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<p class="MsoNormal">Asia Council members:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See the info below regarding the Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) annual conference (CFPs and Pre-conference tour) and the Asia Council Spring 2016 faculty development workshop (focus, dates & location, planning team, recommending
speakers)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) national conference
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:#0033CC"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#0033CC">CFP extended to Thursday, December 1<sup>st</sup>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The CFPs for the ASDP annual conference
<b>(March 2-4, Portland, OR)</b> has been extended to <b>Thursday, November 1<sup>st</sup>.</b> Conference info and proposal submission forms can been found at the link below. At least six Asia Council colleagues are attending and presenting at the conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/asian-studies-development-program/national-conference/2017-asdp-national-conference">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/asian-studies-development-program/national-conference/2017-asdp-national-conference</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:#0033CC"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><i><span style="color:#0033CC">USG Asia Council</span></i><span style="color:#0033CC"> ASDP Pre-conference Asian Studies Professional Development Tour – Wednesday, March 1<sup>st</sup>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">As I mentioned at the September meeting, I am organizing a one-day pre-conference tour of Asian sites in Portland for Asia Council colleagues the day before the conference begins. All the info is in the attached
flyer. Contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Spring 2017 Asia Council faculty development workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:#0033CC"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#0033CC">Focus on Japan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">For those of you not at the September meeting, we decided to focus on Japan. As the previous four workshop topics were China, India, Southeast Asia and South Korea, and as we are considering a theme-based approach for future workshops
(e.g. Religion in Asia, etc.), targeting Japan will enable us to have covered all the major regions (East, South, and Southeast) and major countries (China, India, South Korea, and now Japan) of Asia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:#0033CC"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#0033CC">Dates & Location<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">The prospective dates are <b>Friday & Saturday, April 7<sup>th</sup> & 8<sup>th</sup></b> (the weekend before Easter, when many people travel). This corresponds to the same weekend as the South Korea workshop last year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">3 of the 4 workshops have been held at Perimeter College – Clarkston Campus, and one at Perimeter – Decatur. This year we are looking at hosting the event at
<b>Perimeter College – Dunwoody Campus</b> (very close to the Buford Hwy. corridor where many Asian businesses are located).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:#0033CC"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#0033CC">Planning Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">If you are interested in serving on the Planning Team, please email me at
<a href="mailto:ekendrick@gsu.edu">ekendrick@gsu.edu</a> The two main areas will be 1) selecting the speakers and 2) logistical issues (marketing, registration, food, etc.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:#0033CC"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#0033CC">Recommendations for Speakers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">If you have recommendations for speakers, please send their names, contact info, and area(s) of specialty related to Japan (and additional relevant info you know about them) to
<a href="mailto:ekendrick@gsu.edu">ekendrick@gsu.edu</a> These will then be reviewed by the planning team.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Eric Kendrick<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Associate Department Chair<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Department of ESL & World Languages
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><img border="0" width="286" height="123" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D2498A.18EEE6B0" alt="PerimeterCollege_CMYK"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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