Dec 11 (Thu):
9:00~10:30 Opening ceremony Group photos and tea break
10:30~12:00 Keynote speaker 1: Prof. Victor Mair from U of Pennsylvania Presentation: Medieval Buddhist Illustrated Narrative between Central Asia and China
12:00~13:30 Lunch
13:30~15:00 Keynote speaker 2: Prof. Robert Buswell from UCLA Presentation: The East Asian Context of Chinese Buddhism
15:00~15:30 Tea break
15:30~17:00 Speaker 1: Prof. William Chu from UWest Presentation: The Timing of Yogacara Resurgence in the Ming Dynasty
Dec 12 (Fri):
9:00~10:30 Speaker 2: Prof. Joshua Capitanio from UWest Presentation: “Magic” in Chinese Buddhism
10:30~10:45 Tea break
10:45~12:15 Keynote speaker 3: Prof. Sandra A. Wawrytko from San Diego State U Presentation: Buddhism in Times of Crisis: Lessons From China’s Period of Disunity
12:15~13:45 Lunch
13:45~15:15 Keynote speaker 4: Prof. Lewis Lancaster from UC Berkeley Presentation: The Study of Chinese Buddhism: Past-Present-Future
15:15~15:30 Tea break
15:30~17:00 Roundtable colloquium: Meeting of keynote speakers, professors, and UWest graduate students Chaired by Prof. Lewis Lancaster Closing Remarks by Dr. Ananda Gruge
Venue: Opening Ceremony: Auditorium, University of the West Paper Presentation: WASC Room, University of the West
You may also browse the upcoming conference details at our website: http://www.uwest.edu/icbs/events.html
I sincerely invite you, your colleagues, and your students to visit our campus and attend this conference. Attendance of this conference is open to all. No registration is needed. For further information regarding this conference, please feel free to contact me by email at jueji@uwest.edu or by phone at 626-571-8811 ext 158.

I look forward to your visit at UWest campus and participation in this conference.
Yours, Sincerely,
Jue Ji, PhD. Director, Institute of Chinese Buddhist Studies