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Worldwide Events in the selected month view May 17th, 2008 - June 14th, 2008.
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Symposium : Aesthetics and Theories on Chinese Ink Painting
Organized by the Association of Modern Chinese Art. Cosponsored by Asia Society, Chinese National Museum of Art, and US Multicultural Group Inc.
Date:
Time: 		May 17th - May 18th
5/17/08: 9:30 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:15 to 4:30 pm. 5/18/08: 9:00 am to 6:30 pm.
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), New York
Cost: For ticketing and other details, please email: symposium2008@amca.us

Conference : Confronting an Epidemic: Conference on Asians, Pacific Islanders, and HIV/AIDS
NYU Langone Medical Center
Date:
Time: 		May 19th
1:00 – 1:45 pm: registration and reception; 1:45 – 4:00 pm: panel discussion / audience Q & A
Location: New York
NYU Langone Medical Center, Schwartz Auditorium F (entrance on 30th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive)
Cost: Free admission. No advance registration required.

Meet the Author : Samina Quraeshi--"Legends of the Indus"
"Legends of the Indus" exhibition and panel discussion are supported in part by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts.
Date:
Time: 		May 19th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 8th floor, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: $10 members, students, and seniors; $12 non-members
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Discussion : Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World
Date:
Time: 		May 19th
6:45 - 7:15 pm registration & reception; 7:15 - 8:30 pm program
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York
Cost: $10 students with ID; $15 Asia Society members; $20 nonmembers
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Special Event : 2008 Annual Gala Dinner - Honoring Bill Gross of PIMCO
Date:
Time: 		May 20th
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Southern California
Beverly Hilton

Meet the Author : Simon Winchester - "The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom"
Co-sponsored with China Institute
Date:
Time: 		May 20th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), New York
Cost: $10 Asia Society and China Institute members; $12 nonmembers; $10 students/seniors with ID
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Briefing : Nepal: The Constituent Assembly Election and Beyond (with live webcast)
Co-sponsored with The India China Institute and The New School
Date:
Time: 		May 21st
8:00 – 8:30 am breakfast and registration; 8:30 – 9:30 am program
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: $7 students; $10 Asia Society members; $12 nonmembers

Lecture : Microfinance Goes Mobile: Wireless Loans
Date:
Time: 		May 22nd
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: Washington, D.C.
Chemonics
Cost: Free admission.

Panel Discussion : Asia Foreign Policy Luncheon Panel Discussion
Date:
Time: 		May 23rd
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: AustralAsia
Melbourne
Cost: n/a

Special Event : Senior Tea
Date:
Time: 		May 23rd
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: Free for members; $15 non-members

Discussion : The Causes and Effects of Confidence on the World Financial System - A Luncheon Presentation with MICHAEL GEOGHEGAN, Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings plc
Date:
Time: 		May 27th
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong
Conrad Hotel, Ballroom, Pacific Place, Admiralty
Cost: HK$390 Asia Society members/full-time students, HK$490 non-members

Meet the Author : Sufi Poetry and the Metaphor of ‘Drunken Love,' with Dr. Nasrollah Pourjavady
Date:
Time: 		May 27th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: $10 members, students with ID, seniors; $12 non-members
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Lecture : In Search of China’s ‘Lost’ Bridges - An Evening Presentation with Professor RONALD G. KNAPP, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, State University of New York
Date:
Time: 		May 27th
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong
Hong Kong Club, Victoria Suite, 1/F, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Cost: HK$150 Asia Society members/full-time students, HK$200 Non-members (cocktails, lecture); HK$450 Asia Society members/full-time students, HK$500 non-members (coctails, lecture, dinner)

Discussion : Shattering Convention: Asian Americans and the US Presidential Election
Date:
Time: 		May 28th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: $10 members/students with ID/seniors; $15 nonmembers
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Meet the Author : Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek editor, columnist, and author of "The Post-American World"
Presented by Brazos Bookstore in association with Asia Society Texas Center, World Affairs Council of Houston, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
Time: 		May 28th
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Texas
Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 West Alabama, Houston
Cost: Admission is free and open to the public. Reservations required.

Conference : Economist Conference: Asia CEO Agenda 2008 - What Does The Future Hold?
Organised by The Economist
Date:
Time: 		May 29th
9:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong
Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance Street, Central
Cost: Standard Fee US$ 1,790, Asia Society Member members US$ 1,520 (15% discount)

Film : Foster Child, Director: Brillante Mendoza, Philippines, 2007, 98 min., in English, Tagalog, and Visayan with English subtitles*
Series made possible by a grant from JP Morgan
Date:
Time: 		May 29th
7:30 - 9:10 pm
Location: Hong Kong
The Grand Cinema, Level 2, Elements, Kowloon Station, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Cost: General HK$55, Asia Society members HK$50, Students & Senior (quota applies) HK$40
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Film : Buddha’s Lost Children, Director: Mark Verkerk, Netherlands, 2006, 96 min., in Thai with English subtitles*
Series made possible by a grant from JP Morgan
Date:
Time: 		May 30th
7.30 - 9:10 pm
Location: Hong Kong
The Grand Cinema, Level 2, Elements, Kowloon Station, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Cost: General HK$55*, Asia Society members HK$50*, Students & Senior (quota applies) HK$40*
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Film : Foster Child, Director: Brillante Mendoza, Philippines, 2007, 98 min., in English, Tagalog, and Visayan with English subtitles*
Series made possible by a grant from JP Morgan
Date:
Time: 		May 31st
7:30 - 9:10 pm
Location: Hong Kong
The Grand Cinema, Level 2, Elements, Kowloon Station, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Cost: General HK$55, Asia Society members HK$50, Students & Senior (quota applies) HK$40
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Film : Buddha’s Lost Children, Director: Mark Verkerk, Netherlands, 2006, 96 min., in Thai with English subtitles*
Series made possible by a grant from JP Morgan
Date:
Time: 		June 1st
7.30 - 9:10 pm
Location: Hong Kong
The Grand Cinema, Level 2, Elements, Kowloon Station, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Cost: General HK$55*, Asia Society members HK$50*, Students & Senior (quota applies) HK$40*
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Discussion : From Soy to Satay: Asian Sauces Going Mainstream
Co-presented by Savory Productions and Saveur Magazine
Date:
Time: 		June 2nd
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: $15 students; $15 members; $30 nonmembers

Discussion : China and the US in 10 Years, A Luncheon Presentation with WILLIAM A. OWENS, Former Admiral, U.S. Navy, CEO & Chairman, AEA Holdings (Asia) Limited
Date:
Time: 		June 3rd
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong
Hong Kong Club, Harcourt Suite, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Cost: HK$390 Asia Society members/full-time students, HK$490 Non-members

Discussion : Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia (with live webcast)
Date:
Time: 		June 3rd
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: New York
6:00 - 6:30 pm registration; 6:30 - 8:00 pm program (reception to follow)
Cost: $7 Student w/ID; $10 Asia Society members; $15 nonmembers

Special Event : The Asia Family Series: In Conversation with Sir Michael Kadoorie, An Evening Presentation with The Hon. Sir MICHAEL KADOORIE, Chairman, Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. and China Light & Power Holdin
Co-organised with the Center of Asian Family Business Studies, HKUST
Date:
Time: 		June 3rd
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong
Peninsula Hotel, Garden Suite, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (Accessed by private elevator from lobby)
Cost: HK$1,800 Asia Society members only (Please note spaces are limited.)

Film : Australian Short Film Today
Co-sponsored by the American Australian Association, ADVANCE, and the Australian Consulate
Date:
Time: 		June 4th
6:30 - 8:00 pm; reception follows
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, Auditorium, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: $10 nonmembers; $7 members/seniors/students
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Lecture : 15th Annual Asia Society/MFAH Lecture on Asian Art: "The Many Faces of the Hindu Goddess Parvati"
Co-sponsored by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Date:
Time: 		June 8th
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Texas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Auditorium Theater, 1001 Bissonet
Cost: Admission is free and open to the public.

Discussion : The US Presidential Elections and Implications for Asia, A Luncheon Presentation with FRANK LAVIN, Former Diplomat & Ex-White House Director of Political Affairs
Date:
Time: 		June 10th
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong
Hong Kong Club, Harcourt Room, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Cost: HK$390 Asia Society members/full-time students, HK$490 Non-members

Panel Discussion : Art and Satire in Iran
Date:
Time: 		June 10th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 2nd Floor, Starr Galleries, 725 Park Avenue, New York
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Panel Discussion : The Future of Democracy in South Asia
Asia Society Northern California, India Community Center, The Asia Foundation, and Business Executives for National Security
Date:
Time: 		June 11th
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: Northern California
India Community Center, 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas, CA
Cost: $10 Members/Students, $15 Non-Members
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Conference : 2nd International Business Conference in Astana, Kazakhstan
Co-Organized with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Date:
Time: 		June 12th - June 14th
9:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: New York
Astana, Kazakhstan
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Film : Vanaja, Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli, India & USA, 2006, 111 min., In Telugu with English subtitles*
Series made possible by a grant from JP Morgan
Date:
Time: 		June 12th
7.30 - 9:30 pm
Location: Hong Kong
The Grand Cinema, Level 2, Elements, Kowloon Station, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Cost: General HK$55, Asia Society members HK$50, Students & Senior (Quota applies) HK$40
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Film : Across the Plateau, Directors: Zhang Zeming and Paul Liu, China, 2007, 95 min., in Cantonese and Putonghua with English subtitles*
Series made possible by a grant from JP Morgan
Date:
Time: 		June 13th
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong
The Grand Cinema, Level 2, Elements, Kowloon Station, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Cost: General HK$55, Asia Society members HK$50, Students & Senior (Quota applies) HK$40
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Ongoing Events

Worldwide events ongoing between May 17th, 2008 and June 14th, 2008 :

Exhibition : Ardeshir Mohassess: Art and Satire in Iran
Date:
Time: 		May 23rd - August 3rd
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (Friday until 9:00 pm)
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 2nd Floor, Starr Galleries, 725 Park Avenue, New York

Exhibition : Vietnam: A Memorial Work by Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba
Date:
Time: 		May 23rd - August 3rd
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (Friday until 9:00 pm)
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 2nd Floor, Ross Galleries, 725 Park Avenue, New York