(华语国际通讯社记者邓妏荔2009年1月20日华盛顿消息) 美国亚洲文化学院(US Asian Cultural Academy) 新闻中心John Thomas 和 Christina Roosevelt 从马里兰报道，第二届中美暨亚洲中东问题学术会议将于10月16日至17日在风景怡人的美国东部海港城市安纳波利斯(Annapolis)举行。安纳波利斯是一座建于殖民时期的历史名城，也是华盛顿近郊马里兰州(Maryland)的首府。
此次会议将马里兰州安纳波利斯城内著名的美国海军学院(U.S. Naval Academy)列为第二届中美暨亚洲中东问题学术研讨会的会址之一。此外，共同会场还有久负盛名的座落在美国首都华盛顿国会山(Capitol Hill)的国会图书馆(Library of Congress)，以及在华盛顿(Washington DC)的UACA会议中心(UACA Conference Center)。
安纳波利斯拥有两所风格截然不同的著名高等学府。美国海军学院(U.S. Naval Academy)创建于1845年，现有4,400名注册学员，是一所为美国海军(U.S. Navy)和海军陆战队(Marine Corps)培养军官的高等院校。安纳波利斯还是圣约翰学院(St. John's College)所在地。圣约翰学院是一所文科院校，以流芳百世的文学、科学、哲学和艺术名著为教学材料。圣约翰学院虽然没有美国海军学院有名，但它的历史更为悠久，是排在哈佛大学(Harvard University)和威廉玛丽学院(College of William and Mary)之后的美国最古老的高等院校之一。
安纳波利斯及其周边地区最负胜名的是切萨皮克湾，其水域和支流的总面积约为11,600平方米。根据致力于保护和恢复切萨皮克湾独特而复杂的生态系统的公私合作项目"切萨皮克湾计划"(Chesapeake Bay Program)提供的数据，切萨皮克湾是美国最大的海湾。据有关专家介绍，在切萨皮克湾生长着3,600多种植物、鱼类和其他动物，以及29种迁徙水禽。切萨皮克湾每年出产的水产品超过2.25亿公斤，属美国最大商港之列的马里兰州巴尔的摩(Baltimore)和弗吉尼亚州(Virginia)汉普顿锚地(Hampton Roads)都坐落在这个海湾地区。
2009 Biannual International Forum on Asia-Middle East Studies
Transcending Borders: Asia, Middle East, and the Global Community
October 16-17, 2009, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.
While the United States was deeply involved in negotiating peace between Israel and the Palestinians and fighting terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia have been quietly developing frequent economic, political, and cultural interaction with the Middle East. Countries such as China and Japan pay close attention to the Middle East because of their strong ties to the region. Indeed their roles in the Middle East have become so prominent that they should be acknowledged and closely observed. The “Transcending Borders: Asia, Middle East, and the Global Community” conference, hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy’s Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, U.S. Asian Cultural Academy, the Shanghai International Studies University, and the Library of Congress Asian Division, aims to provide a platform for western and Asian scholars to converge and exchange views on major issues concerning the Middle East and its relationship with Asia, the U.S., and the rest of the world.
The 2009 Biannual International Forum on Asia-Middle East Studies plans to invite scholars with strong interest and specializations in Asia-Middle East relations to present their papers on the following suggested subjects:
- Energy and environment
- Economy and trade
- Cross-regional relations
- Social/cultural perspectives
- This list is meant to suggest possible topics, although other topics are welcome if they establish their general relevance to the subject of the encounters between the global and local powers in the Middle East.
- Both broad theoretical studies and specific case studies are welcome. Paper proposals (no more than 200 words) & a 1-page biography are due by 1 May 2009, and should be submitted electronically to:
Transcending Borders: Asia, Middle East, and the Global Community
Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland USA 21402
Tel.: 1-410-293-2990 Fax: 1-410-293-2994
Email: cmeis@usna.edu
- This is an interdisciplinary conference. Participants will include academics, diplomats, military officers and other interested individuals.
- Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by 1 June 2009. Final papers must be submitted by 15 September 2009.
- Paper presenters and participants must cover their own travel and accommodations to participate in the conference. Registration fee is $ 95.00 and is due by 16 September 2009.
- Registration information for this conference will be available by 1 April 2009 at:
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