American Oriental Society Western Branch Call for Papers 2008 Annual Meeting

AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY

Western Branch

Established 1951

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING

The 2008 meeting of the American Oriental Society, Western Branch, will take place in Portland, Oregon, on October 24-25, 2008, co-sponsored by Portland State University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. All AOS members are cordially invited and enthusiastically encouraged to attend, to organize panels, and to present papers.* This year we recommend registering as early as you can, because a possible Portland State faculty strike could affect logistics. Please send the enclosed registration form, payment, and your abstract if giving a paper, by Monday, September 15^th at the latest, to:

Jonathan Pease

Foreign Languages & Literatures

Portland State University

Portland, OR 97207-0751

Email: peasej@pdx.edu

TEL (503)725-5292

FAX (503)725-5276

Accepted papers will be given 15-20 minutes for presentation. You should receive the final program by early October.

MEETING ARRANGEMENTS:

All sessions will be held in the Mark Spencer Hotel. Registration will take place on Friday and Saturday mornings.

RECEPTION:

There will be an informal reception on Friday evening at The Old Church, a Portland landmark, or on the Portland State campus (both sites are up the street from the hotel). All are welcome.

CONFERENCE BANQUET:

The annual meeting banquet will take place Saturday evening at the Heathman Hotel. All participants are invited to hear an address by a distinguished visiting scholar (details to be announced).

INFORMATION UPDATE:

Further details and adjustments to times and meeting places will be posted on the AOS Website (http://www.umich.edu/~aos). Please check the website before the conference. If there is a pre-conference softball game, it will also be announced on the website.

ACCOMODATIONS:

The Mark Spencer Hotel is located downtown, a short walk from Powell’s Books, Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Art Museum, and (for those who want a change of pace) the Crystal Ballroom. Still within walking distance, or accessible by free street-car or light rail, are the Suzhou Garden, the riverfront, or the Portland State Library if you need to do last-minute paper research:

Mark Spencer Hotel

409 SW 11th Avenue

Portland, OR 97205

TEL (800)548-3934

TEL (503)224-3293

Email: hospitality@markspencer.com

The hotel will hold 30 rooms through Sept 22, 2008, @$89 plus 12.5% tax per night, for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (check-in 10/23, check-out 10/26.). (All rooms include kitchenettes and continental breakfast; “second breakfast” provided at the meeting. Wireless Internet $7.95/day; parking $16/day.) When reserving your room, please mention that you will attend the American Oriental Society conference, in order to receive the rate. If rooms remain available, the hotel has agreed to honor the AOS rate if you reserve after the cut-off date, or if you wish to spend additional nights. It is best to reserve early, as nearby hotels can be quite expensive.

TRAVEL:

From Portland International Airport (PDX): Take the light rail (MAX) for $2.05: trains run every 15 minutes, ride time 42 minutes. (Get off at the Galleria stop, walk 1 1/2 blocks forward and 3 blocks to the right. Hotel is on 11^th Avenue at Stark Street.) OR take a cab for $30+. OR Blue Star Shuttle for $14.

From AMTRAK: walk 17 blocks, or take a cab for about $6.

*YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT A PAPER AT THE CONFERENCE. Membership information is available in all issues of the Journal of the American Oriental Society as well as at the American Oriental Society website: http://www.umich.edu/~aos.

AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY

Western Branch

Established 1951

Annual Meeting, October 24-25, Portland, Oregon

Pre-Registration Form

Name:________________________________________________________

Institution:_____________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________

TEL and e-mail_________________________________________________

Pre-Registration Fees: (Registration for full meeting: $40 or $20; banquet: $60 [subsidized rate for students and emeriti])

*Regular (includes banquet) $100.00 ...........

*Students and Emeriti (includes banquet) $65.00.........

*Banquet (guests only) $60.00.........

*Total.........

Banquet Preference:

Meat.......... Poultry........... Vegetarian..........

Technology needs:

Screen:........ Digital projector:........... Conventional slide projector:........

Wi-Fi access:........ Other.......

Pre-Registration only:

Please return this form with appropriate payment to the address below by Monday, September 15, 2008. We recommend registering as early as you can, because a possible Portland State faculty strike may affect communication and other logistics.

Paper presenters:

Please return this form, your payment, and an abstract of the paper by Monday, September 15, 2008, to the address below. If you submit your abstract by e-mail, please use Word if possible, and submit a back-up copy on paper. Do note if you will need any technology to give your talk. And again, please submit all data early, because of the possible strike.