The Asia Pacific Network for Cultural Education and Research (ANCER) Conference organized by Cambodian Living Arts in partnership with the Institut français du Cambodge, and LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, will take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 14 - 16 January 2016. The deadline for application is 30 November 2015.

The network was initiated by the Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore in 2011, as a means of reflecting on arts management and cultural policy practices in the Asia Pacific region and emphasizing on research and the production of knowledge in these fields. The 3rd ANCER conference entitled Vitality and Viability: Arts Ecosystems in Asia will include keynote speeches and working sessions, focusing on the themes of:

•regional networks,

•policy environments,

•leaders and managers, and

•audience development.

The conference is for arts managers, cultural leaders, cultural researchers and policymakers. It will also feature a young researchers' panel, in which researchers from the Asia-Pacific region will present the findings in their respective research fields in arts management and cultural policy. In addition, the organisers have planned an exciting behind-the-scenes pre and post-conference cultural tour in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap that will showcase the contemporary art and cultural heritage highlights of Cambodia.