The European Association for Chinese Studies (; EACS) is an international scholarly association representing China scholars from Europe. It was founded in 1975 and is registered in Paris. The Association is governed by a Board and its daily activities are managed by its president, secretary-general, and treasurer. EACS Conferences Conferences have been held biennially since 1976. The EACS holds a four-day conference devoted to planned programs of scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, and panel sessions on a wide range of issues in research and teaching.With over 600 presenting participants in over 150 panels in Leipzig in 2021, it is one of the greatest conferences on Chinese Studies worldwide. 2024 (scheduled) - 25th biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Tallinn 2022 - 24th biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Olomouc 2021 - 23rd biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Leipzig 2018 - 22nd biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Glasgow 2016 - 21st EACS Conference, St Petersburg 2014 - 20th EACS Conference, Braga 2012 - 19th EACS Conference, Paris 2010 - 18th EACS Conference, Riga ("Culture is a Crowded Bridge") 2008 - 17th EACS Conference, Lund 2006 - 16th EACS Conference, Ljubiljana 2004 - 15th EACS Conference, Heidelberg 2002 - 14th EACS Conference, Moscow: “Chinese Traditional Civilization and the Contemporary World” 2000 - 13th EACS Conference, Turin (Torino): “The Spirit of the Metropolis” 1998 - 12th EACS Conference, Edinburgh: “Festivals - the Chinese at Work and at Play” 1996 - 11th EACS Conference, Barcelona: “China and the Outer world” 1994 - 10th EACS Conference, Prague (Praha): “Genius loci: Place, Region, and Chinese Region-alism” 1992 - 9th EACS Conference, Paris: “Change-ment et idées de changement en Chine” 1990 - 8th EACS Conference, Leiden 1988 - 7th EACS Conference, Weimar 1986 - 6th EACS Conference, Turin (Torino) 1984 - 5th EACS Conference, Tübingen: “China - Present and Past“ 1982 - 4th EACS Conference, Cambridge 1980 - 3rd EACS Conference, Zürich: “China: Continuity and Change” 1978 - 2nd EACS Conference, Ortisei - St. Ulrich: “Understanding Modern China: Problems and Methods” 1976 - 1st EACS Conference, Paris: “Popular and Official Traditions in China” The conferences replaced the annual Junior Sinologues Conferences that had been taking place since 1948: 1972 - 24th JS Conference, Leiden (Noordwijkerhout) 1971 - 23rd JS Conference, Oxford 1970 - 22nd JS Conference, Stockholm 1969 -