First,
I would like to thank everyone for their panel and paper proposals. This is
going to be a great conference. The complete conference schedule is now
available at the SWCAS web page at:
http://www.trinity.edu/org/swcas/2002meeting.html
The Asia Society Texas Center is working with SWCAS to provide the keynote
speaker at the luncheon on Saturday. As soon as the arrangements have been
confirmed, the speaker's name will be added to the website. The Taipei
Economic and Cultural Office in Houston is sponsoring a dinner at one of
Huntsville's most charming restaurants, The Homestead, on Friday night. The
dinner will be followed by a teleconference with Hsiao Bi-khim who is a
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator in the Legislative Yuan of the
Republic of China on Taiwan.
SWCAS received a COC Grant from the AAS to sponsor a Teacher Workshop titled:
"Windows on Asia: A Workshop for K-12 Teachers on Infusing Asia into Class
Curriculum." I would like to thank Hans Stockton, Bill Cunningham and Phil
Williams for all their work and input on this
proposal. The workshop will be held on Saturday, October 19, and will run in
conjunction with the conference. The schedule for the workshop will be
available on the SWCAS website and conferees are welcome to attend workshop
sessions as well as conference sessions.
The SWCAS board is considering a joint issue of the SWCAS Journal for the 2001
and 2002 conferences. I would like to ask all presenters to consider
submitting their conference papers for publication in this joint issue.
The weather in Huntsville in October is quite lovely. Huntsville is located
approximately 70 miles north of downtown Houston and the closest airport is
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Rooms have been reserved at the
University Hotel. Please reserve your room before
October 3rd.
Sam Houston State University looks forward to welcoming SWCAS and we look
forward to seeing you in October. Please let me know if you require any
additional information on the conference or workshop.
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- Tracy Steele
- Sam Houston State University
- Department of History
- P.O. Box 2239
- Huntsville TX 77341-2239
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-TREASURER
The SWCAS is currently in pretty good
financial condition, with $4,537.61 in the bank as of 31 May 2002. The
organization owes much to the expert financial management of Bates Hoffer and
Stephen Field of Trinity University, who managed to pull off last year’s
annual meeting without requiring any reimbursement from the SWCAS. Of course,
when the next edition of the SWCAS Journal is printed up, the exchequer will
hake a hit…
All are welcome to pay their dues at any time.
If you have paid your dues recently, rest assured that you are paid up and
wait one year before making further payments. If you have not paid your dues
since the last SWCAS annual meeting, please fill out the membership form
attached to this newsletter and mail it, along with your check made out to
“SWCAS” to the address indicated.
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Harold M. Tanner
Department of History
P.O. Box 310650
University of North Texas
Denton TX 76203-0650
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SWCAS JOURNAL
Volume 2 of The SWCAS Journal has been published and mailed to dues-paying
members. If you have not yet paid your dues, you may obtain a copy of the
journal by doing so as soon as possible. Additional copies of Volume 2 are
available at $10.00 each. Please note, however, that supplies are limited and
that the available copies will be distributed on a “first come, first served”
basis. All inquiries should be sent to the Secretary-Treasurer.
Volume 3 of the
SWCAS journal is currently on hold. All enquiries concerning Volume 3 should
be directed to: Dr. John Peek,
Vice President
for Academic Services, Lyon College, P.O. Box 2317, Batesville AR 72503.
Harold Tanner has announced that he would like to step down as
Secretary-Treasurer. An election for this office will be held at the upcoming
meeting in Huntsville. Any members interested in the position should feel
free to contact Tracy Steele.
2002 MEETING
2003 MEETING
CALL FOR VENUE
We have yet to decide on a venue for the 2003 meeting. Anyone interested in
hosting the meeting should contact President Steele or Secretary-Treasurer
Tanner.
THE SWCAS WEBSITE
All members
are strongly urged to check the SWCAS web page from time to time. The URL is:
http://www.trinity.edu/org/swcas/home.html.
Current and past issues of the SWCAS newsletter are available on the page, as
are the by-laws of the organization, calls for papers, information about the
organization, a membership directory, updated information on the annual
meeting, and other material. The website is a particularly important source of
information as you plan your attendance at the annual meeting. Webmaster
Stephen Field generally posts preliminary schedules, hotel information, maps
and other relevant information on the website several months in advance of the
annual meeting.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
SWCAS dues are $15.00, which entitles the member to the biannual newsletter, a
membership directory, and a copy of The Journal of the Southwest Conference
on Asian Studies. Membership is calculated on an academic year basis. We
suggest that you make a habit of paying your dues in September or October—if
you plan to attend the annual meeting, simply bring your checkbook and do the
membership payment at the conference registration table.
If you have not paid your membership dues for the 2002-2003 academic year and
would like to do so by mail, please fill out the membership form and send to:
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Dr. Harold M. Tanner
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SWCAS
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Department of History
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P.O. Box 310650
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University of North Texas
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Denton TX 76203-0650
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