Do you need to get in touch with like-minded folks? Maybe you want to build a professional network? Perhaps you are interested in adding to your existing network? I hope the following list of resources will contribute to a multitude of local and global connections.
If you have suggestions for adding to or correcting the list, please leave a comment in the text box at the end of the post. Thank you / terima kasih!
== ASSOCIATIONS ==
- Online Ranking of the Asian Studies Organizations: a quarterly scorecard (ORASO): http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/VLRankings.html
- ASIANetwork: http://asianetwork.org/
- Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN): http://asianaustralianstudies.org/
- Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA): http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA/
- One regional group of ASAA is the Indonesia Council: http://indonesiacouncil.anu.edu.au/digest.php
- Association for Asian Studies (AAS): http://www.aasianst.org/
- One regional group of AAS is the Indonesia & East Timor Studies Committee: Contact Dr. James B. Hoesterey, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan (jhoest@umich.edu) or Dr. Nancy J. Smith-Hefner, Department of Anthropology, Boston University (smhefner@bu.edu). “Antara Kita”: http://www.antarakita.net/
- Southeast Asia Council (SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies: http://www.aasianst.org/councils/SEAC.htm
- Australian Consortium for In-Country Indonesian Studies (ACICIS): http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/
- Canadian Asian Studies Association: http://canadianasianstudies.concordia.ca/htm/maine.htm or try http://canadianasianstudies.concordia.ca/
- The Committee on Research Material on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA) – International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians: http://www.cormosea.org/SoutheastAsiaLibrarians.html
- Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Langauges (COTSEAL): http://cotseal.net/
- European Consortium for Asian Field Study: http://www.ecafconsortium.com/
- EuroSEAS: http://www.euroseas.org/
- Indian Association for Asian & Pacific Studies: http://www.iaaps.org.in/
- Integrating and Developing European Asian Studies (IDEAS): http://www.ideasconsortium.eu/
- International Association of Historians of Asia: http://www.pssc.org.ph/iaha/
- International Association for Asia Pacific Studies: http://www.apu.ac.jp/iaaps/
- International Convention of Asia Scholars: http://www.icassecretariat.org/
- Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsseas/index-e.html
== INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTERS AND DEPARTMETS ==
I posted a compilation of links related to groups that focus on Asian Studies, Indonesian Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies at http://www.indonesiainquiry.com/research-resources/international-research-centers-and-departments/
== SPECIALISTS ==
- Directory of Indonesia Scholars: http://www.antarakita.net/directory.html
- Facebook: Many scholars are listed in Facebook. Go to http://www.facebook.com and type in a person’s name or affiliation.
- 2009-2010 East-West Center Specialists on the Asia Pacific Region: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/publications/search-for-publications/browse-alphabetic-list-of-titles/?class_call=view&pub_ID=1047&mode=view
- The International Academic Forum:http://iafor.org/ Their home page refers to their organization as “Asia’s Think Tank.” Founded in 2009 by a group of concerned Asian, European and North American academics and business professionals, IAFOR is a mission driven organization dedicated to providing and promoting meaningful dialogue irrespective of international borders.
Latitudes Magazine online focuses on Southeast Asia. Click on the image above for free access to the site.









