Every two years ASEAS holds a conference to gather the Southeast Asian Studies community together to share new and emerging research, discuss pedagogy, impact, and knowledge exchange, and provide networking opportunities for scholars at all career stages.
You can find out more about our upcoming and previous conferences using the links below.
Upcoming Conferences
ASEAS 2025 – Cambridge
The 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference was held at St John’s College, University of Cambridge from 15-17 September 2025.
Past Conferences
ASEAS 2023 – Jakarta
The Association of Southeast Asian Studies’ 32nd conference was the first to be held in Southeast Asia and took place at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, from 27 to 30 November 2023.
ASEAS 2022 – Online
The 31st Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference was the first to be hosted entirely remotely and took place from 8th-10th September 2022.
Photo: The cities of southeast China glitter brightly by NASA Johnson on Flickr.
ASEAS 2018 – Leeds
The 30th Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference took place at the University of Leeds from 5th-7th September 2018.
Photo: Great Hall, Leeds University by Tim Green on Flickr.
ASEAS 2016 – SOAS
The 29th Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference took place at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, from 16th-18th September 2016.
Photo: SOAS by ianholton on Flickr.
ASEAS 2014 – Brighton
The 28th Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference took place at the University of Brighton, from 12th-14th September 2014.
Photo: Royal Pavilion, Brighton by a.canvas.of.light on Flickr.
ASEAS 2012 – Durham
The 27th Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference took place at Durham University, from 7th-9th September 2012.
Photo: Durham castle architecture by barnyz on Flickr.
ASEAS 2011 – Cambridge
The 26th Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference took place at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, from 9th-11th September 2011.
Photo: Magdalene College: Cambridge UK by Graham Knott on Flickr.
ASEAS 2009 – Swansea
The 25th Association of Southeast Asian Studies conference took place at Swansea University, from 11th-13th September 2009.
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