Asian Studies in the Digital Age, Old and New

The School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech is excited to host the 65th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (SEC/AAS).

The conference committee is grateful for the wide range of fantastic proposals received.

Many thanks to our Sponsors and Supporters for this year’s annual meeting:

• Ivan Allen College of the Liberal Arts, Georgia Tech

• China Research Center, School of History and Sociology, Georgia Tech

• Atlanta Global Studies Center, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University

• Association for Asian Studies (click here to see information about the AAS 2026 annual meeting in Vancouver!)

• School of Modern Languages MS in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies Program and the Provost's Excellence in Graduate Studies Grant, Georgia Tech

• James P. Geiss & Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation

Schedule at a Glance

Friday, January 23, 2026

12:00-11:00pm      Southeast US Scholars and Friends of Late Imperial China (SEUSS FLIC) Meeting in Conjunction

12:00-5:00pm         Registration, Coffee/Tea Break (Buckhead Room)

2:00-3:00pm          China Research Center Sponsored Talk

3:00-4:45pm           Session 1: Panels 1-2

5:00-6:00pm          China Research Center Sponsored Keynote: Dr. Minxin Pei

6:00-8:00pm          Reception & Cultural Performance

Saturday, January 24, 2026

8am-5:00pm          Registration, Coffee/Tea Break (Buckhead Room)

8:30-10:00am         Session 2: Panels 3-9

10:15-11:45am      Session 3: Panels 10-16

12:00-1:00pm         Business Luncheon Banquet & Awards

1:00-2:00pm          Main Keynote Speech: Prof. Elora Shehabuddin, AAS Vice-President and AAS President-Elect

2:15-3:45pm            Session 4: Panels 17-23

4:00-5:30pm          Session 5: Panels 24-29

Sunday, January 25, 2026 

8:00am-12:00pm  Registration, Coffee/Tea Break (Buckhead Room)

9:00-10:30am        Session 6: Panels 30-34

10:45-12:15pm      Session 7: Panels 35-39

12:00-1:00pm         Box Lunch (Buckhead Room)

The keynote speaker will be Prof. Elora Shehabuddin, AAS Vice-President and President-Elect.

Conference Hotel: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hampton Inn at Georgia Tech, conveniently located directly across from campus, only a 1-minute walk to the School of Modern Languages and a brief walk to other campus amenities. Participants can book their rooms by clicking here.

Please direct questions about the conference to our local coordinators, Dr. Paul Foster (paul.foster@modlangs.gatech.edu) and Dr. Amanda Weiss (amanda.weiss@modlangs.gatech.edu)