SEAM Meeting

Event Logistics

Date: 
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Time: 
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: 
Toronto, Canada
Contact: 
Judy Alspach - jalspach@crl.edu
Program: 

The Southeast Asia Materials Project (SEAM) will hold its annual business meeting on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies Conference in Toronto. The meeting will take place in the Norfolk Room of the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel 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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