SEC AAS Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies The Southeast Regional Conference of the Association for Asian Studies SECAAS is a nonpolitical nonprofit scholarly organization dedicated to promoting the study of Asia in the southeastern region of the United States. To that end the SECAAS holds an annual threeday meeting featuring scholarly panels teacher workshops and book exhibits sponsors undergraduate and graduate student paper prize competitionsannually publishes the Southeast Review of Asian Studies to highlight the scholarly activities of Asianists in the Southeast and publishes occasional papers. Membership Membership in SECAAS is open to all individuals and institutions interested in Asia. Regular members are entitled to participate in SECAAS activities including the annual conference and prize competitions.