Friday, May 30 2014 08:00-18:00: Conference Registration & Information Desk Open (1F Lobby)
conference at a glance
9:00-12:00: Welcome, Keynote Speaker, and Featured Speaker Session (Katsura 2F)
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9:00-9:15: Welcome & Introductory Addresses (Katsura 2F) Kiyoshi Mana, IAFOR 2014 Director of Events Joseph Haldane, IAFOR Executive Director 9:15-9:30: Conference Chair’s Address (Katsura 2F) Baden Offord, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia, Australia 9:30-10:15: ACAS/ACCS Keynote Speaker (Katsura 2F) Koichi Iwabuchi, Monash University, Australia 10:15-10:45: Coffee Break 10:45-11:30: ACAS/ACCS Featured Speaker (Katsura 2F) Hsiao-Chuan Hsia, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan 11:30-12:15: ACAS/ACCS Featured Speaker Session (Katsura 2F) Donald E. Hall, LeHigh University, USA 12:15-12:20: Conference Photograph (Katsura 2F) 12:20-13:15: Lunch Break 13:15-14:45 Parallel Session I (various rooms 6F) 14:45-15:00 Break 15:00-16:30: Parallel Session II (various rooms 6F) 16:30-16:45: Break 16:45-17:30: ACAS Spotlight Presentation (Ohgi 6F) Voon Pow Bartlett, Tate Research Centre: Asia-Pacific, UK 16:45-17:30: ACCS Spotlight Presentation (Nishiki 6F) Maria Grajdian, Nagasaki University, Japan 18:30-21:30: A Night Out in Osaka: Official Conference Dinner The official conference dinner will be held in a downtown Osaka izakaya, and provides a relaxed and enjoyable environment to meet and network with other delegates. This is ticketed at JPY 5,000 and there are a limited number of places; pre-reservation is required. The party will leave the Rihga Royal Hotel 1F Lobby at 18:30, so please be there in good time.The venue is a 15 minute walk away.The conference dinner will begin at 19:00 at the venue, near Umeda Station, and will finish at 21:00. Afterwards, a group will be lead back to the hotel or you can continue the party with other delegates.