About Lan Na and Beyond

          Lan Na and Beyond, the International Conference on Lan Na Studies and research on Northern Thailand and its related neighboring countries, will be held on 29-30 August 2025 at Chiang Mai University. Lan Na and Beyond aims to call for panels and individual papers related to 5 themes—1) Revisiting Lan Na, 2) Emerging Issues, 3) Old and newcomers, 4) Connecting with Neighbors, and 5) Creative Lan Na.

The Scopes
of the themes
are described Revisiting Lan Na Emerging Issues Old and newcomers Connecting with Neighbors Creative Lan Na

01
Revisiting
Lan Na

This theme aims to review the directions and what the research on Lan Na and Northern Thailand together with neighboring countries had previously been conducted. To revisit is to address the state of knowledge of Lan Na Studies, shortcomings, illusive views, and so forth in order to be able to transcend existing barriers and propose new directions.
02
Emerging Issues

This theme involves emerging issues—environment and climate change, health, globalization, development, innovation, urbanization, gender and sexuality, as well as contemporary culture and society in Northern Thailand and beyond.
03
Old and newcomers

This theme is related to issues of old and newcomers, the Tai and the non-Tai people, the Westerners, people mobility, regional immigrants, illicit Chinese businessmen, capitalists at local, regional, and transnational levels, and outsiders’ perception of Lan Na.
04
Connecting with Neighbors

This theme focuses on a history of the Lan Na state and its territory, transborder trade, Lan Na’s relationship with related regions, inter-regional investment, and infrastructure policy.
05
Creative Lan Na

This theme covers academic issues, i.e. contemporary media, arts, and culture, architecture, Lan Na heritage, as well as food and tourism in Northern Thailand and the Upper Mekong region.
Submission and Conditions
Submission and Conditions
Lan Na and Beyond

For Panels

  • 1. Each chair of a panel sends a panel proposal for consideration. (Please see the attached proposal form.)
  • 2. Each chair of a panel will be responsible for coordinating with other panelists if the panel proposal is selected by the committees of the International Conference.
  • 3. Each chair of a panel has to explain how her/his panel’s theme is related to the listed topics.
  • 4. Each panel proposal must provide its brief description (10-12 lines). (Please see the attached proposal form.)
  • 5. The total number of the chair and panelists on each panel should not exceed 4 people. One of these four can also take a moderating role; however, a moderator may not be one of these four. The panel chair may also serve as a paper presenter.
  • 6. Each panelist must have her/his own topic, whose scope must be related to the panel topic.
  • 7. Each panelist must write her/his paper description (8-10 lines).
  • 8. Each panelist will spend 20-30 minutes presenting her/his paper.
Submit Proposal
Submission and Conditions
Lan Na and Beyond

For Individual Papers

  • 1. Each presenter of an individual paper sends an individual paper for consideration. (Please see the attached proposal form.)
  • 2. Each presenter of an individual paper must write her/his paper description (8-10 lines).
  • 3. Each presenter will spend 20-30 minutes presenting her/his paper.
Submit Proposal

Important Dates

Activities Deadlines
1. Call for panels & papers 27 January – 14 March 2025
2. Announcement of selected panels and individual papers 31 March 2025
3. Registration 14 March – 25 April 2025
4. Abstract submission 21 April 2025
5. Submission of full papers 5 May 2025
6. Announcement of all participants and the Conference program 9 May 2025
7. Presentation 29-30 August 2025

Contact

For additional information, please contact
Center for Research and Academic Services (CRAS)
lannaandbeyond@gmail.com


Center for Research and Academic Services (CRAS)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University,
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50200