Global annual forum
A multilingual forum on texts, history, method, translation and contemporary ethics.
06Global in-person program
Across world cities,
restore the physical relation among people, texts, objects and sky.
The institute organizes its global in-person program through an annual forum, manuscript school, city intensives, museum and site walks, practitioner roundtables and public observation nights, with common standards for city, venue, speakers, scholarship and safety.
Annual forum · Manuscript school · City intensives · Public observation
INDEXPAGE CONTENT
Formats, regions, host responsibilities and official information in one view.
The global program advances through defined project standards. This page states each format's duration and substance, regional priorities, six host obligations and the rules for official web and email confirmation.
01Recurring program system
Six recurring formats
Each event connects research, education, fieldwork and public scholarship within a continuing program cycle.
Manuscript summer school
Editions, philology, calendars, reconstruction and collaborative research.
City intensive weekend
Primary-text seminars, object workshops, case laboratories and urban cultural study.
Museum and site journey
Oracle bones, manuscripts, observatories, architecture, burial landscapes and local traditions.
Practitioner roundtable
Document consensus, disagreement, terminology, provenance and modern conditions across lineages.
Public observation night
Translate sky, calendar, cosmic boards, compasses and projection into an accessible public experience.
02Priority collaboration regions
Priority regions for partnership
We prioritize cities with academic or cultural partners, accessible venues, language support and clear safety responsibility.
East Asia
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan and Korea
Texts, collections, sites and living traditionsSoutheast Asia
Singapore, Malaysia and Chinese cultural cities
Diasporic transmission, temple material and multilingual communitiesNorth America
Major US and Canadian academic and cultural cities
English-language forums, museums and public educationEurope
UK, France, Germany and collection cities
Sinology, history of science, rare books and translationOceania
Australia and New Zealand
Regional communities, education and city intensives03City hosting
Become a city host
City hosting begins with a proposal that can be verified and developed together; logo placement follows a confirmed project.
- 01City, venue capacity and accessibility
- 02Local academic, museum or cultural partners
- 03Safety, insurance, fire and emergency plan
- 04Language, interpreting and captioning
- 05Budget, ticketing and conflicts of interest
- 06Audience, learning goals and publishable outcomes
Official announcement rule
The institute event page and confirmation email from JesunsWu@gmail.com are the official sources. City, venue, speakers, registration, ticketing and safety are published through a standard project record; social posts, proposals and conceptual imagery do not replace an official program page.
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Make your city the next place for serious inquiry into Chinese mantic arts.
Write to JesunsWu@gmail.com with subject “ICMA City Partnership | City | Institution” and include venue, partners, languages, budget and audience.