First International Conference of Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies
24-27 February 2007
Swiss BelHotel, Banda Aceh , Indonesia
Aceh has been the focus of an unprecedented international rehabilitation
effort in response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 26 December
2004. During this process it has also begun the transition from war to peace as
a consequence of the August 2005 Memorandum of Understanding between the
Indonesian Government and the Aceh Independence Movement.
At the mid-point of the reconstruction effort, and 18 months on from the
peace, it is necessary to take stock of what the world has learned from Aceh,
and Aceh from the world, during these processes. This will be the first
international conference to bring together both experts on Acehnese society and
history, and those who have been intensively concerned with post-tsunami
developments. Conscious of Acehs historic role as Indonesia s point of
intersection with the Indian Ocean world, the Conference will play particular
attention to the geographical, historical, commercial and religious factors
that linked Aceh to these two worlds. As the effects of the tsunami were felt
around the Indian Ocean littoral, comparative analyses of both disaster relief
and peace-making in this region will be welcomed.
This conference is sponsored by the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Executing Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) and the Asia Research Institute, NUS,
Singapore . The cost of invited speakers will be met by funds generously
provided by BRR. Participants should plan to arrive in Banda Aceh on February
23rd. The Conference will be followed, on 27th February, by a planning meeting
of invited potential stakeholders in an International Centre for Aceh and
Indian Ocean Studies.
The papers of the conference will form the basis of a path-breaking book, to
be published in both English and Indonesian.
The three-day conference will contain the following panels:
1. Seismology, geology and environmental impact
2. History of Aceh and the Indian Ocean world
3. Language, culture and society
4. Post-tsunami relief, reconstruction and disaster mitigation
5. Conflict resolution, peace-making and democratisation issues
6. Islam, law and society
For more information on the conference please refer to the following link:
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=539
REGISTRATION
Expressions of interest to attend the conference should be addressed to Miss
Alyson Rozells ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for International Participants or to Mr
Sidik Permana ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for Indonesian Participants by 31 January
2007.
Kindly click here for the Registration Form à Conference Registration Form
Kindly click here for the Tentative Conference Programme à Programme
ACADEMIC ORGANIZERS
Prof. Anthony Reid, Director, Asia Research Institute
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Assoc. Prof., Michael Feener, ARI/FASS, NUS
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Dr Patrick Daly , Asia Research Institute
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Sher Banu, Ph.D. Candidate, Queen Mary, University of London
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SECRETARIAT
Alyson Rozells, ARI [EMAIL PROTECTED]; (65) 6516 8787
Aidi Abdul Rahim, ARI [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fuad Mardhatillah, BRR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sidik Permana, BRR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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