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ATTS 9: Program Schedule

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Addresses
GRAND BALLROOM, LANDMARK HOTEL

November 4th, morning

8:00 - 9:00 - Registration: Lobby, Landmark Hotel

9:00 -10:00 - OPENING CEREMONY: Cultural Performances 

INTRODUCTION

1. Welcome Address - HE Madame Naly Sisoulith, Spouse of the President of the Lao PDR

2. Remarks by the Lao Handicraft Association (LHA) - Madame Chanthao Phamthammavong, Honorary President LHA

3. Remarks by Traditional Textile Arts Society of South East Asia (TTASSEA) - G.K.B.R.A.A Paku Alam, Duchess of Paku Alam, President of TTASSEA

4. Remarks by the International Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles (IASSRT) - Dr. Feng Zhao, the President of IASSRT

10:00 - 10:30 - Ribbon Cutting/Photo Session

10:30 - 11:15 Coffee/Tea Break and Tour the ASEAN Textile Pavilion and Textile Bazaar

11:15 - 12:15 Lao Keynote Speakers

ATTS Keynote Address - Lao Textile Knowledge Behind the Art by Ms. Viengkham Nanthavongdouangsy 

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

12:15 - 13:30  Lunch at the Brasserie Restaurant of Landmark Hotel

November 4th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:00 ATTS Session @ Grand Ballroom

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

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

  3. Indonesia - Dr. Komarudin Kudiya, Muhammadiyah University of Bandung. Paper title: 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 of Singapore. Paper Title: MIB - Men in Batik

15:00 - 15: 30 Coffee/Tea Break

 

15:30 - 16:50 ​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, Professor of Anthropology, University of the Philippines - Baguio

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

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

19:00 Cultural Night Dinner @ Holiday Inn

Depart from the Landmark Hotel lobby by 18:15

November 4th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:00 IASSRT Session @ Theater Room

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

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

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

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

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee/Tea Break

17:30 - 18:00 Meet the Author of BATIK: Makers and Wearers, Ms. Lee Chor Lin

@ Singapore Exhibition Booth, ASEAN Textile Pavilion

The author of BATIK: Makers and Wearers Ms. Lee Chor Lin, former director of the National Museum of Singapore and curator of the Batik Kita exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum will be at the aNerdgallery, Singapore Exhibition Booth, with copies of her latest book. Only a few copies will be available.

19:00 Cultural Night Dinner @ Holiday Inn

Depart from the Landmark Hotel lobby by 18:15

November 5th, morning

9:00 - 10:30 ATTS Session @ Grand Ballroom

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

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

  3. Thailand – Ms. Methaporn Singhanan, Lecturer, International Sustainable Development Studies Institute. Paper title: 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. Paper title: Red but not Daeng”- Some Typical Textiles of Tai Yo and Their Identity via the Traditional Brocade in Vietnam

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break

 

11:00 - 12:00 ​ Panel Discussion - What makes a textile business sustainable?

Moderator: Mr. Keovisouk Dalasane

1. Ms. Kongthong Nanthavongdouangsy, Phaengmai Gallery

​2. Ms. Aroonprapai Rojanachotikul, Chiangmai Textile Terminal

3. Mr. Tony Sugiarta, aNerdgallery 

4. Ms. Thao Vu, Kilomet109

5. Mr. Daniel Marcus, Soie de Lune

12:00 - 13: 30 pm: Lunch

November 5th, morning

9:00 - 10:30 IASSRT Session @ Theater Room

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

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

  3. Ms. Mao Huiwei, Associate Researcher, Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China. Paper title: 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, China. Paper title: Damask in the Yuan Dynasty and its Maritime Trade

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break

11:00 - 12:10 IASSRT Session @ Theater Room

  1. Dr. Christopher Buckley, Researcher, Tracing Patterns Foundation, UK. Paper title: Looms and Languages of the Tai Peoples

  2. Dr. Sandra Sardjono & Dr. Christopher Buckley, President and Researcher, Tracing Patterns Foundation, USA/UK. Paper title: Samite textiles from Southeast Asia

  3. Mr. Long Bo, Researcher, China National Silk Museum, China. Paper title: Archaeological Discoveries and Research on Primitive Looms and Weaving Tools in Southern China

12:10 - 13:30 pm Lunch

November 5th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:00 ATTS Session @ Grand Ballroom

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

  2. China – Ms. Zhang Xia, Researcher, Shanghai History Museum. Paper title: 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. Paper title: Krama: A Timeless Emblem of Cambodian Life and Global Connections

  4. France – Dr. Brunna Crespi, Research Associate, UMR 208 PALOC. Paper title: Timorese textiles and the Problem of Travelling Objects: Ownership, Documentation, and Representation

15:10 - 15:40 Coffee/Tea Break

15:40 - 16:50 ATTS Session 

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

  2. Republic of Korea – Dr. Youn-ok Sim, Mr. Da-Woon Keum, and Ms. Jiyoung Yu, Korea National University of Heritage. Paper title: The History, Manufacturing Techniques, and Application of Textiles Made from Asian Lotus Thread

  3. Ms. Ilda Maria da Cruz, Program Manager-Economic Empowerment Program, Aloha Foundation. Paper Title: Expographic Traditional Textiles (Tais) of Timor-Leste

19:00 Gala Dinner @ Saint Phila

depart from the Landmark Hotel lobby by 18:15

November 5th, afternoon

13:30 - 15:10 ASSRT Session @ Theater Room

  1. Ms. Asri Hayati Nufus and Ms. Absari Hanifah, Graduate students, Universitas Indonesia. Paper title: 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, UK. Paper title: Tie-dyed Textiles in Southeast Asia: Trade and Tradition

  3. Ms. Sabine Bolk, artist and batik researcher, Netherlands. Paper title: Dutch Wax Print and its Traces in Southeast Asia 

  4. Mr. Thomas Murray, Independent Researcher & Hali Magazine Contributing Editor, USA. Paper title:  Affinities between Early Indian Trade Cloths and Jambi Batiks

15:10 - 15:40 Coffee/Tea Break

15:40 - 16:50 IASSRT Session @ Theater Room

  1. 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. Paper title: Ikat Weaving during the 8th century CE

  2. Ms. Andrée Mathilde Etheve, President of ONG Femmes Entrepreneurs Mahajanga, Madagascar. Paper title: An Attempt to Trace the Multiple Legacies in the Study of the Malagasy Ikats 

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

19:00 Gala Dinner at Saint Phila

depart from the Landmark Hotel lobby by 18:15

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November 6th

Closing Ceremony and Study Trip

9:00 - 9:30 Cultural Performances

​9:30 - 10:30 Summary

1. Closing Address - HE Madame Naly Sisoulith, Spouse of the President of the Lao PDR

2. Remarks by the Lao Handicraft Association - Madame Souvita Paseuth, President of the Lao Handicraft Association

10:30 - 11:00 INTRODUCE THE NEXT ATTS HOST - SINGAPORE

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

14:00 - 16:00 Vientiane Study Trip

 

16:00 - 17:30 Visit Cultural Sites:

1. Vat Si Saket Temple

2. Ho Phakeo Museum

3. Lao Textile Exhibition 

18:00 Farewell Dinner at Tamnak Lao Restaurant

pick up at Landmark Hotel lobby

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