2012 Indonesia Focus Conference November 9-10 (Friday and Saturday), 2012, Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan, USA
http://www.indonesiafocus.net/ Organizers: The Indonesian Student Association (PEMIAS) Greater Lansing and the Asian Society for International Relations and Public Affairs (ASIRPA) . Sponsors: Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Washington DC, Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Chicago, Michigan State University, and other organizations. Rekan-rekan semua, Mohon bantuannya untuk memforward email ini ke milis dan sahabat lainnya. Kami masih menantikan kiriman abstrak makalah konferensi dari call for paper terlampir di bawah hingga Kamis 25 Oktober 2012. Kirimkan pertanyaan tentang call for paper dan abstrak makalah ke confere...@asirpa.org <Conference/at/asirpa.org>. Abstrak diharapkan untuk memakai bahasa Inggris. Pengirim abstrak TIDAK ada keharusan untuk mengirim makalah lengkap (full paper). Penyumbang abstrak diharapkan kehadirannya saat konferensi Indonesia Focus. Segeralah mendaftar konferensi dengan berkunjung ke http://www.indonesiafocus.net/ kemudian klik "Register" di bagian atas. Pendaftaran gratis. Silahkan mendaftar secepatnya. Jika bisa mendaftar hari ini juga mendaftarlah segera. Jika teman-teman membawa istri, anak2 remaja dan dewasa, teman2, mahasiswa, dll ... mohon didaftarkan satu persatu. Dengan demikian, satu keluarga bisa mendaftar 2 orang, 5 orang, atau lebih. Selain presentasi belasan karya ilmiah dari tanah air, Amerika, dan negara lainnya acara ini menampilkan keynote speakers sbb: 1. H.E. Mr. Imron Cotan Indonesian Ambassador to People’s Republic of China and concurrently to Mongolia. 2. Prof.Dr. Ir. Yonny Koesmaryono, MS Vice Rector of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). 3. Prof. Dr. Bustanul Arifin Senior Economist, the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF), Indonesia. 4. Satya W. Yudha MSc. Member of Commission VII (Energy, Mineral Resources; Environmental, Research & Technology), The House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia 5. Tjatur Sapto Edy, MSc. Vice Chairman, Commission III (Legal affairs and laws including "Pemberantasan Korupsi", human rights and defense) , The House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia. Beberapa acara lainnya selama konferensi: 1. Penyediaan jasa konsular/pasport dari KJRI Chicago. Untuk mendapat penjelasan dokumen yang perlu di bawa, silahkan merujuk ke http://www.kemlu.go.id/chicago/Pages/default.aspx Jangan lupa membawa amplop pengembalian dokumen dan mailing label. 2. PERMIAS Greater Lansing akan mempersembahkan acara budaya yaitu Indonesian Culture Night. 3. Pertemuan PERMIAS se USA. Walaupun tidak dipungut acara untuk mengikuti Indonesia Focus (IF) Conference, setiap peserta bertanggung jawab atas biaya makan, transportasi dan penginapan. Makanan cukup murah tersedia disekitar kampus Michigan State University (MSU). Untuk peserta dari Indonesia, beberapa mahasiswa MSU bersedia ditempati apartemennya secara gratis selama konferensi. Untuk peserta dari USA teresedia hotel dengan biaya $60 an hingga $90 an per kamar per malam. Seandainya berminat untuk menginap gratis ataupun di hotel, silahkan hubungi Bapak "Mujiburohman" <mjbr...@yahoo.com> <mjbrhmn/at/yahoo.com>, Untuk mengetahui perkembangan acara ini, silahkan bergabung dengan milis utama ASIRPA dengan mengirim email ke asirpa-subscr...@yahoogroups.com ASIRPA-subscribe/at/yahoogroups.com Supaya cepat diterima keanggotaannya, lebih dianjurkan untuk mendaftar milis melalui web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASIRPA/ dan mohon menulis dalam bahasa Indonesia ketika mendaftar melalui web site: Nama: ______________ Nama kota: ____________ Alasan Subscribe: _________________ Jabat erat, Ahmad Syamil Associate Professor Arkansas State University http://www.linkedin.com/in/asyamil2 ================================================================== 2012 Indonesia Focus Conference November 9-10, 2012, Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan, USA =========================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS (CFP) - MAKALAH KONFERENSI "Embracing innovative art, science and technology in supporting the acceleration of Indonesian development" Background and Theme PERMIAS Greater Lansing and the Asian Society for International Relations and Public Affairs (ASIRPA) http://www.asirpa.org/ invites the submission of papers for the 2012 Indonesia Focus Conference. The conference accepts academic papers and business plans/ideas. Faculty members, researchers, business people, or anyone interested in this conference are all invited. The theme of this year's conference is "Embracing innovative art, science and technology in supporting the acceleration of Indonesian development" The conference invites individuals or organizations to present papers and business plans on the basis of research that address topics within the theme of supporting Indonesia’s development. The papers should address some issues pertaining to the multidimensional aspects of Indonesia’s development, such as food, water, energy, and human welfare to name a few, and can include a wide variety of topics within the fields of arts and humanities, natural and social science, and technology. Topics surrounding innovative strategies and methods that can contribute to the improvement of Indonesia-US relationships and Indonesian education system are highly encouraged The conference provides a forum where broad ideas of how to help Indonesia fare well in the globalized economy are exchanged and discussed. It is expected that the meeting would inspire attendees with regard to the potential roles they may want to play in this globalized world. The conference also provides a forum for entrepreneurs to showcase their business ideas, plans, and products to Indonesian and international audience. We hope that the meeting would motivate, and even initiate further business cooperation among Indonesians, Americans, and international participants. For the business plan/ideas presentation, the conference accepts any types of proposed business plan, provided that the business is legal. Please submit the abstract of the paper or business plan to the conference organizers at confere...@asirpa.org <Conference/at/asirpa.org> Send your questions call for paper to that address. For registration and updates on the 2012 Indonesia Focus Conference, please visit the ASIRPA Indonesia Focus Conference website http://www.indonesiafocus.net/