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Sunday, May 22, 2005<br />

Conference Schedule<br />

STRAND A<br />

STRAND B<br />

STRAND C<br />

Continental Breakfast (included with registration)<br />

Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM<br />

Moderator: Viengsay Luangkhot, Washington DC, USA<br />

Culture and History I<br />

The Chao Ai-Chao Nong Legend and Tradition<br />

Suksavang Simana, Lao PDR<br />

(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />

Gerrit Wuijsthoff’s Journey to the Lao Court at Vientiane,<br />

1641-1642<br />

Wouter Feldberg, The Netherlands<br />

The Laos Historiography in the Socialist State Period of<br />

the Lao People’s Democratic Republic<br />

Kitirat Skhabun, Thailand<br />

(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />

15 Minutes Break<br />

Time: 10:15 – 11:15 AM<br />

Moderator: Khammany Mathavongsy, California, USA<br />

Culture and History II<br />

Naming Process of the Tai-m`en: Influences of<br />

Culture on Language<br />

Rattana Chanthao, Thailand<br />

(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />

Lao Nationalism as Reflected in Primary and<br />

Secondary School Texts<br />

Jaruwan Thammawat, Thailand<br />

(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />

The Relationship between Differential Acculturation<br />

Levels and Perception of Intergenerational Conflict<br />

and Depression in Lao-American Adolescents<br />

Phoukham Kelly Bounkeua, Washington, USA<br />

15 Minutes Break<br />

Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM<br />

Moderator: Toni Philadeng, California, USA<br />

Intercultural Contact & Survival<br />

Intercultural Contact and Exchange: The Philippine-<br />

Lao Nexus<br />

Penelope V. Flores, California, USA<br />

The People Within and Without: Constructing a Pan-<br />

Lue World on the Northwest Coast of North America<br />

Shih-chung Hsieh, Taiwan<br />

Lessons of Refugee Survival<br />

J. Pete Fuentecilla, New York, USA<br />

Time: 12:30 PM CLOSING SESSION<br />

Concert Hall, Music Building. Open to the Public.<br />

Continental Breakfast (included with registration)<br />

Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM<br />

Moderator: Karen Adams, Arizona, USA<br />

Lao Language & Research<br />

Language in Laos: An Agenda for Research<br />

Nick Enfield, The Netherlands<br />

Contemporary Lao Writing<br />

Souksomboun Sayasithsena, Washington DC, USA<br />

(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />

On-Line Translation Services for the Lao Language<br />

Vincent Berment, France<br />

Time: 10:15 – 11:15 AM<br />

Moderator: Nick Enfield, The Netherlands<br />

Historical Linguistics & Lao Tones<br />

Linguistic and Historical Continuities of the Tai Dam<br />

and Lao Phuan: Case Studies in<br />

Boundary Crossings<br />

John Hartmann, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />

Tones in Proto-Lao, Modern Lao, and Future Lao<br />

Phinnarat Akharawatthanakun, Thailand<br />

Acoustic Phonetics of Lao Tones<br />

Marlys A. Macken, Wisconsin, USA<br />

Time: 11:30– 12:30 AM<br />

Moderator: John Hartmann, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />

Linguistics: Lao Syntax<br />

Lao Numeral Classifiers in Comparison to Central Thai<br />

Somsonge Burusphat, Thailand<br />

Interpreting Four-Word Phrases and Related Patterns in<br />

Lao Discourse<br />

Carol J. Compton, Wisconsin, USA<br />

The Lao Copula /men/ as a Focus Marker<br />

Karen Barto, Arizona, USA<br />

Continental Breakfast (included with registration)<br />

Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM<br />

Moderator: J. Lin Compton, Wisconsin, USA<br />

Development & Irrigation<br />

A Sustainable Irrigation Project in Lao PDR: Effective<br />

Management of Pump Irrigation Projects in the Mekong<br />

River and Its Tributaries<br />

Fongsamuth Phengphaengsy, Japan<br />

Kaan Baan: Sipsongpanna Lue’s Communal Village<br />

Activities in Irrigation<br />

Vinya Sysamouth, California, USA<br />

Is Hydropower the Best Option for Laos’ Development?<br />

Aviva Imhof, California, USA<br />

Time: 10:15 – 11:15 AM<br />

Moderator: William Sage, Arizona, USA<br />

Rural Development<br />

Reaching the Poorest in the Lao PDR Requires<br />

Cutting Edge Approaches<br />

Jacquelyn Chagnon, Lao PDR<br />

Rural Financial Development: Credit Credit Access<br />

and Credit Constraints of Rural Farm Households in<br />

Naxaithong and Phonghon Districts in Lao PDR<br />

Phinseng Channgakham, Japan<br />

Aiding or Abetting? Village Relocation and<br />

International Donors in the Lao PDR<br />

Bruce P. Shoemaker, Minnesota, USA<br />

Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM<br />

Moderator: Alan Potkin, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />

Cultural Conservation<br />

This session is open to the public<br />

Linking the Lao Loum Diaspora in <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong><br />

with Cultural Conservation Practice in Vientiane, A<br />

Panel<br />

Alan Potkin, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />

Chaleunxay Phommavongsa, Lao PDR<br />

Catherine Raymond, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />

Souneth Photisane, Lao PDR<br />

Vanpheng Keophannh, Lao PDR<br />

(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />

Grant Evans, Professor, <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong, Summary of the First International Conference on Lao Studies<br />

Julia S. Lamb, Conference Committee and NIU, Southeast Asian Outreach Coordinator, Comments of Appreciation<br />

Vinya Sysamouth, Co-coordinator, Comments of Appreciation<br />

John Hartmann & Vinya Sysamouth, ICLS co-coordinators: Present Lao Studies banner to the Second International Conference on Lao Studies host (to be held in 2007)<br />

Second ICLS Host: TBA<br />

Greg Green, Conference Committee and NIU Southeast Asian Librarian, Announcer

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