Schedule of the workshop

Canada-China Relations: Past, present and future

Here is the summary workshop schedule. For more details, click the schedule tab.

Language Institute (LI), 2nd Floor, Room 215 and La Rotonde, Room 216

University of Regina

Free parking available in Lot 3M

Friday October 7, 2011
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Opening Address:  Dr. Vianne Timmons, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Regina and the Organizing Committee La Rotonde, Language Institute, 2nd Floor, Room 216
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Session 1: University Linkages
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Panel 1: General Discussion
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Session 2: Historical Currents and Connections
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Panel 2: General Discussion
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paul Evans La Rotonde, LI 216, 2nd Floor Language Institute
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Session 3: Image, Perception and Art
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Panel 3: General Discussion
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Workshop Banquet

Saturday October 8, 2011
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Session 4: Health and Science
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Panel 4: General Discussion
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.	Session 5: Foreign Policy
11:45 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Panel 5: General Discussion
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Session 6: Migration and Chinese Immigrants in Canada
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Panel 6: General Discussion
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Session 7: Non-diplomatic Relations
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Panel 7: General Discussion
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks

Deadline extended

The deadline for expressions of interest has been extended to March 31, 2011.

Depending on the result of external funding applications, some support for participants' cost may be available.

Call for Papers/expressions of interest

CANADA-CHINA RELATIONS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Call for papers/expressions of interest

Expressions of interest are invited for a series of interdisciplinary panels on Canada's relations with China to be held on October 7-8, 2011 at the University of Regina as part of the 30^th anniversary of the university's partnership agreement in 1981 with a Chinese university, the first such arrangement by a Canadian post-secondary institution. The conference also marks the 40^th anniversary of the exchange of embassies between Canada and China.

In conjunction with other commemorative events, the conference will welcome scholars and representatives of government, the private sector and NGOs that have played an active role in this relationship. Conference participants will be drawn from the University of Regina, other Canadian institutions and their Chinese counterparts. Applications from diverse disciplines including history, sociology, political science, economics, international studies, education, business administration and religious studies are encouraged. Participation is also invited from graduate students. It is hoped the results of the conference will be disseminated in at least one edited work to be published.

If interested, please send a paper title and a short one-paragraph description by March 15, 2011 to canada.china@uregina.ca.