The Virginia Consortium of Asian Studies will hold its annual conference at Washington and Lee University on Saturday, February 7th, 2004. It will begin with coffee from 9:30 am, and concludes at 3:30 pm. Lunch is included in the $15 conference fee ($10 for students). Registration is in Fairfax Lounge, at the corner of Lee Avenue and Washington Street. Click for map and directions.

Registration & Coffee: Fairfax Lounge from 9:30 am

Opening Greetings: 10 am: Michael Smitka, Conference Chair & President, VCAS

Morning (parallel) sessions: 10:15 am

Accessing Asia in the Internet Age: Hands-on Training Seminar (details & bios)

Japan: Dr. Kristina Troost, Librarian for Japan & Korea, Duke University
will meet in Williams School Computer Lab (3rd floor)

China: Zhaohui Xue, Librarian for China & Southeast Asia, Duke University
will meet in Tucker Media Center (3rd floor)

Chinese Export Porcelain: The W&L Reeves Center Collection (details & bio)

Holly Bailey, Associate Director, Reeves Center
will meet in Watson Pavilion of the Reeves Center

Lunch (noon) in Fairfax Lounge
1:00-1:30 pm brief business meeting

Afternoon (keynote) session: 1:30 pm

East Asia Security: North Korea and Regional Implications (details & panelist bios)
Science Center Room A114

Ambassador Yungwoo Chun, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN for South Korea
Minister Kojiro Shiojiri, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan to the United States
Prof. Brantly Womack, Political Science, University of Virginia (for a Chinese perspective)

Coffee Reception (3:00 pm - 3:30 pm)