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Archive—Conferences

December 7-9, 2007
Global Health & Sustainable Development: Pitt - India 2007
A symposium to discuss public health links between Pitt and medicial institutions in Hyderabad, India.
Co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, Global Studies Program, Office of the Provost, and the University Center for International Studies.

November 9-11, 2007
The United States & the Koreas: A Critical Relationship
A Symposium and Rountable discussion.

Co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, the Global Studies Program, the University Center for International Studies, the Korean Council for University Education, the Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, the Institute for International Studies in Education, the School of Education, and the Ridgway Center for International Security Studies.

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April 12, 2006
Avian Flu in Asia and at Home
A Symposium and Roundtable discussion.
Co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Center and the School of Public Health.

March 31-April 2, 2006
Ritualizing, In, On, and Across the Boundaries of the Indian Subcontinent
A Conference in Honor of Fred W. Clothey

Convened by Linda Penkower, Department of Religious Studies University of Pittsburgh, co-organized by Jason Fuller, Depauw University. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the School of Arts & Sciences, Asian Studies Center and Indo-Pacific Council of the University Center for International Studies, and Department of Religious Studies of the University of Pittsburgh.  Additional support by the Anthropology Department, Program for Cultural Studies and University Honors College.

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November 16, 2005
North Korea in the World Community
A Rountable Discussion

Organized and sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, and the School of Arts and Sciences.

October 28-30, 2005
Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference (October 28, 29, 30, 2005). 

Pitt’s Asian Studies Center hosted the 34th annual conference of the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies on Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 28, 29, and 30 October 2005.  The conference theme entitled Asias:  Prohibited, Permitted, Past, Possible.  30 panels with more than 100 presenters.
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Two performances were part of the conference. On Friday, Oct. 28th Japanese Lion Dance and on Saturday, Oct. 29th The University of Pittsburgh's Gamelan with Music Professor Andrew Weintraub.

April 7-10, 2005

Music and Cultural Rights
University of Pittsburgh Campus

Organized by Dr. Bell Yung, Professor of Music, Director of the Asian Studies Center, and Dr. Andrew Weintraub, Professor of Music.

April 7-9, 2005
The Early China Symposium
A Bi-Annual Symposium in honor of
Cho-Yun Hsu, University Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology
"Ancient China and the Steppe: Exchange Beyond Dynastic Borders"

Organized by Dr. Kathy Linduff, Professor of History of Art and Architecture. Sponserd by the Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies, Department of History, Department of History of Art and Architecture, and Department of Anthropology.

April 9-10, 2005
Workshop on Law & Order and Survey Research in China

Organized by Dr. Wengfang Tang, Professor of Political Science. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the University Center for International Studies, the Asian Studies Center and the Department of Political Science.

March 3, 2005
Shooting the Messenger: The Myths and Truths of International News Reporting
A Symposium and Open Discussion

News Release & Program

Sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.

November 5-7, 2004
China's Economic Transition: Origins, Mechanisms, and Consequences.

Organized by Dr. Thomas G. Rawski, Professor of Economics, in collaboration with Loren Brandt, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto.

October 23, 2004
Japanese Families in a Global Age: Conflict and Change.

Organized by Dr. Akiko Hashimoto, Professor of Sociology, and John Traphagen, Professor of Anthropology University of Texas at Austin. Sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies.

October 21, 2004
Good, Bad, or Somewhere in Between? Outsourcing to India and China.

Program

Sponsored by the Asian Studies Center. Exploring the outsourcing experience from a variety of points of view, this symposium featured David Iwinsky, CEO of Pittsburgh-based ACUSIS Medical Transcription; Ronil Hira of the Rochester Institute of Technology; and Pitt faculty members Steve Husted (Economics), Thomas G. Rawski (Economics), Sweta Saxena (GSPIA), and William Brustein (Director, University Center for International Studies).

November 14–16, 2002
Nationalism, Transnationalism and the Politics of Culture
University of Pittsburgh Campus

Organized by Dr. Joseph S. Alter, Professor, Department of Anthropology, with generous support from the provost, dean of FAS, University Center for International Studies, and the Asian Studies Center.