In the year 2006, the 6th Asian Federation of Middle East Studies
Associations Conference (AFMA) will be held in Tokyo at the Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies campus on 13-14 May under the title
"Middle East Perspectives from East Asia: Diversifying the Middle
East and Islamic Studies."
Outline of Asian Federation of Middle East Studies
Associations (AFMA):
Please download. (PDF File)
On the First day (May 13, 2006), an Open Panel will be held from13:30
to16:45, under the title of The Evaluation
of Asian Diplomatic Policies: The Middle East: Experience in China,
Korea, Mongolia and Japan.
It is free and open to public.
Speakers are:
KATAKURA Kunio (ex-Ambassador of Japan to Iraq and to Egypt)
"Japan and the Middle East: Moving toward a More Proactive
Role"
YANG Guang (Director-General of Institute of West-Asian and
African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) "An Overview
of Sino-Arabe Relations for the Last 50 Years"
CHOI Chang-Mo (President of KAMES, Konkuk University) "Searching
for the New Partnership between Korea and the Middle East"
SUKHRAGCHAA Nyamzagd (President of MAMES, Rector of Institute
of Commerce and Business) "Mongolian diplomatic policies on
the Middle East"
Panelists are:
KIMIYA Tadashi (The University of Tokyo)
MIFUNE Emi (Komazawa University)
Zahra TAHERI (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Chair: SADAMORI Daiji (Asahi Newspaper, Editorial Writer)
Final Programme of the AFMA Conference:
Please download. --Revised
(4/20/2006)
How to Participate:
Call for Papers (For members of AFMA (JAMES, KAMES, CAMES,
and MAMES): Closed
Attendance: Please fill in the application form (Please
download) and send it back to:
afma2006may@yahoo.co.jp
or Fax: +81-42-330-5543
Cost of Registration:
3000 JPY for Registration (for attending 14 May);
6000 JPY for Reception (18:00- 13 May)
How to Reach Tokyo University of Foreign
Studies: 10 minutes walk from TAMA Station (Seibu Tama
Line).
See: http://www.openup.jp/client/edu/tufspcs/en/campus/access-map/
Information on Accommodations:
These are examples of accommodations. Participants are requested to
book their rooms by themselves.
Hotel METS Musashisakai (Near to TUFS)
http://www.hotelmets.jp/musashisakai/
http://www.jrhotelgroup.com/eng/code/codeeng124.htm
Kichijoji Tokyu Inn (30 minutes from TUFS)
http://www.tokyuhotels.co.jp/en/TI/TI_KICHI/index.html
Sky Court Asagaya hotel Tokyo (40 minutes from TUFS)
http://www.asiarooms.com/japan/tokyo/sky_court_asagaya.html
Keio Presso Inn Shinjuku (1 hour from TUFS, Center of Tokyo)
http://www.presso-inn.com/english/shinjuku.html
For other areas in Tokyo, see: http://www.asiarooms.com/japan/tokyo.html
Contact:
Executive Committee for the 6th AFMA Conference,
E-mail: afma2006may@yahoo.co.jp
Fax: +81-42-330-5543
c/o Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Fuchu-shi Asahi-cho 3-11-1, Tokyo, 183-8534, Japan
