Workshop-Writeshop: “Exploring the Impacts of Indonesia’s Capital Relocation to Kalimantan”

Join us for a Workshop-Writeshop: “Exploring the Impacts of Indonesia’s Capital Relocation to Kalimantan”

Date: July 8-9, 2024  –  Location: Utrecht, exact location T.B.D.

About the Event:
“Following Frontiers of the Forest City” is a 5-year research project investigating the institutional, financial and physical implications of the monumental capital city relocation, not only for East Kalimantan but for many areas far beyond. Researchers from Gadjah Mada University, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, in collaboration with researchers from Utrecht University and IHE-Delft and partners from East Kalimantan Government and Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency, aim to unravel the multifaceted impacts of this relocation. This workshop aims to go deeper than a conventional conference, we aim to facilitate exchange of research experiences and ideas, and supporting each other to eventually publish our results. We are keen to create network of young/early career researchers working on this topic in collaboration with more experienced/senior researchers.

Key Objectives:

• Foster dialogue among researchers invested in the Indonesia Capital Relocation Project.
• Exchange insights and ideas on the development, environmental, and social implications of the relocation
• Support researchers in refining and publishing their findings on the subject matter.

How to Participate?

We thus kindly invite you to share your drafts related to the new Capital city development, which are a part of, or can become: academic articles, chapters of PhD theses, master theses’, or PhD proposals etc. Peer review will be assigned among participants to provide written comments.

Limited funding will be available to support transportation (e.g., train and plane tickets) and accommodation for selected participants residing outside the Netherlands

REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.uu.nl/universiteitutrecht-geo/FollowingFrontiersWorkshop  

Important Dates:

• April 9 – 30: Registration/ confirmation of participation by filling out the registration form (including < 200 words abstract and CV)
• May 7: Announcement of selected authors/participants
• May 8 – June 14: Full draft submission
• June 15: Assigning and distributing drafts for peer review
• June 15 – July 1: Participants read and prepare written comments for assigned draft.

Contact Information:

For inquiries and abstract submission, please reach out to Bosman Batubara (b.batubara@uu.nl) and Vandy Yoga Swara (v.y.swara@uu.nl).

Questions regarding the Forest City project can be directed to Kei Otsuki (k.otsuki@uu.nl) or Prof. Rijanta (rijanta@ugm.ac.id).

Join us as we delve deeper into the unfolding narratives of Indonesia’s capital relocation and its far-reaching implication. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of research and collaboration!