Saturday, October 27, 2018  9:30-5:00 pm and evening reception

Washington, DC

Dear Members and Colleagues of the Asia Politics and History Association,

We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Annual scholarly conference meeting of APHA will take place on Saturday, October 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Our conference is being co-sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Institute (USAI) and The Mongolia Society. The venue will be at USAI, which is located at 232 East Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20003–easily reachable by walking 10 minutes from the metro stop at Union Station or Capitol Hill South. Street parking is also available.

The topic of this year’s conference will be “The Impact of the Indo-Pacific Strategy on Asia.”We have invited papers covering this topic from various angles. This strategy is the terminology applied by Australia, India, Indonesia, and the United States to explain their foreign policy priorities. All the different countries of the greater Eurasian region, from South Asia, ASEAN, China, Central Asia, and Northeast Asia now reflect this concept. The 20 minute presentations of the speakers will be published in an upcoming APHA Journal. 

Conference registration is from 9:00-9:30am followed by opening remarks and our Keynote Speaker, His Excellency OTGONBAYAR Yondon, Mongolian Ambassador to the U.S. Lunch will be provided by USAI. There will be two afternoon panels. A Japanese tea ceremony will conclude the conference activities. The Mongolian Embassy and Clarewood University are hosting a closing evening reception from 6:30-8:30 pm. The Embassy address is 2833 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007in Georgetown, accessible by the Foggy Bottom metro stop. A modest conference donation of $25 ($15 for students) for all attendees, including speakers, is most welcome.

For further information please contact Dr. Mark Zhong at mzhong@clarewoodva.org 

or Dr. Alicia Campi at usmagcampi@aol.com.

Dr. Alicia Campi, President, APHA

Date: Saturday, July 28

Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Pizza will be served!

Bio: Robert Hahn is responsible for leading Reed Tech’s business with the U.S. federal government. With more than 35 years of experience in the defense and civilian agency market sectors, Dr. Hahn focuses on the company’s large, high volume document management and analytics programs. Prior to joining Reed Tech, Dr. Hahn held executive level P&L positions leading government services organizations at several global companies including Serco and Pitney Bowes. He served 21 years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army including as a member of the faculty at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Hahn holds a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University, an M.B.A in Management from Oklahoma City University and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council and the 16th Infantry Regiment Association.

Class: MAGT 520, Advanced Management Principles

Speaker: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director Emeritus, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

Date/Time:  Saturday, August 25, at 2pm

Location: Clarewood University, 1840 Michael Faraday Dr. Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190 USA

Bio: 

He joined the Baldrige Program in 1992 after a decade in management in the analytical chemistry and chemical sciences laboratories at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the home of the Baldrige Program. He started his career at NIST (NBS) as a bench analytical chemist.

Dr Hertz’s favorite aspects of the Baldrige Program are: (1) the opportunity to interact with leading thinkers from all sectors of the U.S. economy who serve as volunteers in the Baldrige Program, who participate in the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, and who represent Award applicants at the forefront of the continuous journey to performance excellence, and (2) the intellectual challenge of synthesizing ideas from leading thinkers into a set of continuously revised Criteria for Performance Excellence, that always mirror the “leading edge of validated leadership and performance practice.”

Outside of work, he spends his time with family (including three beautiful granddaughters), playing racquetball, baking bread, traveling, educating tomorrow’s leaders, and volunteering in science education.

Spring Quarter 2018 Course offerings will include:

MAGT 515: Human Resource Management

(Core compulsory course)

Thursday: 6:30 – 9:45 pm

Instructor: Paul Jaikaran

MAGT 521: Social Entrepreneurship

Saturday: 1.30 – 5.30 pm

Instructor: Ting Zhang