HPAIR CONFERENCES 2007 ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
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DATES: August 17-20, 2007
LOCATION: Beijing
WEBSITE: http://www.hpair.org/
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15th, 2007
The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)
invites you to participate in our annual summer student conference in
Asia.
HPAIR is a partnership between the students and faculty of Harvard
University, offering a sustained academic program and a forum of
exchange to facilitate discussion of the most important economic,
political, and social issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.
HPAIR's international conference has emerged as the largest annual
Harvard event in Asia and the largest annual student conference in the
Asia-Pacific region, attracting a wide variety of distinguished speakers
and future leaders as Harvard's student outpost in Asia. Past speakers
at our conferences include former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung,
Singapore President S.R. Nathan, Secretary-General of ASEAN Ong Keng
Yong, and former Japanese Finance Minister Heizo Takanaka.
Both delegates and papers are welcome! Applications for both are online
and located at www.hpair2007.org/apply/
The theme will be Engaging Asia: Discourse and Dialogue
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WORKSHOP TOPICS
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Our HPAIR 2007 workshops will focus on the following six topics:
-Economic Growth in Asia and its Effects on Society
-Comparative Notions of Leadership
-Understanding Security Issues in East Asia
-Inequality and Social Policy in Asia
-Asia's Information Society
-Popular Culture in Asia
In addition, HPAIR Academic Conference will offer delegates
opportunities to participate in field trips, visits to our host schools,
and gala dinner.
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