Tracks

The forum runs as three concurrent tracks that share a venue, dates, and plenary events in Kuching. Each track manages its own call for submissions. This website and its submission portal are for Track 2 only.

Track	Description
1	Beyond Myanmar? Rethinking Myanmar Studies from Borneo-Sarawak 17th International Burma Studies Conference (IBSC) NIU's Center for Burma Studies invites participants to reflect on the scope, relevance, and future directions of Burma/Myanmar Studies through the lens of Borneo-Sarawak. Submission deadline: January 15, 2027, 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST) For questions and inquiries, contact: burmastudiesconference@gmail.com Visit the 17th International Burma Studies Conference (IBSC) for more information. Submit Track 1
2	Sustainability and Environmental Challenges in Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary perspectives on ecology, natural resources, climate, water, society, culture, and power, with attention to Borneo and Sarawak. Visit Call for Submissions
3	Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on the Resilient Futures of Sarawak Hosted by Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UiTM) and its university partners, this track brings cross-disciplinary perspectives on resilient futures for Sarawak and Borneo. Visit UiTM Sarawak Submit Track 3

Track

Description

Beyond Myanmar? Rethinking Myanmar Studies from Borneo-Sarawak
17th International Burma Studies Conference (IBSC)

NIU's Center for Burma Studies invites participants to reflect on the scope, relevance, and future directions of Burma/Myanmar Studies through the lens of Borneo-Sarawak.

Submission deadline: January 15, 2027, 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST)
For questions and inquiries, contact: burmastudiesconference@gmail.com
Visit the 17th International Burma Studies Conference (IBSC) for more information.

Submit Track 1

Sustainability and Environmental Challenges in Southeast Asia

Interdisciplinary perspectives on ecology, natural resources, climate, water, society, culture, and power, with attention to Borneo and Sarawak.

Visit Call for Submissions

Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on the Resilient Futures of Sarawak

Hosted by Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UiTM) and its university partners, this track brings cross-disciplinary perspectives on resilient futures for Sarawak and Borneo.

Visit UiTM Sarawak

Submit Track 3

Questions?

Track 2 Organizers
Trude Jacobsen Gidaszewski, Ph.D.
Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D.
CSEAS_Sarawak2027@niu.edu