[Soasiastudents] South asia center Bulletin March 4, 2009

[lizbrady at u.washington.edu]

JSIS Alumni Survey : Are you a Jackson School South Asia Alumnus? Please take a few minutes to complete our survey, which you can find on the Center's webpage at http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/students.shtml

Upcoming Events:

March 6,
SACPAN South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest: Graduate Conference.  12-5:30pm, Thomson 317.  Following a student and faculty brown bag lunch, graduate students will be presenting work related to the region in three panels.  Schedule available upon request.  Contact: lizbrady at u.washington.edu. http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.shtml


March 7,
SACPAN South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest.  9am -4pm, Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall.  Presenters include Cabeiri Robinson, Ruby Lal, Christian Novetzke, Gyan Pandey, Sareeta Amrute, and Nisha Malhotra.  Contact: SASCUW at u.washington.edu.  For more information: http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/events.shtml

March 7,
Kabir Bani: A Feast of Kabir Songs.  Saturday, 7 pm Redmond Senior Center 8703 160th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98502.  Lead by Prahlad Singh Tipaya.  For details http://ragamala.org  There is an entry fee for this event.

March 27-28,,

Garden and the Cosmos Symposium.  Friday, 7pm and Saturday, 10:30 am-3 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Stimson Auditorium
SAAM will host a major symposium that starts with a keynote lecture by His Highness the Maharaja on the history of Jodhpur maharajas.  Additional participants include History Professor Purnima Dhavan.  For Info call 206.654.3121.

March 28,
Centennial Reception in Chicago.  Saturday, 7:15-9:00 PM, Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL 60611 in Ballroom 1, Level 4. The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies cordially invites alumni and friends to our Centennial Reception in Chicago. Please join Anand Yang, Director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and other UW Professors Marie Anchordoguy, Cabeiri Robinson, Christina Sunardi and others, for a festive and social gathering.
RSVP: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/snodgras/70119
or call Beverly Winner-Coates at 206-543-4372.

April 2
  “India, Technology and the 21st Century”, Thursday, 7pm at the Museum of History and Industry.   Nandan Nilekani, Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Infosys Technologies Limited and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2006 is hosted by the World Affairs Council will be speaking about India’s future in technology.   For more information on the event, please call 206-441-5910 or visit http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=1075&action=eventDetails

April 29
Off-Ramps on the Superhighway: Labor and Longing in the Indian Tech World. 7pm, Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall.  Sareeta Amrute, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, UW will speak. This lecture is part of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Hot Spots in Your World.  Sponsors include  the South Asia Center, the Center for Global Studies and UW Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers.  Information: 206-543-4800, sascuw at u.washington.edu.
May 15-16 
University of Washington Conference on Metropolis and Micropolitics: South Asia’s Sutured Cities
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/projects_conferences_metropolis_micropolitics_0809.htm

Miscellaneous Announcements

Applications now being accepted: Autumn 2009 Environment and Development in the Indian Himalayas Study Abroad Program
http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/ecologyprogram/index.shtml


FThe South Asia Center Bulletin is published by the South Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. 
For more information please write to sascuw at u.washington.edu or Keith Snodgrass at snodgras at u.washington.edu





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