SEAM Meeting

Event Logistics

Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Time: 
6:30–8:30 p.m. Central Time
Location: 
Chicago, IL
Contact: 
Judy Alspach - jalspach@crl.edu
Program: 

The Southeast Asia Materials Project (SEAM) will hold its annual business meeting in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies Conference in Chicago. The meeting will take place in the Colorado Room of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome at this open meeting.

SEAM member libraries fund projects and the acquisition of research materials for the study of Southeast Asia through an annual membership fee. Representatives of member institutions meet annually to discuss current and future projects and set priorities for additional acquisitions.

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