Dr. Sarkar will join us in Seattle for her talk, “Between State and Faith: Colonial Personal Laws and the Triumph of Indian Cultural Nationalism,” on Thursday, March 14 at 5:00pm at…
Continue Reading AsiaNow Speaks with AAS 2024 Keynote Speaker Tanika Sarkar
The AAS 2024 Annual Conference Program Committee welcomes proposals for Late-Breaking Sessions, to be held either during our online conference (March 1) or at the in-person meeting in Seattle (March 14-17). All proposals must be submitted by January 18, 2024 at 11:59pm Eastern Time. The AAS will accept no more than three (3) Late-Breaking Sessions…
Apply by December 15, 2023 January 3, 2024 to become a Conference Mentor at AAS 2024 next March!* The AAS Conference Mentor Program connects early career Asianists with advanced scholars, teachers, and professionals to both build their professional network and seek advice and informal guidance within a structured setting. Mentors will lead an open-ended discussion…
The AAS Program Committee seeks session chairs for the 2024 Annual Conference. Please consider volunteering as a chair for an Individual Paper Session. Volunteer session opportunities are available only for the in-person conference in Seattle. The Program Committee is responsible for creating sessions for individually submitted papers accepted to the program. Serving as a chair…
