CALL FOR PAPERS: Islam and Asian Business Conference (deadline - March 15, 2004)

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The NFLRC serves as one of the co-sponsors of the following event.  For
more information, contact rochelle at cba.hawaii.edu

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ISLAM AND ASIAN BUSINESS CONFERENCE
18-21 August, 2004
Honolulu, Hawaii

CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts/Summaries:  Due by 15 March, 2004

Since September 11, 2001, Islam has moved from the margins of political
thought in America and the rest of the world to the center of daily
discourse.  Especially in the U.S., our national dialog has been limited
unfortunately by a lack of overall knowledge and understanding about the
world's youngest major religion.  While experts in the media and in
government have focused much of the world's attention on the particulars
of Islam in the Middle East, much less investigation, research or
discussion has been directed toward Asian Muslims, a regional grouping
that outnumbers Muslims in other parts of the world.  Little or nothing is
mentioned about the role of Islam in international commerce, and
specifically, its impact on Asian business.

The conference aims to bring together a diverse group of academic and
professional experts, singly or in panel format, for presentations or
discussion groups that analyze, explain or interpret Islamic Asia's
current economic, social, political and cultural environment.  Most
importantly, the conference hopes to unveil ongoing research and
activities examining country-specific developments in Muslim Asian nations
(north, central, south, east and southeast Asia), business practices,
bilateral and multilateral trade issues as well as Islam-related
pan-regional topics that impact Asia and the world.

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

(1) The FIRST PAGE must include the name, address, telephone, fax and
email contact information of the author/s and the title of the
paper/presentation.  In the case of a group or panel submission, the key
contact person must be identified.

(2) The SECOND PAGE must include the title of the paper and the one-page
abstract (8.5" X 11" or A4, double-spaced, 12-font, 1" margins).

(3) Submissions must include an UPDATED CV OR RESUME of the author(s).

All three required documents should be emailed to rochelle at cba.hawaii.edu
by 15 MARCH, 2004; acceptances communicated by 15 April.  Those who wish
to have their papers distributed at the Conference should email completed
papers by 1 July, 2004.  Depending on the availability of funds,
successful authors from the developing Asian countries may receive
conference fee discounts.

Questions?  Need more information?  Contact rochelle at cba.hawaii.edu