This page includes reports from recent meetings, conferences, and other 
events as well as announcements for future events.  If you would like 
to see your event posted here, please submit it to the editor ammarell@ohio.edu

Reports from Recent Meetings and Events

Report on the most recent USINDO Conference: "Indonesian Media and the Freedom of Expression II" 

with Atmakusumah Astraatmadja , Dr. Soetomo Press Institute, Nono Anwar Makarim, Aksara 

Foundation and Janet Steele, School of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University, 

December 8, 2005, Jakarta.  For a full report, click here.  

Future Meetings and Events

Call for Paper Urban and Regional Development Institute (URDI) 
URDI International Seminar on Post-disaster Reconstruction: Assistance to Local Governments and 

Communities 

URDI International Seminar on Post-disaster Reconstruction: Assistance to Local Governments and 

Communities Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 9-10 July 2007

Call for Papers URDI (Urban and Regional Development Institute) is an independent institution based 

in Jakarta- Indonesia, that aims at contributing to the realization of more sustainable urban and 

regional development with its social, economy, and environment dimensions through modes of research, 

communication, and local capacity building.

The URDI International Seminar on Post-disaster Reconstruction: Assistance to local governments and 

communities is a forum for the presentation and discussion on Pos-disaster Reconstruction in Indonesia. 

Interested participants are invited to submit papers on the listed topics.

Background Indonesia has been extremely vulnerable to natural hazards, and will always be. It is located 

on the ring of fire, and as such prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions as well as to tsunamis 

caused by seismic activity. The tropical climate with heavy rain showers during the wet season can cause 

flooding and landslides.

These natural hazards combined with high population densities, poverty, often poorly constructed buildings 

and deficient urban planning, inadequate warning systems and poor institutional disaster preparedness 

contribute to natural hazards to turn into disasters.

This situation leads three questions:
  -How can disasters be prevented in this hazard prone country?
  -How can recovery be enhanced when a disaster strikes?
  -What kind of assistance should be given to local governments and communities in post-disaster 

reconstruction?

A multitude of forums, seminars and conferences on post-disaster management have been organized in 

Indonesia. Most of these forums, seminars and conferences discussed topics in relation to pre- and 

post-disaster mitigation. How can future disasters be prevented and how can reconstruction now contribute

to future prevention of disasters? Issues dealt with are among others development of early warning 

systems, improving urban planning, and improving building techniques.

Discussion on disaster mitigation is extremely important, yet, another very important subject, the recovery 

process and more specific the longer term recovery process, is rarely addressed. Physical reconstruction 

is one aspect of recovery, socio-economic recovery is another. Local governments and communities need 

assistance to realize the urgency of these issues. From experiences in the past as in Aceh after the 

tsunami, in Yogyakarta after the earthquake and others, many lessons can be learned.

Past and current recovery processes show several deficiencies in:
  - Long-term planning for recovery and integrated rehabilitation and reconstruction
  - Management & coordination of recovery activities (role of various actors as national/local governments, 

international donors and communities)
  - Effectively implementing mitigation measures as building guidelines, etc.
  - Attention paid to long-term socio-economic recovery. 

The experiences in Aceh (tsunami), Pangandaran (tsunami), Yogyakarta (earth quake), Jakarta (floods) 

and Sidoarjo (mud flow) as well as other experiences in Indonesia region, show the need to address the 

long-term recovery process, and as such to drive URDI to organise a seminar on assistance to local 

governments and communities in dealing with post-disaster long-term recovery.

With this seminar URDI aims to define key problems and bottlenecks encountered in current recovery 

processes and distill lessons learned from past experiences in Aceh (tsunami), Pangandaran (tsunami), 

Yogyakarta (earth quake), Jakarta (floods), Sidoarjo (mud flow) and other experiences in Indonesia 

region as well as international experiences.

Another aim of the seminar is to define and to propose directions which may contribute to the 

effectiveness of future disaster recovery processes. Those aims will lead to kind of assistances that local 

governments and communities need in post-disaster recovery.

Objective

  - Instigate discussion on recent post-disaster recovery from the perspective of long-term sustainable 

recovery and identify encountered problems and bottlenecks as well as distill lessons learned
  - Define direction to improve the effectiveness of future disaster recovery processes

Topics of papers The papers should address one of the four themes of the seminar:

  - Long-term planning for post-disaster recovery and integrated rehabilitation and reconstruction
  - Management and coordination of recovery activities(role of various actors as national/local 

governments, international donors and communities)
  - Effectively implementing mitigation measures as building guidelines,etc.
  - Socio-economic recovery

Important dates
  - March 26, 2007: Call for papers
  - April 16, 2007: Abstracts submitted along with a brief C.V
  - April 23, 2007: Abstracts assessed and notification of acceptance
  - June 18, 2007: Deadline for papers

Submissions types and formats Abstracts of 300 words maximum are invited to address the theme of the 

seminar. The title of the abstract, name of author(s), institution and contact details should be written at

the top of the paper, before the text. The abstract will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers and the 

authors will be notified of the results. Should an Abstract be selected for presentation in the seminar, the 

author will be invited to send a full version of the paper. Guidelines will be provided on the format, fonts, 

maximum number of pages. Only English edited papers will be accepted.

Fees International
  - International participant: US $ 120
  - International participant with paper: US $ 100
  - Student: US $ 80

Local
  - Local participant with paper: Rp. 300.000
  - Lecturer and graduate student: Rp. 250.000
  - Student: Rp. 150.000
  - Professional: Rp. 300.000

Hotel accommodation and travel cost. Participants will need to cover the cost of accommodation and travel. 

The list of hotel(s) nearby the venue will be provided by the organizer for those participants who need it.

Envisioned list of Participants
  - National Governments
  - Local Governments
  - National and International NGOs
  - International Aid/Development Agencies active in Indonesia
  - Academic Institutions
  - International resource per Committee

  - Private sector/Community Organisations

Steering Commitee
  - Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X (Governor of DI Yogyakarta) to be confirmed
  - Drs. Gembong Priyono, MSc. (Secretary General of Human Rights National Committee of Indonesia)
  - Prof. Dr. Budhy Tjahjati Soegijanto Soegijoko (URDI)
  - Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto (BRR Aceh and Nias)
  - Prof. Dr. Gunawan Sumodiningrat M.Ec (Director General of Community Empowerment, 

Social Welfare Ministry)
  - Ir. Agoes Wijanarko, MURP (Director General of Cipta Karya, Ministry of Public Works)
  - Cor Dijkgraaf, MSc (Urban Solutions, President of PRCUD-Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development)
  - Tony Lloyd-Jones, MA, RTPI (University of Westminster, UK)

Keynote Speaker: Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X (Governor of DI Yogyakarta) to be confirmed

URDI contact persons:
  - Gita Chandrika P (gita@urdi.org)
  - Sugiyantoro (sugiyantoro@urdi.org)
  - Frieda Fidia (f2f@urdi.org)

For more information, please visit:www.urdi.org, email address: urdi@urdi.org.

Or contact:
URDI (Urban and Regional Development Institute)
Wisma Bhakti Mulya suite 300, Jl. Kramat Raya 160 Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
Phone: (+62-21) 3918485, 3160013
Fax: (+62-21) 31903476
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Call for Papers
THE 1st IRSA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE

Main Campus, Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia
Aula Timur, November 1-3, 2007

Hosted by Indonesian Regional Science Association (ITB)    
West Java Provincial Government

T h e m e: "Sustainable Regional Development: The Role of Infrastructure in Achieving 

Millennium Development Goals"

There is a growing concern in Indonesia and other parts of the world about insufficient capacity 

and poor condition of infrastructure. Indonesia faces major challenges in its infrastructure sectors as it 

seeks to consolidate and accelerate its still fragile economic recovery, improve its international 

competitiveness, and increase access to basic public services including health, communications, 

construction, transportation, energy, manufacturing and education. Global experience has shown 

that infrastructure is an important factor for improving health, education, and environment, fostering 

economic growth, and reducing poverty - all components of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

This Institute will attempt to generate transfer of knowledge as well as discussion and debate on 

formulating innovative methods, strategies and approaches for infrastructure development, 

planning, and policy. The Institute consists of series of lecture by prominent researchers/policymakers 

and paper presentation sessions.  Lectures and papers are organized on topics such as Economic 

Growth and Development, Poverty and Income Inequality, Urban and Regional Systems, Infrastructure
Development and Financing, Interregional Migration, Urban and Interregional Transportation, Resource 

Utilization, Impact Analysis, Regional Modeling, Regional and Urban Planning, Environmental Quality, 

Governance and Institution, Tourism Development and Energy issues.

Important Dates
Deadline For  Paper Submission:   September 9, 2007
Notification Of Acceptance: October 5, 2007
Registration Deadline: October 12, 2007

For paper sessions, papers on any regional science topic are welcome.  As per longstanding IRSA 

custom, all offers will be screened by the Program Committee prior to invitations being issued 

for presentation.  Abstracts are not accepted, but at the time of September 9, 2007, submittal 

deadline papers may be in draft form.  Those wishing to organize a special session are encouraged 

to contact Ibnu Syabri or Suahasil Nazara, IRSA Executive Secretary, as soon as possible.

This year we will continue our policy of encouraging the electronic submission of papers.  Manuscripts 

in Word, Word Perfect, or PDF format may be e-mailed as attachments directly to irsa2007@pl.itb.ac.id.  

For more information please contact Ibnu Syabri (syabri@pl.itb.ac.id or +62-22-2500935) 

or Suahasil Nazara (nazara@ldfeui.org) 

or see the Institute Website: http://www.irsa.or.id/1st_institute/.  

Electronic submission is by far the preferred option, although we will accept paper copies this year.
For multiple-authored papers, please be sure to indicate which author(s) plan to attend the meeting.

Secretariat:  Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA)
c/o Department of Economics University of Indonesia,
Depok 16424 Indonesia - Phone/fax +62 (21) 787-5865
Website: http://www.irsa.or.id/

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**INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

CALL FOR PAPERS

The increasing economic power of China and India would cause a "Business Landscape Shifting 
in the Asia Pacific Regions." Choosing this as the theme of the 2nd ICBMR, we invite submission 

of papers on any aspect of business and management related to the Conference theme, 

including but not limited to the following topics:

Marketing: megamarket branding, the changing life style, global marketing communication;

Operations: integrated business system, innovation and technology, information system

HRD: multi- and inter-cultural issues, low-cost high-quality labor threat, strategic leadership;

Finance: multi-national corporation, foreign direct investment, global capital market;

Strategy: change management, outsourcing and alliance, competitive landscape.

Keynote speaker: Prof. Pervez Ghauri, University of Manchester

Chair, Steering Committee: Prof. Sofjan Assauri, University of Indonesia

Organizing Committee: Dr. Ruslan Prijadi, Graduate School of Management

Chair, Scientific Committee: Dr. Sari Wahyuni, Editor in Chief the South East Asia 

Journal of Management (Chair)

Send your full paper to icbmr2@pascafe.ui.ac.id. All accepted papers will be included on the 

proceedings; selected best papers will be published in the South East Asia Journal of Management.

Important Dates

Receipt a full paper by                             	28 May, 2007

Notification of acceptance         		22 June, 2007

Registration                                           	 5 March - 16 July, 2007

Conference Dates                                   	15 - 16 August 2007

Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Jl. Rasuna Said, Jakarta 12920, Indonesia.

Registration

Visit our website at www.pascafe.ui.ac.id/icbmr  or contact:

Management Research Center

Graduate School of Management FEUI

PAU Building, Fl. 2, Depok 16424, Indonesia

Phone: +6221-7270164, Fax: +6221-78849155

Email: mrc@pascafe.ui.ac.id

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** Call for Papers - the Fifth International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 5)

The Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON) and the Institute of Malay World and Civilization (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia are pleased to announce the Fifth International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 5).

Date: 2nd-5th August 2007

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Theme: "Sharing a Future in Asia" is the overarching theme of ICAS 5. Asia is often proclaimed as the fastest growing region in the world today. This is in spite of the fact that nearly a billion of its population is still living in poverty. It is Asia's resilience in the face of extreme adversities and its ability to rise above and overcome the challenge of dividedness and differences that has enhanced the global perception that it is a region of hope and prosperity for everyone, both from inside and outside Asia, to participate and share. Thus ICAS 5 Kuala Lumpur provides a timely opportunity to examine and elaborate critically this possibility.

Homepage: http://www.icassecretariat.org/icas5/index.php?q=node/19

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** Indonesian Classical Music Diva to perform at Pitt

Pitt's Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Andrew Weintraub, will accompany one of Indonesia's greatest living vocal artists in a program of classical and modern music from Indonesia.

Euis Komariah (b. 1949) has received critical acclaim as a vocalist in several music genres ranging from popular to classical. She is the main artist on over 50 recordings.  Her specialty is the highly ornamented and technically virtuosic vocal style of tembang Sunda, an aristocratic musical genre of West Java, which will be featured prominently in this program. She is also a star singer in the modern gamelan music scene.  Unlike other female vocalists of her generation, Euis Komariah also plays and performs musical instruments, which is typically the domain of male musicians.  In a career spanning over 40 years, Euis Komariah has performed throughout the world. This is her first extended teaching and performance tour in the U.S.

Award-winning kacapi (zither) virtuoso Gangan Garmana will accompany her. Burhan Sukarma, a bamboo flute (suling) virtuoso, will join them for concerts at Pitt. These three musicians represent the highest standard of classical musicianship in Indonesian music today. The program will feature a variety of musical styles, from the powerful sound of the gamelan, to the contemplative strains of chamber music.

Performances take place at Pitt's Bellefield Hall Auditorium (315 S. Bellefield Ave.) on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, 2007, at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. General Admission is $10, student/senior admission in $5, and Pitt students are admitted free.

Gamelan refers to a set of predominantly percussion instruments including tuned gongs, metal-keyed instruments, and drums (as well as bowed lute and  voice). Both sets will be used in the performance, as well as other instruments from West Java. Gamelan music is played as accompaniment to dance, drama, puppet theater, and martial arts, as well as for concerts of listening music. Gamelan is performed for special occasions and to mark important life cycle events. Following teaching engagements and concerts at Bates College, University of Georgia, Western Front Music in Vancouver, and Ashland University (Ohio), their tour wraps up with the following events:

April 3: Kenyon College
April 13 and 14: University of Pittsburgh
April 18: UC Berkeley
April 21: UC Davis

For more about these events, as well as a few snippets of music, check out
the following website designed by Kai Riedl:

http://www.myspace.com/javasounds
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** The Second International Conference in the History of Medicine in Southeast Asia (HOMSEA): Treating Diseases and Epidemics in Southeast Asia over the Centuries

9-10 January 2008, Penang, Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Research Unit (APRU), School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Content: First Announcement and Call for Papers / Panels (September 2006)

The Second International Conference in the History of Medicine in Southeast Asia with the theme Treating Diseases and Epidemics in Southeast Asia over the Centuries intends to explore how the inhabitants of Southeast Asia faced the ravages of innumerable diseases and epidemics over the ages. Adopting a liberal time frame (prehistoric to modern times), participants are encouraged to trace the development of medical and religious responses to diseases and the devastation of epidemics. Further lines of thought are offered for deliberation, viz. ‘How did the peoples fight off diseases that might spell their extinction?’, ‘What did communities do to prevent the spread of certain illnesses?’, ‘Were European colonial administrations more successful in disease containment than indigenous authorities?’ These are just some of the questions that deserve attention. 

Deadline for Abstracts: 1 May 2007

Deadline for Working Papers: 15 November 2007

Individual Participants: Individuals are invited to present a 20-minute working paper relevant to any aspect of the conference’s theme. They are requested to submit an abstract (150-200 words) to the Secretariat.

Specialized Panels: Scholars who wish to organize a panel (4-5 presenters; 1-hour per panel) based on a particular topic relevant to the conference’s overall theme are to submit to the Secretariat the following materials:

Proposed Panel:                        Abstract (350-400 words)

Convenor / Panelist I:                Abstract (150-200 words)

Panelist II:                                Abstract (150-200 words)

Panelist III:                               Abstract (150-200 words)

Panelist IV:                                Abstract (150-200 words)

Panelist V:                                 Abstract (150-200 words)

Organizing Committee

Associate Professor Dr OOI Keat Gin (Chairperson) (kgooi@hotmail.com), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Professor Rethy CHHEM (bengmealea@yahoo.com), University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

Professor Harold COOK (h.cook@ucl.ac.uk), Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, UCL, London, UK

Associate Professor Dr Laurence MONNAIS (laurence.monnais-ousselot@umontreal.ca)

University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

Dr SHAKILA Abdul Manan (Secretary) (shakila@usm.my)

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Further Information

The Conference Secretariat

The Second International Conference HOMSEA

Asia-Pacific Research Unit (APRU)

School of Humanities,

Universiti Sains Malaysia

11800 Penang

Malaysia

Tel: 604 6533888 Ext. 3377; Fax: 604 6563707

E-mail: shakila@usm.my Website: www.usm.my/APRU/index.html

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