EACS-2016. Programme-brochure

1 21st Biennial Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies Venue The conference will be held at two locations — St. Petersburg State University (main building of SPbU — Universiteskaya emb., 7/9; adjacent building of the Faculty of Asian and African Studies — Uni­ versitetskaya emb., 11) and the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS (Dvortsovaya emb., 18). The confe­ rence sites are within 15–20 minutes walking distance. Timing & Facilities The time slot allocated for each paper is 30 minutes, where 15-20 minutes are for presentation and 10–15 minutes for questions and discussion. Taking in account the diversity of topics, the conference organizers encourage the chairpersons of the regular sessions to arrange the discussions right after each presentation. The procedures for panel sessions are decided by the panel organizers. All conference rooms are equipped with projectors, screens, notebooks with Windows operation system and internet access. It is highly recommended to use the computers, provided by the organizers, and to bring your presentation, saved in different formats. There is an openWi-Fi network at the university campus. Please, select spbu.edu , no password is needed. When at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, please, select IOMRAS . The password will be available at the conference site. Conference Timeline August 23, 2016 / Tuesday All day: Arrival, registration Evening: Board meeting August 24, 2016 / Wednesday Registration – Opening ceremony and plenary session at Aula Magna of SPbU – Sectional sessions at SPbU August 25, 2016 / Thursday – Sectional sessions at SPbU, IOM RAS August 26, 2016 / Friday – Sectional sessions at SPbU, IOM RAS August 27, 2016 / Saturday – Sectional sessions at SPbU – General assembly at Aula Magna of SPbU – Board Meeting August 28, 2016 / Sunday Departure