APRU Doctoral Students Conference

1. APRU Doctoral Students Conference First APRU SSM Stanford University, April 13-14 2004 Prepared by Ariel Ramirez, Chair APRU Doctoral Students Network University of Southern California

2. APRU Doctoral Students Network • I. History • II. Membership and Objectives • III. Governance • IV. Doctoral Students Network-APRU relations • V. APRU Doctoral Students Conference

3. I. APRU DSN History 2000 First DSC University of Southern California • One-time conference

4. I. APRU DSN History • 2000 First DSC at the University of Southern California Plenary meeting • Hold the Doctoral Students Conference every year • Create a permanent doctoral students organization • Create Intrerim Committee

5. I. APRU DSN History • 2000-2002 Priorities • Interim Executive Committee • Organize the Annual DSC • 2001 The University of Auckland • 2002 National Taiwan University • Discuss organization’s objectives and by-laws

6. I. APRU DSN History • 2002 National Taiwan University • Signature of by-laws • Creation of first executive committee

7. II. APRU DSN Membership • Open to doctoral students and faculty from APRU member universities • Doctoral students and faculty from non- APRU member universities can also participate

8. II. APRU DSN Objectives • To encourage scholarly research in the Pacific Rim region • To disseminate the findings of this research to individuals and organizations interested in the Pacific Rim • To promote and organize meetings, conferences, and symposia to increase knowledge about the region

9. II. APRU DSN Objectives • To exchange information among its members about research opportunities and academic exchanges • To generate human and financial resources to promote its activities

10. III. APRU DSN Governance • An Executive Committee • Ten permanent members • Three adjunct members • A Chairperson and a Secretary • Ariel Ramirez, Chair, USC • Yong Yoon, Secretary, SNU

11. III. APRU DSN Governance • Executive Committee Members Taiwo Ayodele, National University of Singapore Susan Copas, The University of Auckland Michelle Diggles, University of Oregon Matthew Hall, University of Sydney Richard Lu, National Taiwan University Jose Palma, National Autonomous University of Mexico Rafael Pizarro, University of Southern California

12. III. APRU DSN Governance • Executive Committee Members Ariel Ramirez, University of Southern California James Russell, The University of Auckland Michelle Satterlee, University of Oregon HaeRan Shin, University of Southern California Yong Yoon, Seoul National University Zhou Yu, University of Southern California

13. IV. DSN-APRU Relations • DSN is a self-governed, doctoral student run organization • DSN members recognize the importance of APRU and its leadership in supporting this initiative • DSN communicates officially with the Association of Pacific Rim Universities through its Secretariat

14. V. Doctoral Students Conference • Doctoral Students Conference is the main activity of the DSN • Doctoral Students Conference’s organization follows a bottom-up approach • It requires a doctoral student with strong leadership capabilities • It requires a strong support from the hosting university’s President, Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Rector and the Senior Staff

15. Doctoral Students ConferenceOrganization Process APRU Steering Committee University President APRU Secretariat Dean/Department Chair Doctoral Student DSN Executive Committee DSC Organizing Committee

16. 1st Doctoral Students Conference “Civic Enterprise: Scholarship and Practice for the Next Century in the Pacific Rim” University of Southern California March 3-5, 2000

17. 2nd Doctoral Students Conference “Global Pressures, Local Impacts: Challenges for the Pacific Rim” The University of Auckland February 1-4, 2001

18. 3rd Doctoral Students Conference “New Challenges to the Pacific Rim Countries in the 21st Century” National Taiwan University March 24-29, 2002

19. 4th Doctoral Students Conference “Science, Technology, Society and Culture: Tools for Building the Future of the Pacific Rim” National Autonomous University of Mexico August 24-29, 2003

20. Doctoral Students Conference In Summary • 236delegates have presented their papers or posters • 216 or 92% of delegates, came from APRU member universities • 562 doctoral students, faculty members, staff and general public have participated in these conferences • 27 APRU member universities have sent delegates to one or more conferences

21. Doctoral Students Conference Why should doctoral students participate in the DSC? • Doctoral students present their papers in an international academic setting • Doctoral students receive valuable comments from faculty members and colleagues • Doctoral students have the opportunity of developing a network, which may result in future academic collaborations