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ATTS 9: Program Schedule (tentative)

November 3, 2024 - Arrive in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

Visit the last day of the National Handicraft Festival

November 7, 2024 - Return to home country or stay in Lao PDR longer

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Address

November 4th, morning

9:00 -10:30: Opening Ceremony - Cultural Performances and Speeches

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10:30 - 11:00: Coffee/Tea Break

 

11:00 - 12:00

ATTS Keynote Address - The Naga Motif in Lao Textiles by Dr. Douangdeuane Bounyavong

IASSRT Keynote Address - Silk Road Connections in Laos and Southeast Asia by Dr. Linda S. McIntosh

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12:00:  Lunch 

November 4th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:10: 1st ATTS Session 

  1. Brunei - HE Dr. Siti Norkhalbi binti Haji Wahsalfelah, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Culture) of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports: Islamic Influences on Tenunan Brunei

  2. China – Dr. Wang Le, Professor at Donghua University: Cross-Cultural Interaction: He Chou’s Imitation of Persian Silk in Ancient China

  3. Indonesia - Dr. Komarudin Kudiya, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung: The Splendour of Indonesian Batik: Existence, Development and Global Impact

  4. Singapore - Ms. Chor Lin Lee, Independent Researcher and Former Director of the National Museum: MIB - Men in Batik

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15:10 - 15: 40 Coffee/Tea Break

 

15:40 - 17:00 ​1st Panel Discussion - Founding a Textile Museum. What factors are involved?

  • Ms. Vanpheng Keopannha, Director of the Lao National Museum

  • Dr. Feng Zhao, President of IASSRT, Dean of the School of Art and Archaeology, Zhejiang University and Honorary Director of the China National Silk Museum

  • Dr. Analyn Salvador-Amores - Former Director of the Museo Kordilyera - UP-Baguio

  • Ms. Kristal Hale - Textile Conservator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

  • Ms. Chor Lee Lee - Former Director of the National Museum of Singapore

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19:00 - 21: 00: Cultural Night Dinner at Landmark Mekong Riverside Hotel

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November 4th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:10: 1st IASSRT Parallel Session ​

  1. Dr. Alexandra Dalferro, Program Director, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, University of California Berkeley: Circulations of Silk and Style in Thailand in the 1960s and 1970s

  2. Ms. Alisa Saisavetvaree, Curator, Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, Bangkok, Thailand: Legacy of Phrae Wa : Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother and Phu Thai Textile from Northeastern Thailand

  3. Mr. Xu Wenyue, Independent researcher: Research on the Dress of Nguyễn Quang Bình,the King of Annam,and His Officials

  4. Ms. Guo Yuxi, PhD Candidate, Zhejiang University: A study on the clothing of Filipino Chinese from the 16th to the 19th centuries

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15:10 - 15: 40 Coffee/Tea Break

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November 5th, morning

8:30 - 10:10: 2nd ATTS Session 

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  1. Malaysia – Ms. Janet Rata anak Noel, Curator, Tun Jugah Foundation: Iban Traditional Textiles

  2. Myanmar – Mr. U Kyin Lam Mang, Independent Researcher: Textiles of the Chin Peoples of Myanmar/Burma

  3. Thailand – Ms. Methaporn Singhanan, Lecturer, International Sustainable Development Studies Institute: Historic manuscript textiles from mainland Southeast Asia: cultural and economic ties

  4. Vietnam – Mr. Sam Cong Danh, Lecturer, Center for Vietnamese Language and Culture, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) Hanoi VNU: Red but not Daeng”- Some typical textiles of Tai Yo and their identity via the traditional brocade in Vietnam

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10:10 - 10: 40: Coffee/Tea Break

 

10:40 - 12:00 ​ 2nd Panel Discussion - What makes a textile business sustainable?

1. Ms Kongthong Nanthavongdouangsy, Phaengmai Gallery

​2. Ms. Aroonprapai Rojanachotiku, Chiangmai Textile Terminal

3. Mr. Tony Sugiarta, aNerdgallery 

4. Ms. Thao Vu, Kilomet109

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12:00 - 13: 30 pm: Lunch

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November 5th, morning

8:30 - 10:10: 2nd IASSRT Session 

​Moderator: TBA

  1. Dr. Anna Muthesius, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge: The lure of golden silks: a common thread across extended cultures of the Silk Road

  2. Ms. Sally Yu Leung, Founder, James Cahill Asian Arts Study Center (Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive) at UC Berkeley, International Advisor - Tracing Patterns Foundation:  Secrets from a Manton de Manila Garden

  3. Ms. Mao Huiwei, Associate Researcher, Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology, Ningbo: Resembling Deer but not Deer: Three Types of the Animal Patterns with Crouching Pose on Silks during the Jin and Yuan Dynasties

  4. Dr. Shi Liu, Assistant Research Fellow, School of Art and Archaeology, Zhejiang University: Damask in the Yuan Dynasty and its Maritime Trade

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10:10 - 10: 40: Coffee/Tea Break

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10:40 - 12:00: 3rd IASSRT Session 

Moderator: Dr. Zhao Feng

  1. Dr. Christopher Buckley, Researcher at the Tracing Patterns Foundation: Looms and languages of the Tai peoples

  2. Dr. Vandana Bhandari, Author and Educator: Shifting Threads: Textiles of the Tai community in Assam, India

  3. Dr. Sandra Sardjono & Dr. Christopher Buckley, President and Researcher at the Tracing Patterns Foundation: Samite textiles from Southeast Asia

  4. Mr. Long Bo, Researcher at the China National Silk Museum: Archaeological Discoveries and Research on Primitive Looms and Weaving Tools in Southern China

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12:00 - 13: 30 pm: Lunch

November 5th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:10: 3rd ATTS Session ​

  1. Philippines – Dr. Analyn Salvador-Amores, Profesor of Anthropology, University of the Philippines: Indigenous Textiles from Northern Luzon, Philippines: From Museums to Weaving Communities

  2. China – Zhang Xia, Researcher of Shanghai History Museum: The South Silk Road and the Propagation Routes of Three Geometric Patterns on Textiles

  3. Cambodia - Ms. Sonetra Seng, Lecturer, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts: Krama: A Timeless Emblem of Cambodian Life and Global Connections

  4. France – Dr. Brunna Crespi, Research Associate, UMR 208 PALOC: Timorese textiles and the problem of travelling objects: ownership, documentation and representation

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15:10 - 15: 40: Coffee/Tea Break

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15:40 - 17:00: 4th ATTS Session 

  1. China – Ms. Luo Yao Min, Master student, School of Art and Archaeology, Zhejiang University: Exploring the Silk Road Through Early Chinese Burial Textiles: A Study on Attachments to Funerary Objects

  2. Timor Leste - TBA

  3. S. Korea – Dr. Youn-ok Sim, Mr. Da-Woon Keum, and Ms. Jiyoung Yu, Korea National University of Heritage: The history, manufacturing techniques and application of textiles made from Asian lotus thread

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19:00 - 21:00 Gala Dinner

November 5th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:10: 4th IASSRT Session ​

Moderator: TBA

  1. Ms. Asri Hayati Nufus and Ms. Absari Hanifah, Graduate students, Universitas Indonesia: Natural Dyes in Ancient Javanese Textile Tradition Based on Inscriptions from the 10th-15th century AD

  2. Ms. Rosemary Crill, Former Senior Curator, Asian Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Tie-dyed textiles in Southeast Asia: Trade and tradition

  3. Ms. Sabine Bolk, artist and batik researcher: Dutch Wax Print and its traces in Southeast Asia 

  4. Dr. Thomas Murray, Independent Researcher, Hali Magazine Contributing Editor:  Influences of Early Indian Trade Cloth on Jambi Islamic Calligraphic Batiks

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15:10 - 15: 40: Coffee/Tea Break

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15:40 - 17:00: 5th IASSRT Session 

Moderator: Dr. Christopher Buckley

  1. Dr. Zhao Feng, President of IASSRT, Dean of the School of Art and Archaeology, Zhejiang University and honorary director of the China National Silk Museum: Ikat weaving during the 8th century CE

  2. Ms. Andrée Mathilde Etheve, President of ONG Femmes Entrepreneurs Mahajanga: An attempt to trace the multiple legacies in the study of the Malagasy ikats 

  3. Ms. Patricia Regis & Ms. Judeth John Baptist, Free-lance writer and retired Senior Curator and Head of Research and Resource Division of Sabah: Linangkit: a Legacy of Cross-cultural Maritime Trade in Southeast Asia

  4. Ms. Anni Pan, Doctoral student, Donghua University: The Culture Extracted from Leaves: Handloom Weaving Techniques with Hard Fibers in the Philippines

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19:00 - 21:00 Gala Dinner

9AseanTraditionalTextileSymposium2024

November 6th (schedule tentative)

9:00 - 10:30 Closing Ceremony

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​10:30 - 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break

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12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

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13:45 - 16:00 Vientiane Study Trip: Lao Textile Exhibition

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16:00 - 17:30 Kokok City Tour

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17:30 - 20:00 Dinner (Location TBA)

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