SWCAS NEWSLETTER
Summer 2003
MESSAGE
FROM PRESIDENT OF SWCAS
Summer
greetings to SWCAS colleagues.
I begin this message with hearty thanks to
The logistics for the 2003 meeting are
in place as a result of the diligence of the conference Local Arrangements
Chair Cong Xiaoping in the History Department at the
At this year’s conference, we will
continue our collaboration with the
I wish all of you a
productive summer and look forward to seeing everyone
Hans Stockton
Center for International
Studies
Tel: (713) 525-3536
(voice mail)
Fax: (713) 525-3872
Email: stockton@stthom.edu
Under the excellent management of President Steele, the 2002 Annual
Meeting at
The SWCAS had a balance of $3,665.27 in its account as of
a.
Next SWCAS
Journal (550)
b.
Printing
& mailing Directory (50)
c.
Printing
& mailing Jan. newsletter (50)
d.
Printing
& mailing summer newsletter (50)
e.
Annual AAS
subvention 1,000
In other words, I expect that the bank account will be close to $4,000
going into the fall of 2003—which is about where it should be. Please do not
let this rosy financial picture discourage you from paying dues if you have not
done so lately!
UPDATE
FROM THE C.O.C. REPRESENTATIVE
Please
see web site for update.
SWCAS
JOURNAL
Volume 2 of The SWCAS
Journal is still available 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 in production under the editorial direction of Tracy Steele and Wing
Chung. All enquiries concerning Volume 3
should be directed to: Dr. Wing Chung at wng@utsa.edu or Dr. Steele at HIS_TLS@exchange.shsu.edu
President: Hans Stockton (2002-2003) stockton@stthom.edu
Vice-president:
Tracy Steele (2002-2003) HIS_TLS@exchange.shsu.edu
Secretary-Treasurer
Webmaster:
Directors:
-
-
Thomas Bellows (2003) tbellows@lonestar.utsa.edu
-
- Sarah
Schneewind (2003) sschneew@mail.smu.edu
-
Johan Elverskog (2004) jelversk@mail.smu.edu
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Margit Nagy (2004)
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Chiho Sawada (2005) sawada@uts.cc.utexas.edu
In October 2002 SWCAS
elected one new member to the Board of Directors, a vice president, and a
secretary-treasurer. The vice president
elected in October 2002 will become president of the SWCAS at the conclusion of
the annual meeting in 2003. If you are interested in any of these positions,
please contact Dr. Hans Stockton prior to the 2003 meeting.
2003 MEETING
As
announced in the President’s message above, the 2003 meeting will be held at
the
1. City of
2. The
As
the date of the meeting approaches, check the SWCAS website for announcements
and information. I welcome all comments
and suggestions.
VENUE FOR 2004 MEETING
We
have yet to decide on a venue for the 2004 meeting. Anyone interested in
hosting the meeting should contact President Stockton 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
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:
Dr. Harold M. Tanner
SWCAS
Department of History
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Southwest Conference on Asian Studies
Send to:
Harold
M. Tanner, Secretary-Treasurer
Southwest
Conference on Asian Studies
Department
of History,
Please
type or print all information clearly. Print e-mail address precisely as it
should be entered when sending e-mail. Checks should be made out to “Southwest
Conference on Asian Studies” or simply to “SWCAS.”
2003-04 membership dues $15.00
Additional
copies of SWCAS Journal, vol. 2
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