Dear Friends of the Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasties Studies, The AAS annual conference is almost upon us, and, like the conference, SSYCDS will be there (virtually) to support you and your research. I wanted to reach out with a couple of quick announcements as we prepare for this event. AAS Registration Today, February 28, is the officially the LAST DAY to register for the annual conference at the STANDARD rate of $123 for regular AAS Members and $45 for students. If you would like to attend the official panels, you can register today on the AAS website by following this LINK [1]. Save the dates/times: SSYCDS Annual Meeting [2] Our annual meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 24, from 6:30-8:30 pm EDT. The meeting is an opportunity to connect with friends old and new and learn of recent scholarship in the field. We will also be introducing new members of the Society leadership team. This event is free and open to the public--you do not need to be an AAS member, or register for the conference, to attend our annual meeting. The link to the ZOOM meeting will be available in the coming weeks. Please join us and share news of your recent research projects! SSYCDS Sponsored Panels The virtual format has allowed us to sponsor more panels this year. Our three sponsored panels are: Making Space in Song China [3] Monday, March 22, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Organizer: Xiuyuan MI Panelists: Cong Ellen ZHANG, Jeffery MOSER, Xiuyuan MI, Wanmeng LI Chair/Discussant: Steven H. WEST Word, Image, Studio, Water: Remembrance of Place in Premodern China [4] Tuesday, March 23, 2021; 8:30 am-10:00 am EDT Organizer: Yunshuang ZHANG Panelists: Yunshuang ZHANG, Xiaolin DUAN, Graham CHAMNESS, Einor K. CERVONE Chair: Ronald Egan Discussants: Ronald Egan and Peter Sturman New Views on the "Conquest Dynasties" [5] Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 8:30 am - 10:00 am EDT Organizer: Wonhee CHO Panelists: Wonhee CHO, Roslyn L. HAMMERS, Karl DEBRECZENY, Valerie HANSEN Chair: Valerie HANSEN Discussant: Johan ELVERSKOG I look forward to seeing everyone there! Best wishes, Tracy -- Tracy Miller Associate Professor Department of History of Art and Architecture Department of Asian Studies Vanderbilt University President, Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasties Studies Links: ------ [1] https://www.asianstudies.org/conference/conference-funding-opportunities/register/ [2] https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/AASVirtual/fsPopup.asp?efp=QkNXREFTTlM4OTQ4&PresentationID=840682&rnd=0.9571298&mode=presinfo [3] https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/AASVirtual/fsPopup.asp?efp=QkNXREFTTlM4OTQ4&PresentationID=814285&rnd=3.544009E-02&mode=sessionInfo [4] https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/AASVirtual/fsPopup.asp?efp=QkNXREFTTlM4OTQ4&PresentationID=814422&rnd=0.3728143&mode=sessionInfo [5] https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/AASVirtual/fsPopup.asp?efp=QkNXREFTTlM4OTQ4&PresentationID=813825&rnd=9.792984E-02&mode=sessionInfo