The 19th Annual University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
School of Pacific & Asian Studies
Graduate Student Conference
Moving Tides:
Rearticulating Space in Asia and the Pacific
Wednesday, March 12 - Friday, March 14, 2008
Korean Studies Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
Research Fellow, Pacific Island Development Program,
East West Center, Honolulu
The 2008 SHAPS Graduate Student Conference is an event open to students from ALL disciplines. Our aim is to provide a forum for graduate students from a broad range of specialties to discuss their latest innovative research relating to Asian and/or Pacific Islands Studies. UH-Mānoa students and students from other colleges and universities -- local, mainland, and international -- are all encouraged to participate.
Call for submissions!
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, January 31, 2008
Final paper submission deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2008
A limited number of stipends for student presenters coming from off-island
will be available. These funds are earmarked for food and accommodation expenses for non-O‘ahu
students only (will not cover cost of air travel). Please check the website over the next few weeks
for more information.
Top presenters in each area study will receive cash prizes!
Submit your abstract
for consideration.
Call for volunteers!
Seeking UHM faculty and graduate students interested in
previewing abstracts.
Travel Information
Indulge yourself in Asia-Pacific academia and then enjoy
Spring Break in Hawai‘i!
Register as an
attendee to receive conference updates.
Conference Coordinators
Sugato Dutt (Geography)
Nichole La Torre (Asian Studies)
Marata Tamaira (Pacific Islands Studies)
James Viernes (Pacific Islands Studies)
School of Pacific & Asian Studies
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Moore Hall 315
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Telephone (808) 956-8818
Fax (808) 956-6345