The 2nd Annual Conference of the International Forum for Contemporary Chinese Studies (IFCCS) PhD Students Colloquium

The second IFCCS will take place on 7-9 September 2009 at the University of Nottingham. The Forum intends to provide three parallel sessions for the dissemination of student research in the following areas of contemporary China:

• Science & Engineering
• Economics & Business
• General Social Science

The PhD Colloquium, as an individual part of the IFCCS, will be held on 8 September after registration, and is open to all PhD students. The PhD Colloquium aims to:

• Showcase PhDs’ cross-disciplinary research;
• Establish networking opportunities with scholars and PhD peers within and beyond their area of specialisation;
• Offer PhD students constructive discussions with panels on their presented research and explore challenging questions; and
• Provide a supportive environment to develop their methodological questions and academic writing

A cash prize of £100 will be awarded for the best paper presented in each of the parallel sessions; the names of the winners will be published on our conference web page.

There is also the opportunity the papers may be selected for publication:

• On the China Policy Institute’s website as a discussion paper;
• In an edited volume of a leading publisher; or
• In a special issue of a leading international journals

Deadlines:

• Submission of abstracts of no more than 300 words: 15 July 2009
• Notification of acceptance of abstract: 31 July 2009
• Early registration (online or by email): 6 August 2009
• Submission of full papers: 28 August 2009

To submit an abstract or paper, please email to: ifccs2@nottingham.ac.uk with “PhD” title in the email subject, and state clearly in the email whether the applicant would like to attend the PhD Colloquium. For further information of the conference, please search our Web address at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/chinese. Registration fee for PhD students is £40.