The Council of Conferences (COC)

Since its formation in 1941, the AAS has gone through a series of reorganizations to serve better the broadening disciplinary and geographical interests of its membership.

In 1977 a Council of Conferences (COC) was established as a liaison with the AAS regional conferences which serve the needs of scholars of Asian studies in different parts of the country.

For a listing of regional conferences, visit the AAS Regional Conferences pages.

Access COC Outreach Grants information here.

COC Council Members

COC Chair: Kai-wing Chow, University of Illinois, kchow1@illinois.edu

ASIAN STUDIES ON THE PACIFIC COAST (ASPAC)
E. Bruce Reynolds, San Jose State University, bruce.reynolds@sjsu.edu

ASIAN STUDIES CONFERENCE JAPAN (ASCJ)
Michael Watson, Meiji Gakuin University, watson@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp

MID-ATLANTIC REGION—ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES (MAR/AAS)
Shigeru Osuka, Seton Hall University, osukashi@shu.edu

MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON ASIAN AFFAIRS (MCAA)
Kai-wing Chow, University of Illinois, kchow1@illinois.edu

NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE (NEC/AAS)
Eve Zimmerman, Wellesley College, ezimmerm@wellesley.edu

NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES (NYCAS)
Michael Pettid, Binghamton University, mpettid@binghamton.edu

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE (SEC/AAS)
James A. Anderson, UNC-Greensboro, jamie_anderson@uncg.edu

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES (SWCAS)
Paul Clark, West Texas A&M University, pclark@mail.wtamu.edu

WESTERN CONFERENCE (WCAAS)
Akiko Hirota, California State University, Northridge, ahirota@csun.edu