<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Udom warotamasikkhadit</b> <span dir="ltr"></span>Thai and Asian: Language, World View, Culture conference<br><br>Please help circulate to your group about the Thai and Asian: Language, World View, Culture Conference at Kastsart University in Bangkok where I am an adjunct professor. Thank you very much for your kind assistanc.<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<div><font color="#00bf60"><font color="#8000ff" face="courier">Udom Warotamasikkhadit</font></font></div><br><br><b>วิชาติ บูรณะประเสริฐสุข <i><<a href="mailto:wichat_b@hotmail.com" target="_blank">wichat_b@hotmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">The First International Conference on Thai and Asian Languages </font></span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><br>
<font size="3"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thai and Asian: Language, World View, Culture</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></b><br><b>May 26-27, 2011</b></font></span></p></div>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 18pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">The Thai<span> </span>Language<span> </span>Department,<span> </span>Faculty<span> </span>of<span> </span>Humanities<span> </span>Kasetsart<span> </span>University, Xi’an<span> </span>International<span> </span>Studies<span> </span>University, and the Institute<span> </span>for<span> </span>Southeast<span> </span>Asian<span> </span>Studies,<span> </span>Pusan<span> </span>University<span> </span>of<span> </span>Foreign<span> </span>studies are pleased to invite you to the First International Conference on Thai and Asian Languages, where Thai and Asian language researchers<span> </span>come together for the first time to exchange their views on Asian languages and
cultures. The theme of the conference is <b><i><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;">‘Thai and Asian: Language, World Views, and Culture</span></i></b><b><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;">’.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span> </span></span></b></font></span>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Keynote<span> </span>Speakers:</font></span></u></b>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 32.2pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Wingdings 2';" lang="EN-US"><span><font size="3">—</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font size="3"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Prof . Dr. John<span> </span>Hartmann</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span> </span>from University of Illinois :-<span> </span>Opening remark.</span></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 32.2pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Wingdings 2';" lang="EN-US"><span><font size="3">—</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font size="3"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Prof. Pan<span> </span>De<span> </span>Ding</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">:- who pioneered the Thai language teaching<span> </span>in Mainland China .</span></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 32.2pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Wingdings 2';" lang="EN-US"><span><font size="3">—</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font size="3"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Associate<span> </span>Prof. <span> </span>Dr. Krisadawan<span> </span>Hongladarom</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> :- President<span> </span>of<span> </span><i>the<span> </span>Thousand<span> </span>stars<span> </span>Foundation</i>. She will deliver a keynote speech on the<span> </span>topic: ‘Rethinking<span> </span>Language, <span> </span>Culture & World<span> </span>View: A<span> </span>Case<span> </span>of<span> </span>Thai<span>
</span>and<span> </span>Asian<span> </span>Languages’.</span></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 32.2pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Wingdings 2';" lang="EN-US"><span><font size="3">—</font><span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><font size="3"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Assistant<span> </span>Prof<span> </span>Dr</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">.<span> </span>Chirapat<span> </span>Prapanvidya</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span> </span>:- Pali, Sanskrit<span> </span>and<span> </span>Hindi language specialist<span> </span>at<span> </span>Silapakorn<span> </span>University . He will give a talk on the topic “Pali and Sanskrit:<span> </span>From India to Southeast Asia .”</span></font>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Topic<span> </span>Areas<span> </span></span></u></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></b></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">1.<span> </span>Research<span> </span>on<span> </span>Thai<span> </span>or<span> </span>other<span> </span>Asian<span> </span>languages<span> </span>as<span> </span>reflected<span> </span>through<span> </span>worldviews<span> </span>and<span> </span>culture.</font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">2.<span> </span>Comparative study of Thai and other Asian languages.</font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">3.<span> </span>The development of textbooks or approaches in teaching Thai as a foreign language in Asia . </font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">4.<span> </span>Study on Thai language and culture, as well as Asian languages and cultures </font></span>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Abstract<span> </span>Submission</span></u></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> :</span></b></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">The abstract should be written in English, with the maximum of 300 words. The deadline for abstract submission is on March 31, 2011. The abstract should be submitted to <span> </span><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thaiasian2011@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thaiasian2011@hotmail.com</a></span></b>. </font></span>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Format of Abstract</font></span></u></b>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">To submit a proposal for individual paper presentation, please include the following:</font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">1. Title of the paper <br>2. Name, affiliation, address and e-mail of paper presenter<br>
3. Abstracts (</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">300</span></font><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> words or less) with identifiable keywords<br>
4. Related conference theme(s) <br><br></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Review of Abstracts</font></span></b>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Abstracts will be assessed by the academic committee to guarantee standards.</font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Notification of acceptance</span></b><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">: 18 April 2011</span></font>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Registration</font></span></u></b>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Early-bird registration: before </span><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">20</span><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> April 2011</span></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Late/onsite registration: after </span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">20</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> April 2011</span></font>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">International delegates<span> </span></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">3,900 baht</span></p></td>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">4,500 baht</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Thai delegates</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></p></td>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">2,600 baht</span></p></td>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">3,500 baht</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">1,000 baht</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">2</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">,000 baht</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">To register, please transfer the amount to: </font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Bangkok Bank, Kasetsart University Branch</font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Account name: “Thai and Asian: Language, World View, Culture” </font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Account number 043-7-03899-5 <span> </span></font></span>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">SWIFF code: BKKBTHBK</font></span>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">Finally, we hope you will consider submitting a manuscript for the volume that we will be publishing based on papers delivered at the conference. To have your manuscript (5,000 words maximum) considered you must submit it by Monday, August 1, 2011, midnight Pacific time. Details and the full CFP will be found at <a href="http://www.thailang.hum.ku.ac.th/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thailang.hum.ku.ac.th</a>.</span>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">For more information, please contact</span></u></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></font>
</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Wichat B</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">oo</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">ranapraserts</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">oo</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">k,</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> <b>Ph.D.</b> Organizing Chair</span></font>
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</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Rujira Sengnet, Ph.D.<br></font></span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><font size="3">Secretariat Chair<br>
Tel. 02-5795566-8 ext.2509 or 0820645619</font><br><br></span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span><br> <br>
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