This Events Calendar lists China-related events taking place around the country. Events are listed in strict date order.
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Events Calendar
Last Updated: 22 May 2013
08/05/2013 - 12/06/2013 London
Chinese Visual Festival 2013
Organised by King’s College London, and China Culture Connect Highlights of the programme include: · 29 films screened, all UK premieres and including 1 world premiere · 4 prominent directors in attendance from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan · Art exhibition and artist talk, with Chinese artist in attendance · Concert performances from Chinese and British musicians · 2 Panel Discussions, 1 round table and 1 public lecture with key industry figures and academics Venue: King's College London WC2R 2LS Dates: 8 May-12 June 2013 Contact: tel 020 7848-1072, ralph.parfect@kcl.ac.uk or china-institute@kcl.ac.uk; 
27/05/2013 (14:00) Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
30/05/2013 (17:00) Oxford
04/06/2013 (19:00) London
Talk The Portuguese in the East
Speaker: Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya (Inst of Commonwealth Studies, Uni of London) Venue: South Lambeth Library, 180 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1QP Date: 4 June 2013 Time: 7pm Tickets: Free but please reserve a place Contact: readersandwriters@lambeth.gov.uk, t 020 7926-1075, www.lambeth.gov.uk/readersandwriters
06/06/2013 - 07/06/2013 London
Field Research Method Lab China and the EU: Perceptions and Policies
Hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science
Funded by the LSE Teaching and Learning Centre
The field research method workshop aims at bringing together both established and early career researchers working on China and sharing their hands-on experiences of addressing various constraints that they have encountered in the course of their fieldwork. Venue: London School of Economics (LSE), Graham Wallace Room, Old Building, and Room OLD.3.21 Dates: 6 th June in Tickets: Places are free but you must reserve Contact: h.b.shin@lse.ac.uk, 020 7955 6383, www2.lse.ac.uk/geographyAndEnvironment/whosWho/profiles/hbshin@lseacuk.aspx
06/06/2013 (13:00) London
Lecture
China's Network of Leadership
www.chathamhouse.org/events/view/191007
Speaker: Dr Kerry Brown, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House
Chair: Lord Williams of Baglan, Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Acting Head, Asia Programme, Chatham House
Venue: 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE
Date: 6 June 2013
Time: 1-2pm
Tickets: If you would like to attend this meeting, please register giving your name and institutional affiliation.
Contact: asia@chathamhouse.org, www.chathamhouse.org.uk, tel 020 7957-5700
06/06/2013 (17:00) Oxford
11/06/2013 - 14/06/2013 Finland
Conference 11th biennial conference of the Nordic Association for China Studies (NACS) Theme: "Responsible China" Venue: University of Turku Dates: 11-14th of June 2013. Contact: www.nacsorg.com/Conference2013
11/06/2013 (17:00) London
13/06/2013 (17:00) Oxford
14/06/2013 - 15/06/2013 London
20/06/2013 London
AREC Annual Conference Theme: Challenges and prospects in education
Organised by the Association for Research into Education of China Venue: Institute of Education, Bedford Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0AL Date: 20 June 2013 Tickets: Conference attendance is free for all non-presenting attendees registering by 20 May 2013 Contact: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arec-Annual/302301413234702
21/06/2013 - 22/06/2013 Leicester
Conference China Postgraduate Network 2013 Annual ConferenceChina Postgraduate Network 2013 Annual Conference aims to foster scholarly interaction amongst students and researchers within broadly understood area of Chinese Studies (including Taiwan and Hong Kong). We welcome participants representing all academic disciplines, theoretical paradigms and methodological approaches. We encourage submission of papers on any topic related to China in historical or contemporary context . Venue: University of Leicester Dates: 21-22 June 2013 Contact: chinapostgraduatenetwork@gmail.com , www.bacsuk.org.uk/cpn
06/07/2013 (14:00) London
Talk
Needham’s diaries and his journey to Dunhuang
Speaker: John Moffett, Needham Research Institute Cambridge
Organised by The Meridian Society, Lau China Institute King's College London, and SACU
Part of a series of talks through 2013
Venue: King's College London, Strand Campus, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS
Date: 6 July 2013
Tmes: 6-8pm
Tickets: Free to all, just come along
Contact: themeridiansociety@gmail.com, www.themeridiansociety.org.uk, www.sacu.org, zoereed@hotmail.co.uk
16/08/2013 - 18/08/2013 Sheffield
Symposium
Teaching Chinese as a second language: Supervision of Research Students in TCSL
The Symposium will aim to address the issues of training and supervision of research students, both MA and PHD, in the field of TCSL. This will be the second symposium in a series, and follows the success of the first symposium held in August 2012 at the University of Leeds. The working languages are English and Chinese. CALL FOR PAPERSVenue: Sheffield University Date: 16-18 August, 2013 Conference fee: £100
Contact: Huang Guanyu, guanyu.huang@gmail.com, www.wreac.org/events
The deadline for paper submission is the 31st May 2013
05/09/2013 - 07/09/2013 Nottingham
05/09/2013 (10:00) London
Conference
Max Weber and China: Culture, Law and Capitalism
Speakers include: Professor Athar Hussain (LSE); Professor Wolfgang Schluchter (University of Heidelberg); Professor Guoxun Su (CASS); Professor Sam Whimster (London Metropolitan University and Editor of the Max Weber Studies)
Organisers: The Centre of Chinese Studies, SOAS, University of London, Weber Study Group, the British Sociological Association (BSA), Journal of Max Weber Studies, China in Comparative Perspective Network, LSE CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline for submission: 31st March 2013 Venue: SOAS, Khalili Lecture Theatre, Russell Square, College Buildings, London WC1H 0XG Date: 5 September 2013
Time: 10am – 5pm Tickets: Registration essential. Before 31 May £40/£20. After 31 May £50/30
Contact: centres@soas.ac.uk, tel: 020 7898 4892/3, www.soas.ac.uk/max-weber-and-china
09/09/2013 - 10/09/2013 London
Conference Communicating Soft Power: Contrasting Perspectives from India and China
Organised by the India Media Centre and the China Media Centre of the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) of the University of Westminster, London Venue: University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS
Date: 9-10 September 2013
Tickets: The fee for registration is £195 with a concessionary rate of £99 for students, to cover all conference documentation, refreshments, lunches, wine reception and administration costs. Registration will open in June.
Contact: Please send abstracts to Helen Cohen, Events Administrator at journalism@westminster.ac.uk. For any academic-related inquiries please contact the conference organiser Professor Daya Thussu, at D.K.Thussu@westminster.ac.uk
www.westminster.ac.uk/schools/humanities/research/asian-studies 
25/09/2013 - 28/09/2013 France
Conference
The Forbiden City, Imperial Palaces and Royal Courts: Symbols of Imperial and Monarchical Power in the East and West Compared
Organised by Universite du Littoral Cote D'Opale (ULCO) , in collaboration with the GRSL (Group Societies, Religions, Secularism), EPHE-CNRS, France, and with colleagues from the Palaces Museum, Beijing
Conference languages: French, English or Chinese Venue: Boulogne-sur-mer, France
Dates: 25th-28th September 2013.
Contact: for the Organizing committee - Dr. MA Li, Maître de conferences/associate professor Universite du Littoral Côte d'Opale
Tél: 03.21.30.66.50 / 06.22.37.75.28
Li.Ma@univ-littoral.fr; ma.li@free.fr;
www.iccwww1.org/Conference-2010;
www.symbolspower2013.org;
09/10/2013 (13:15) London
Lecture 2018: China Goes Critical
Speaker: Mr Barnaby Powell and Mr Alex MacKinnon Organiser: Royal Society for Asian Affairs (RSAA) Venue: Royal Astronomical Society, Burling House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BQ Date: 9 October 2013 Time: 1.15pm Tickets: The RSAA has a members only policy. For membership details go to their website. Contact: tel. 020 7235-5122, info@rsaa.org.uk, www.rsaa.org.uk/events/view/20131009_2018-china-goes-critical
11/10/2013 - 13/10/2013 Manchester
16/10/2013 (18:00) London
Talk
Reflections on the Needham 2013 Tour to Dunhuang
Speaker: Zoe Reed and Catherine Townsend
Organised by The Meridian Society, Lau China Institute King's College London, and SACU
Part of a series of talks through 2013
Venue: King's College London, Strand Campus, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS
Date: 16 Otober 2013
Tmes: 6-8pm
Tickets: Free to all, just come along
Contact: themeridiansociety@gmail.com, www.themeridiansociety.org.uk, www.sacu.org, zoereed@hotmail.co.uk
31/10/2013 - 09/11/2013 London
Asian Art in Londonwww.asianartinlondon.com 31 october - 9 November 2013
Asian Art in London is an event which involves London's leading Asian art dealers from Kensington Church Street, Mayfair and St James's, joining together for a series of selling exhibitions during the week of Asian Art in London. At the same time, the major auction houses of Bonhams, Christie's and Sotheby's hold auctions and gallery talks. In combination with this, the premier London Museums and Institutions present exhibitions and lectures.
19/11/2013 (18:00) London
Talk
Role of water and water control (hydraulic engineering) in China
Speaker: Michael Sheringham
Organised by The Meridian Society, Lau China Institute King's College London, and SACU
Part of a series of talks through 2013 on the legacy of Joseph Needham and his 1948 visit to Dunhuang.
Venue: King's College London, Strand Campus, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS
Date: 19 November 2013
Tmes: 6-8pm
Tickets: Free to all, just come along
Contact: themeridiansociety@gmail.com, www.themeridiansociety.org.uk, www.sacu.org, zoereed@hotmail.co.uk
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