AAS

Special Session
Graduate Student Information
Special Welcome to All Graduate Students
Beyond the Academy: Careers for Asianists
Day/Time: Thursday, March 16, 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Room: City Hall, 2 nd Floor
As the academic job market changes and tenure-track positions for Asianists become scarcer than in the
past, many young scholars are looking elsewhere for employment. Not all graduate programs or advisors
are equipped to advise them on pursuing a non-academic career. This roundtable is designed to assist
students and recent graduates who are considering a career outside academia. Five Asianists will share
their experiences in banking, the non-profit sector, journalism, and foundation work and discuss how their
academic training prepared them for those careers. The panelists will cover topics such as which skills
translate into a career outside the academy, how to approach a non-academic job search, and how to
deal with academic colleagues when they aren’t supportive of these choices. To maximize time for Q&A,
audience members should submit questions in advance (email them to mcunningham@asian-studies.org).
This session is open to all conference attendees.
Graduate Student Reception
Day/Time: Thursday, March 16, 9:30pm – 11:00pm
Room: Dominion Ballroom South, 2 nd Floor
Join us as we welcome all graduate students to the conference with this annual evening reception.
Graduate Student paper prize winners from the 2016 Annual Conference will be on display with
welcoming remarks from AAS President, Laurel Kendall. Complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be
served.
Graduate Student Travel Stipends
Graduate students presenting on official panel sessions, registered by posted deadline of December 1,
2016 and living 100 miles or more away from the Conference location will receive a graduate student
stipend of approximately $200.* You may pick up your stipend in the Vide Office located on the
lower concourse level outside the exhibit hall. ID is required; distribution hours coincide with regular
registration counter hours – Thursday through Sunday. *Amount may vary depending on number of
registered students.
2017 Graduate Student Paper Prizes
The Area Councils of the AAS are offering prizes
for the “Best Graduate Student Paper” presented
during the 2017 Annual Conference.
For more details on these paper prizes and how to
apply, please visit the CIAC, NEAC, SAC, or SEAC
Council pages on the AAS home page. Submission
deadline is Sunday, March 19.
http://www.asian-studies.org
*We cannot accept hard copies of application
materials on-site in Toronto.
#AAS2017 Selfie Booth
Make sure to stop in the AAS Selfie booth and
tweet a picture from the Conference with the
#AAS2017 hashtag.
Located in the Networking Lounge on the Lower
Concourse Level.
Twitter: @AASAsianStudies
Facebook: @AASAsianStudies
Instagram: @associationforasianstudies
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