Conference Program

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Friday, October 5

3:30-4:30 p.m.    Registration, Main Lobby, Pittsburugh Athletic Association (PAA)

4:30-6:00 p.m.  Opening Ceremony, Main Dining Room, PAA

6:15-9:00 p.m.  Reception Dinner, Pennsylvania Room, PAA

Live Musical Performance by Travelers from Lijiang，Yunnan, China. Pennsylvania Room, PAA

Opening Remarks   

• Dr. Shaorong Huang, President of ACPSS
• Dr. Hong Xu, Director of the East Asian Library of the University of Pittsburgh
• Dr. James Cook, Associate Director, Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
• Dr. Junhao Hong, President of the United Societies of China Studies

Welcome Remarks

• Dr. Alberta Sbragia, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Professor in Political Science
• Dr. Rush G. Miller, Dean of University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh

Keynote Speeches

• Dr. Jianxong Ge (葛剑雄), Professor of History and Dean of the Libraries of Fudan University, “The Chinese Culture and the Globalization” (中国文化如何走向世界)
• Dr. Thomas G. Rawski, Professor of Economics and History of the University of Pittsburgh, “Why Didn’t China’s Boom Begin in the 1870s Rather Than in the1970s?” 

Saturday, October 6

9:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Registration (Cont.); Panel Discussions (with coffee break)

Location: Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

12:20-2:10 p.m. Lunch Break

2:10-5:30 p.m  Panel Discussions (CONT.)

Location: Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

6:00-6:15 p.m.  Shuttle Bus Leaves Posvar Hall for Tokyo Buffet

8:30 p.m.  

Shuttle Bus Leaves the Restaurant for Mt. Washington to Enjoy the Night Scene of the City

9:15 p.m. 

Shuttle Bus Leaves Mt. Washington for Hilton Garden Inn

Sunday, October 7

9:00-12:20 p.m. 

Panel Discussions with coffee breaks

Location: Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

Note:

Programs on October 5 are open to registered participants only. However, Pitt faculty, students, as well as community people are welcome to attend any of the meeting sessions from Oct. 6 (whole day) to Oct. 7 (morning) with no registration charge.

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