2018 BEIJING · THE 8TH ASIAN FOOD STUDY CONFERENCE
NOTICE I
February 10, 2018
To scholars on food studies,
and colleagues worked on foodservice,
The 8th Asian Food Study Conference will be held in October 19th – 21st, 2018 in Beijing. Been established by Chinese food scholars in cooperated with colleagues around the world, AFSC is an academic forum aimed to focus on major issues around food production and consumption in perspective of globalization, and explore the future of food culture. The conference held annually in Hangzhou, Bangkok, Shaoxing, Xi’an, Qufu, Kyoto and Seoul for the past seven years. Now entered the preparation of the 8th round in Beijing, themed "CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS: DEVELOPING NEW ERA OF GASTRONOMY", hosted by the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry (WFCCI).
FIVE PANEL SESSIONS
Eco-agriculture and Food Ethics
Food Education (practice and issues)
Chinese Cuisine and the World
Beijing Cuisine (involved with foodscape and practices in urban cultures)
Food Themed Museums (on functions and operations)
OPTIONAL SUB-TOPICS
Eating behaviors and table manners (history, cultures and changes)
Table manners in Chinese traditional culture
Food culture of Beijing
Chinese cuisine across the world
Eco-agriculture and food ethics
Human’s foodways in the future
Intangible heritages related food and foodways
Food themed museums (function, design and operation)
Reviews on food studies (issues, theories and methodologies)
Food Studies (discipline construction in universities and institutes)
Food education (history, local knowledge and practice)
and anything else does make sense.
IMPORTANT DATES
You may submit the reply form with abstract until April 10th.
You may submit the full text until June 1st.
Participant list will be confirmed at July 15th.
Formal invitation will be sent at August 1st.
Conference dated October 19th - 21st.
During the conference, there will be an awards ceremony to academic books on food (published 1978 - 2017) and an Asian Cuisines Invitational.
English and Chinese are common languages for the meeting. Your title and abstract are expected in English.
If you have any questions or advice, please send e-mail or phone to the below.
Secretariat of AFSC (Hangzhou Office) * foodstudy@126.com
Ms. WU Yunyun ( 0086） 15910606408
Ms. ZHENG Nan ( 0086） 13588474749
Organizing Committee of 2018AFSC (Beijing Office) * edu@wfcci.cn
Ms. ZHOU Ningning ( 0086） 13520199003
Ms. ZHAO Wenke ( 0086） 13810549196
