Upcoming events relevant to the Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar Initiative are listed below.

These events may be directly related to the K4DM initiative or have attendance from one or more of the K4DM partners.

May

Asia-Pacific Digital Rights Festival 2023

Strengthening the regional digital rights movement through creativity, conversation, and celebration
22-26 May 2023 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
https://engagemedia.org/projects/asia-pacific-digital-rights-festival/

K4DM Involvement: Partner SecDev will be attending

June

RightsCon

RightsCon is the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.
5-8 June 2023 – San José, Costa Rica and online
https://www.rightscon.org/


15th International Burma Studies Conference 2023

The Burma Studies Group, the Myanmar-Institut and the University of Zurich cordially invite you to participate in the next Burma Studies Conference Envisioning Myanmar: Crisis, Change, Continuity!
9-11 June 2023 – Zurich, Switzerland

  • Early-bird registration for the Burma Studies Conference closes on 7 April
  • Funds for Myanmar researchers Application deadline is on 7 April 2023 11pm!

https://www.myanmar.uzh.ch/en/2023/burmastudiesconference2023.html


25th AASSREC Biennial Conference

Social Science in Asia: Past, Present and Future
Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils Annual Meeting
14-16 June 2023 – Seoul, Korea
https://aassrec.org/

K4DM Involvement: Partners from GDN and Chiang Mai University attending


Pre-conference symposium prior to AAS (June 21-22)  
21 – 22 June 2023 – Daegu, Korea

Association for Asian Studies – in Asia, 2023

Asia in Motion: Memory, Preservation and Documentation
24-27 June 2023 – Daegu, Korea
https://aasinasia.org/welcome 

July

Myanmar studies since the 2021 coup

Workshop for graduate research students and early career researchers
20 July 2023 – Australia National University, Canberra, Australia
https://myanmar.anu.edu.au/events/news/414/call-applications-workshop-graduate-research-students-and-early-career-researchers

Sponsored by the K4DM initiative


Myanmar Update 2023 – From Coup to Revolution

The Myanmar Update is a series of regular conferences that focus on recent economic, political and social conditions in Myanmar.

21-22 July 2023 – Australia National University, Canberra, Australia
https://myanmar.anu.edu.au/myanmar-update
Call for Papers (Now closed)

Sponsored by the K4DM initiative

Aye Lei Tun, a McMaster University doctoral candidate and K4DM-University of British Columbia Myanmar Initiative Fellow will be presenting her research “Women’s agency in armed struggles in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution”

October

Canadian Council on Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) 2023 Conference

12 – 14 October 2023 
Université Laval, Québec, Canada

K4DM initiative grantee from University of British Columbia involvement

December

KNOWLEDGE MARKETPLACE – Chiang Mai 2023

The K4DM Annual Meeting

1-3 December 2023
Northern Science Park, Chang Mai, Thailand

The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in partnership with Global Affairs Canada (GAC), is pleased to invite you to the KNOWLEDGE MARKETPLACE – Chiang Mai 2023: Exchanging Ideas for a Democratic Myanmar, which will be held on Friday, December 1st – Sunday, December 3rd, 2023, at Northern Science Park, Chiang Mai. There will also be events in Bangkok.


Event posts

NGOs Mediating Peace – Book Launch at the Knowledge Marketplace 2023

NGOs Mediating Peace: Promoting Inclusion in Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Negotiations. This book is being launched as part pf the K4DM Knowledge...
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Gender Analysis Research Skills Training – Opening and Orientation session

Orientation session for the Gender Analysis Research Skills Training course be held every Tuesday for the next 10 weeks. Topic: Gender...
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Myanmar Emerging Scholars and Young Leaders Workshop – Call for Participation

Myanmar Emerging Scholars and Young Leaders Workshop Call for Participation The University of British Columbia, in partnership with the Canadian...
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Capacity Assessment Findings of Feminist Movement in Myanmar

GenderLab Talk Series: Capacity Assessment Findings of Feminist Movement in Myanmar Greeting from our GenderLab Talk program again! We would...
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Revisiting the Polity: Making and Remaking of the Rohingya Identity in Myanmar

One of the schools of Spring University Myanmar, the Institute of Human Rights and Democratic Governance (IHRDG), is hosting a...
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Myanmar Higher Education Update: Interim Education Providers

Webinar: Myanmar Higher Education Update: Interim Education ProvidersDate: 6 July 2023Time: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM Myanmar Time (9.30pm Singapore, 9.30am US...
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Education Disrupted? Legacies and Prospective Transformations in Myanmar’s Education Landscape

Webinar: Education Disrupted? Legacies and Prospective Transformations in Myanmar’s Education LandscapeDate: 10 July 2023Time: 10 AM -11.30 AM Singapore Time...
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Civically Engaged Higher Education: A Force of Resilience Under Military Rule in Burma

Webinar: Civically Engaged Higher Education: A Force of Resilience Under Military Rule in BurmaDate: July 6, 2023Time: US Eastern 9:00...
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Canada’s Leadership Role in Ending the Rohingya Crisis

K4DM fellows, Javet Ealom from University of Toronto and John Jonaid of the Parliamentary Center, will be in the 19th...
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JAIVET EALOM’S JOURNEY TO FREEDOM

JAIVET EALOM’S JOURNEY TO FREEDOM

Join fellow alumni and friends as U of T student Jaivet Ealom tells his remarkable story of his escape to Canada
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