ICAS 6 – Think Asia!

Daejeon, Korea

6-9 August 2009

ICAS 6 will be hosted by the Chungnam National University (CNU), the Center for Asian Regional Studies (CARS) and Daejeon Metropolitan City and will be held in the Daejeon Convention and Visitor's Bureau. More than 1,500 Asia Studies specialists are expected to come to Daejeon. This city is located in the heart of the Korean peninsula and successfully merges its long history of culture and tradition with leading research in science and technology.

 The overarching theme of ICAS 6 is: Think Asia! Who does not have Asia on his or her mind nowadays? It seems as if in a split second Asia has taken center stage. Is it a miracle or sheer hard work? Now that Asia is in the limelight the world is fast becoming aware of its varied culture, its rich environment and its polyglot background.Asia is everywhere. Its material and spiritual produce have become part and parcel of a global cultural pulse which pushes the frontiers of the human and natural sciences further into unchartered territories.The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) is one of the largest biennial gatherings for Asia scholars to meet and discuss new developments in the fields of the Human and Natural Sciences. Since 1998, ICAS has brought more than 5,000 academics from 60 countries together at five conventions.