The 11th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) is the most inclusive international gathering in the field of Asian Studies. ICAS attracts participants from over 75 countries to engage in global dialogues on Asia that transcend boundaries between academic disciplines and geographic areas. The meeting place for the eleventh edition of ICAS is Leiden, the Netherlands.

Events will include: panels and roundtable discussions, keynote speeches, craft exhibitions, a film and documentary festival and the second Asian Studies Book Fair. With all these activities ICAS is contributing to the decentering of Asian Studies by including more ‘Asian voices’ while successfully convening a global space in which Asia scholars and social and cultural actors from the whole world can directly interact. Participate at ICAS 11 and enjoy the multitude of networking opportunities, possibilities to share your research and to meet with publishers.

ICAS 11 will be held at the Law Faculty Building and Lipsius Building of Leiden University from 16-19 July 2019. It will be organized by the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden University and GIS Asie (French Academic Network for Asian Studies). More than 2000 Asia specialists and representatives of civil society are expected to attend.

Following panels are witch you can meet EAST researchers :

Spatial Performances of Youth in Urban (South-)East Asia: Case Studies from China, Laos and Vietnam

Date : Thursday, 18 July 2019, 09:00 – 10:45 Location: Huizinga 0.25 Panel Convenor: Van Minh Nguyen – Université Libre de Bruxelles Panel Chair: Roy Huijsmans – Erasmus University Rotterdam Panel Discussant: Roy Huijsmans – Erasmus University Rotterdam Presenter:Van Minh Nguyen – Université Libre de Bruxelles Presenter: Lisa Richaud – Université Libre de Bruxelles Presenter: Clémentine Leonard – Université Libre de Bruxelles Presenter: Bin Hua – Université Libre de Bruxelles

The Threat of the Beautiful Woman: The Influence – or Lack of – European Feminism in Chinese Representations of the Feminine / Feminism

Date : Thursday, 18 July, 2019, 14:45 – 16:30 Location: Kamerlingh Onnes B0.13 Panel Convenor: Christine Vial Kayser – Creops, Paris IV-Sorbonne Panel Chair: Anne Kerlan – CNRS-EHESS, UMR Chine, Corée, Japon Panel Discussant: Anne Kerlan – CNRS-EHESS, UMR Chine, Corée, Japon Presenter: Christine Vial Kayser – Creops, Paris IV-Sorbonne Presenter: Hongwei Bao – University of Nottingham Presenter: Coraline Jortay – Université libre de Bruxelles Presenter: Marie Laureillard – Lumière-Lyon 2 University

Striving for Sustainability Across the Rural-urban Divide: A Perspective from the Bottom-up

Date : Friday 19 July 2019, 09:00 – 10:45 Location: Lipsius 1.30 Panel Convenor: Nolwenn Salmon – EASt, Université Libre de Bruxelles Panel Convenor: Virginie Arantes – EASt/CEVIPOL, Université Libre de Bruxelles Panel Chair: Nolwenn Salmon – EASt, Université Libre de Bruxelles Panel Discussant:Nolwenn Salmon – EASt, Université Libre de Bruxelles Presenter: Nolwenn Salmon – EASt, Université Libre de Bruxelles Presenter: Virginie Arantes – EASt/CEVIPOL, Université Libre de Bruxelles Presenter: Giulia Clara Romano – Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany