[asiacouncil] Asia Council - ASDP 2020 highlights

[Paul Rodell]

Hello Eric,
          Thank you for sharing this wonderful information. I didn't attend
this ASDP gathering because of its clash with the national Association for
Asian Studies where I was scheduled to go as the chair of one of its
committee's. Unfortunately, that was cancelled because of the pandemic and
it just didn't occur to me that I could/should have made my way up to
Atlanta.
          Thanks, too, for the update about the 2022 meeting in San Diego.
That is one city I've always wanted to visit and I have a good friend there
I would like to reconnect with. (I have less than zero interest in virtual
conferences, however.)
       All Best,
   Paul Rodell 😷



On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 4:29 PM Eric Kendrick <ekendrick at gsu.edu> wrote:

> Asia Council colleagues,
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> Before out virtual meeting Friday, I wanted to share with you some
> highlights from the 2020 ASDP national conference held in Atlanta.  Some
> items below correspond with attachments.
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> For those of you who attended, presented, or helped out any way, THANK YOU
> so much!  The Asia Council was truly key in making this event a success.
> Fortunately, the timing of the conference was such that we were able to get
> it in just under the wire before things began shutting down related to the
> Pandemic.
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>    1. *Pre-conference Cultural Excursion *(see attached flyer)
>
> This went exceptionally well. With support from the Columbus State
> foundation, Eric Spears secured a greyhound tour bus, complete with a mic
> and speakers, so we were able to accommodate a full group with everyone
> having plenty of room, as well as provide information during the tour.
> After the temple site visit and a quick stop at the South Asian Global Mall
> on Jimmy Carter Blvd., participants got to tour the renowned Buford Highway
> Asian District, and have lunch (and desserts afterward) at places of their
> choosing.
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>
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>    1. *Friday Dinner Outings - Buford Highway Asian District *(see
>    attached flyer)
>
> A number of conference attendees took advantage of the opportunity to meet
> and interact with colleagues over dinner at one of the countless choices in
> the Buford Highway Asian District.  This could not have been possible
> without all the local and Asian Council folks volunteering to serve as
> dinner drivers for small groups.  After reviewing the many choices, each
> group decided where they wanted to eat.
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>    1. *Japan Exhibits *
>
> The plenary speaker on Friday was Brian Woodall, a Japan expert from
> Georgia Tech who some of you remember when he previously spoke at our
> Teaching Asia faculty development workshop on Japan.  As such, Friday was
> designated at a Japan focus day, with the following groups organizing
> exhibits:
>
>    - *Consul General of Japan*: exhibit on 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which
>    will not be the 2020ne Olympics
>    - *Japan American Society of Georgia: *exhibit on Japanese business in
>    Georgia
>    - *Japanese Travel Agency:* exhibit on travel in Japan
>
> Some space opened up in the atrium area, and I was able to organize a
> large scale cultural exhibit on Japan similar to the one at the Teaching
> Asia faculty development workshop on Japan a couple of years back.  This
> included over 80 cultural posters on Japan, as well as Japanese picture
> books (art, travel, etc.) and Japanese artifacts.
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>    1. *Georgia Scholars/Authors *
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> We featured Georgia scholars on both days at a special display area in the
> atrium. Thanks to all of you who brought some of your books to display.
>
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>    1. *Chinese Paper Making Workshop*
>
> Matt Marone (Physics & Astronomy, Mercer Univ.) is a longtime ASDP
> participant and nationally recognized expert at integrating science and
> humanities, particularly those focusing on Ancient Chinese Scientific
> techniques.  While Matt has done presentations at ASDP conferences, this
> was the first time he was able to do a workshop simulating what he does in
> the lab with his students.  Needless to say, this event at the end of the
> program was not only well attended and an exciting way to bring the
> conference to a close, but also a needed catalyst for putting more focus on
> the sciences in the field of Asian Studies.
>
>
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>    1. *Georgia Presentations *(see attached doc)
>
> I don’t think I’m going out on a limb here when I say that ASDP has
> probably never seen a better showing from a host state (or any state) at a
> national conference than this year with over 40% of the presenters coming
> from Georgia faculty, students, and independent scholars.
>
> Kudos to the University of North Georgia, in particular, with nine, as
> most (maybe all) of those folks were not ASDP regulars.  The outreach
> efforts across the state really paid off!  I encourage you to look at the ASDP
> 2020 Georgia Presentations document, which is color coded for easy
> reference to all Georgia presentations below.  The quality is exceptional!
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>
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> *Total Presentations (81)*
>
> *46 Presenters from outside Georgia (57%)*
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> *35 Presenters from Georgia (43%)*
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> §  Georgia State University (10)
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>    - 1 Atlanta Campus faculty; 6 Perimeter faculty; 3 Perimeter students
>
> §  University of North Georgia (9)
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> §  Other USG Institutions (13)
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>    - Augusta (2)
>                - Columbus State (3)
>                - Dalton State (1)
>                - Georgia/UGA (1)
>                - Georgia Southern (3)
>                - Georgia Tech (1)
>                - Kennesaw State (1)
>                - Valdosta State (1)
>
> §  Private Colleges & Independent Scholars (3)
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>    - 1 each: Mercer, Oglethorpe, Independent
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>
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>    1. *ASDP 2021 Virtual Conference CFP *(see attached doc)
>
> The conference was originally planned for beautiful, sunny San Diego, but
> that been moved to 2022.  The CFP for 2021 is attached.
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