Thursday, November 11, 2004

Nôm Exhibition at the National Library of Vietnam (November 11, 2004—November 17, 2004)

• 15:30-16:30 Thursday, November 11, 2004: Nôm Exhibition Opening Ceremony (by invitation only).
• 19:00-21:00 Thursday, November 11, 2004: The Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation's Reception with Nom calligraphy, hosted by the Goethe Institute (by invitation only).

Friday, November 12, 2004

08:00-09:00: Registration

09:00-09:30: Opening Session

• Associate Prof., Dr. Trần Đức Cường, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences: Opening Remarks.
• Associate Prof., Dr. Trịnh Khắc Mạnh, Director of the Institute of Hán-Nôm Studies: General Report.
• Prof. John Balaban, President of the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation (USA).

09:30-11:30: First Session: Basic Research in chữ Nôm

Chairs: Prof Sci Dr Nguyễn Quang Hồng, Prof Dr Nguyễn Ngọc San, Dr Ngô Thanh Nhàn

Paper presentation:

• Prof Sci Dr Nguyễn Quang Hồng
• Prof Dr Nguyễn Ngọc San
• Prof Dr Lê Văn Quán
• Mojikyo Institute
• Nguyễn Tấn Cường BA
• Prof Sci Dr Nguyễn Quang Hồng
• Dr Hoàng Thị Ngọ
• Dr Nguyễn Thị Lâm

11:30-14:00: Lunch break

14:00-15:30: Second Session: The Tale of Kiều: Texts and Analysis

Chairs: Prof Sci Dr Nguyễn Quang Hồng, Assoc Prof Dr Trịnh Khắc Mạnh, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Tá Nhí

Paper Presentation:

• Prof Dr Nguyễn Tài Cẩn
• Nguyễn Quảng Tuân
• Assoc Prof Dr Đào Thái Tôn
• Nguyễn Khắc Bảo
• Alexandre Lê
• Nguyễn Thế Anh
• Dr Phạm Văn Thắm

15:30-15:45: Tea break

15:45-17:00: Third Session: Chữ Nôm dictionaries and Chữ Nôm of the Ethnic Nationals

Paper Presentation:

• Assoc Prof Dr Ngô Đức Thọ
• Assoc Prof Dr Phạm Văn Khoái
• Dr Cung Văn Lược
• Lưu Đình Tăng
• Trần Văn Toàn

Saturday, November 13, 2004

08:30-09:45: Fourth Session: Chữ Nôm in published works

Chairs: Assoc Prof Dr Trịnh Khắc Mạnh, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Tá Nhí, Dr Đinh Khắc Thuân

Paper Presentation:

• Assoc Prof Dr Trịnh Khắc Mạnh
• Prof Dr Claudia Michele Thompson
• Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Tá Nhí
• Nguyễn Thị Trang
• Dr Đinh Khắc Thuân
• Trần thị Giáng Hoa
• Lâm Giang
• Nguyễn Xuân Diện (MA)

09:45-10:00: Tea break

10:00-11:30: Fifth Session: Heritage of chữ Nôm: Library Science and Museology

Chairs: Assoc Prof Dr Trịnh Khắc Mạnh, Dr Ngô Thanh Nhàn

Paper Presentation:

• Nguyễn Kim Dung
• Phạm Thế Khang (delivered by Dr Kiều Văn Hốt)
• Nguyễn Thế
• Shih V Jingyi & Chu Tuyết Lan
• Chu Tuyết Lan (MA)
• Nguyễn Tô Lan (BA)

11:30-14:00: Lunch break

14:00-15:45: Sixth Session: Chữ Nôm and Information Technology

Chairs: Prof Dr Trần Lưu Chương, Dr Ngô Thanh Nhàn, Eng. Ngô Trung Việt

Paper Presentation and Software Demos:

• Eng. Ngô Trung Việt & Dr Ngô Thanh Nhàn
• Phan Anh Dũng
• Tống Phước Khải
• Nôm Na Group

15:45-16:00: Tea break

16:00-16:30: Final General Session

• Prof Sci Dr Nguyễn Quang Hồng
• Dr Ngô Thanh Nhàn
• Assoc Prof Dr Trịnh Khắc Mạnh

End of Day Two

17:30-19:00: The Institute of Hán-Nôm Studies Reception at the Temple of Literature (by invitation only)

19:00-21:00: Traditional Ca Trù Performance at the Temple of Literature, hosted by the Institute of Hán-Nôm Studies (by invitation only)

Sunday, November 14, 2004

09:00-11:00: Visit the Institute of Hán-Nôm Studies.

End of the Conference.