UBC Library is pleased to announce that, in cooperation with the Ohio University Libraries, it will host the 5th WCILCOS International Conference of Institutes and Libraries for Chinese Overseas Studies. The event will be held May 16-19 at UBC’s Point Grey campus, and will focus on “Chinese through the Americas.” More than 150 delegates from around the world will gather in Vancouver to present and discuss research topics and findings.
Keynote speakers include Dr. Henry Yu (Department of History, UBC) and Prof. Guotu Zhuang (Xiamen University). Conference presentations will be shared via UBC’s cIRcle.
This is the first time UBC has been invited to host the WCILCOS Conference, and the first time it has been hosted in Canada. Eleanor Yuen, Head of UBC’s Asian Library, has helped organize WCILCOS conferences since 2003.
On behalf of UBC Library, we extend a warm welcome to all WCILCOS attendees!