Contemporary Thailand Workshop – Public Session
On November 12, 2008, as a part of the celebration of 175th Anniversary of Thai-US Diplomatic Relations, Carolina Asia Center organizes a workshop including researchers and scholars from around the US and Thailand to discuss their works.
A public session begin at 3:30pm – 5:00pm at FedEx Global Education Center – (Room 4003).
KATHERINE BOWIE, A Historical Perspective of Thai Village Democracies
KEVIN HEWISON, “Thai-Style Democracyâ€: The Struggle for a Political Model (with Kengkij Kitirianglarp)
Chair: Will Itoh
This event is free and open to the public
Celebration of 175th Anniversary of Thai-US Relations

Chancellor Holden Thorp
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and
Mr. Damrong Kraikruan, Charge d’ Affaires ad interim
The Kingdom of Thailand to the United States
request the pleasure of your company at a celebration of the
175th Anniversary of Thai-U.S. Diplomatic Relations
Keynote address by
Dr. Karl D. Jackson
C.V. Starr Distinguished Professor of Southeast Asia Studies
Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday, the twelfth of November
two thousand and eight
at a quarter past five o’clock
Nelson Mandela Auditorium
FedEx Global Education Center
Corner of McCauley and Pittsboro Streets
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Reception immediately following in the Peacock Atrium
Note: Casual Business Dress
Embassy delegation meeting
All members of Thai Student Association at UNC Chapel Hill are invited to meet the Thai Embassy delegation at 10.30-11 AMÂ in the FedEx Global Education center, Room 2008.






