Vital forum: Chan (centre) at the launch of the conference in UM. With him are (from left) UM Chinese Studies Department senior lecturer Dr Yeoh Yin Yin, committee vice-chairman Dr Tan Miau Ing, Assoc Prof and head of the Chinese Studies Department Dr Fan Pik Wah, Kee, Wong, Pejati chairman Lee Sek Yui, ISSCO committee members Dr Chia Jee Luen and Dr Lai Chin Ting. — Low Lay Phon/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya (UM) will welcome top scholars, researchers and independent thinkers from around the world for the 12th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas (ISSCO), which will be a landmark academic gathering on the global Chinese diaspora.
The conference will take place from Nov 4 to 6, themed “Chinese Overseas in a Changing World: Global Networks, Local Realities”.
