Our TA is a Keynote Speaker at this Event!

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s National Conversation on Asia team and the UBC Political Science Students Association will host an undergraduate student conference,Campus Conversations on Asia: The Values Question, at SFU’s Segal School located in downtown Vancouver. Please feel free to distribute this invitation to interested undergraduate students.

Where: 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC

When: March 3, 2012

Time: From 9:30 am to 3:30pm (reception to follow)

The day will feature Professor Paul Evans as the keynote speaker, as well as a panel of young Asia scholars and practitioners, a Korean drum performance, break-out sessions and a reception to finish off the day.

We welcome students from any post-secondary institution in the lower mainland. Students do not need a background in Asia to attend. Admission is free, and breakfast and lunch will be provided, but participants must fill out a registration form to confirm their attendance.

Keynote speaker‚s bio:

Paul Evans is the Director of the Institute of Asian Research (UBC) and one of Canada‚s leading thinkers on the future of Canada-Asia relations. He has been appointed at York University, the University of Toronto, Harvard University the Liu Institute for Global Issues, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He has also been a visiting fellow at the Australian National University, National Chengchi University (Taiwan), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), and the National Institute for Research Advancement in Tokyo (Japan). For a full bio, click here.

Panelists‚ bios:

Robert Hanlon is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Asian Research (UBC) and a Lecturer at SFU, focusing on bribery, corruption and human rights in Asia. Check out his blog here.

Joanna Wong is writer, filmmaker and communications strategist on Chin’‚s emerging environmental movement. Joanna is also an Action Canada Fellow and a Principal at FlowCS, an award-winning film and creative studio dedicated to sustainability in China. Check out her videos and blog on the Human Element in China.

Aim Sinpeng is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science (UBC) and a Visiting Research Fellow at Thammasat University. Aim focuses on democratization and civil society in Southeast Asia, the party system in Thailand and south Thai politics. Check out her blog here.