Asialink Upcoming Events

Book Launch - The Sweet Spot: How Australia Made Its Own Luck - And Could Now Throw It All Away by Peter Hartcher

Australians now officially have the best living conditions in the world. Our country is both fair and free – and the only developed nation to have avoided a recession in the past twenty years. So how did it happen and why don't we care.

In The Sweet Spot Peter Hartcher takes readers on a vastly entertaining and thought-provoking tour through Australian politics and history. He shows how a convict colony could have become a banana republic but didn't, how Australia came through the global financial crisis – it wasn't just the mining boom – and how we could now throw our success away if we don't recognise our strengths and demand true leadership of our politicians.

Hartcher argues that Australia's prosperity was not built on dumb luck. In a time when the authoritarian success story of China is strong, Australia offers a better model: a democratic success story. Is it perfect? Of course not. But on some of the most important and apparently intractable problems of the modern world, Australia, believe it or not, is as good as it gets. And the beaches aren't bad either.

Peter Hartcher is the political editor and international editor for the Sydney Morning Herald. He has won both the Gold Walkley award for journalism and the Citibank award for business reporting. His books include Bubble Man: Alan Greenspan and the Missing 7 Trillion Dollars and To the Bitter End: the Dramatic Story Behind the Fall of John Howard and the Rise of Kevin Rudd.

Copies of The Sweet Spot will be available for purchase on the evening and Peter Hartcher will be signing copies of the book.


DATE:		Monday 26th March 2012
TIME:		6.30pm - 8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre The University of Melbourne (Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, Parkville)
REGISTER:		Register Online - Registrations close Thursday 22 March 2012

Shadowlife

Asialink and the Bendigo Art Gallery present Shadowlife, an exhibition of works by nine internationally renowned contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists (and one non-Indigenous collaborator) engaged in photo-based practices.....read more.

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Book Launch - Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches. Edited by Jocelyn Chey and Jessica Milner Davis

Book Launch

Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches. Edited by Jocelyn Chey and Jessica Milner Davis

Asialink is delighted to invite you to the Melbourne launch of

Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches. Edited by Jocelyn Chey and Jessica Milner Davis on Monday 19th March at 6:30pm.

How do Chinese societies approach humour in personal life and in the public sphere? Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches draws together essays on humour and laughter in their many forms of expression in Chinese culture past and present. Verbal, visual and behavioural modes of humour are explored by specialists in fields ranging from cultural and political history to linguistics, literature, drama and the history and philosophy of science.

Carrillo Gantner AO will launch Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches. Carrillo is Chairman of The Melbourne Festival and Chairman of The Sidney Myer Fund. He was Counsellor (Cultural) at the Australian Embassy in Beijing (1985-1987), Chairman of the Performing Arts Board and a member of the Australia Council (1990-1993). Carrillo was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001 for services to the performing arts and Australia's cultural exchange with Asia. In recognition of his cultural and philanthropic service, he was the 2007 Victorian of the Year.

About the Editors
Jocelyn Chey is a visiting professor in the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Sydney, and a consultant on Australia-China relations. She left an academic career to serve for over twenty years in the Departments of Overseas Trade and Foreign Affairs, and was also director of the China Branch of the International Wool Secretariat. Jocelyn served as Consul-General in Hong Kong from 1992–95. She was presented with the Order of Australia in 2009 for her contribution to the development of Australia-China relations.

Jessica Milner Davis is an honorary research associate in the School of Letters, Art and Media, University of Sydney, and convenes the Australasian Humour Studies Network (www.sydney.edu.au/humourstudies). She served as Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales in Sydney and is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. President of the International Society for Humor Studies in 1996 and 2001, she is an Editorial Board member of Humor: International Journal for Humor Research and other journals and publishes on comedy and cross-cultural humour studies.

Copies of Humour in Chinese Life and Letters: Classical and Traditional Approaches will be available for purchase on the evening and Jocelyn Chey and Jessica Milner Davis will be signing copies of the book.


DATE:		Monday 19th March 2012
TIME:		6.30pm - 8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre The University of Melbourne (Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, Parkville)
REGISTER:		Register Online - Registrations close Thursday 15 March 2012

Public Lecture - What is a City? Chinese Mega Cities

What is a City? Chinese Mega Cities  

Against the backdrop of Asia’s mega cities, Michael Yuen guides us through the complexities of the contemporary Asian city. Within today’s cities of flux, we find rapidly changing social structures and built environments with no clear direction. In them, Michael tells us it is not enough to merely describe and document, but rather it is important to find tools for acting. Michael has given talks in Europe, China and Australia expressing our need for new ideas for the contemporary city, especially the new Asian city. Dismantling and attacking urban theory from the last sixty years from Debord to Koolhaus, Michael searches for new terms for the city in art, architecture, philosophy and city planning. Then, he points to possible futures for the Asian mega city.   

About Michael Yuen - www.michaelyuen.com.au

Michael Yuen is an Australian artist working across a range of mediums including sound, light and performance. Over the past years, Michael has divided his time equally between Australia and China, and in both environments, his works have investigated the nature of cities and public space through events and interventions.

His works have been selected for exhibitions and projects with Zendai Museum of Modern Art (Shanghai), Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Melbourne), Hong Kong Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture, Adelaide Festival of Arts, SSamzie Space (Seoul), Beijing 798 Biennale, Beijing Modern Dance Company, Freies Museum (Berlin), Beijing Contemporary Art Fair and MODEM Centre of Contemporary Art (Hungry). He has served as a peer for InterArts and Music Boards at the Australia Council and received Ruby Litchfield and AsiaLink awards.

Since moving to Beijing, not satisfied with the prevailing thinking on urbanism, Michael begun lecturing about new ideas for city under the broad heading: What is a City? Recently, lectures include Jan Matejko Academy Krakow, Willem de Kooning Academie Rotterdam, De Player Rotterdam, Bauhaus-Universität and Liszt School of Music Weimar, Love Vienna, and C-Space Beijing.


DATE:		Thursday 23 February 2012
TIME:		6.30pm - 8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre The University of Melbourne (Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, Parkville)
REGISTER:		Register Online - Registrations close Monday 20 February 2012

'This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.'

National Ballet of China - The Peony Pavillion

National Ballet of China brings its greatest love story to Arts Centre Melbourne

With The National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra

15–18 March, 2012

Thurs–Sat 7:30pm, Sat & Sun 1.30pm

Arts Centre Melbourne presents

The Peony Pavilion
A Ballet in Two Acts and Six Scenes

After their triumphant season in 2009 with Raise the Red Lantern, The National Ballet of Chinaare returning to Melbourne in an Australian-exclusive season of one of China’s most famous classical love stories. Described as China’s Romeo and Juliet, The Peony Pavilion will be performed in the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne from 15–18 March 2012.

The Peony Pavilion is a deeply romantic tale of the power of love over death that dates back to the Ming Dynasty. Written at almost the same time William Shakespeare was penning his own classic,The Peony Pavilion remains one of China’s most cherished stories. With magnificent sets, exquisite costumes and a full corps de ballet, The Peony Pavilion is a large-scale choreographic fusion of western classical ballet and traditional Chinese dance.

Making its European debut to sold-out audiences at the Edinburgh Festival, The Peony Pavilion promises to be one Melbourne’s dance highlights of 2012. The performance is also making its Australian debut in the official Year of Chinese Culture in Melbourne.

Directed by Li Liuyi (Beijing People’s Art Theatre) with original music by acclaimed composer Guo Wenjing, costumes by Academy Award winning designer Emi Wada, choreography by Fei Bo and featuring the superb dancers of The National Ballet of China, the travelling company also features a large-scale orchestra, the National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra.

The National Ballet of China, the only Chinese national ballet company, was founded in 1959 and is based on the finest traditions of Russian classical dance. It has become renowned both for its outstanding productions of the traditional classics and for its inspired blending of Chinese culture and history with classical western elements.

“China’s equivalent of Romeo and Juliet….stands out as a captivating original”
**** The Guardian

Feng Ying – Artistic Director
Li Liuyi – Adaptor and Director
Guo Wenjing – Composer, Music Arrangement and Orchestration
Fei Bo – Choreographer
Zhao Ruheng – Producer
Michael Simon – Stage and Lighting Designer
Emi Wadi – Costume Designer
Han Jiang – Lighting Designer
Zhang Yi - Conductor

Tickets $89 - $159. Groups and concession prices available.
www.artscentremelbourne.com.au, 1300 182 183 or the Arts Centre Box Office
TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Arts Centre Melbourne is the flagship of the performing arts in Victoria, and the focal point of Melbourne's cultural precinct. To find out about what’s on offer and to buy tickets visit www.artscentremelbourne.com.au , phone 1300 182 183 or become a fan of Arts Centre Melbourne on facebook.

Masuk Angin / Sound Tracks

Dylan Martorell Dylan Martorell

Utopian Slumps will present Masuk Angin/Sound Tracks from represented artist Dylan Martorell. Dylan Martorell undertook a project supported by Asialink at the Jakarta Biennale in late December 2011.

Masuk Angin is a three-piece junk exotica robot band exploring improvisation, movement and sound. The band played at Sugar Mountain Festival early January 2012.

SOUND TRACKS is a new publication recently produced in collaboration with Asialink for the Jakarta Biennale, which Martorell exhibited at in December 2011. The publication includes documentation of the project accompanied by writing from Amelia Barkin and Christopher L G Hill.

A series of street-based collaborative nomadic music events will be held under the moniker Sound Tracks across three countries in 2012.

Masuk Angin / Sound Tracks will take place at Utopian Slumps over the following dates and times:

Performance and publication launch:
Thursday 19 January 2012, 6 - 8pm (with human collaborators)

Exhibition:
Friday 20 January 12 - 3pm
Saturday 21 January 12 - 7pm (with human collaborators)

Venue:
Utopian Slumps
Ground Floor, 33 Guildford Lane, Melbourne
+61 3 9077 9918
www.utopianslumps.com

Internationally renowned Australian author Asialink Writing Touring Program: Richard Flanagan on tour in India

Internationally-acclaimed Australian author Richard Flanagan tours Delhi and Jaipur in January 2012, as part of the Asialink Touring Program, supported by the Australia International Cultural Council and the Australia Council for the Arts. He will discuss his best-selling books and their vivid exploration of Australian culture recent and past. His work, published in 26 countries, ranges across immigrant stories, love between white convicts and Aboriginal women, the secret life of Charles Dickens, and the
fierce paranoia of cities in a post-9-11 world.

Richard Flanagan is a Tasmanian-born writer. His imaginative, risk-taking novels are rooted in an oral story-telling tradition, and in the vivid history and geography of his island home. His razor-sharp nonfiction writing has pushed him to the forefront of some of Australia's most contentious debates.

Richard's work has won numerous awards including the Commonwealth Writers Prize and several Australian Premiere's prizes; been named New York Times and Observer books of the year; and even helped kick-start environmental campaigns to protest Tasmania's forests and rivers. Richard was also a writer with Baz Luhrman on the 2008 film Australia, and writer and director for the film adaptation of his novel The Sound of One Hand Clapping.

Richard Flanagan's recent books include the novel Wanting (2008), and a collection of non-fiction And What do you do, Mr Gable? (2011).

Richard will be reading from his books, discussing their genesis with invited guests, and answering readers' questions. He is available for media interviews in Delhi on the 18th, and in Jaipur from the 20th-24th January 2012.

Please contact Catriona Mitchell +91 9910512470 or email Nic Low n.low@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Appearances:
18th January – Habitat Centre, Delhi, 7pm, with Deputy High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan.
19th January – United Service Institution of India, Delhi, Indian Association for the Study of Australia Conference, with Professor Gillian Whitlock.
20-24th January – DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, various events.
25th January – Turtle Cafe at Full Circle Bookstore, Greater Kailash I, Delhi, 7pm, with CP Surendran

Asialink and Utopia present a program of moving images: India Art Fair

Screening at the Video Lounge - India Art Fair:

View the exhibition program here

Shadowlife: moving image is a program by six renowned contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists (and one non-Indigenous collaborator) engaged in photo-based practices. Wungguli, an Arnhem Land Djambarrpuyngu word, means spirit and shadow and came to describe photographic image. Dreaming tells us that the shadow is your soul. Shadowlife embraces moving image with all its directness, theatricality and immediacy by confronting stereotypes and acting out scenarios.
Artists: Six internationally renowned contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists; Vernon Ah Kee, Bindi Cole, Destiny Deacon and Virginia Fraser, Fiona Foley, Ivan Sen, Christian Thompson

Intimate Publics is an international program of videos curated by the pan-Asian collaborative network, Utopia. With the saturation of social media, notions of trust, surveillance and intimacy are changing dramatically. Intimate Publics uncovers an array of approaches to these dilemmas from emotive gestures, political performances and poignant encounters.
Artists: Nikhil Chopra (India), Daniel Crooks (Australia), Larissa Hjorth (Australia), Masaru Iwai (Japan), Amar Kanwar (India), Takashi Kuribayashi (Japan), Charles Lim (Singapore), Minouk Lim (Korea), Tran Luong (Vietnam), Jewyo Rhii (Korea)

Seamless: Three months in Delhi with Kush Badhwar and Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad
In 2011 Kush Badhwar and Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad undertook an Asialink residency as a collaborative duo at Sarai, a program of the Centre of the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi. The film screening Seamless: Three months in Delhi with Kush Badhwar and Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad is the culmination of the pair’s residency in Delhi and journey through India. Seamless forms part of an ongoing investigation by the artists in using design elements and moving image to render public space as an expansive studio. Acute observations and collected images of quotidian behaviour are projected to ground the fleeting moments of public life, patterns of movement and their transitory nature.
Artists: Kush Badhwar (Australia), Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad (Australia), Pratik Sagar (India)

Date: Friday 27th January 2012
Time: 12-3:30pm and 4-7:30pm
Venue: Video Lounge, India Art Fair, Delhi

Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

Shadowlife is an exhibition of moving image works by six internationally renowned contemporary Indigenous Australian artists (and one non-Indigenous collaborator), curated by Djon Mundine OAM & Natalie King.

Presented as a looped screening with a contextual talk by curator Djon Mundine OAM, Shadowlife explores the notion of the shadow as a representation of our soul that can never leave or exist independent of the body.

The screening includes moving image works by Vernon Ah Kee, Bindi Cole, Destiny Deakin & Virginia Fraser, Fiona Foley, Ivan Sen and Christian Thompson.

The exhibition will be screened on a loop in Studio 1 from 10am to 6pm, pausing for the talk by Djon Mundine OAM from 3pm to 4pm.

Screening:

Whitefella Normal, Blackfella Me, Vernon Ah Kee, 30 secs, Australia, 2004
Seventy Times Seven, Bindi Cole, 10:21 mins, Australia, 2011
Forced into images, Destiny Deacon & Virginia Fraser, 9 mins, Australia, 2001
Bliss, Fiona Foley, 11 mins, Australia, 2006
Dust, Ivan Sen, 25 mins, Australia, 1999
Gamu Mambu (Blood Song), Christian Thompson, 2:30 mins, Australia, 2010

Presented by City of Melbourne and Asialink. Supported by Bendigo Art Gallery.

Dates: Sat 11 Feb 2012, 11am-6pm
Location: Studio 1, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Federation Square, Melbourne
Admission: Free - Drop in any time

For further information, see the ACMI website

India Art Fair - Forum

Asialink Arts presenting at the India Art Fair, Delhi

Date: Thursday 26 January 2012
Time: 4-5:30pm

Session 2

Topic: Platforms for Regional Engagement - creativity, politics and emergent curatorial frameworks

Speakers:

Yusaku Imamura, Director, Tokyo Wonder Site & Counselor on Special Issue to the Governor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Natalie King, Director, Utopia @Asialink, Australia
Khairuddin Hori, Senior Curator, Singapore Art Museum
Tasneem Mehta, Director, Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai

Moderator: Deeksha Nath, Curator, Delhi

In Other Words: Beyond Consensus and Contested

2011 Asialink visual arts residents Kush Badhwar and Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad are currently in India completing their residency at Sarai, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. They have collaborated on video works together, as well as projects with local artists in Delhi. The culmination of this exchange will be exhibited in 'In Other Words: Beyond Consensus and Contested', which opens 6 January and runs until 17 January 2012.

Please see flyer for further information.

Kush and Bahbak's works will also be included in a video screening at the India Art Fair at the end of January.

Dates: 6-17 January 2011
Venue: Sarai - CSDS, 29 Rajpur Road Civil Lines, New Delhi 110054

Inaugural Gandhi Oration

Presented by UNSW and the Australia India Institute.

Commemorating Martyrs’ Day, The Gandhi Oration is delivered by a person whose life’s work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. The inaugural speaker is one of Australia's most respected leaders, who is widely recognised as the Father of Australian Reconciliation, Professor Pat Dodson.

Professor Patrick Dodson has shown great leadership promoting and fostering reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. His work in this area has been marked by great tolerance and compassion.

Date: Monday, 30 January 2012

Time: 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start.
NOTE: The Gandhi Oration will be preceded by a remembrance ceremony at the Gandhi bust on the UNSW Library Lawn to commemorate the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination on 30 January 1948. To be part of the ceremony please arrive at 5.15pm for a 5.30 pm start.

Light refreshments will be served

Venue: Leighton Hall, John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW, Sydney

RSVP: This is a free event and everyone is welcome, however, RSVPs are essential.
Email: pvcinternational@unsw.edu.au, by Wednesday 25 January 2012.

Chinese New Year Celebrations

Chinese New Year falls on Monday January 23 in 2012, but the celebrations will be going for a whole week all over Melbourne. The year of the dragon celebrations will include street stalls, firecrackers and over 50 performances!

The Chinese New Year Festival features traditional and contemporary Chinese cultural activities, festivities, dances, Chinese opera and singing, karaoke competition, numerous stalls of culinary delights, arts and crafts, Chinese chess competitions, lion dances, dragon parades, calligraphy and children's events.

This festival is open to all, young and old and its aim is to share the Chinese Cultural heritage of Melbourne's Chinese community. In recent years the festival has been one of Melbourne's most celebrated festivals and is great for the whole family.

City of Melbourne presents the 2012 Chinese New Year Festival. There will be celebrations over 7 days at various venues showcasing over 50 performances, 24 stalls, lion dances, dragon dances and lots of fire crackers.

Sun 8th Jan - Alfrieda St., St Albans
Sun 15th Jan - Victoria St., Richmond
Sat 21st Jan - Market St., Box Hill
Sun 22nd Jan - Springvale road, Springvale
Sun 22nd Jan - Braybrook
Sun 29th Jan - China Town, Little Bourke St
Sun 29th Jan - Chinese New Year @ Chinese Museum, 11am - 4 pm, 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne
Sun 29th Jan - Barkly St., Footscray
Sat-Sun 4th-5th Feb - Springvale
Sun 5th Feb - Glen Waverley, Kingsway

Lecture & Demonstration: The Art of Chinese Calligraphy

Hear about the evolution of Chinese characters, an abstract art form that has developed over thousands of years, from pictographs and ideograms to different styles of individual expressions.

Also enjoy the experience of witnessing demonstrations of different styles of calligraphy by famous calligraphers and authors.

Speaker Prof Zhang Guohong, Shanghai University, lecturer & author of Chinese Calligraphy.

Cost: Free
Venue: Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Book Launch - Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word by Andrew Gosling

Book Launch

Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word by Andrew Gosling

Asialink host the Melbourne launch of Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word by Andrew Gosling on Tuesday 28th February 2012 at 6:30pm.

Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word is a stunning showcase of Asian works of art, calligraphy and texts of historical and religious significance that are housed in the National Library of Australia.

With beautiful colour reproductions throughout, the publication features over 40 highlights from the Library’s collection, including the Library’s oldest publication, Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom, dated 1162, an Indian Sanskrit text translated by the Chinese monk Xuanzang, known in fiction as Tripitaka and accompanied by his faithful companions Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy.

Professor David Walker will be launching Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word. David Walker is Professor of Australian Studies at Deakin University and is currently researching Australian perceptions of Asia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The first of three volumes on this subject was published in 1999 as Anxious Nation: Australia and the Rise of Asia, 1850-1939. His latest book, Not Dark Yet, a personal, family and cultural history, appeared first in 2011.

The author, Andrew Gosling worked at the National Library of Australia for 30 years, acquiring an unequalled knowledge of the subject. In Asian Treasures, he provides thoroughly researched insights into the provenance and significance of the unique items in the National Library of Australia’s Asian Collection. He has also written Jessie’s Korea: Guide to the McLaren-Human Collection at the National Library of Australia (2007).

Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word will be on sale at the launch and Andrew Gosling will be available for book signing.


DATE:		Tuesday 28 February 2012
TIME:		6.30pm - 8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre The University of Melbourne (Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, Parkville)
REGISTER:		Register Online - Registrations close Thursday 23 February 2012

Technology and Society in Asia

IEEE Conference on Technology and Society in Asia 2012, Singapore, 27-29 October 2012

Sponsored by IEEE Singapore, IEEE India Council, IEEE Victoria, IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT), SSIT Japan, and SSIT Australia.

Conference Website: http://www.TechnologyandSocietyinAsia.org

The Asian region is the home of some of the world’s most technologically sophisticated engineering, and is also a region of social, economic and environmental diversity, facing the challenges of both under-development and over-development. What can and should engineers and other technologists be doing to meet these challenges? “Technology and Society in Asia” will bring together engineers, computer scientists, technologists, academics, educators, researchers and practitioners from India, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia and other countries to discuss and exchange experience, case studies, theories, designs, work-in-progress, and ideas regarding the social implications of technology in the Asian region.

Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

Technology and development
Engineering education
Information and engineering ethics
Engineers and social responsibility
Technology, waste and the environment
Technology, climate change and disaster response
History of technology

Programme Chair: Dr Michael Arnold (The University of Melbourne)

Call for Papers

Submission Types:

Submission dates:

Submissions: 30 March 2012
Notification of Acceptance: 30 May 2012
Camera Copy deadline: 30 June 2012

Publication:
Peer reviewed papers will be published in IEEE Xplore.
Selected peer reviewed papers will be published in IEEE Technology & Society magazine.
Peer reviewed papers, professional papers, short papers and posters will all be published in the conference proceedings provided to conference attendees.

Submission Guidelines

To encourage the widest possible participation, contributions in three categories are welcome. Academics are invited take advantage of our peer review process, professionals are invited to submit a shorter paper or a PowerPoint presentation, and all are welcome to present a Poster. All contributions will be vetted for relevance and interest. All submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Submission of a paper or poster should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Conference All papers must be submitted in English.

Peer reviewed papers:
Papers submitted for peer review must include an abstract of up to 250 words, keywords, and the e-mail address of the corresponding author. Submissions should not exceed 5000 words, including tables and figures, and must be in IEEE SSIT format. The template files can be downloaded here. Peer review will be double-blind. Selected authors of submitted papers will be requested to peer-review. All peer reviewed papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. Selected peer reviewed papers will be published in IEEE Technology & Society magazine. Submit your paper(s) here - http://www.technologyandsocietyinasia.org/

Professional papers and short papers:
These papers are not subject to peer review, but will be vetted by an editor for relevance and quality. Papers in this category may report on the hands-on experience of practitioners, research work in progress, or commentaries on policy and practice. Professionals, practicing engineers, research students and academics are welcome to submit. Submissions must include an abstract of up to 100 words, keywords, and the e-mail address of the corresponding author. Submissions should not exceed 2000 words, including tables and figures. Papers in this category may be submitted as PowerPoint slides, complete with speaker’s notes, or as plain text. Professional papers and short papers will be published as conference proceedings. The template for plain text papers is here. Submit your paper(s) here - http://www.technologyandsocietyinasia.org/

Posters:
Posters are not subject to peer review, but will be vetted by an editor for relevance and quality. Poster sessions will be held each day. Posters may report on planned work, work in progress, professional experience, or commentaries on policy and practice. For the purposes of editing, posters should be submitted as a Word document. Once accepted, Posters should be at least A3 in size and must be printed at the presenter’s expense. For the purposes of publication in the proceedings all posters must also be provided in PDF format. Submit your poster in Word format, and then in PDF format at this URL - http://www.technologyandsocietyinasia.org/

Networking:
Time and facilities for informal meetings will encourage networking among those with common interests across disciplines and geographies. PhD students are particularly encouraged to attend, and can be assured of opportunities to meet with senior academics and industry professionals.

The Organizers:
The IEEE is the world's largest professional organization for the advancement of technology. It comprises over 400,000 members from across the world, including more than 90,000 in the Asian region. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the IEEE society devoted to the social implications of technologies – the Society on the Social Implications of Technology (SSIT).

The upcoming “Technology and Society in Asia” conference is being sponsored by IEEE Singapore, IEEE Victoria, IEEE India Council, SSIT, SSIT Australia and SSIT Japan. The Conference will also incorporate the annual SSIT International Symposium on Technology and Society for 2012 (ISTAS2012).

To Follow: Details on the Singapore venue, Keynote Speakers, Registration Fee, and the Social Programme will be provided on the conference web site by the end of January 2012.

Understanding Japan's Dynamic Decade - a symposium on Japan in the 1960's

Understanding Japan's Dynamic Decade explores a pivotal moment of Japan's cultural formation. This symposium will investigate the "age of revolution" - a time when anything seemed possible and all forms of art and social life experienced dramatic change.

The symposium will discuss areas of 1960s culture including: film, theatre, performance art, butoh, visual arts, protest cultures, music, the lasting influence of Japan's 1960s with papers by some of the leading scholars in the field.

Download symposium program [pdf, 98kb, 2 pages]

Dates: Thursday 15th December, 2-6pm, Friday 16th December & Saturday 17th December, 9am-6pm
Venue: The University of Melbourne, Old Arts (Building 149), Lecture Theatre B

RSVP: Event is free, but registration is required. Contact Peter Eckersal eckersal@unimelb.edu.au Phone: +613 8344 8627

Further Information: Peter Eckersal eckersal@unimelb.edu.au Phone: +613 8344 8627

With sponsorship from The Japan Foundation and support from The School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne

Asialink Arts Special End-of-year Launch

On Thursday December 8th Asialink Arts takes over the New Gold Mountain bar in Chinatown to launch our new Strange Flowers book, and a new Utopia @ Asialink issue of Broadsheet magazine.

It's a night to celebrate the year's achievements, spends some time with Asialink Arts staff, and get your hands on two excellent new publications.

Strange Flowers is a glorious, full-colour, bi-lingual look at the stories of nine artists and writers working between Australia and China. It sheds light on the daily acts of translation and transformation needed to bridge languages and culture, and is packed with new writing and images from Alice Pung, Benjamin Law, Ouyang Yu, James Stuart, Li Yao, Zhao Chuan, Melody Willis, Michael Yuen and Ivor Indyk.

Following on from our events at this year's Melbourne Festival, Broadsheet 40:4 is a special issue dedicated to the 'intimate publics' of our roving Utopia visual arts project. Guest edited by Natalie King (Utopia) and Larissa Hjorth (RMIT), writers include Nikos Papastergiadis, Cao Fei, Justin Clemens, Lee Weng Choy, Sunjung Kim and the Gwangju Biennale curatorium.

Where: New Gold Mountain, 2nd floor, 21 Liverpool St, Melbourne (http://g.co/maps/d5y6r)
When: 6-8pm, Thursday 8 December

China and Australia Overseas Aid: Different Approaches, Different Perceptions

In April this year, the Chinese Central Government published its first ever report on foreign aid policy, providing an official account of China’s expanding aid program. A significant portion of this foreign assistance goes to the Asia-Pacific region, which is traditionally the domain of the United States and Australia. This is timely, as the Australian Federal Government released its independent review of aid effectiveness in July this year, in anticipation of a doubling of the aid budget.

This public forum brings together experts from government, academic and development circles to analyse Chinese and Australian aid strategies in the Asia-Pacific region. How do the Chinese and Australian approaches differ, and how are they perceived by recipient nations? Are there tensions in approaches to aid? Are there ways we can learn from one another? What does increased Chinese aid mean for Australian businesses and NGOs?

This event draws on both Chinese and Australian perspectives to examine the implications for development policy and practice in the region. Hosted by Asialink and the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre, Australia’s leading centre for the promotion of Asia Australia engagement, in conjunction with the ACFID Universities Linkage Network conference at Deakin University and Australian Volunteers International.

Moderator: Jim Middleton, Presenter, Australia Network (pictured)

Speakers:

Paul Nichols, Assistant Director General, North and South Asia Branch, Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID)

Anthea Mulakala, Country Representative Malaysia/Regional Advisor Donor Relations, The Asia Foundation

Dr Chengxin Pan, School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University

Philippa Brant, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne

Read speaker biographies here

REGISTER ONLINE


DATE:		Monday 12 December
TIME:		6:30-8:00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne
COST:		Free

Send questions and join the conversation
on Twitter using hashtag #AusChinaAid

2011 Asialink Chairman’s Dinner

2011 Asialink Chairman’s Dinner, Monday 28 November

_{Image: James Morrison Elizabeth 2004 (detail) Oil on canvas, 100 x 300 cm. Private collection, Melbourne. Image courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney}

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP  Federal Member for Wentworth
Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband

 The evening will include the launch of the
2011 PwC MELBOURNE INSTITUTE ASIALINK INDEX

and the presentation of the
2011 SIR EDWARD ‘WEARY’ DUNLOP ASIA MEDAL


DATE:		Monday 28 November 2011
TIME:		6.30pm for 7.00pm
VENUE:		Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, 25 Collins Street Melbourne
DRESS:		Cocktail

RSVP by Monday 21 November 2011
Please register your attendance on the attached registration form (PDF)

Melaka Arts and Performance Festival 2011

Asialink visual arts resident, Anthony Pelchen (2010) has curated a new visual arts component of the Melaka Arts and Performance Festival 2011. MAP Fest was initiated by Melbourne based, Malaysian born performer/choreographer/director Tony Yap in 2009, with the intention of building links between Malaysia and Australia and beyond. The collective of artists has grown and the Visual Arts now has two new venues - one owned by the National University of Singapore and the other, The Heritage Trust of Malaysia.

DATE: 18, 19, 20 November 2011
TIME: 6pm
VENUE: The ruins of St Paul's Church, St, Paul's Hill, Malaysia

More information: www.melakafestival.com Contact: Suen Kar Nee, knsuen@eplus.com.my

Tell Me Tell Me: Australian and Korean Art 1976 - 2011

10 November 2011 - 19 February 2012

Tell Me Tell Me: Australian and Korean Art 1976–2011 is a major new exhibition of Korean and Australian contemporary art celebrating 2011 as the Australian-Korean Year of Friendship.

The exhibition is a first-time collaboration between the MCA in Sydney and the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (NMOCA) and is the second stage in a two-part cultural exchange of art and ideas. The project highlights the historical and ongoing connections between Australian and Korean art and showcases works from the collections of both museums. Jointly curated by MCA Curator Glenn Barkley and NMOCA Curator Inhye Kim, the first stage of the exhibition was presented at the National Art School Gallery, Sydney, from 17 June to 24 September 2011.

It is inspired by Nam June Paik’s 1976 visit to Sydney and the 1976 Biennale of Sydney, which included a group of important Korean artists. Tell Me Tell Me explores conceptual, fluxus and technological art created in both Korea and Australia at that time and regional variations in both countries over the last three decades to the present day.

The exhibition also explores the idea of artists using recent art histories to influence new work and sculpture, installation and object-based art forms now under the weight of conceptualism.

The exhibition comprises a collection of historical works presented alongside contemporary works by prominent artists from both countries. The Australian artists are Brook Andrew, Brown Council, John Davis, Bonita Ely, Gaiyabidja Lalara, Rosalie Gascoigne, Marr Grounds, Don Gundinga, Newell Harry, Lou Hubbard Bob Jenyns, Tim Johnson, Stephen Jones, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Robert Macpherson, TV Moore, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, Terry Reid, Stuart Ringholt, Noel Sheridan, Charlie Sofo, Stelarc, Christian Bumbarra Thompson, Ken Unsworth, Louise Weaver, and Yirawala.

The Korean artists are Bahc Yiso, Chang-Sup Chung, Chung Seoyoung, Jung Marie, Chosil Kil, Kim Beom, Kim Eull, Hong Joo Kim, Kang-So Lee, Seung-Teak Lee, U-Fan Lee, Choong-Sup Lim, Nam June Paik, Byoung-Choon Park, Moon-Seup Shim, Park Chan-Kyong, Hyun-Ki Park, Jooyeon Park, Insik Quac, Haegue Yang, Yeesookyung, and Dongchun Yoon.

This exhibition is a partnership between the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea.

Venue: National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea,
San 58-4 Makgye-dong
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 427-701
www.moca.go.kr

Dates: 10 November 2011 – 19 February 2012

Intimate Publics: new models for art engagement, creativity and politics in the Asia Pacific region - EXHIBITION

David Crooks, Static no. 17 (Algorithm P) 2011 (still). Courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery

Exhibition themed around art in the Asia Pacific region, this first collaboration with itinerant visual arts project Utopia heralds the beginning of a long term relationship for the Melbourne Festival's annual visual arts program.

As social, geo-social and mobile media render the intimate public and the public intimate, how does it impact on art practice and politics?

Open Exhibition Catalogue - Download Exhibition Catalogue [pdf, 2.5MB]

EXHIBITION

DATE:		Thursday 13th October - Saturday 5th November 2011
TIME:		Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 5.30pm. Closed Sunday - Tuesday
VENUE:		Fehily Contemporary, Loft Gallery 3a Glasshouse Road, Collingwood
COST:		Free

Curated by Utopia @ Asialink, Intimate Publics is an international exhibition of video projections that delve into the revelatory world of intimacy within public spaces, probing the effect that the ever-present social media has on our public expression of emotion.

Artists: Nikhil Chopra (IND), Daniel Crooks (AUST), Larissa Hjorth (AUST), Masaru Iwai (JAP), Amar Kanwar (IND), Takashi Kuribayashi (JAP), Charles Lim (SIN), Minouk Lim (KOR), Tran Luong (VIET) and Jewyo Rhii (KOR).

In Conversation: With Ranjani Shettar and Alex Baker

Join us for this rare opportunity to hear from Ranjani Shettar how she transforms a wide array of unusual materials into magical forms that suggest natural phenomena.

Speaker Alex Baker, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art, NGV & Ranjani Shettar, artist

Cost $25 Adult / $20 NGV Member / $22 Concession & Student (bookings essential, champagne on arrival)

Venue Exhibition space, Ground Level, NGV International
Event Code P11261

Click here for bookings and further information

Intimate Publics - FORUM

Image: Larissa Hjorth

Utopia @ Asialink presented a free public forum, Intimate Publics: new models for art engagement, creativity and politics in the Asia Pacific region, chaired by Larissa Hjorth and Daniel Palmer. Presented by Asialink in association with Melbourne Festival and Fehily Contemporary.

A forum and exhibition themed around art in the Asia Pacific region, this first collaboration with itinerant visual arts project Utopia heralds the beginning of a long term relationship for the Melbourne Festival's annual visual arts program.

As social, geo-social and mobile media render the intimate public and the public intimate, how does it impact on art practice and politics?

Drawing on a variety of case studies, including the regional initiative Utopia and the recent disaster in Japan, this forum tackled questions about the capacity for people to take part in politics, and the relationship of politics to our personal lives.

Chaired by Larissa Hjorth, RMIT, and Daniel Palmer, Monash University

Speakers included:

Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Dean, School of Media & Communication, RMIT, Melbourne
Tan Boon Hui, Director of Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Yusaku Imamura, Director of Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo
Sunjung Kim, independent curator, Artistic Director of Media City Seoul 2010 & Co-Artistic Director of 2012 Gwangju Biennale
Natalie King, Director of Utopia, Melbourne
Deeksha Nath, curator and writer, New Delhi
Professor Nikos Papastergiadis, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne

FORUM

DATE:		Tuesday 18th October, 2011
TIME:		6-8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville (Cnr Swanston and Monash Road)
COST:		Free

EXHIBITION

DATE:		Thursday 13th October - Saturday 5th November 2011
TIME:		Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 5.30pm. Closed Sunday - Tuesday
VENUE:		Fehily Contemporary, Loft Gallery 3a Glasshouse Road, Collingwood
COST:		Free

Curated by Utopia @ Asialink, Intimate Publics is an exhibition of video projections that delve into the revelatory world of intimacy within public spaces, probing the effect that the ever-present social media has on our public expression of emotion.

Artworks include Larissa Hjorth's CU project, in which she asked perfect strangers to disclose intimate moments via saved SMS messages paired with evocative photographic images.

Book Launch - Dancing With Warriors, Philip Flood AO

Dancing with Warriors: A Diplomatic Memoir by Philip Flood AO

Asialink and Asia Society are delighted to invite you

to the Melbourne launch of

Dancing with Warriors:

A Diplomatic Memoir by Philip Flood

on Tuesday 15th November 2011 at 6:30pm.

Dancing with Warriors is a memoir of Philip Flood’s 50 years working in Australia’s foreign policy and trade sector. Flood argues that Australian government's have historically done well in advancing the country's security and trade relations, but have not done enough to prepare the Australian people for the rise of Asia. He believes that Australia has failed to develop a deep understanding of the cultures and languages of our nearest neighbours.

The Hon Barry Jones AO, former Minister for Science and current Board member of Care Australia will introduce and launch the book. Copies of Dancing with Warriors will be on sale and Mr Flood will be available for book signing after the launch.

Philip Flood AO is a distinguished former diplomat and senior public servant. His career highlights include Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Indonesia and Director-General of AusAID. He was also High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Since retiring from the diplomatic service in 2000 he has been actively involved with Care Australia, the Australia-Indonesia Institute and has been a member of the Asialink Board.


DATE:		Tuesday 15 November 2011
TIME:		6.30pm - 8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre The University of Melbourne (Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, Parkville)
REGISTER:		Register Online - Registrations close Thursday 10 November 2011

For enquiries only: Please contact Leanne Van Diemen on 03 9035 3789 or
l.vandiemen@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Selectively Revealed opens in Korea

An Asialink and Experimenta Media Arts touring exhibition curated by Sarah Bond and Clare Needham, featuring Peter Alwast, Catherine Bell, Julia Burns, Penelope Cain, Christopher Fulham, Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine, Anastasia Klose, Jess MacNeil, Angelica Mesiti, Ms&Mr, Anne Scott Wilson and Michael Zavros.

Selectively Revealed investigates the blurry line between the public and the private in artistic practice. The artist is presented as voyeur, muse, subject, performer and social commentator. Using a variety of screen based practices, each artist pushes and pulls at the notion of what is private and what is public, choosing precisely what, when, how or when not to reveal their subjects or themselves. Ultimately, everything is presented for scrutiny; an innermost feeling, a personal moment, a fear or failure, an everyday encounter, an experience of rapture, a banal endeavour. Much is revealed, celebrated and critiqued.

View Catalogue | Download Catalogue [PDF, 1.7MB]

Exhibition Dates: 27 October – 11 December 2011
Venue: Aram Art Gallery, Seoul

Australia Indonesia Association of NSW Spring Fair 2011

To raise funds for the Yayasan Anak Sehat Papua, Nusa Tenggara Association, and the AIA Seymour Shaw Indonesian Studies Fundwith the support of the Consulate General of Indonesia.

Cultural performances including Balinese & Javanese dances, Gamelan performances, contemporary music.

Entry: By donation (incl performances & workshop)
Venue: ‘Wisma Indonesia’, 25 Kent Road, Rose Bay, NSW

There will also be a Gamelan workshop. Stalls will sell a variety of goods including arts, craft, garden décor, jewellery, clothing, and homewares, in a range of prices.

Delicious Indonesian food & refreshments on sale

Raffles & a silent auction offer the opportunity to win a fabulous prize or snap up a bargain.

The Chennai Tapes

Paul Grabowsky took the Australian Art Orchestra to India in 1996 to kick start a collaboration which has taken them all over the world. Four legends of South Indian music, Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani, V. Suresh, B. V. Balasai and U. P. Ragu, join forces with AAO greats, Paul Grabowsky, Adrian Sherriff, Sandy Evans, Lachlan Davidson, Philip Rex and Niko Schäuble, and Paul Williamson in this groundbreaking work.

The rhythmic intricacies and improvising practices that reside at the core of both the South Indian Carnatic tradition and the Western jazz tradition are revealed in this program of virtuosic splendour. Rich in power, beauty and originality, The Chennai Tapes is new music for South Indian and Western instruments built on the rock solid foundation of the Carnatic tradition.
Photo credit: John Gollings

Don't miss the ensemble's return to the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall with this powerful and original program.

The Artists

Sruthi Laya Ensemble - Guru Kaarikkudi Mani, mridangam; V. Suresh, ghatam; B. V. Balasai, bansuri; U.P. Ragu, mandolin
AAO - Paul Grabowsky, piano/keyboards; Adrian Sherriff, Musical Director, trombone/shakuhachi; Sandy Evans, saxophones/flute; Lachlan Davidson, saxophones/clarinet/piccolo; Philip Rex, bass; Niko Shäuble, drums; Paul Williamson, trumpet

SPECIAL TICKET OFFER: Book by Monday 17 October for concession price for all tickets: $35. To receive this special offer use the promo word SRUTHI when booking your ticket www.melbournerecital.com.au or phone 9699 3333

PRESENTED BY: Melbourne Recital Centre and AAO

Beyond the beyond - Lichun Tseng Artist in Residence

Lichun Tseng is an artist from Taiwan who lives and works in the Netherlands. She is interested in the existential capacity of art and her residency project, Beyond the beyond will explore time, existence and space through local collaborations and new site specific works.

Held at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

Lichun will be holding a further open studio talk at Artsource's residential studio on Sunday 23 of October from 3-5pm. Artsource is located at 8 Philimore Street, Fremantle.

Take part in the 100 questions project:
100 questions is a project the artist started in 2008. In it, people are invited to write down 100 questions which are important to them or their lives. They are asked to write the questions continuously in their native language. To date, the project has been carried out in Italy, the Netherlands and Finland, and continues in different places and with different people that the artist meets during her travels. The process of writing is documented by filming and collecting the hand-writing. "Do people need to question their lives?" is the final question underpinning the work. The important part of this project is for people to take part and experience the process of thinking in order to shape and write down their own 100 important questions. What will emerge during the writing process? What will you experience? It is only when you try to do it, and concentrate as you go through it, that you will know.

"Will I be able to ask myself 100 questions?" was the first question from one of the project's participants, in Puglia, Italy. Will you be able to ask yourself 100 questions?

Find out more about Lichen Tseng and Asialink's Artist in Residence Program here

Parramsasla - Australian Festival of South Asian Arts

Parramasala offers an international cultural feast of outstanding arts

Parramasala, the annual Australian Festival of South Asian Arts, will transform the city of Parramatta from 30 October to 6 November 2011.

From striking contemporary dance and profound harmonic chant, to one-off international concerts, a dynamic South Asian film program, an immersive performance experience and contemporary art exhibitions.

Artists in the program come from all parts of the world and each has been inspired by the multitude of cultural influences from the South Asian region.

For the full Parramasala program visit: http://parramasala.com

Tickets go on sale at 9am on August 30.

DATES: 30 October – 6 November 2011
LOCATION: Parramatta – The Town Hall, St John’s Cathedral square precinct of Church Street, the Riverside Theatres and riverbank precinct.

For more information see: Media Release | Program Highlights [pdf]

''The China Story' with Bernard Salt

Asialink Next Generation Leadership Series

Australia’s new generation of leaders require a global set of skills and strong networks to succeed in the Asian Century.

For the past 15 years, the Asialink Leaders Program has provided training, knowledge and networks to over 400 talented Australians. These Alumni now hold senior leadership positions in all sectors, shaping our engagement with Asia.

Asialink is proud to continue this tradition of building Asia-engaged leaders through a new event series for next generation leaders.

This series provides an opportunity to stay informed, network and discuss dynamic opportunities in Asia.

In partnership with KPMG, we are delighted to invite you to our inaugural event ‘The China Story’ with Bernard Salt.

Bernard Salt is a KPMG Partner based in Melbourne Australia. He has established a reputation as a trend forecaster for business and government.

Bernard Salt is a best-selling author, a twice-weekly columnist with The Australian newspaper, a regular on the Australian speaking circuit, and a business advisor. He heads a group of consultants within KPMG providing demographic advice to business and government.

Bernard’s views are regularly sought by the business community and by the general media. He appears regularly on radio and television programs including 7:30 Report, Sunrise, Today Tonight, A Current Affair and 60 Minutes.

DATE:        Wednesday 19th October from 5 - 7.30pm
VENUE:      KPMG, 147 Collins St, Melbourne
RSVP:        REGISTER ONLINE - registration will be confirmed by 12 noon, 19th October.
COST:       Complimentary

For enquiries please contact Leanne VanDiemen at Asialink on 613 9035 3789, or email l.vandiemen@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Thailand's election and new government: A turning point?

Seminar with Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and Dr Chris Baker, Independent Scholar

Presented by the University of Sydney, Sydney Ideas and the University of Sydney Australian Mekong Resource Centre, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney

The 2006 coup in Thailand inaugurated five years of intense conflict and fierce attacks on the principles and institutions of representative democracy in the country. The recent general election of 3 July 2011 installed a government with a strong majority. The army has promised to stay out of politics. The demonstrators are off the streets. Is this a turning point or just an illusion, a temporary respite? Two leading Thai scholars share their observations on the current situation.

Pasuk Phongpaichit was until recently Professor of Economics at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Dr Pasuk graduated from Monash University and received her PhD at the University of Cambridge. She has written widely on the Thai economy, Japanese investment, the sex industry, corruption, and the illegal economy; including Corruption and Democracy in Thailand (1994), and Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public Policy (1998).   

Chris Baker has a PhD from University of Cambridge and taught Asian history and politics at Cambridge in a previous life. He edited the pioneer issue of the Thailand Human Rights Journal (2003), and The Society of Siam: Selected Articles for the Siam Society's Centenary (2004), and co-edited Recalling Local Pasts: Autonomous History in Southeast Asia (2002), and Van Vliet's Siam (2005). He has also translated works by King Rama V, the Communist Party of Thailand, Nidhi Eoseewong, Seksan Prasertkul, and others.  Together, the pair has written A History of Thailand (2005); Thailand: Economy and Politics (1995; second edition 2002); Thailand's Boom and Bust (1998); and Thaksin - The Business of Politics in Thailand (2009), the first serious study of the Thaksin government available in English. They write regularly in the Bangkok press, and have written for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. They have recently completed a translation of the Thai epic, Khun Chang Khun Phaen.

Seminar held in the Law School Foyer, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney

Click here for further information

Looking at The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen

Seminar with Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and Dr Chris Baker, Independent Scholar

Presented by the University of Sydney, Co-hosted by Southeast Asian Studies and Australian Mekong Resource Centre

This literary event showcases the publication of the English-language edition of the classic Thai epic, The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen, newly translated by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit. First developed as a popular folk tale centuries ago, the plot is a tragic love story, set against a background of war, but with many elements included that make it appealing for performance. Later adapted and written down by the Siamese court, this edition is the first English-language translation of the tale, and is based on Prince Damrong’s standard edition of 1917–18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions. The new edition is fully annotated, with over four hundred original line drawings and an essay on the history and background of the tale.

The authors are both widely respected experts on Thai history, politics and culture. As co-authors, they have written A History of Thailand, Thailand: Economy and Politics, Thaksin, and published several translations. Chris Baker formerly taught Asian history in Cambridge University and has lived in Thailand for over thirty years. Pasuk Phongpaichit is Professor of Economics at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

Seminar held in Conference Room (449), Madsen Building, The University of Sydney

New Generation, New Leadership

Public Lecture with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

Asialink, Asia Society AustralAsia Centre, and the Australia India Institute are delighted to invite you to a public lecture with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

DATE:		Monday 10 October 2011
TIME:		6.30pm - 8.00pm
VENUE:		Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne (Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, Parkville)
COST:		Free

Named one of India’s 50 most influential people, Sadhguru has been a delegate to the UN Millennium Peace Summit, a guest speaker at the TED-Mysore Conference, and Dartmouth's Business School's Annual Conference for Fortune 500 senior executives 2008 and 2009. He is also a member of the World Council of Religious Leaders, and a special invitee to the Australian Leadership Retreat, the Tallberg Forum. He has also been invited to the World Economic Forum at Davos for four years in a row from 2006 to 2009.

Probing, passionate, and provocative, deeply insightful, devastatingly logical, and unfailingly witty, audiences are impressed by his astute and incisive grasp of current issues and world affairs, as well as his unerringly scientific approach to the question of human well being. 

Equally at home trekking barefoot through the Himalayas as riding a motorcycle on the expressway, meeting with world leaders or speaking with farmers in rural communities, Sadhguru is a contemporary leader rooted as strongly in worldly and pragmatic matters as he is in inner experience and wisdom.

Sadghuru will speak in coversation with the ABC's Beverley O'Connor.

REGISTER ONLINE

For enquiries please contact Leanne van Diemen l.vandiemen@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or 03 9035 3789

Learn more about Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev:

> Wikipedia page

> Isha Foundation

The Reluctant Superpower: Understanding India and its aspirations

Australia India Institute Conference

As India comes of age the opportunities for the country to assume a more prominent role in the region and the world increase but what does this mean for the Indian people, for its industries, its culture, its cities and villages? And what does this mean for the relationship between India and Australia?

The conference consists of two days of plenary and keynote presentations with panel discussions.
Conference website | View programme | Download programme [pdf]

The conference will conclude with the 2011 Annual Australia India Institute Oration: Indian Soft Power in a Globalising World to be delivered by Shashi Tharoor, author, human rights activist and member of the Indian Parliament.

REGISTER ONLINE

For further information contact: efagone@unimelb.edu.au or gco@unimelb.edu.au

Inertia or Ignorance: The Challenge of Dismantling Malaysia’s Race-Based Politics

Free public lecture with Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

Brought to you by Asia Institute, Asialink and the Asia Society

Malaysia’s Federal Constitution was formulated through a historical consensus among the Federation’s main ethnic communities and the British administrators. While the Constitution provides for asymmetrical freedoms and responsibilities, equality as a fundamental liberty is enshrined.

Yet as authoritarian racial politics become more enshrined and Malaysia’s institutions are accused of sacrificing their liberty, integrity and transparency - there are acute tensions in the nation's social fabric. But Malaysia has an emerging 'new politics' and a society that is demanding change through a fledgling new media. What is holding Malaysia back from dismantling its race-based politics – inertia or ignorance?

(Abstract provided by Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad)

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was elected as a State Assemblyman for Selangor, Malaysia’s most industrialised and populous state in the historic 2008 General Elections. The youngest elected representative in the elections, he is from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People’s Justice Party / PKR) which is part of the Opposition People’s Alliance and is Malaysia’s most successful multiracial party to-date. PKR and the People’s Alliance are led by former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1982, Nik Nazmi was educated in Malaysia and at King’s College London. He has published two books: Moving Forward: Malays in the 21st Century (also published in Malay) and Coming of Age: A Decade of Essays 2001-2011.

This is his first Australian visit, invited by the Malaysian Student Council Victoria Chapter.

Event is co-presented with Asia Institute www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au

DATE:		Tuesday 11th October 2011
TIME:		6:30-8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne (Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road)
COST:		Free

Registration is essential.

For enquiries, please contact Roger Nelson: renelson@unimelb.edu.au

Yongseok Oh, Square and Square

Korean artist in residence Yongseok Oh is currently undertaking a three month Asialink residency as part of an ongoing reciprocal exchange between Changdong Art Studio, Korea, and Artspace Sydney.

The title of Yongseok’s project, Square by Square, references the multiple viewpoints offered by the artist’s video works and the physical reality of being screened at Federation Square.

Yongseok Oh stitches together film excerpts and stills to reconstruct reality.

The artist’s video works confuse the past and present by amalgamating real and imagined places. By combining personal and found imagery, he examines the boundary where individual and collective memories collide.

Right: Drama Variation (still) 2008, single channel video, duration: 4 min.

Opening: 4pm Saturday 17 September
Exhibition Dates: 18 September - 2 October 2011.
See Timetable for Plaza, Federation Square and Timetable for the Atrium, Federation Square [pdf]
Venue: The Atrium, Federation Square, Melbourne

Yongseok’s residency at Artspace is kindly supported by The Australia Council for the Arts. The Australia-Korea Foundation has generously supported the artist’s project at Federation Square.

Indian Soft Power in a Globalising World

2011 Annual Australia India Institute Oration

The Australia India Institute is delighted to invite you to attend the Annual Australia India Institute Oration for 2011, to be given by author, human rights activist and member of the Indian parliament Shashi Tharoor.

The oration concludes the Australia India Institute Conference's The Reluctant Superpower: Understanding India and its aspirations.

REGISTER ONLINE for this free public lecture

Venue: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne.

For further information contact: efagone@unimelb.edu.au or gco@unimelb.edu.au

Guy Benfield, Body Request - Korea International Art Fair

Each year the Asialink Residency program sends 30+ Australian writers, performers, artists and arts managers to live and work throughout Asia. Since its inception in 1991 the program has sent more than 600 residents to host organisations in over 19 countries. The residencies afford recipients the opportunity for in-depth research, stimulating cultural exchanges, international collaboration and uninterrupted time for creativity. Asialink also facilitates 3 reciprocal exchanges between artists and host organisations in Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Since 2010 Asialink has facilitated an annual reciprocal residency between Changdong Art Studio, Korea, and Artspace, Sydney.

Guy Benfield is no stranger to arts residencies having successfully undertaken residencies in Portugal, Lithuania, China and New York. His work spans the performing arts and installation genres, and recent exhibitions include Erratic Anthropologies in New York and Axis Bold As Love in France.

At Changdong Art Studio in Seoul, Guy is developing a new project incorporating sculpture, performance and video. He aims to facilitate new ideas by experimenting with different modes of presentation, workshops, and performance-based lectures.

“Guy is willing to go into the unknown…He doesn’t over familiarise his work or apologise for his work and he is willing to go somewhere that is a little bit uncomfortable.”
– Geraldine Barlow, Curator NEW04, ACCA.

Duration
22 – 26 September 2011

Performance
Saturday 24 September, 4 pm

Venue:
Australian Pavillion,
Korea International Art Fair
1F Hall A&B, Coex, Seoul

Guy Benfield’s Asialink residency at Changdong Art Studio, Korea has been kindly supported by The Australia Council for the Arts. The Australia-Korea Foundation has generously supported Body Request at the Korea International Art Fair 2011.

Sydney Fringe Festival presents Jen Wong's " Battle Hymn of the Swan Luck Club”

To the disappointment of tiger mothers worldwide, Sydney comedian Jennifer Wong gleefully presents her first solo stand-up show from the bottom of her heart and the middle of her frontal lobes.

Armed with a head full of fiction, five years’ book-selling experience, and a first aid certificate, Jennifer stars in The Battle Hymn of the Swan Luck Club at the Fusebox @ The Factory from September 14 to 24.

Directed by Anna Bateman, it is the story of how a bookish comedian fought fiction with first aid. It is a show with jokes, disobedience and CPR and is a part of the Sydney Fringe Festival.

In March this year Jennifer was one of five new Australian comics selected to perform in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Comedy Zone, a festival-produced talent showcase which has launched the careers of Tom Ballard, Hannah Gadsby and Claire Hooper.

In February she starred in the Asian-Australian variety show About Face produced by Annette Shun Wah at Belvoir St Theatre Downstairs.

"Despite being one of the least experienced cast members, she was consistently the audience’s favourite over eight shows,’’ Shun Wah said.
"Her ideas were original and fresh. She is a courageous performer and I found her a pleasure to work with.
"Her performance was singled out for praise by various invited guests including four festival directors and an interstate theatrical director.’’
Pop idol Jessica Mauboy and Sydney Festival Director Lindy Hulme were among the many to sing Wong’s praises.
"Brilliant! She made me laugh a lot,’’ Hulme said.
"Smart wordplay, elegant cheek,’’ was how one critic summed up her performance.

Off stage, Jennifer has written for Good News Week, worked on Rove, and is currently a researcher on Ten’s Can of Worms.

Battle Hymn of the Swan Luck Club officially opens on Wednesday September 14.
Subsequent performances are on September 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 and 24, all starting at 7pm.

Tickets are $18/$22 and can be purchased online at www.thesydneyfringe.com.au or www.thefactorytheatre.com.au (02 9550 3666)

For more information: www.thesydneyfringe.com.au or www.jenniferwong.com.au

For extra information or interviews contact: Kathryn Bendall: kathryn.bendall@gmail.com

Meet the Poets: Australia . Korea . Culture

‪You are warmly invited to meet Asialink's visiting Korean poets Hwang Dong Kyu, Park Ra Youn, Kim Ki Taek and Park Hyung Jun, and share ideas on literature and culture in an informal setting.

As part of Australian Poetry Week, the poets will present a little about their work, influences and traditions, and engage in discussion on the similarities and differences in your own work. This is a free event, and a great chance to start an international conversation.‬

Monday 5th September, 2.00-4.00pm
‪The Wheeler Centre , 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne‬

Free, all welcome.

Presented in partnership with Australian Poetry: www.australianpoetry.org

Traditional Values and Chinese Foreign Policy

Public Lecture with Professor Daniel Bell

Monday 3rd October 2011

Asialink and the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre were pleased to host Professor Daniel Bell for a public lecture on how China’s foreign policy is informed by its own traditional values. Speaking to an audience of over 100, Professor Bell argued that Western-style liberal democracy is not the only form of political modernity, and that China’s leading officials and thinkers can and are gaining more insight from the Confucian philosophers of the past. Drawing on contemporary Chinese intellectuals, he noted that the Confucian ideal of a benevolent and meritocratic state resonates with many in China and increasingly informs its foreign policy. Within this framework, the state is responsible for the wellbeing of its citizens as well as those living outside of its borders. Potential conflicts are best settled through persuasion and negotiation, and officialdom should be reserved for talented and ethical individuals.

Professor Bell emphasised that these ideals of Confucian statecraft are yet to be consistently practiced by Chinese leaders, and that one should also not dismiss the influence of Western ideals such as the rule of law and human rights to China’s continued development. Nevertheless, an understanding of Chinese values and history are essential to a nuanced reading of its foreign policy today. Professor Bell’s analysis demonstrated that while Western conceptions often dominate discussions on China’s diplomacy, there is still much to be learned from Chinese thinking on the issue.

Professor Bell is The Zhiyuan Chair Professor of Arts and Humanities at Shanghai Jiaotong University and professor of political theory and director of the Center for International and Comparative Political Philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

His books include China's New Confucianism and Beyond Liberal Democracy (both Princeton).

US Staying Power in the Asia Pacific

Roundtable discussion with Dr Dan Twining

Dr Dan Twining is Senior Fellow for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and consultant to the U.S. government on international security affairs.

Dr Twiningʼs research focuses on issues around U.S. foreign policy and ongoing U.S. engagement in the region with the rise of China and India.

Previously a Member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff and Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator John McCain, Dr Twining holds a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, an MPhil with distinction in East Asian international relations from Oxford, Dr. Twining is a regular contributor to Foreign Policy and the Weekly Standard and has written for the Washington Post, Financial Times, Times of India, Newsweek and the Washington Quarterly.

Date: Thursday 1st September 2011

Time: 2.30pm – 4.00pm

As limited seating is available, the roundtable will provide guests with an excellent opportunity to engage Dr Dan Twining in discussion under the Chatham House Rule.

Expressions of interest to attend the this roundtable discussion should be directed to Leanne van Diemen by telephone on (03) 9035 3789 or email l.vandiemen@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Writing between languages and cultures

Asia Institute Public Lecture

with Ms Yoko Tawada

Yoko Tawada was born in Tokyo in 1960 and has lived in Germany since 1982. She writes in Japanese and German, and has published a huge volume of books – stories, novels, poems, plays, essays – in both languages. Many of her works deal with language and identity in a mobilized world, and “agitate the mind like songs half remembered or treasure boxes whose keys are locked within”. The New York Times

Her numerous awards include the Akutagawa Prize, the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Goethe Medal. She has also spent time as Writer in Residence in the US on several occasions, most recently at Washington University, Stanford University and Cornell University.

Attendance is free. Registration is not required.

For further information, please contact: Roger Nelson, renelson@unimelb.edu.au

Date: 1 September 2011, 5.30pm
Venue: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer (YHM) Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne

This is an affiliated project of the Melbourne Writers Festival, where Ms Tawada will feature in two events:
www.mwf.com.au/2011/?name=Writer-Tawada-Yoko

Sponsored by the Goethe-Institut in Australia and The Japan Foundation, Sydney.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's address at Asia Society and Asialink

Sunday 7 November 2010

Watch full video of Hillary Rodham Clinton: An Australian Conversation

Transcript courtesy of ABC News | Media coverage | Image gallery | Highlights

United States Secretary of State Ms Hillary Rodham Clinton with Mr Sid Myer, Chairman, Asialink-Asia Society AustralAsia Centre and Ms Jenny McGregor, Group CEO, Asialink

The US is impressed with the way Australia has taken responsibility for helping its neighbors on issues of regional concern, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told young Australians during an Asialink Asia Society Australasia Centre forum.

"Leadership from countries like Australia and America and the strength of the alliance that binds us is more important that ever; not only regionally, but globally as well," noted Secretary Clinton, who has been traveling through the Asia Pacific region over the past two weeks to promote the strong engagement between the United States and many of Australia's regional neighbours.

In opening remarks at today's event at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne, Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor of the University, described Secretary Clinton's visit to Australia as "exceptionally important for our region" and said he looked forward to the Secretary's reflections on the United States-Asia-Pacific relations, "as well as her perspectives on the future of the Australian-American alliance, which has been vital to our interests since the signing of the ANZUS alliance almost 60 years ago."

The Vice-Chancellor particularly acknowledged the crucial role Asia Society and Asialink have had in bringing about today's gathering.

The event was hosted by ABC1 Lateline's Leigh Sales and broadcast on the ABC.

Affirming the need for the partnership between the countries to keep evolving, Secretary Clinton said, "our future security depends on our abilities to adapt to emerging threats and unexpected challenges." She also emphasized the need to work together on climate change and forge a close working relationship on regional development needs, "particularly on education, health, women's empowerment and sustainable economic development, as well as championing democracy and human rights."

Secretary Clinton also acknowledged that "China's rapid growth in recent years is among the most consequential development in the Asia Pacific," and how the relationships between "Australia and China... the US and China, and among the three of us is one of the most consequential that we have, so we're committed to getting this right."

Following her opening address, the Secretary of State answered questions put to her from the audience, posted on Facebook, Twitter, and video link. (See "Clinton faces young Australians" on ABC News online).

Hillary Rodham Clinton: An Australian Conversation

TRANSCRIPT (excerpt)

LEIGH SALES: Hello I'm Leigh Sales.

Welcome to this ABC News special; Hillary Rodham Clinton, an Australian conversation.

Let me explain today's format.

The Secretary of State will address our audience here in Melbourne for about 10 minutes or so and I'll briefly interview her afterwards.

I'll then open the floor to questions from our audience, which will go for about three quarters of an hour.

In our discussion we'll also include a handful of the hundreds of questions we received from all around the country via Twitter and Facebook and also on video.

To introduce the Secretary of State here's the University of Melbourne's Vice Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis.

(applause)

GLYN DAVIS: Leigh thank you. Foreign Minister; Ambassador; Chancellor; colleagues, friends.

Good morning and welcome to the University of Melbourne.

It's an enormous pleasure to welcome you on what's going to be a very special event.

It's a special honour to welcome an outstanding global policy maker and leader the United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to our campus this morning.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to hear from and to engage with Secretary Clinton, who is in Australia for the regular military, political and security talks between the governments of Australia and the United States starting tomorrow.

Today's direct engagement with the Secretary suggests a welcome openness to dialogue and discussion.

In our customary fashion I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the The Wurundjeri People of the Kulin nations and pay respects to their elders past and present.

I want to acknowledge the Asia Society, which has played a crucial role in bringing about today's gathering and I want to acknowledge Asialink, chaired by Sidney Myer, led by Jenny McGregor, here at the University of Melbourne and Leigh Sales as well and the ABC for all of the work that's made today possible.

This morning we'll hear from Secretary Clinton, who's travelling through the Asia Pacific to promote the strong engagement between the United States and many of Australia's regional neighbors. On her current trip, Secretary Clinton has experienced distinctive regional culture, including Cambodia's remarkable Angkor Wat, Papua New Guinea's native culture and some of the New Zealand's wonderful ceremonial greetings and now this, her first visit to Melbourne.
We look forward to the Secretary's reflections on the United States, Asia and Pacific relations, as well as her perspectives on the future of the Australian American alliance, which has been central to our interests since the signing of the ANZUS alliance, almost 60 years ago.

So it is a great pleasure to ask you to join me in making welcome our most distinguished guest, please welcome the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Further selected transcript:

“We believe that the United States and Australia have been at the forefront of figuring out how to organise the entire region for the future. It's not enough just for us to have a strong bilateral relationship; how do we interact with everyone else? And Kevin Rudd has been one of our best consultants on how best to do this. The Foreign Minister's arguments helped convince both President Obama and me to join the East Asia summit because we think being part of the regional architecture in the region is absolutely essential. Together we're engaging emerging powers like China, India and Indonesia and with burgeoning partners like Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia.

Clearly China's rapid growth in recent years is among the most consequential developments in the Asia Pacific, indeed in the world and both the United States and Australia reject the zero sum view that some have that one country's rise means another country's decline. We're actually working to build a positive cooperative and comprehensive relationship for China. This relationship between Australia and China, between the US and China and among the three of us is one of the most consequential that we have, so we're committed to getting this right.”

Read Full Transcript [pdf, 164kb, 16 pages]

Launch of The Fearless Nadia Occasional Papers on India-Australia Relations

The Australia India Institute is pleased to invite you to attend the launch of the Fearless Nadia Occasional Papers on India-Australia Relations.

The Fearless Nadia Occasional Papers are original essays commissioned by the Australia India Institute focusing on various aspects of the relationship between India and Australia.

Winter 2011: Volume I
Sally Percival Wood - “So, where the bloody hell are we?” The Search for Substance in Australia-India Relations

Winter 2011: Volume II
Fazal Rizvi & Radhika Gorur - “Challenges Facing Indian Higher Education”

If you are unable to attend the launch please contact the Institute via email aii-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au for a copy to be sent out to you.

Register for the event

Asian Playwrights Meeting Public Relations

Following intensive workshops with students of the Victorian College of the Arts in the performance of the playwrights please join us for semi-staged public readings of five exciting works across South-East Asia. Each reading will be followed by a Q&A with the playwright.

Thursday 18 August

3:45pm		Introduction
4pm		Huzir Sulaiman (Malaysia/Singapore): Cogito
5:45pm		Layeta Pinzon Bucoy (Philippines): El Galeon de Simeon
8:30pm		Joned Suryatmoko (Indonesia): Piknik

Friday 19 August

4:30pm		Chi Vu (Vietnam/Australia): In Betweenity
7.00pm		Wishing Chong (Japan): Yakiniku Dragon

Venue:

Victorian College of the Arts
Space 28, Performing Arts Building, 28 Dodds St, Southbank 3006

There is no admission charge, but booking is essential and places strictly limited.

Bookings: www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/events

Music Deli Under an Eastern Moon

Music from Australia and Asia

Multicultural Arts Victoria, Melbourne Recital Centre and ABC Radio National’s Music Deli present a great line up of musicians playing new and old music inspired by their cultural heritage.

Japanese koto music from Satsuki Odamura and guests; Chinese melodies from the Australian Chinese Music Ensemble; Mongolian songs from Bukhchulun Ganburged and Vietnamese instrumental and vocal music from Dang Kim Hien, le Tuan Hung and Kim Le.

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Both the Salon and Murdoch Hall concerts will be recorded for broadcast in Music Deli on Radio National.

4.00pm, Salon ($20 Full, $15 Concession)

Dang Kim Hien, Le Tuan Hung & Kim Le
Bukhchulun Ganburged

5.30pm, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall ($30 Full, $25 Concession, $60 Family Ticket - 2 adults 2 children)

Wang Zheng Ting and the Australian Chinese Music Ensemble
Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble and guests with a special performance titled 'Chinkon' (requiem) dedicated to the earthquake and Tsunami victims in Japan

Bookings
Call the Box Office on 03 9699 3333 or visit www.melbournerecital.com.au

Please note that transaction fees apply to ticket bookings.

Free Foyer Performances
Plus free foyer performances by Mindy Wang (Guzheng solo) and Amraa (Mongolian Dance).

Korean poets down under

Asialink, the Red Room Poetry Company and the Korea Literature Translation Institute bring you a very special international writing event.

Six tables, six lamps and six small audiences, each with their own personal poet: join some of Korea’s best-loved wordsmiths for a face-to-face journey through the rich landscapes and histories of the land of morning calm.

Park Ra Youn, who sold a staggering two million copies of her first book, is joined by the flinty, satirical Hwang Dong-kyu, salary-man poet Kim Ki Taek, and the highly accomplished Park Hyung-jun for a night of intimate lamp-lit readings. They will be joined at The Red Room Poetry Company's Sydney Clubhouse by two special local guests.

Styled with the aesthetic of a literary dinner party, and with all the variety and surprise of a poetry speed-dating session, you’ll hear six unique takes on a country with a strong poetic tradition.

SYDNEY
Sunday August 28, 6-8pm with the Red Room Poetry Company
The Clubhouse, 77 George St, The Rocks, Sydney
Entry by donation, all welcome.

POET BIOGRAPHIES

Hwang Tong-gyu (1938~ ) is one of the most revered poets in Korea. A long-time professor at Seoul National University, Hwang has participated in the International Creative Writing Program at Iowa and lectured at universities worldwide. He is the recipient of nine major writing awards including the Korean Literature Award (1980), Isan Literature Prize (1991) and Midang Literature Prize (2002).

Hwang Tong-gyu belongs to the generation of poets who began to publish poems in the 1950s, the generation of the Korean War and its aftermath. With 14 books of poetry to his name, Hwang’s work ranges from lyrical love poems to satirical explorations of the fragmentation of industrial society. His most famous work, Wind Burial, took 14 years to complete and is a meditation on the theme of death. Formally, Hwang’s poetry blends two distinct heritages, the East Asian lyric tradition that stretches back to Chinese Tang poetry, and Western Symbolism and Modernism.

While many artists would consider a steady office job an obstacle to creative endeavors, Kim Ki Taek (1957~) has successfully juggled the life of a Korean salary-man and poet for the past twenty years. As an orphan Ki Taek had to fend for himself, making him an acute observer of human physicality and the relation between the body and the violence inflicted upon it. His major works Fetal Sleep (Taea-ui jam, 1991), Storm in the Eye of a Needle (Baneul gumeong sokui pokpung, 1994), Administrative Staff (Samuwon, 1999) and Ox (So, 2005), explore the marks inflicted on the body by the process of living, and the way these marks of damage manifest as habits that inform one’s sense of self.

Running parallel to his minute, unsentimental observation of urban Korean life, Ki Taek has a strong interest in the universal instinct for survival, and the vivid possibilities of new life – the late-night hum of insects; an old hunchback curled foetus-like on the steps of a subway station, ready to be born.

Park Ra Youn came to prominence in 1990 when her poem ‘Princess Pyung Gang who lives in Seoul’ won the Dong a Daily newspaper’s Spring Literary Contest. Since then she has become a household name in Korea. Her volumes of poetry have sold more than two million copies, including The man peeling chestnuts, While living in your heart, My public garden, Post office box with a light and The universe died. Her collections of prose include Dancing man, a poem writing woman. She was presented with the Yun Dong Ju Literary Award, 2008; Park Du Jin Literary Award, 2010; and the President’s Prize in Korean Culture and Art.

Park Hyung-jun (b. 1966) studied creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his debut with the poem “The Power of Furniture” which won the Hankook Ilbo Literary Competition in 1991. His poetry collections include Now I will Speak of Extinction (1994), Mirror that Smells of Bread (1997), The Blades Grow On Into Water (2002) and Dance (2005).

Asialink at the Melbourne Writers Festival

Asialink, Cordite, the Melbourne Writers Festival and the Korea Literature Translation Institute bring you a very special international writing event.

Six tables, six lamps and six small audiences, each with their own personal poet: join some of Korea’s best-loved wordsmiths for a journey through the rich landscapes and histories of the land of morning calm.

Park Ra Youn, who sold a staggering two million copies of her first book, is joined by the flinty, satirical Hwang Dong-kyu, salary-man poet Kim Ki Taek, and the highly accomplished Park Hyung-jun for a night of intimate lamp-lit readings. They will be joined at the Melbourne Writers Festival by two special local guests, Terry Jaensch and Barry Hill.

Saturday 3rd September, 7.00-8.30pm at the Melbourne Writers Festival

The Wheeler Centre Performance Space, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Tickets: Melbourne Writers Festival

You can also catch a Korean-language discussion of contemporary Korean literature and culture at 2.30-3.30pm, September 2, ACMI Studio 1, Federation Square.
Tickets: Melbourne Writers Festival

And hear Hwang Dong-kyu perform alongside Judith Zander, Chris Flynn, Li Er, Ellie Catton, SJ Watson and Christopher Kremmer as part of the Morning Reads Session, 10-11am, September 2, ACMI The Cube, Federation Square.
Free, no booking required.

POET BIOGRAPHIES

While many artists would consider a steady office job an obstacle to creative endeavors, Kim Ki Taek (1957~) has successfully juggled the life of a Korean salary-man and poet for the past twenty years. As an orphan Ki Taek had to fend for himself, making him an acute observer of human physicality and the relation between the body and the violence inflicted upon it. His major works Fetal Sleep (Taea-ui jam, 1991), Storm in the Eye of a Needle (Baneul gumeong sokui pokpung, 1994), Administrative Staff (Samuwon, 1999) and Ox (So, 2005), explore the marks inflicted on the body by the process of living, and the way these marks of damage manifest as habits that inform one’s sense of self.

Barry Hill is a distinguished Australian writer in several genres. He has won Premier’s Awards for poetry, history, non-fiction and the essay, and in 2009 was short-listed for the Melbourne Prize for Literature. His fiction has been widely anthologized, he has written extensively for radio, and his first libretto, 'Love Strong as Death,' was performed at the Studio, at the Sydney Opera House in 2002. He is possibly best known for his monumental, multi-award winner, Broken Song: TGH Strehlow and Aboriginal Possession (Knopf 2002)— 'one of the great Australian books,' (Professor John Mulvaney) and 'a landmark event in the history of Australian high culture.' (Professor Robert Manne). His poetry regularly appears in the annual editions of The Best Australian Poems. Of his most recent books of poems, As We Draw Ourselves, was short-listed for the 2008 Victorian Premier's Awards, and Necessity: Poems 1996-2006 won the Australian Capital Territory’s 2008 Judith Wright Prize. Between 1998 and 2008, he was Poetry Editor of The Australian. He has recently completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Melbourne. He has been writing full-time since 1975, and lives by the sea in Queenscliff, southern Australia, with his wife, the singer-songwriter, Rose Bygrave.

Terry Jaensch is an Australian poet/actor and monologist. His first book, Buoy was published in 2001 (FIP) and shortlisted for the Anne Elder Award by the Fellowship of Australian Writers. He has worked as Writer-in-Community, Poetry Editor (Cordite) Artist-in-Residence, Dramaturge, Artistic Director of the 2005 Emerging Writers’ Festival, poetry teacher and in a variety of arts/community and local government programming positions. In 2004 he wrote and recorded 15 monologues based on his childhood in a Ballarat orphanage for ‘Life Matters’ ABC Radio – since reworked and performed for theatre as ‘Orphan’s Own Project’. He was awarded an Asialink residency in Singapore where he worked collaboratively with poet Cyril Wong. The resulting work, Excess Baggage & Claim (transitlounge publishing), was launched in 2007. He has won awards including the Melbourne Poet’s Union International Poetry Prize, the Victorian Writers’ Centre Poetry Slam and was on the winning team of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival Poetry Slam. His work has been anthologized, most recently in Out of the Box: Contemporary Australian Gay and Lesbian Poets (Puncher and Wattmann) and published in journals nationally and in the US, Germany, Japan, Singapore and India. His poems have been translated into Bengali and interpreted through classical Indian dance. He has a background in acting, having studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio and Stella Adler conservatory in New York.

Boardroom Luncheon with Paul Ramadge, Editor in Chief, The Age

Mr Ramadge will discuss the role of media in creating or preventing political change, focusing on Australian and Asian politics.

Paul Ramadge was appointed Editor-in-Chief of The Age and The Sunday Age in September 2008. He has been a media man throughout his 30-year career, transitioning from a brief stint in a television newsroom to country and regional newspapers before joining The Age in 1996. At The Age, Paul has held leadership roles in news and product development. He is a former Senior Deputy Editor, Saturday Editor and Executive Editor, and edited the paper's award-winning coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

As limited seating is available, the luncheon will provide guests with an excellent opportunity to engage Mr Ramadge in discussion under the Chatham House Rule.

This luncheon briefing is generously sponsored by PwC.

This is a private members only event.

We welcome new member enquiries. Please contact:

Fiona Wallace-Smith
+61 3 9035 8199
fionaw@asiasoc.org.au

Cinematheque: Masahiro Shinoda’s Killers on Parade & Double Suicide

Films:
7:00pm: Killers on Parade (1962)
8:45pm: Double Suicide (1969)

Location: ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne

More Information: Visit the Melbourne Cinematheque

Presented in conjunction with The Japan Foundation.

Closing the Melbourne Cinémathèque's season, and the Japanese focus for 2011, Killers on Parade (1962) is a comic book-esque satire on the Japanese obsession with violence & lust for Western culture. A delirious pastiche of Godard’s stylistic & formal irreverence & film noir’s hardened determinism; this is a New Wave classic.

Finishing the season is the sumptuous, tempestuous love story Double Suicide (1969), an adaptation of a bunraku puppet play from 1720. A grand finish to this retrospective, Double Suicide displays Shinoda’s magnificent ability to blend Japanese theatrical traditions with a truly stunning modern cinematic vision.

Concentrating on the key period of Shinoda’s career & following his transition from Shochiku to his instatement as the head of independent production company Hyogen-sha in 1965. His artistic flair & fascinating cinematic vision flourished with this move into an arena of increased creative autonomy. Providing incomparable insight into the Japanese mindset, this season promises to impress.

Cinematheque: Masahiro Shinoda’s A Flame at the Pier & Samurai Spy

Films:
7:00pm: A Flame At the Pier (1962)
8:45pm: Samurai Spy (1965)

Location: ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne

More Information: Visit the Melbourne Cinematheque

Presented in conjunction with The Japan Foundation.

Continuing the Melbourne Cinémathèque's season of specially imported 35mm prints, this week sees A Flame At the Pier (1962), a story of a Yokohama dockworker & the conflict between management & the union movement. Again, the score by Tori Takemitsu is a standout in the piece.

Following this is Samurai Spy (1965), a sword-fighting period film which resonated the contemporary climate of the Cold War. Both visually striking works, these are key films for Shinoda's aesthetic and thematic passion.

Cinematheque: Masahiro Shinoda’s The Assassination & Youth in Fury

Films:
7:00pm: The Assassination (1964)
8:45pm: Youth in Fury (1991)

Location: ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne

More Information: Visit the Melbourne Cinematheque

Presented in conjunction with The Japan Foundation.

With a wealth of interesting influences, including Orson Welles, Shakespeare & kabuki theatre, Masahiro Shinoda (1931-) began as an assistant to Yasijuro Ozu working at Japan’s leading film company, Shochiku. Soon promoted to director, Shinoda became one of the contemporaries at the head of Japanese New Wave cinema, revolutionizing screen culture in Japan & influencing scores of filmmakers on an international scale.

As a filmmaker, Shinoda’s heroes are often on the losing or vanquished side of battle, a tradition that he attributes to Japanese experience in the aftermath of World War II. His work, often branded as pessimistic, provides his marginal heroes with the means of examining Japanese society, politics & subcultures. By combining cinematic modernity with his passion for classical Japanese art forms, the
director’s inclination towards a hyperstylized, indulgent aesthetic infuses his stormy tales with a visual energy that lifts this “pessimism” into the realm of the polemic & poetic.

Opening the season is The Assassination (1964), a period film shot in stunning black & white CinemaScope, & Youth in Fury (1960), the earliest of the season & the film that cemented Shinoda’s status as one at the forefront of Japanese New Wave. Both films feature musical scores composed by Tori Takemitsu, who would become a Shinoda staple, and a popular cultural figure in Japan.

Private Boardroom Luncheon Briefing with Mr Tarek A. Robbiati, Group Managing Director, Telstra International Group

Mr. Tarek Robbiati is the Group Managing Director of Telstra International. Mr Robbiati was appointed Group Managing Director of Telstra International on 1 December 2009 and is also the Chief Executive Officer of CSL Limited which operates Hong Kong's first and largest mobile network. Prior to taking up his current appointments, Mr Robbiati worked in Australia as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Telstra Corporation Limited from 2005 to 2007 and has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications, finance, media and technology industries.

Mr Robbiati holds a Master of Business Administration from London Business School, a Master of Science in Business Administration from Institut d'Administration des Enterprises, Caen, France and a Master of Science in Nuclear Physics and Electronics Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supèrieure d'Ingènieurs, Caen, France.

The luncheon briefing is presented by Asialink/Asia Society, in collaboration with AIIA and hosted by Mallesons Stephen Jaques.

Limited seating is available for the luncheon, which will be held under the Chatham House Rule.

Date: Tuesday 19 July 2011
Time: 12.00 noon for a 12.30pm – 2pm Boardroom Briefing
Location: Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Level 50, Bourke Place, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: We would be grateful if you could reply for either yourself or your nominated senior representative by contacting Clio Yining Zheng by telephone on 03 9035 5693 or email c.zheng@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

'Australia House' - International Open Call for Architecture Design Proposals

'Australia House' is an art project which was launched on the occasion of the fourth Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in 2009 as a base for exchanges between Australia and Japan. An abandoned old Japanese-style farmhouse was transformed into an art installation, where Australian artists could work in residence and exhibit their artworks through exchanges with the local Urada community and members of kohebi-tai (meaning 'little snake squad' in Japanese), a group of supporters from all over Japan.

However, 'Australia House' collapsed in the wake of the earthquake on March 12 centered on the northern part of Nagano prefecture. This Open Call for Design Proposals aims to select an appropriate designer or team of designers for the new Australia House as one of the main art projects of the upcoming Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in 2012. (until 17 September 2011)

Full Details | Media Release

Also see: Video interview with Mr Fram Kitagawa, General Director Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial and Setouchi International Art Festival - Building community and art: How site-specific works can change artists and audiences.

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2012 - Open Call for Artists to Participate

Seeking artists whose artworks make the best use of history and culture of Echigo-Tsumari or a proposal for event/program that has the power to inspire or raise awareness of Echigo-Tsumari internationally. (until 31 August 2011)

Ａ：Artwork in villages（nature・terraced rice field・"satoyama" ・abandoned houses）
Ｂ：Artwork in shopping street（abandoned shops, small lanes）
Ｃ：Event / Performance
Ｄ：Other genre

Enquiries: Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale - 2012 Open Call Proposals
c/o Art Front Gallery, Hillside Terrace A, 29-18 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033 Japan
FAX 03－3476-4874 e-mail: tsumari-proposal@artfront.co.jp

The 25th Joint Conference of Australia-Taiwan & ROC-Australia Business Councils

Mature Economies - Natural Partners - Undiscovered Opportunity

The joint conference is a significant milestone marking a quarter century of achievement for the business communities of Australia and Taiwan. The conference attracts outstandingly successful business people, public sector leaders and distinguished scholars from the two countries. This years conference is designed to assist delegates profit from momentous changes in Taiwan and China and the consequent unprecedented commercial opportunities.

Program [pdf, 3 pages] | Conference information and Registration Form [pdf, 8 pages]

DATE:		Saturday 13th August 6:30pm - Monday 15th August 9:30pm (3 days)
VENUE:		Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, Gold Coast, Queensland
COST:		$275 for members, $550 for non-members
REGISTRATION:		email: chingmei@atbc.asn.au
Enquiries:		Ching-Mei Tuan, chingmei@atbc.asn.au
Website:		www.atbc.asn.au

Changing Perceptions: What kind of power is India becoming and what implications could this have for Australian business?

Boardroom lunch briefing jointly hosted by The Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales and Asialink - Asia Society AustralAsia Centre

Professor Amitabh Mattoo, Director, The Australia India Institute and Mr Amit Dasgupta, Consul-General of India

Professor Mattoo is a Professor of Disarmament Studies at the Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University and has been a Member of the National Knowledge Commission, a high-level advisory group to the Prime Minister of India.

Professor Mattoo was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu from 2002 – 2008. He received his Doctorate from the University of Oxford and has been a visiting Professor at Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Illinois, and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme in Paris. He has published extensively, writes regularly for Indian newspapers and is a well-regarded commentator. He has been awarded the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards, for his contribution to education and public life.

Mr Dasgupta joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979 and has served in various capacities in New Delhi and abroad (in Cairo as Third Secretary, in Brussels as First Secretary, in Kathmandu as Director Economic and head of the office of the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and in Berlin as Deputy Chief of Mission); headed the Public Diplomacy division in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi prior to assuming charge as the Consul General of India, Sydney, on February 23, 2009.

Education: B. Com at St Xavier’s College, Kolkata (1973); M.A. (1976) and M.Phil (1978) at Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and a two‐year attachment (1980‐82) with the Department of Sociology in the University of McGill, Montreal. Educational Awards: National Merit Scholarship (1976‐79) and the Commonwealth Scholarship (1980‐82).

This is a members only event. For enquiries, please contact Lesley Mathews, l.mathews@asialink.unimelb.edu.au, phone: +61 2 9879 5230

Venue: The University of New South Wales, Sydney CBD Campus, Level 6, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney

Australia-China BRIDGE Project - visit 1

Australia-China BRIDGE Project visit 1 and 2 taking place over July and August (25 July-14 Aug, visit 1) (1-21 Aug, visit 2)

Program includes six-day professional learning program in Melbourne for Chinese teachers (four days with their Australian partner teachers), followed by a 12-day homestay and school visit program with their partners across Australia.

Australia-China BRIDGE Project - visit 2

Australia-China BRIDGE Project visit 2 is taking place 1-21st August 2011

Program includes six-day professional learning program in Melbourne for Chinese teachers (four days with their Australian partner teachers), followed by a 12-day homestay and school visit program with their partners across Australia.

Australia-Korea BRIDGE project

Australia-Korea BRIDGE Project is taking place in Queensland from Wed 20 July - Wed 3 Aug 2011.

Program includes up to 5-day professional learning program in Brisbane for Korean teachers (two days with their Australian partner teachers), followed by a 10-day homestay and school visit program with their Australian partners across Queensland.

Opening a Door into Asia - Perth

Asia Literacy Ambassadors Project event

An opportunity for Western Australian secondary schools to come along to Murdoch University and meet with students and recent graduates who have undertaken Asian studies themselves, and to hear about the personal and professional opportunities afforded to them because of their Asia literacy.

The University students and recent graduates, together with University teaching staff and representatives from the AEF's Asia Literacy Ambassadors project, will share their stories and answer any questions school participants might have about undertaking studies of Asia or Asian language, and their value beyond the classroom.

School participants will also have an opportunity to share their own experiences of Asia, its cultures and its peoples, and to discuss how Asia literacy is being explored in their own schools.

On leaving the University, each school participant will be presented with a showbag of resources to take home.

Places are limited so if your school is interested, please RSVP to Emily with your name, contact details and number of students (maximum 25) you would like to bring along to the day.

Date: 16 Sep 2011
Location: Murdoch University, WA
Time: 10.00am - 1.30pm
Audience: Year 9 and 10 students from Western Australia
Contact: Emily Bond, Ph. 03 9035 5714, e.bond@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Opening a Door into Asia - Melbourne

Asia Literacy Ambassadors Project event

An opportunity for Victorian secondary schools to come along to the University of Melbourne and meet with students and recent graduates who have undertaken Asian studies themselves, and to hear about the personal and professional opportunities afforded to them because of their Asia literacy.

The University students and recent graduates, together with University teaching staff and representatives from the AEF's Asia Literacy Ambassadors project, will share their stories and answer any questions school participants might have about undertaking studies of Asia or Asian language, and their value beyond the classroom.

School participants will also have an opportunity to share their own experiences of Asia, its cultures and its peoples, and to discuss how Asia literacy is being explored in their own schools.

On leaving the University, each school participant will be presented with a showbag of resources to take home.

Places are limited so if your school is interested, please RSVP to Emily by Friday July 15 with your name, contact details and number of students (maximum 25) you would like to bring along to the day.

Date: 20 Sep 2011
Location: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3010
Time: 10.00am - 1.30pm
Audience: Year 9 and 10 students from Victoria
Contact: Emily Bond, Ph. 03 9035 5714, e.bond@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Opening a Door into Asia - Tasmania

Asia Literacy Ambassadors Project event

An opportunity for Tasmanian secondary schools to come along to the University of Tasmania and meet with students and recent graduates who have undertaken Asian studies themselves, and to hear about the personal and professional opportunities afforded to them because of their Asia literacy.

The University students and recent graduates, together with University teaching staff and representatives from the AEF's Asia Literacy Ambassadors project, will share their stories and answer any questions school participants might have about undertaking studies of Asia or Asian language, and their value beyond the classroom.

School participants will also have an opportunity to share their own experiences of Asia, its cultures and its peoples, and to discuss how Asia literacy is being explored in their own schools.

On leaving the University, each school participant will be presented with a showbag of resources to take home.

Places are limited so if your school is interested, please RSVP to Lynne by Friday July 22 with your name, contact details and number of students you would like to bring along to the day.

Date: 25 Aug 2011
Location: The Studio Theatre, University of Tasmania (Sandy Bay Campus), Hobart, TAS 7001
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Audience: Secondary school students from Tasmania
Contact: Lynne Hanlon, Ph. 0418 251 290, lynne.p.hanlon@education.tas.gov.au

Opening a Door into Asia - Darwin

Asia Literacy Ambassadors project

An opportunity for secondary school students from the Northern Territory to come along to Charles Darwin University and meet with students and recent graduates who have undertaken Asian studies themselves, and to hear about the personal and professional opportunities afforded to them because of their Asia literacy.

The University students and recent graduates, together with University teaching staff and representatives from the AEFʼs Asia Literacy Ambassadors project, will share their stories and answer any questions school participants might have about undertaking studies of Asia or Asian language, and their value beyond the classroom.

School participants will also have an opportunity to share their own experiences of Asia, its cultures and its peoples, and to discuss how Asia literacy is being explored in their own schools.
This event is an opportunity to celebrate the work your school has been undertaking to prepare your students for the 21st century – the Asia century.

Each school is permitted to bring up to 20-25 students each but places are limited so if your school is interested, please contact Emily Bond (03 9035 5714, e.bond@asialink.unimelb.edu.au) with your name, contact details and number of students you would like to bring along to the day by 5pm Friday 15 July 2011.

Date: 5 Aug 2011
Location: Basketball Court (Building Red 2), Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Darwin NT 0909
Time: 10.00am - 1.30pm
Audience: Secondary school students from the Northern Territory
Contact: Emily Bond, Ph. 03 9035 5714, e.bond@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Asia-Pacific Day

Asia Literacy Ambassadors Project event

Are you in Year 9, 10, 11 or 12 and want to to live, study or travel overseas?

Are you interested in other cultures, societies and languages?

Do you want an exciting career in a growing field?

Asia-Pacific Day allows students to experience life as an Asia-Pacific Studies student at ANU. You can attend mock lectures, learn what an Asia-Pacific Studies degree involves and hear about the experiences of current and past students. Hear from Asia Literacy Ambassadors who have worked and lived in the Asia region about the wide range of Asia-related career possibilities available.

Date: 12 Aug 2011
Location:   The Baldessin Precinct Building, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
Time:    9.30am - 2.00pm
Audience:    Year 9, 10, 11 and 12 students from ACT schools. Registration closes on Friday 1 July (max 35 students / school).
Contact: James Walsh, Ph. 02 6125 2353, email: james.walsh@anu.edu.au

Morning tea and lunch are provided.

White Rabbit – Contemporary Chinese Art Collection

Featured works explore China’s rapidly changing society, from Mao’s oppressive Cultural Revolution to the excesses and exuberance of China’s economic boom.

Date: 15 Jul 2011 - 30 Sep 2011
Location: Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide
Time: from 9am

For more information visit the OzAsia Festival website.

USC Languages Day

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) and the Asia Education Foundation (AEF) invite your students to a special program being held in conjunction with the Japanese/Indonesian Immersion Language Day at the University.

Students from schools on the Sunshine Coast are invited to come along to the University and meet with students, recent graduates and business people who have undertaken Asian cultural, business or language studies, and to hear about the personal and professional opportunities afforded to them because of their Asia skills.
Through a series of activities, including presentations, workshops and discussion groups, students will:

interview past and present university students and business people;
try their hand at an Asian language;
find out about Asia related opportunities at USC, including studying overseas, Headstart program; and
discover how Asia skills can set you apart.

This program is suitable for all students, regardless of whether they currently undertake an Asian Language. Additional students from other classes (e.g. Social Sciences) are welcome to accompany the Japanese and/or Indonesian students attending the day.

Places are limited - contact Gaby Ziegann, gziegann@usc.edu.au

Venue: Building C - Chancellery, Level 1, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
Time: 9.30am - 1.30pm
Audience: Year 9, 10 and 11 students from schools on the Sunshine Coast

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Building and Asia Pacific community

Presented by The Sydney Centre for International Law and CAPLUS

Guest speakers:

Ms Irene Baghoomians, Sydney Law School
Mr Micah Burch, Sydney Law School
Professor Philomena Murray, University of Melbourne
Dr Luke Nottage, Sydney Law School
Associate Professor Ben Saul, Sydney Law School
Dr Brett Williams, Sydney Law School

This session will consider regulatory implications of the proposal by Kevin Rudd to go beyond existing mechanisms within the vibrant Asia-Pacific region to promote better "habits of cooperation" in economic, security and socio-political affairs.

A leading political scientist and former diplomat, Professor Philomena Murray (University of Melbourne), will set this initiative in the context of existing institutions in the region as well as other parts of the world (EU, South America, Africa) as well as other recent developments proposals (including one from Japan for an "East Asia Community": see generally http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=273&pubtype=5).

As experts in international business law, Dr Luke Nottage, Dr Brett Williams and Mr Micah Burch will consider innovative ways to develop Free Trade Agreements and tax treaties to advance more ambitious yet sustainable economic integration, as well as more effective resolution and avoidance of disputes involving both states and firms within the region (see already: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1509810 and http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/japaneselaw/).

Dr Ben Saul will examine regional securities issues.

Professor David Kinley and Ms Irene Baghoomians will consider human rights implications include new initiatives from ASEAN.

Lawyers/barristers: attendance at this seminar is equal to 3 MCLE/CPD units. Full program of current MCLE/CPD eligible events.

Time: 3-6pm (registration from 2.30pm; refreshments after the seminar)
Location: Minter Ellison Room, Level 13, St James Campus, 173 - 175 Phillip Street, Sydney
Cost: Full fee: $165; SLS Alumni: $132; F/T students/academics: $55 (all inc GST)
Contact: Events Coordinator, Phone: 02 9351 0238, Email: law.events@sydney.edu.au

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Australia's new policy on investor-state dispute settlement

Seminar presented by The Sydney Centre for International Law

Guest speakers:

Max Bonnell, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Adjunct Professor, Sydney Law School
Associate Professor Chester Brown, Sydney Law School
Associate Professor Luke Nottage, Sydney Law School

Chair
Robert Pritchard, Managing Director, ResourcesLaw International

In April 2011, the Gillard Government announced in its Trade Policy Statement: Trading Our Way to More Jobs and Prosperity that it would significantly restrict the practice of including investor-state dispute settlement provisions in bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements. In doing so, it adopted one of the recommendations of the Australian Productivity Commission's report on bilateral and regional trade agreements, which was published in December 2010. The stated reasons for this major policy shift include the Government's concern that it should not support provisions that would constrain the ability of Australian governments to make laws on social, environmental and economic matters, or provisions that confer greater legal rights on foreign businesses than those available to domestic businesses. This change in Australia's approach to the negotiation of international investment agreements has been welcomed by some constituencies, but has also caused disquiet in others.

This seminar will focus on this new policy, and consider the implications for the Australian Government, Australian private business, and other stakeholders in inward and outward foreign investment.

Registration fees
Full fee: $135 (inc GST)
SLS Alumni: $108 (inc GST)
CIArb member: $108 (inc GST)
ACICA member: $108 (inc GST)
Govt/NGO: $33 (inc GST)
Academic and F/T student: $33 (inc GST)

Lawyers/barristers: attendance at this seminar is equal to 1.5 MCLE/CPD units. Full program of current MCLE/CPD eligible events.

Venue: Minter Ellison Room, Level 13, St James Campus, 173 - 175 Phillip Street, Sydney
Time: 6-7.30pm (registration and refreshments from 5.30pm)
Contact: Event Coordinator, Phone: 02 9351 0238, Email: law.events@sydney.edu.au

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Second Generation Indians in Australia: The Fluidity of Identity

Presented by The Melbourne South Asian Studies Group: Anuja Cabraal and Supriya Singh

In this presentation, Anuja and Supriya will discuss the changing nature of identity among the children of parents of Indian descent in Australia. They find that second generation Indian Australians are comfortable with their sense of self. At times they see themselves as Indian and at times they identify with a different group. Their Indian identities often expressed in religious or cultural ways, such as at the temple, through music or dance classes, through language or even with their Indian friends. Their Australian sense of self emerges through work and friendship groups. All those who were asked, said that their sense of home was in Australia, regardless of whether they had ties with family in the home country.

Dr Anuja Cabraal is a sociologist and anthropologist, and currently a researcher with the Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University. She recently completed her PhD, which examined three microfinance programs – two based in Melbourne, and one in Brisbane – focusing on the impact the programs had on participants’ social and financial lives as well as the impact on their capabilities. Anuja’s research interests include diasporic studies, and she has also been involved in a research project that explored three different Indian migrant groups in Australia, including first generation, second generation, and recently arrived Indian students.

Prof. Supriya Singh is a sociologist and anthropologist at the Sociology of Communications at RMIT University. She leads the Community Sustainability Program of the Global Cities Research Institute. She is also Deputy Head of Research at the Graduate School of Business and Law and a senior project leader of the Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre at RMIT Business. Supriya brings together expertise in the sociology of money and banking; globalization, migration and remittances; and the use of new communications technologies within the social and cultural context. She was awarded the Jean Martin Prize in 1995 for the best Sociology PhD thesis in Australia, 1993-1995, by the Australian Sociological Association. Her books include Marriage Money: The Social Shaping of Money in Marriage and Banking (1997), The Bankers (1991), The First 25 Years – Bank Negara Malaysia (1984), and On the Sulu Sea (1984). Her forthcoming book with Rowman & Littlefield is entitled Globalization and Money.

Date: Friday 15 July 2011, 5:00-6.15pm
Dinner: The seminar will be followed by dinner at around 7pm at a nearby restaurant within walking distance of Melbourne University. All are welcome!
Venue details: Graduate Seminar Room 2, located upstairs in The Old Arts Building, The University of Melbourne. (see Map)
RSVP: An RSVP is appreciated for booking dinner (an RSVP to the seminar is not necessary). For more information please contact Michelle Hannah, m.hannah2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

Email list: To be included on the Melbourne South Asian Study Group emailing list, also contact Michelle Hannah, m.hannah2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

“Australia - China 2.0”, the next phase of our economic partnership - Perth

Briefing with the Hon Kevin Rudd MP and the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP

The Australian Government together with Asia Society/Asialink and the Australia China Business Council invite you to a breakfast briefing on China hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP and the Minister for Trade, the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP.

Attend this briefing in Perth to hear the Ministers explain the importance of the next phase of economic engagement between our two countries, "Australia - China 2.0".

This seminar will explore China’s economic trajectory over the next 30 years and provide insight into how your business can position itself to benefit from these changes.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session after the plenary presentation and have your questions about doing business in China answered.

The trade mission to China in early August which will be led by Minister Rudd and Minister Emerson will also be discussed.

DATE:		Tuesday 12 July, 2011
TIME:		7.15am - 8.45am (continental breakfast)
VENUE:		Duxton Hotel, No.1 St George's Terrace, Perth
COST:		Free
RSVP:		Places are strictly limited. For priority registration for Asialink / Asia Society members – please contact Clio Zheng on email c.zheng@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or phone 613 9035 5693

This event is part of a national program of briefings taking place in June and July: Brisbane (24 June), Sydney (7 July), and Melbourne (14 July).

Also see: Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP's speech at the launch of the Australia-China 2.0 Trade Mission (Brisbane, 24 June 2011)
The next phase of our economic partnership - The Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP and the Minister for Trade, the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP (Sydney, 7 July 2011)

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“Australia - China 2.0”, the next phase of our economic partnership - Melbourne

Kevin Rudd: Australia-China services trade is the future

MELBOURNE, 14 July 2011 – Language skills are critical for the growing people-to-people trade links between Australia and China, says The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

“The importance of having people embedded to your operations who are comfortable with the language and cultures of China and the wider region is really important – and it’s an investment worth making,” he said.

The Foreign Minister made the comments as part of a question and answer session moderated by Asialink-Asia Society AustralAsia Chairman Sid Myer at Australia-China 2.0.

In the lead up to an upcoming Australian trade mission to China, Australia-China 2.0 has been presented as part of a national program by the Australian Trade Commission, to highlight opportunities with our near-north neighbor, with a focus on second-tier cities.

Rudd said that while negotiations in mining and agriculture involve a relatively small number of stakeholders, the future of our relationship needs to be in the services sector, where success is determined by a great many more relationships.

He said that universities should not have the sole responsibility for the creation of a China-literate workforce.

“Business has to provide the lead by creating a demand factor – a pull factor,” he said.

Useful Links

For more information on the Australia – China 2.0 trade mission, visit Austrade

For more information on the growing services sector interactions between Australia and Asia, view the PwC Melbourne Institute Asialink Index ANZ Services Report

For more information on Chinese cultural intelligence training, see Asialink’s upcoming sessions around Australia

Find out more about Asia Literacy in the Australian workplace

Multimedia

POWERPOINT: Australia-China 2.0 presentation [pdf, 954kb, 12 pages]
AUDIO: Full audio of the Foreign Minister's presentation
VIDEO: Kevin Rudd: Australia-China services trade is the future

2011 Asia Pacific Cities Summit - The Business of Cities

Attracting delegates from more than 100 cities across the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, Brisbane - Australia's new world city - will welcome the world at the 2011 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS).

The biennial APCS is the region's premier international business and civic forum. It's renowned for helping businesses gain entry into one of the fastest growing markets today - the Asia Pacific region.

Themed 'The Business of Cities', the 2011 APCS will host world-renowned speakers, presentations and case studies incorporating three sub-themes - sustainability, connectivity, and managing our cities' rapid growth.

The three-day Summit will drive business opportunities and economic growth through international trade and investment for Brisbane, South East Queensland and the wider Asia Pacific region.

When:   Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 July 2011
Venue:   Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Keynote speakers:   Rudolf Giuliani and Richard Branson
Hosting Organisation:   Brisbane City Council

For more information or to register your interest in attending the 2011 APCS, visit: www.apcsummit.org

“Australia - China 2.0”, the next phase of our economic partnership - Sydney

Briefing with the Hon Kevin Rudd MP and the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP

The Australian Government together with Asia Society/Asialink and the Australia China Business Council invite you to an evening briefing on China hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP and the Minister for Trade, the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP.

Attend this briefing in Sydney to hear the Ministers explain the importance of the next phase of economic engagement between our two countries, "Australia - China 2.0".

This seminar will explore China’s economic trajectory over the next 30 years and provide insight into how your business can position itself to benefit from these changes.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session after the plenary presentation and have your questions about doing business in China answered.

The trade mission to China in early August which will be led by Minister Rudd and Minister Emerson will also be discussed.

DATE:		Thursday 7 July, 2011
TIME:		7.30pm - 8.30pm (drinks and canapes on arrival, followed by Ministerial briefing)
VENUE:		Hilton Sydney, 488 George Street
COST:		Free - The Sydney briefing is complimentary.
RSVP:		Briefing is full and registrations are now closed

This event is part of a national program of briefings taking place in June and July: Brisbane (24 June), Sydney (7 July) and Perth (12 July).

Also see: Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP's speech at the launch of the Australia-China 2.0 Trade Mission (Brisbane, 24 June 2011)

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The Visible Hand: What Made in India Means Today

Presented by Sangam, the Australia India Design Platform.

For Western travellers, India is a captivating culture with great potential for handmade production. Australian designers now face the challenge of creating products that somehow retain traces of this mystery as they travel thousands of kilometres to the markets back home.

India is both one of the world's leading economies and a treasury of cultural traditions. While in the past, many craftspeople and artists have travelled to India for creative inspiration, today new partnerships are emerging in design. Architects, fashion designers and industrial designers are finding new opportunities in the demand for skills both inside and outside India. In particular, India has an enormous capacity of craft skill that is lacking in the West. As India gears up for increased export activity, how will the 'Made in India' brand compare to 'Made in China'? What are ways of local designers to add ethical value to their products through partnership with India? How can cultural differences between Australia and India be negotiated to enable productive partnerships?

This forum is part of the Australia India Design Platform, a series of forums and workshops over three years in Australia and India with the aim of creating a shared understanding for creative partnerships in product development. AIDP is based at RMIT Centre for Design and is funded by the Australia Council and the Australia India Institute.

Speakers include Ritu Sethi (Director, Craft Revival Trust), Chris Godsell (architect with Peddel Thorp), Sara Thorn (fashion designer) and Soumitri Varadarajan (Industrial Design, RMIT).

Sponsored by Australia India Institute, Australia Council, RMIT Centre for Design, Asialink, City of Melbourne and Craft Victoria.

Date: Thursday 21 July
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm
Cost: Free
RSVP: by 15 July - Email rsvp@sangamproject.net
Inquiries: info@sangamproject.net
Website: aidp.newtrad.org
Location: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne (Opposite the Swanston St 'University' Tram Super Stop)

Tell Me Tell Me: Australian and Korean Art 1976–2011

Tell Me Tell Me: Australian and Korean Art 1976–2011 is a major new exhibition of Korean and Australian contemporary art celebrating 2011 as the Australian-Korean Year of Friendship.

The exhibition is a first-time collaboration between the MCA in Sydney and the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (NMOCA) and is the first stage in a two-part cultural exchange of art and ideas. The project highlights the historical and ongoing connections between Australian and Korean art and showcases works from the collections of both museums.

It is inspired by Nam June Paik’s 1976 visit to Sydney and the 1976 Biennale of Sydney, that included a group of important Korean artists. Tell Me Tell Me explores conceptual, fluxus and technological art being created in both Korea and Australia at that time and regional variations in both countries over three decades to the present day.

The exhibition also explores the idea of artists using recent art histories to influence new work and sculpture, installation and object-based art forms now under the weight of conceptualism.

The core of the exhibition comprises a significant collection of historical works by important artists from both countries, including Nam June Paik, Marr Grounds, Terry Reid, Noel Sheridan, Stelarc, Ken Unsworth, Moon-Seup Shim, Kang So-Lee, Insik Quac, Rosalie Gascoigne, Gaiyabidja Lalara, Don Gundinga and U-Fan Lee. The contemporary Australian and Korean artists featured include Brook Andrew, Louise Weaver, Nyapanyapa, Charlie Sofo, Brown Council, Lou Hubbard, Stuart Ringholt, TV Moore, Beom Kim, Park Chan Kyong, Haegue Yang, Kim Eull, Hyun Ki Park, Chung Seo-Young, Jooyeon Park.

Jointly curated by MCA Curator Glenn Barkley and NMOCA Curator Inhye Kim, the exhibition will be held at the National Art School Gallery, Darlinghurst and opens on 17 June 2011. It will later travel to the NMOCA in Seoul where it will be exhibited from 8 November 2011 to 19 February 2012.

This exhibition is a partnership between the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, presented in association with the National Art School, Sydney.

Supported by the Australian Government through the Australia International Cultural Council and the Australia-Korea Foundation, initiatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Dates: 17 June to 24 August 2011
Venue: National Art School Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Cost: Free

For further information, please contact: MCA PR Manager Gabrielle Wilson, via email: gabrielle.wilson@mca.com.au

“Australia - China 2.0”, the next phase of our economic partnership

Breakfast briefing with the Hon Kevin Rudd MP

The Australian Government together with the Asia Society/Asialink invite you to a breakfast briefing on China hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP. Attend this briefing in Brisbane to hear the Minister explain the importance of the next phase of economic engagement between our two countries, "Australia—China 2.0".

This seminar will explore China’s economic trajectory over the next 30 years and provide insight into how your business can position itself to benefit from these changes.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session after the plenary presentation and have your questions about doing business in China answered.

Details of the business mission to China in early August which will be led by Minister Rudd and the Minister for Trade, the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP will also be announced.

DATE:		Friday 24 June, 2011
TIME:		7.30am - 9.00am
VENUE:		Sofitel Brisbane Central, 249 Turbot Street
COST:		Free - The Brisbane briefing is complimentary in line with the Australian Government’s decision to support Queensland companies affected by recent natural disasters.
RSVP:		REGISTER ONLINE. Places are limited.

This event is part of a national program of briefings taking place in June and July to be held in Sydney on 7 July (evening), Perth on 12 July (breakfast) and Melbourne on 14 July (late afternoon).

Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP's speech at the launch of the Australia-China 2.0 Trade Mission

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Choosing sides: Shaping our relationships in the Asian Century

The US & China – Does Australia need to choose sides?

MELBOURNE, 10 August, 2011 – Australia faces its most significant foreign policy decisions in more than 40 years, said Professor Hugh White in a keynote speech to more than 200 people at Asialink/Asia Society AustralAsia Centre.

Professor White said a key question was whether Australia “could avoid Chinese hegemony, without buying itself into a full-scale strategic competition with the US and China.”

He disagrees with what he believes is a belief on both sides of Australian politics that a choice will not have to be made between the two great powers.

“We do have to make some new choices, he said “… (and) we’re already making those choices as a country.”

White’s address focused on the dramatic developments occurring across the Asian region and what they mean to Australia.

He put forward seven propositions for what is occurring across Asia, which he conceded were all very debatable. These are listed as follows:

1 – China will keep growing economically and overtake the GDP of the United States, even if the US rebounds from the recent economic crisis.

2 – China’s instruments of national power in the political and strategic field will grow as its economy grows – and will test US leadership in Asia.

3 – China intends to test US leadership in Asia.

4 – China has not yet decided what form their leadership in Asia will take; they’re making it up as they go along.

5 – How the rest of us respond to China’s aspirations will influence how China operates in Asia.

6 – The US and others (including Australia) are responding very negatively to China’s aspirations for great power and influence.

7 – Strategic competition between the United States and China is escalating.

Professor White said “the further that strategic opposition escalates, the longer it lasts, the more stark the choices Australia faces and the tougher the options.”

Professor Hugh White was also joined by the following discussants:

> Professor Lowell Dittmer, Editor of Asian Survey, University of California at Berkeley
> Professor Baogang He - Chair in International Studies, Deakin University
> Professor Xia Liping, Dean of international studies, Tongji University, Shanghai

Reported by Will McCallum

Multimedia

> PHOTOS: Full images available on Flickr

> AUDIO: Full podcast of the event, including Q&A sesssion

> VIDEO: Professor Hugh White: The US, China & Australia - how will it end? (3:39)

Supported by Fullbright, Deakin University, The University of Melbourne, Asialink and Asia Society AustralAsia Centre

Tiffin Talks - India and China: So close, yet so far! Dr Pradeep Taneja

Australia India Institute event

Sino-Indian relations have been growing steadily over the past two decades. The two-way trade has grown especially fast; China is now India’s biggest trading partner – something inconceivable just a decade ago. However, despite the high level of engagement economically and politically, there remains a great deal of mutual suspicion. In this talk, we’ll look at some of the reasons for the mistrust. We will also explore the complex nature of Sino-Indian engagement from the Indian perspective, including the variety of views among influential Indians on relations with China.

Dr Pradeep Taneja lectures in Asian politics in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Australia's Place in the World - The Hon Julia Gillard MP Prime Minister of Australia

Mr Sid Myer AM, Group Chairman, Asialink and the Asia Society AustraAsia Centre is delighted to invite you to a luncheon with guest speaker The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia.

'Australia’s Place in the World’

Date:	Wednesday 28th September 2011
Time:	12.00 - 2.00pm
	A video livestream of this event will commence at 1:15pm. Preview the channel here

Asialink and the Asia Society provide Australia’s leading platform for Australia-Asia engagement. Together they enable business, government, academic leaders and community in Australia and Asia to exchange ideas, shape policy and build collaborative partnerships.

Asialink and AsiaSociety AustralAsia Centre gratefully acknowledges the generous Luncheon Benefactor Sponsorship of ANZ Banking Group and Huawei Technologies Australia.

Getting Down to Business in the Philippines

Australia Philippines Business Council Dinner with the Philippines Secretary of Trade & Industry, The Hon Gregory L Domingo

Guest of honour, Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory L Domingo, will deliver a keynote address to those who are keen to advance their Asia-Pacific strategies by bringing their business to the Philippines.

Download flyer for more information [pdf]

Supported by Asialink and Asia Society AustralAsia Centre.
Note: discounts for Asialink / Asia Society members.

Date: Tuesday, 14th June 2011
Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm. Pre-Dinner Drinks, 7pm Dinner
Venue: Heritage Ballroom, The Westin, 1 Martin Place, Sydney
RSVP: Thursday 9th June 2011 to: execsec@apbc.org.au or phone: 0424662668

Festival of Ideas - India, Pakistan and Afghanistan

How can peace be assured between these conflicting national identities and states?

Festival of Ideas event, The University of Melbourne

Chair: Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne

Speakers:

Christopher Snedden, Politico-Strategic Analyst, Asia Calling,
Sally Neighbour, Journalist and Author, The Australian,
Robin Jeffrey, Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies and the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.
Samina Yasmeen, Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia,

Date: Thursday, 16th of June 2011
Time: 1:30 – 03:00 pm
Venue: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, (basement) Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne

More details | Register

Once we served the Empire…and now we don't know whom to serve: the story of La Martiniere College in Lucknow

Melbourne South Asian Studies event

In this presentation, Professor Fazal Rizvi will discuss the colonial origins of an elite secondary school in India – La Martiniere College in Lucknow – in order to show how it has remained attached to its colonial traditions, while seeking to negotiate the new requirements of postcolonial nationalism in India and, more recently, the opportunities provided by the new global economy. Fazal will suggest that the school’s struggle to preserve its elite status has not been easy, as the demands of shifting social imaginaries in India have impinged on the traditional mission of the school based on a commitment to both excellence and equity.

Professor Fazal Rizvi joined the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in 2010 having worked for nine years as a professor in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he directed its Global Studies in Education programme. His research interests include racism and multicultural education, Australia-Asia relations, models of educational policy research, theories of globalisation and international education, issues of identity, citizenship and culture in transnational contexts, and contemporary youth cultures. Fazal has published more than 18 books and over 100 articles, and his latest book, Globalizing Education Policy (2010), is published by Routledge. He has also been an editor of a major book series for Allen and Unwin, Studies of Education and an editor of Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Policy of Education.

Dinner: The seminar will be followed by dinner at around 7 pm at a nearby restaurant within walking distance of Melbourne University. All are welcome!

RSVP: An RSVP is appreciated for booking dinner (an RSVP to the seminar is not necessary).
For more information please contact Michelle Hannah

Email list: To be included on the Melbourne South Asian Study Group emailing list, also contact Michelle Hannah.

Location: Graduate Seminar Room 2 (located upstairs) in the Old Arts building, The University of Melbourne. Please see the map

Inside the Chinese Mind - Canberra

A Master Class for Executives engaging with China

Empowering executives to lead in the Asian Century is no longer an exotic option for Australian companies.

As Australia’s trade and investment levels increase with the Asia region, executives need to better understand the complexity of Asian countries and cultures towards successful outcomes.
Together with UGM Consulting, Asialink and the Asia Society are delighted to offer a second national series of the sell-out executive program ‘Inside the Chinese Mind’.

This one-day Masterclass workshop for Senior Executives who already have experience dealing with China, or Asia more generally will provide practical tools to:

Decode the Chinese way of communicating, relating and behaving
Build a cognitive map to help you navigate the key differences in thinking between China and Australia
Develop a practical action plan that will reduce cultural risk and deliver sustained results

Combined with “real world” examples, the program gives you practical and immediately applicable tools
and insights.

Previous participants noted that:

“This program is a must. You don’t know what you don’t know until you get this exposure to Margaret’s material. 10 out of 10.”
- Grant Gilfillian, CEO, Sydney Ports Corporation

“Must attend!”
- Jack Curtis, International Managing Partner, Freehills

“Excellent introduction to experienced executives looking to be more successful in their dealings with Chinese organisations, teams and stakeholders.”
- Con Brakatselos, Head of Investment Management and Strategy, AMP Capital Investors

“This program is extremely valuable to anyone who wants to go beyond the superficial in developing a rather deep understanding of just what makes the Chinese mind tick. Highly recommended.”
- Mark Lobo, Team Leader, Market Development Asia, Department of Business and Innovation, Victoria.

Presented by Dr Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Ai Group

Dates & Locations

Perth	Tue 9 Aug 2011	Venue tbc
Brisbane	Mon 15 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, Central Plaza 1 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
Sydney	Fri 19 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, MLC Centre 19 Martin Place, Sydney
Melbourne	Wed 24 Aug 2011	Mallesons Stephen Jaques Level 50, Bourke Place 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Canberra	Wed 31 Aug 2011	Ai Group Level 2 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest

Registrations
Please note there are limited places at each location for these classes. To register please download the MASTER CLASS BROCHURE, complete the registration form on the back page and return it to Bernadine as below.

Enquiries
Please contact Bernadine Fernandez
Ph: 03 8344 3575
Fax: 03 9347 1768
Email: b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Inside the Chinese Mind - Melbourne

A Master Class for Executives engaging with China

Decode the Chinese way of communicating, relating and behaving
Build a cognitive map to help you navigate the key differences in thinking between China and Australia
Develop a practical action plan that will reduce cultural risk and deliver sustained results

Combined with “real world” examples, the program gives you practical and immediately applicable tools
and insights.

Previous participants noted that:

Presented by Dr Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Ai Group

Dates & Locations

Perth	Tue 9 Aug 2011	Venue tbc
Brisbane	Mon 15 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, Central Plaza 1 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
Sydney	Fri 19 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, MLC Centre 19 Martin Place, Sydney
Melbourne	Wed 24 Aug 2011	Mallesons Stephen Jaques Level 50, Bourke Place 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Canberra	Wed 31 Aug 2011	Ai Group Level 2 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest

Inside the Chinese Mind - Sydney

A Master Class for Executives engaging with China

Decode the Chinese way of communicating, relating and behaving
Build a cognitive map to help you navigate the key differences in thinking between China and Australia
Develop a practical action plan that will reduce cultural risk and deliver sustained results

Combined with “real world” examples, the program gives you practical and immediately applicable tools
and insights.

Previous participants noted that:

Presented by Dr Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Ai Group

Dates & Locations

Perth	Tue 9 Aug 2011	Venue tbc
Brisbane	Mon 15 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, Central Plaza 1 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
Sydney	Fri 19 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, MLC Centre 19 Martin Place, Sydney
Melbourne	Wed 24 Aug 2011	Mallesons Stephen Jaques Level 50, Bourke Place 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Canberra	Wed 31 Aug 2011	Ai Group Level 2 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest

Inside the Chinese Mind - Brisbane

A Master Class for Executives engaging with China

Decode the Chinese way of communicating, relating and behaving
Build a cognitive map to help you navigate the key differences in thinking between China and Australia
Develop a practical action plan that will reduce cultural risk and deliver sustained results

Combined with “real world” examples, the program gives you practical and immediately applicable tools
and insights.

Previous participants noted that:

Presented by Dr Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Ai Group

Dates & Locations

Perth	Tue 9 Aug 2011	Venue tbc
Brisbane	Mon 15 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, Central Plaza 1 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
Sydney	Fri 19 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, MLC Centre 19 Martin Place, Sydney
Melbourne	Wed 24 Aug 2011	Mallesons Stephen Jaques Level 50, Bourke Place 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Canberra	Wed 31 Aug 2011	Ai Group Level 2 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest

Inside the Chinese Mind - Perth

A Master Class for Executives engaging with China

Decode the Chinese way of communicating, relating and behaving
Build a cognitive map to help you navigate the key differences in thinking between China and Australia
Develop a practical action plan that will reduce cultural risk and deliver sustained results

Combined with “real world” examples, the program gives you practical and immediately applicable tools
and insights.

Previous participants noted that:

Presented by Dr Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Ai Group

Dates & Locations

Perth	Tue 9 Aug 2011	Venue tbc
Brisbane	Mon 15 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, Central Plaza 1 345 Queen Street, Brisbane
Sydney	Fri 19 Aug 2011	Freehills Level 38, MLC Centre 19 Martin Place, Sydney
Melbourne	Wed 24 Aug 2011	Mallesons Stephen Jaques Level 50, Bourke Place 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Canberra	Wed 31 Aug 2011	Ai Group Level 2 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest

Business Luncheon with Donald Tsang - CE, HK SAR

Clockwise from top left: Donald Tsang addresses more than 200 lunch guests, Asialink and Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Chairman Sid Myer coordinates a Q&A session with the Chief Executive, lunch guests at the Sofitel Melbourne. Full photos of the event are now available on Flickr

Tsang: HK-Australia partnerships should go beyond finance

MELBOURNE, 17 June 2011 - Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has emphasised the opportunities to build partnerships beyond business and finance - in the arts, innovation and education, in a lunchtime address to more than 200 guests, hosted by Asialink and the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre.

“I can think of no international partners for Hong Kong better than Australia,” he said.

Tsang identified great opportunities for Australian innovation companies in Hong Kong, including a competitive research and development capability, sound legal system and “robust IP protection regime.”

He spoke highly of Australia’s performance in environmental and creative industries, and said his government was “helping to clear the way” for Hong Kong’s same industries to fulfil their potential in the region.

“We can’t pick winners - that is not the way our government works," he said. “But we can direct necessary land resources, funding and skilled labour to help these industries really take off.”

Tsang, now in the final year of his term as Chief Executive, made the comments on the second day of his four-city visit to Australia.

Traditionally a centre of business and finance, Hong Kong plays a key role in connecting Australia to opportunities in a rapidly developing China. Last year more than four billion dollars worth of trade between Australia and China was routed through Hong Kong.

There are more than 600 Australian companies operating in the Special Administrative Region and bilateral trade has been growing at an average annual rate of about four and a half per cent over the past five years.

Another key relationship between Hong Kong and Australia is in education, which Tsang emphasised as an area for further development.

“Seven thousand of our kids come over [to Australia],” he said. “You should bring your expertise to our part of the world – it will generate a lot of good.”

Asked for a comment on the likely next leader of the region, Tsang explained the characteristics required to be Chief Executive:

“You have to be trusted by Hong Kong people, and you must also be trusted by Beijing,” he said.

Reported by Will McCallum

Multimedia

> PHOTOS: Full photos hosted on Flickr

> VIDEO: Tsang: HK-Australia partnerships should go beyond finance

> VIDEO: Hong Kong’s Donald Tsang on the next Chief Executive

> AUDIO: Full podcast

The Asialink – Asia Society AustralAsia Centre luncheon was presented in collaboration with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office.

Cinematheque: Tsui Hark, Shanghai Blues

Phantoms & Fireworks: The Incredible Adventures of Tsui Hark

Films:	7:00pm: Shanghai Blues (1984)
	8:55pm: The Master (1992)
Location:	ACMI Cinemas Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne
More Info:	Visit the Melbourne Cinematheque

Dubbed the Steven Spielberg of Hong Kong cinema, Vietnamese born Tsui Hark (1950-) can claim to have single-handedly launched the Hong Kong animation & special effects industries. Tsui’s debut film in 1979, Butterfly Murders, set the scene for his genre-mashing oeuvre, combining a heady mix of wuxia, murder mystery & science fiction with an effortless flourish.

Tsui soon became the darling of the Hong Kong New Wave , with critics dazzled by his aesthetic & pop- intellectual adventures. Richard Corliss says of Tsui, “His best movies are made with such verve & craft that the viewer’s head practically explodes with the concentration they require, the pleasure they bring.” Over the last three decades Tsui has launched some of the biggest stars in Hong Kong cinema, including Chow Yun-Fat, Jet Li & Ching Siu-Tong, nutured the careers of directors such as John Woo & Kirk Wong, as well as provided the foundations for genres that would come to define Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s & 1990s.

Making over 30 films in the last 30 years, this season features some of the key moments of the director's impressive career.

Shanghai Blues (1984) is an homage both to the city of Shanghai itself & it the Mandarin musicals produced in Hong Kong in the fifties, & Tsui's penchant for genre play is beautifully showcased in this fast-paced romantic comedy steeped in both post-war politics & bubblegum style. Finishing the Cinémathèque’s Hong Kong season is The Master (1992), a Jet Li martial-arts revenge caper, that was filmed in 1989 but unceremoniously shelved until its release in 1993 to capitalise on Li’s success, & the success of Hong Kong cinema.

Cinematheque: Tsui Hark, Zu - Warriers from the Magic Mountain

Phantoms & Fireworks: The Incredible Adventures of Tsui Hark

Films:	7:00pm :: Zu - Warriers from the Magic Mountain (1983)
	8:45pm :: The Blade (1995)
Location:	ACMI Cinemas Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne
More Info:	Visit the Melbourne Cinematheque

Dubbed the Steven Spielberg of Hong Kong cinema, Vietnamese born Tsui Hark (1950-) can claim to have single-handedly launched the Hong Kong animation & special effects industries. Tsui’s debut film in 1979, Butterfly Murders, set the scene for his genre-mashing oeuvre, combining a heady mix of wuxia, murder mystery & science fiction with an effortless flourish.

Tsui soon became the darling of the Hong Kong New Wave , with critics dazzled by his aesthetic & pop- intellectual adventures. Richard Corliss says of Tsui, “His best movies are made with such verve & craft that the viewer’s head practically explodes with the concentration they require, the pleasure they bring.” Over the last three decades Tsui has launched some of the biggest stars in Hong Kong cinema, including Chow Yun-Fat, Jet Li & Ching Siu-Tong, nutured the careers of directors such as John Woo & Kirk Wong, as well as provided the foundations for genres that would come to define Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s & 1990s.

Making over 30 films in the last 30 years, this season features some of the key moments of the director's impressive career.

A Chinese allegory gets a postmodern revamp with Zu - Warriors From the Magic Mountain (1983), the first of Tsui’s large-scale attempts to revitalise all the central genres of Chinese & Hong Kong cinema. Tsui's spectacular martial-arts fantasy classic is a postmodern reworking of Huanzhu Louzhu's "Shu Shan" series. Boldly designed & coloured, it features special-effects guided by many of the team who made the first Star Wars.

The Blade (1995) has been singled-out by both Stephen Teo ("an exhilarating disorientation of our sense of wuxia cinema") & David Bordwell as one of the seminal Hong Kong films of the 1990s. Tsui's dynamic & brutal reworking of the Shaw Brothers Studio classic The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) is a tour-de-force of dynamic editing & martial arts. The film provides an important watershed in both the martial-arts genre & what Ackbar Abbas called the "culture & politics of disappearance", a condition that characterised pre-Handover Hong Kong cinema.

Cinematheque: Tsui Hark, Dangerous Encounters - First Kind

Phantoms & Fireworks: The Incredible Adventures of Tsui Hark

Films:	7:00pm :: Dangerous Encounters - First Kind (1980)
	8:45pm :: Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Location:	ACMI Cinemas Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne
More Info:	Visit the Melbourne Cinematheque

Dubbed the Steven Spielberg of Hong Kong cinema, Vietnamese born Tsui Hark (1950-) can claim to have single-handedly launched the Hong Kong animation & special effects industries. Tsui’s debut film in 1979, Butterfly Murders, set the scene for his genre-mashing oeuvre, combining a heady mix of wuxia, murder mystery & science fiction with an effortless flourish.

Tsui soon became the darling of the Hong Kong New Wave , with critics dazzled by his aesthetic & pop- intellectual adventures. Richard Corliss says of Tsui, “His best movies are made with such verve & craft that the viewer’s head practically explodes with the concentration they require, the pleasure they bring.” Over the last three decades Tsui has launched some of the biggest stars in Hong Kong cinema, including Chow Yun-Fat, Jet Li & Ching Siu-Tong, nutured the careers of directors such as John Woo & Kirk Wong, as well as provided the foundations for genres that would come to define Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s & 1990s.

Making over 30 films in the last 30 years, this season features some of the key moments of the director's impressive career.

The season opens with Dangerous Encounters - First Kind (1980), Tsui’s controversial, graphic film also known as Don’t Play With Fire. Anarchic, entropic, politically resonant & charged full of nervous energy, Tsui presents a bleak, pessimistic but often-humorous view of modern Hong Kong. Censored by the city's authorities, it is one of the key works of '80s Hong Kong cinema. Once Upon a Time in China (1991) is an audaciously gaudy, comedic & extravagant homage to Sergio Leone, & popular Hong Kong cinema at its most breathless. The kung-fu sequences are dazzling, & Jet Li, as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-Hung, flaunts every ounce of his awe-inspiring athleticism.

Boardroom Dinner with H.E. Dr Geoff Raby - Australian Ambassador to China

H.E. Dr. Geoff Raby has served as Australia’s Ambassador to China since February 2007. From November 2002 to November 2006 he held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and a number of senior positions, including First Assistant Secretary, International Organisations and Legal Division (2001-2002), Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation, Geneva (1998-2001) and First Assistant Secretary, Trade Negotiations Division (1995-1998). He was Australia's APEC Ambassador from November 2002 to December 2004.

Dr. Raby will discuss China’s economic growth targets over the next five years and the implications for Australia.

The dinner is generously sponsored by Freehills.

This is a member event by invitation only. The dinner will provide guests with an excellent opportunity to engage the Ambassador in discussion under the Chatham House Rule.

We welcome new member enquiries. For further information please contact:

Fiona Wallace-Smith		Elly Patterson
+61 3 9035 8199		+61 3 8344 3588
fionaw@asiasoc.org.au		e.patterson@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Boardroom Luncheon: Bruce Buchanan - Group CEO, Jetstar Airways

Bruce Buchanan was appointed Group CEO of Jetstar Airways on 1 October 2008. He has helped oversee the rapid development of Jetstar from the airline’s commencement through to its current status as one of Australia’s and Asia’s most successful value based airlines.

Jetstar presently operates around 2400 weekly flights to 56 existing destinations with a fleet of over 70 aircraft across the Asia Pacific Region.

The luncheon is generously sponsored by KPMG and will be held under the Chatham House Rule. As seating is limited the luncheon will provide guests with an excellent opportunity to engage the guest speaker in discussion.

This is an Invitation Only Event.

We welcome new member enquiries. For further information please contact:

Fiona Wallace-Smith		Elly Patterson
+61 3 9035 8199		+61 3 8344 3588
fionaw@asiasoc.org.au		e.patterson@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Boardroom Luncheon with Dr Brendan Nelson - Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union

Australia formally joined the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) at the last Leaders' Summit hosted by Belgium in 2010. Australia's membership will expand the scope for cooperation on important issues on ASEM's agenda, including climate change and energy security, as well as country-specific situations such as Iran, Burma, Afghanistan and North Korea.

Dr Nelson was the Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party from 2007-2008. He was Australian Minister for Defence from 2006-2007, Minister for Education, Science and Training from 2001-2006, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence from 2000-2001.

The luncheon briefing is generously sponsored by Blake Dawson and supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As limited seating is available the luncheon will provide guests with an excellent opportunity to engage the Ambassador in discussion under the Chatham House Rule.

This is a member event by invitation only.

We welcome Membership enquiries
For further information please contact Fiona Wallace-Smith on 03 9035 8199 or email at fionaw@asiasoc.org.au

Boardroom Luncheon with Dr Brendan Nelson - Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union

Australia formally joined the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) at the last Leaders' Summit hosted by Belgium in 2010. Australia's membership will expand the scope for cooperation on important issues on ASEM's agenda, including climate change and energy security, as well as country-specific situations such as Iran, Burma, Afghanistan and North Korea.

Dr Nelson was the Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party from 2007-2008. He was Australian Minister for Defence from 2006-2007, Minister for Education, Science and Training from 2001-2006, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence from 2000-2001.

The luncheon briefing is generously sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson and supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As limited seating is available the luncheon will provide guests with an excellent opportunity to engage the Ambassador in discussion under the Chatham House Rule.

This is a member event by invitation only.

We welcome Membership enquiries
For further information please contact Fiona Wallace-Smith on 03 9035 8199 or email at fionaw@asiasoc.org.au

Crisis in Japan: Public Responses, Private Responses

Presented by Asialink, The Asia Society AustralAsia Centre and the Asia Institute at The University of Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, 12 April 2011 – More than 120 people took part in an often emotional forum exploring the contrasting public and private responses to Japan’s recent earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis.

		Associate Professor Carolyn Stevens, former Convenor of Japanese, cultural anthropologist and author of Japanese Popular Music: culture, authenticity and power, explored how the recent events have affected attitudes toward technology in Japan, challenging the widespread and longstanding Japanese belief in progress. She linked the recent crisis to a seemingly endless chain of natural disasters littered throughout Japanese history and described a national fascination with the notion of disaster and apocalypse.
		Dr Ikuko Nakane, Senior Lecturer and Convenor of the Japanese Program at the University of Melbourne, provided reports from on-the-ground survivors of the tragedy, offering an insight into the experiences of some of those individuals who have been affected by both the earthquake and the nuclear crisis, and how people of different generations and regional affiliations have struggled to react to this living nightmare. Download speech (pdf 62kb)
		Dr Claire Maree, recently appointed Lecturer in Japanese, spoke on her personal connection to the disaster, and how information communication technologies facilitated valuable interactions across thousands of kilometres. She also highlighted reactions to the event from some of Japan's minority communities. Download speech (pdf 63kb)

The event was moderated by Adam Broinowski, Japan scholar and Program Manager, Asialink Performing Arts and Arts Management.

Multimedia

> PHOTOS: Photos from the event hosted on Flickr
> VIDEO: Dr Claire Maree - A Melbourne Response to crisis in Japan - 4'25''
> LISTEN: Full podcast
> LISTEN: Audience Q&A

The Australian Red Cross is among a range of charities accepting donations to support the Japanese relief effort.

China’s next five year plan: What does it mean for Australia’s economic growth?

Clockwise from top left: HE Dr Geoff Raby; The Ambassador addresses luncheon attendees; US Consul General Michael Thurston in Conversation; ACBC Executive Director Ms Toni Fedderson and Asialink CEO Ms Jenny McGregor join Dr Raby. Full images now on Flickr

Australia & China in for the long haul

MELBOURNE, 29 March 2011 – Australia is more dependent on the Chinese economy as a market than any other country in the world, said Dr Geoff Raby, Australian Ambassador to China, at an Asialink - Asia Society AustralAsia Centre - ACBC luncheon.   

Dr Raby identified Australia’s dependence above that of the United States, Japan and even South Korea – and he does not expect the situation to change.

  “It’s hard to conceive the possibility of any other country on earth ever again replacing China as Australia’s largest export market,” he said.

  Dr Raby said that complementarities between the two country’s economies would drive “deeper and deeper integration.”  

“Whether we like it or not, this is a very fundamental change in Australia’s outlook and future,” he said.

Speaking to an audience comprising a range of Australian businesses, Dr Raby spent much of his address explaining the likely ramifications for Australia of China’s most recent five-year plan.

He also emphasised the educational linkages between the two countries and said more needs to be done to get Australians studying in China. 

The strength of US-China relations was also highlighted by Dr Raby, who described himself as ‘unashamedly sanguine’ about the countries’ recent engagement.

“We haven’t begun to put in place the sort of bilateral structure and architecture and relationships that the United States and China have between them,” he said.

 Dr Raby has held the position of Ambassador since February 2007 and will complete his service in August this year.

Dr Raby was Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) from November 2002 to November 2006. He has held a number of senior positions in DFAT, including First Assistant Secretary, International Organisations and Legal Division (2001-2002), Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation, Geneva (1998-2001) and First Assistant Secretary, Trade Negotiations Division (1995-1998). He was Australia's APEC Ambassador from November 2002 to December 2004.

Reported by Will McCallum

Multimedia

PHOTOS: Full photos hosted on Flickr
VIDEO: Australia's economic growth a product of Chinese policy
VIDEO: Australia & China in for the long haul
VIDEO: Interview: Australian Ambassador to China on Gmail, Japan & Soft Power
LISTEN: Full Podcast

Inside the Chinese Mind - Sydney

A Master Class for Master Executives engaging with China

The Challenge of China

China is a dynamic and fast-growing market. But it is also littered with short-lived success stories and long-term failures. Early optimism can be dashed in the face of the seemingly endless challenge of how to get things done in this huge and very different economy. In the midst of cultural complexity, even the simplest things can
become hard, causing frustration, disappointment and failure.

Gaining access to this vast market turns out to be only the first step on your journey inside the Chinese mind! By understanding how the Chinese think – including how they think about you – you can start to build the skills that will deliver enduring success in your relationships with the Chinese, both in China and here in Australia.

This one day workshop draws on the latest research from international business and cultural neuroscience to explore:

What does the West look like through Chinese eyes?
What is it about us and how we do business that frustrates Chinese clients and counterparts?
What is unique about Chinese thinking and how the Chinese make sense of the world?
What are the predictable areas of communication clash between East and West that you will need to tackle?
How can you build trust and rapport in the face of these deep seated and often subtle differences?
What do you need to do in order to shift from mere ‘cultural awareness’ to the skilled and sophisticated platform of ‘cultural intelligence’?

Presented by Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Santos

Sydney: Fri 8 April 2011, Mallesons, Level 61, Governer Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place

Download Registration Form (pdf)

Enquiries: Please contact Bernadine Fernandez, 03 8344 3575, email: b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Indian Film Festival 2011 - Bollywood and Beyond

The festival has already enjoyed great success in Melbourne and Sydney - screening over 30 films, including 15 Australian premieres and 2 International premieres. It now comes to Adelaide.

The Opening Night features "I Am"

Synopsis: Proving that Indian cinema isn’t all sequins and fantasy, director Ornirban Dhar and star Juhi Chawla bring the festival to a close with this innovative four-part exploration of some of the thornier issues facing modern Indian society. Funded by over 400 people around the world through social media sites like Facebook, the creators were free to tackle subjects such as homosexuality, prostitution and child abuse leading, perhaps unsurprisingly, to some salacious headlines. Come along for a thought-provoking but highly entertaining evening in the company of two of Bollywood’s more fascinating talents.

WHEN: 6.30pm Tuesday 22 March
WHERE: 13 Morphett Street, Adelaide

Find out more about screenings by visiting www.indianfilmfestival.com.au

Asialink Leaders Program 2011 Sydney Workshop and Launch Cocktail Reception

The 2011 Asialink Leaders Program in Sydney will commence the year with a three-day workshop in March. Covering key issues in Asia Australia relations, the workshop will begin to develop the knowledge and networks needed to succeed in Asia. Speakers include Dr Margaret Byrne, Dr Milton Osborne, Dr Grant Robertson, Professor Adrain Vickers, Professor Tim Lindsey, Professor David Goodman and Ms Alison Carroll AM. A launch cocktail reception at PwC for participants, their guests and alumni will be held to officially welcome everyone to the program.

This is an invitation only event.

For enquiries about the 2011 Leaders Program please email Tang Yi, t.yi@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Asialink Leaders Program 2011 Melbourne Workshop and Launch Cocktail Reception

The 2011 Asialink Leaders Program in Melbourne will commence the year with a three-day workshop in March. Covering key issues in Asia Australia relations, the workshop will begin to develop the knowledge and networks needed to succeed in Asia. Speakers include Professor Andrew Walker, Dr Margaret Byrne, Ms Julia Gong, Dr James Liebold, Professor Tim Lindsey and Ms Alison Carroll AM. A launch cocktail reception at PwC for participants, their guests and alumni will be held to officially welcome everyone to the program.

This is an invitation only event.

For enquiries about the 2011 Leaders Program please email Tang Yi, t.yi@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Inside the Chinese Mind - Brisbane

A Master Class for Master Executives engaging with China

The Challenge of China

What does the West look like through Chinese eyes?
What is it about us and how we do business that frustrates Chinese clients and counterparts?
What is unique about Chinese thinking and how the Chinese make sense of the world?
What are the predictable areas of communication clash between East and West that you will need to tackle?
How can you build trust and rapport in the face of these deep seated and often subtle differences?
What do you need to do in order to shift from mere ‘cultural awareness’ to the skilled and sophisticated platform of ‘cultural intelligence’?

Presented by Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Santos

Brisbane: Fri 15 April 2011, Freehills, Level 38, Central Plaza 1, 345 Queen Street

Download Registration Form (pdf)

Enquiries: Please contact Bernadine Fernandez, 03 8344 3575, email: b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Inside the Chinese Mind - Melbourne

A Master Class for Senior Executives engaging with China

The Challenge of China

What does the West look like through Chinese eyes?
What is it about us and how we do business that frustrates Chinese clients and counterparts?
What is unique about Chinese thinking and how the Chinese make sense of the world?
What are the predictable areas of communication clash between East and West that you will need to tackle?
How can you build trust and rapport in the face of these deep seated and often subtle differences?
What do you need to do in order to shift from mere ‘cultural awareness’ to the skilled and sophisticated platform of ‘cultural intelligence’?

Presented by Dr Margaret Byrne, Principal Consultant, UGM Consulting.

Supported by: Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Santos

Melbourne: Tuesday 5 April 2011, Freehills, Level 42, 101 Collins Street
Sydney: Friday 8 April 2011, Mallesons, Level 61, Governer Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place
Adelaide: Monday 11 April 2011, Santos, Level 12, Santos Centre, 60 Flinders Street
Brisbane: Friday 15 April 2011, Freehills, Level 38, Central Plaza 1, 345 Queen Street
Canberra: Tuesday 3 May, The Australian Industry Group, 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest
Perth: Thursday 5 May, Venue tbc

Download Flyer and Registration Form (pdf)

Enquiries: Please contact Bernadine Fernandez, 03 8344 3575, email: b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

National ICT Forum

Australia’s role in a global environment: Broadband and the digital economy

REPORTING FROM THE FORUM AVAILABLE HERE

Advanced information and global communication technology is critical in the 21st century’s competitive economy. This Forum will provide updates and insights from Australia’s ICT leaders and international experts for the business community as the NBN rolls out.

Speakers include:

Senator Stephen Conroy, Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Mike Quigley, CEO, NBN Co
David Thodey, CEO, Telstra
Hiroki Kuriyama, Head of Corporate Strategy, NTT Japan
Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO, Multimedia Development Corporation, Malaysia
Dr Tim Williams, Director of Consultancy, Publicani, UK

When: Thursday 10 March 2011
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm. Registration from 8:30am. Event will be followed by a networking lunch.
Where: Park Hyatt Melbourne, 1 Parliament Place, Melbourne

Cost: Free
Enquiries: Chris Dayson, c.dayson@asialink.unimelb.edu.au, phone: 03 8344 0189

Trading with China: The rise of offshore RMB business

The summit provides a platform for dialogue between top business leaders and policymakers on the wider use of the Chinese Renminbi, in the context of Sino Australasian commerce and trade. The summit will increase awareness of business opportunities and the wide range of products and services in this new market, in addition to the significance of currency and risk management for companies engaged in trade with China.

ANZ CEO Mike Smith will introduce remarks by Mr Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. A panel discussion of eminent speakers from Australia and New Zealand, including Mr Chan, will round out proceedings.

DATE: Thursday, 17 March 2011
TIME: 12:00pm – 2:30pm.
VENUE: Sydney
Enquiries: Sam Allen, email s.allen@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Open publication

For enquires on the RMB Handbook: please contact Fiona Wallace-Smith, Executive Director, Asia Society AustralAsia Centre, email: fionaw@asiasoc.org.au

Chinese Cultural Performance

Traditional Chinese arts including highlights of the Peking opera, the mask dance and traditional dancing and singing.

Date: 2 March 2011
Time: 6-8pm (6:30pm start)
Venue: Union Theatre, Union House, The University of Melbourne.
Enquiries: Lianying Hao 9035 8204 / 0432 151 125.
RSVP: email lyhao@unimelb.edu.au
Further information or to register online: http://www.confuciusinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/events.asp?id=30

South by Southeast - Australasian Video Art

Australian programmer Mark Feary and Asialink Arts Management resident has curated South by Southeast: Australasian Video Art at the The Yebizo International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions

Part of the Yebizo Video Art festival held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography from 2 - 27 February 2011, this Australasian session shows video work from Australia and New Zealand.

SJ Ramir (NZ); Patricia Piccinini (AUS); Steve Carr (NZ); Angelica Mesiti (AUS); Sriwhana Spong (NZ); Daniel Crooks (NZ/AUS); Shaun Gladwell (AUS); Damiano Bertoli (AUS); Ronnie van Hout (NZ/AUS); Daniel von Sturmer (NZ/AUS); David Rosetzky (AUS); and Richard Bell (AUS)

Screenings:
10.30am-12.30pm, Sunday 20 February 2011
4.00-6.00pm, Thursday 24 February 2011

Where: Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-3 Mita Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0062, Japan
Programmer: Mark FEARY (NZ/AUS), visiting independent curator.

Funded by the Australia-Japan Foundation and Asialink Arts Residency program.

The Cambodian Space Project - Australian Tour

The Cambodian Space Project tours Australia in January in what promises to be an amazing series of shows.

Kak Chanthy has emerged as the diminutive diva of The Cambodian Space Project - "a cosmic rendezvous of cultures and music styles and the first band of its kind based in Cambodia." Chanthy was born in Cambodia into poverty and a transient life. From Prey Veng, she worked everywhere from rice fields to construction sites.

She and the band visit Australia before setting off for one of the biggest music festivals in the world - South by Southwest, in Austin, Texas.

The project is a result of an Asialink Residency in 2007 and has become a great success story for all involved. The project is the subject of a feature length documentary being produced for ARTE France television.

To listen to the band - and for detailed tour dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and other cities, visit: www.myspace.com/thecambodianspaceproject

Business Lunch: Barry O'Farrell, MP

Business Lunch with Barry O’Farrell, MP Leader of the New South Wales Liberals: "NSW – Its Rightful Place in Asia"

Barry was elected to NSW Parliament in 1995 and now represents the electorate of Ku-ring-gai. After holding key posts including Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Transport Minister, Barry was elected unopposed by his Liberal colleagues as NSW Liberal Leader in April 2007.

Relevant to our relations with the Asia Pacific Region, Barry’s announcements have included that he intends to:

Appoint a Parliamentary Secretary for Asia Pacific Trade.
Lead trade delegations to India and China within six months of assuming office.
Convene a NSW Export and Investment Advisory Board
Create a Multicultural Business Advisory Panel
Work with the Australian Government to encourage the Asian Development Bank to expand its Sydney presence.

Listen to Barry discuss his policies for New South Wales engagement with Asia

DATE:	Monday 14 February 2011
TIME:	12.00 - 2.00pm
VENUE:	Shangri La Hotel, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney
RSVP by:	Monday 7th February
ENQUIRIES:	Sam Allen
	s.allen@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

ERASED (contemporary Australian drawing)

ARTISTS: Vernon Ah Kee, Christian Capurro, Simryn Gill, Jonathan Jones, Tom Nicholson, Raquel Ormella.

CURATOR: Natasha Bullock, Curator, Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales.

You pass through an ever present past. Lou Reed from Magic and Loss (1992)

To erase is to change. As an inherent part of the creative methodology of drawing, this exhibition highlights how erasure is a generative strategy, one that proposes a future of political, social, environmental and aesthetic transformations. In some works, erasure acts as a mode of expression or it operates by layering the past with the present or as a proposition about action and trace. In each case, it operates as some kind of palimpsest.

A palimpsest is traditionally understood as a manuscript upon which a text has been incompletely or wholly erased to make space for another text. However, the word has developed a number of meanings across different fields. More broadly, it can refer to any object or place that reflects its history – the traces of buildings in ruins are a prime example – the past physically embodied in the present. In each definition, a palimpsest is a densely articulated practice of marking, erasing and rewriting, layering moments in time, one over the other, producing a complicated texture of spatiality and temporality – an ever present past.

Interpreted in this way, one can posit that, of the works in this exhibition, Christian Capurro’s function more literally as a palimpsest while Tom Nicholson’s and Raquel Ormella’s employ it as a mode of expression, referencing the past by way of visual fragments, and in the work of Vernon Ah Kee, Simryn Gill and Jonathan Jones, erasure and layering also suggest productive dimensions of meaning and transformation.

Exhibition dates and venues:

Sydney: 23 February - 26 March, National Art School Sydney, Australia

Invisible Structures: Australian artist collectives in Tokyo, Singapore and Yogyakarta

Invisible Structures: Australian artist collectives in Tokyo, Singapore and Yogyakarta will see three Australian Artist Run Initiatives (ARIs) embark on separate residencies across Asia in late 2010 and early 2011. The project is the second stage of Structural Integrity, a high-profile exhibition, residency and cultural-exchange project involving 11 local and international ARIs at the 2010 Next Wave Festival, held in Melbourne in May. Invisible Structures will embrace collaborative and process-based projects, presenting opportunities for an even deeper engagement between the participating Australian and Asian artists. Boxcopy Contemporary Art Space from Brisbane will head to Singapore’s Post-Museum in December 2010 and January 2011. Melbourne-based contemporary art project Y3K will head to Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo, in December 2010 and January 2011. Six_a Inc. from Hobart will partner up with House of Natural Fiber (HONF) in Yogyakarta in May 2011.

Exhibition dates and venues:

Japan: 3 December 2010 - 10 February 2011,     Y3K, Melbourne @ Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo
Singapore: 8 December 2010 - 4 February 2011,     Boxcopy Contemporary Art Space (Brisbane) @ Post Museum
Indonesia: 2 May 2011 - 30 May 2011,     Six_a Inc. (Tasmania) @ House of Natural Fiber, Yogyakarta

AEF Study Tours

Throughout January 2011, the Asia Education Foundation is running professional learning study tours to China, India, Japan, Vietnam and Cambodia. Over 100 teachers and school leaders, primary and secondary, will participate in the tours.

See the AEF Study Tours website for more information on how to apply.

A taste of China: 8 to 20 January 2011
India - Study tour for school leaders: 8-21 January 2011
Japan - Spanning culture, history and the environment: 8-20 January 2011
Vietnam - Exploring key social development issues: 3-18 January 2011
Cambodia - Exploring key social development issues: 3-18 January 2011

International Perspectives: Arts Residencies in the Asian Century

The Cultural Development Network, the City of Melbourne and Asialink present International Perspectives: Arts Residencies in the Asian Century. Join an Asialink panel of staff and past arts residents as they discuss their experiences in community-based host organisations. Find out more about the application process and how it can further your career as a professional artist.

When: Thursday 2 December
Where: Seminar Room, City Library; 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Time: 2 – 5 pm

Please see this flyer for further information.

The Abandoned Boudoir

The Abandoned Boudoir is an Australian art and design exhibition devised as a ‘pop-up’ display for selected international art and design festivals to be installed in a hotel room, anywhere in the world. Existing hotel artwork, bed linens, objects, furniture and lighting in the room are removed and replaced by the following art and design mediums; Multimedia and sound, photography, glass, ceramics, jewelery and textiles and fashion.

During the display period, the installation will undergo subtle changes to reflect the moods of its ‘inhabitant’, functioning as a ‘living’ exhibition for visitors to inspect. With reference to ideas of transience; displacement; glamour; mystique, sex, sensuality, love, hate, home, travel, fear, observation and the overall issue of surveillance and privacy.

The Asian tour of The Abandoned Boudoir is presented by Asialink in partnership with aestheticalliance*.

View exhibition website and catalogue

EXHIBITION DATES:

Bangkok: 20-30 November 2010, Metropolitan Hotel, Bangkok, THAILAND (part of Bangkok Design Festival 2010 ‘Love and Friendship')

ARTISTS: Robyn Lea, Philip Stokes, Mark Phelan, Miles Johnston, Ruth Allen, Vert Design: Adam Goodrum, Andrew Simpson, Studio Periscope (Claire Selby & Lisa Oaten), Anna Davern, Tae Schmeisser, Tessa Blazey, House of Baulch, Wiliam Griffiths, Jeremy Bryant, O.T.T by Lia Taberer, Spacecraft: Stewart Russell & Kate Daw, Andrew Nicholls, Beatrice Schlabowsky, Alexi Freeman, Jess Wooton, Amy Wright.

Asialink's 20th Anniversary Chairman's Dinner

This special 20th Anniversary Dinner will feature Professor Ross Garnaut AO as the keynote speaker.

Book Launch: Friendship in Art: Fou Lei and Huang Binhong by Claire Roberts

Asialink is delighted to invite you to the Melbourne launch of Friendship in Art: Fou Lei and Huang Binhong by Dr Claire Roberts.

 Carrillo Gantner AO will officially launch the book and then follow with a Conversation exploring the remarkable friendship between the book’s protagonists Huang Binhong and Fou Lei.

 Huang Binhong (1865-1955), a revered brush and ink painter and historian and Fou Lei (1908-66), a translator, critic and child of the cosmopolitan New Culture Movement were instrumental in shaping Chinese culture and thought in the first half of the 20th Century.

“Through her painstaking work, Claire Roberts has provided non-Chinese readers with elegant access to this profoundly significant cultural conversation.”
Geremie R. Barme, author of The Forbidden City (2008).

About the Author
Dr Claire Roberts is a curator and historian of Chinese art. She is a research fellow in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University.

DATE:		Tuesday 14th December 2010
TIME:		6.00pm-8.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room
		Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
		The University of Melbourne
		Parkville VIC 3010
ENQUIRIES:		Please contact Bernadine Fernandez on 03 8344 3575
		b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

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Book Launch: Alterities in Asia: Reflections on Identity and Regionalism

Asialink invites you to a conversation about Asian identity and regionalism. The conversation will move across Asia, from South Korea, India and China – Singapore, the Philippines and Cambodia – and Australia, where historically Asia was a geographic, rather than a psychological, reality.

These themes are brought together in Alterities in Asia, a new volume of essays published by Routledge. Editor Leong Yew’s collection investigates the politics of identity in Asia, and how different groups of people – inside and outside Asia – have attempted to relate to the places and cultures of the region.

Alterity – the state of being ‘other’ or ‘different’ – is not easily contained within ‘Asia’ but, rather, moves through and beyond its borders. Alterity might be expressed through literature and film, policy and diplomacy, power and knowledge, and at different points in time. Although coming from these different intellectual perspectives, the contributors collectively assert that the overlay of ‘otherness’ complicates how one understands distinctions between ‘West’ and ‘East’ and the various interplays of identity and regionalism within Asia.

You are invited to join editor, Leong Yew, and contributors Professor David Walker and Sally Percival Wood to discuss the volume and share their perspectives on Alterities in Asia. We are delighted that Professor Pookong Kee, Director of the Asia Institute at The University of Melbourne, will join us to officially launch the book.

Leong Yew is an Assistant Professor in the University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore. His first book, The Disjunctive Empire of International Relations (2003) examined the complicity between imperial discourse and contemporary 20th century texts on international politics. He is currently engaged in the examination of Asian identities. Alterities in Asia is one of its outcomes, and he is working on a forthcoming monograph, Asianism: The Politics of Regional Consciousness in Singapore.

Professor David Walker is Chair of Australian Studies at Deakin University and recently held the Distinguished Visiting Chair of Australian Studies at the University of Copenhagen. He is also a Visiting Professor in the School of Foreign Studies, Renmin University, Beijing. Anxious Nation: Australia and the Rise of Asia, 1850 to 1939 (1999) has recently been translated into mandarin and Hindi and his most recent book Not Dark Yet is due for release in March 2011.

Sally Percival Wood joined Asialink in August 2010 as Program Manager, Applied Research and Analysis. She has published on Australia’s relations with India and the Middle East, and is co-author of Identity, Education and Belonging: Arab and Muslim Youth in Contemporary Australia (2008). Sally has also recently published on the West’s literary and media perceptions of China – from Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe to Sax Rohmer’s enduring Dr Fu Manchu series.

TIME:		2.15pm for 2.30pm to 4.00pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room
		Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
		The University of Melbourne
		Corner of Swanston Street & Monash Road (Gate 4)
ENQUIRIES:		Mila Sudarsono
		m.sudarsono@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

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Leaders for the Asia Century: the inaugural Asialink Leaders Program alumni dinner

Asialink Leaders Program alumni and the AEF’s Asia Literacy Ambassadors are invited to the inaugural Leaders Program alumni dinner. Join us to celebrate the Asialink Leaders Program, reconnect with your alumni colleagues and meet our Asia Literacy Ambassadors.

WHEN:		25 November 2010
TIME:		6.00pm until 9.00pm
VENUE:		PricewaterhouseCoopers
		Tower 2
		201 Sussex Street
		Darling Harbour NSW

ENQUIRIES:		Julia Madden
		j.madden@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

This is an event by invitation only.

Leaders for the Asia Century: the inaugural Asialink Leaders Program alumni dinner

WHEN:		23 November 2010
TIME:		6.00pm until 9.00pm
VENUE:		PricewaterhouseCoopers
		Level 19
		2 Southbank Boulevard
		Southbank, VIC

ENQUIRIES:		Julia Madden
		j.madden@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

This is an event by invitation only.

The Asia-Pacific Regional Economy and Japan's Strategy of FTA

Professor Shujiro Urata has been Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University since 2005 and has been a Professor for more than 15 years.

A specialist in international economics and development economics, Professor Urata has written extensively on topics such as international trade, regional integration and Asia-Pacific economic cooperation.

Professor Urata is a research fellow at the Japan Centre for Economic Research and a faculty fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.

DATE:		Monday 22nd November 2010
TIME:		5.30pm for 6.00pm start until 7.30pm
VENUE:		PricewaterhouseCoopers
		Level 19
		2 Southbank Boulevard
		Southbank

ENQUIRIES:		Rachel Major
		03 8344 4800
		r.major@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

We welcome new member enquiries. For information please contact:

Melbourne	Fiona Wallace-Smith	Sydney	Lesley Mathews
	03 9035 8199		02 9879 5230
	fionaw@asiasoc.org.au		l.mathews@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Design and Planning in Malaysia, Vietnam and China - Goh Hock Guan

Goh Hock Guan is a Malaysian architect and urban planner who has played a major role in the design, planning and development of Malaysia’s infrastructure.

Goh Hock Guan’s firm GHGA Akitek Jururancang has won numerous awards in competitions including the Malaysian Institute of Architects Timber House Competition, the University of Malaya Great Hall Competition, and the National Architectural Competition for Redevelopment of Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur.

His practice has also undertaken major projects such as the New Town of Subang Jaya, the master plan for Putrajaya Malaysia’s new national capital, the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the new convention hall, a couple of large shopping centres, notably Mid Valley Megamall, Sunway Shopping Centre, and Tamansari, a 1.4 million square metre integrated residential, office, and hotel tower complex in Kuala Lumpur.

Added to this, Goh Hock Guan has been the architect and city planner for a comprehensive mass rapid transit system for Kuala Lumpur and project director and designer of 24 elevated and two underground stations Kuala Lumpur MRT.

This free public lecture will discuss his work in Malaysia and his experiences on projects in China, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Kazakhstan and Africa.

TIME:		12 - 1.00pm
VENUE:		Sisalkraft Theatre Ground floor, Architecture Building Parkville campus, The University of Melbourne
ENQUIRIES:		+61 3 8344 6417 Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia www.abp.unimelb.edu.au

Public Forum: Pakistan - Between Despair and Disaster

Monsoon rains inundated Pakistan in July this year, leaving over 20 million people affected.

As winter approaches, 2 million hectares of crops have been lost and the damage and destruction of 2 million homes has left 7 million people without shelter. Disease is now setting in creating even more despair in Pakistan. Malaria is steadily on the rise, and increasing numbers of people suffering from acute diarrhoea, respiratory infections and skin diseases are being reported. Polio among children is also on the increase despite a massive immunization campaign.

Photo: http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, visiting Pakistan in September – less than a week into his new portfolio – called Pakistan a ‘slow burn’ disaster. Since July there has been an upsurge in bombings and there are now grave concerns that radical insurgents are filling the vacuum left by the international community’s slow response to Pakistan’s catastrophic floods.

Asialink’s Pakistan Forum brings together expertise across this complex scenario: from development to human security, the Pakistan government’s response, and the surge in threats to security.

Speakers

HE Fauzla Nasreen - High Commissioner of Pakistan

Her Excellency Ms Fauzla Nasreen has been with the Foreign Service of Pakistan since 1973. Before commencing her post in Australia, Ms Nasreen served as Director-General of the Foreign Services Academy ((2007-09) and was Ambassador to Poland (2002-06) and Ambassador to Nepal (1999-2002). Prior to that she undertook diplomatic assignments in Tehran, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Rome. Ms Nasreen holds a Masters in English Literature and was a Visiting Fellow at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University in 1988-89.

Mustafa Qadri - Freelance Journalist

Mustafa Qadri is based in Pakistan where he writes for international newspapers, journals and web-based news outlets. He is a regular columnist for The Guardian (UK) and correspondent for The Diplomat, Australia’s only dedicated commercial foreign affairs ezine. He can regularly be heard on Radio National and is published in the Los Angeles Times, The Australian, The Age, and The National newspapers. Mustafa’s work can also be read on Reuters AlertNet and World Politics Review and he is a regular Pakistan consultant for Human Rights Watch, School of Oriental & African Studies (London), and Oxford Analytica. He was formerly a lawyer specialising in public international law and worked with Australia’s Attorney-General’s Department before undertaking two years research at University College, London.
Dr Nadeem Mailk - Development Studies Program Coordinator, The University of Melbourne

Dr Nadeem Malik is a development expert with 20 years of work experience in the field. His major areas of specialization are Third World development, globalization and development, gender and development, governance, civil society and the state, decentralization or local governance, project and program management and monitoring and evaluation of development projects. He is also interested in the anthropology of development and development and social theory, and has published on Pakistani politics, economics and development, and the Pakistani diaspora in Australia. His most recent book is Citizens and Government in Pakistan: the analysis of people’s voices (2009).

Moderated by Linda Mottram from Radio Australia

TIME:		6.00pm - 7.30pm
VENUE:		Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room
		Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
		The University of Melbourne
		(Corner of Swanston Street & Monash Road - Gate 4)
RSVP by:		Monday 8th November
ENQUIRIES:		Mila Sudarsono
		m.sudarsono@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

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Launch of Parallel Dreams by Anna Glynn

Two artists & two worlds merge in an international collaboration exploring a strange synchronicity. Including paintings, collaborative drawings and digital video artwork.

An exhibition by Anna Glynn from Australia & Wu GuoWei from China on the themes of nature, childhood & the dream world.

WHERE:		12 Berry St, Nowra
MAP:		Click here for directions
WHEN:		15 Oct – 24 Nov 2010

Join Anna for an Artists’ floor talk on 13th November at 12.00pm

For further information visit Anna Glynn's website

Vietnow: 2010 City of Melbourne Young Artists Grant Program Launch

The City of Melbourne is pleased to announce its third exhibition to celebrate the Ho Chi Minh City Young Artists Grant Program. This year Council will launch a publication acknowledging the benefits and outcomes of our support to young artists in Ho Chi Minh City.

The key partner in this endeavour is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian Consul-General Office, Ho Chi Minh City, who have assisted in the administration of the program and the resulting publication in 2010.

The works by ten young artists living and working in Ho Chi Minh City will be launched on Wednesday 6 October at 5.30pm by the Australian Consul-General, Ho Chi Minh City 

WHERE:		The Gallery @ City Library
		253 Flinders Lane
		Melbourne 3000
PHONE:		03 9658 9500

The works can be viewed at The Gallery @ City Library daily from Saturday 2 to Wednesday 28 October

VIEWING TIMES:		Monday-Thursday 8.00am to 7.45pm
		Friday 8.00am to 5.45pm
		Saturday 10.00am to 4.45pm
		Sunday 12.00pm to 4.45pm
		(closed public holidays)

Business Forum: Resurgent Thailand - Future Prospects through Australian Eyes

Join Asialink, the Asia Institute and the Australia Thailand Business Council for a Panel Discussion on how Australians are successfully doing business in and with Thailand.

Launched by distinguished guest His Excellency Dr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, Ambassador of Thailand, the topic will be discussed in the context of the likely future political and economic prospects for the country.

Moderated by Professor Pookong Kee, Director of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, this Panel is designed to assist attendees understand what is in store for the future when dealing with Thailand on a business level.

Panelists include:
	Professor John Funston	Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra
	Associate Professor Paul Battersby	Discipline Head of Global Studies, at RMIT University, Melbourne
	Dr Michael Connors	Lecturer, Politics and International Relations Program, La Trobe University, Melbourne
	Professor John Lindsay Falvey	Senior Fellow, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Melbourne
	Professor Noel Morada	Executive Director, Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, University of Queensland

TIME:		9.00am - 11.15am
VENUE:		Grand Hyatt
		123 Collins Street
COST:		Free Entry by Registration

Following the forum is a Business Luncheon featuring Mr Lindsay Fox AC, Chairman of Linfox, in a panel discussion facilitated by Jim Middleton, ABC Political Correspondent and Commentator. Mr Fox will be joined by leading Asian business advisers:

	Ms Tamerlaine Beasley		Managing Director of Beasley Intercultural
	Mr Glen Robinson		Managing Director - Asia Advisory at AVG Venture Group


TIME:		11.30am for a noon start - 2.30pm
VENUE:		Grand Hyatt
		123 Collins Street
COST:		$150 /$100 Asialink member

Members CEO Briefing with Mr Doug Chester, High Commissioner to Singapore

Prior to his appointment as High Commissioner to Singapore, Mr Chester was a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was concurrently Australia’s Ambassador for APEC during 2005. He has served overseas as High Commissioner in Brunei from 1999 to 2000 and Counsellor in Washington from 1994 to 1996. In Canberra, Mr Chester was First Assistant Secretary, Corporate Management Division from 2001 to 2003 and Assistant Secretary, Staffing Branch from 1997 to 1999.

As Deputy Secretary he has had responsibility for Australia’s bilateral relations with South East Asia, South Asia, Americas, Europe, as well as responsibility for corporate, security, information technology and property management and the Australian Passports Office.

The luncheon briefing is generously sponsored by Blake Dawson and will be held under the Chatham House Rule. As limited seating is available the luncheon will provide guests with an excellent opportunity to engage the guest speaker in discussion.

DATE:		Monday 18th October 2010
TIME:		12.00pm for 12.30pm start to 2.00pm
VENUE:		Blake Dawson
		Level 36 Grosvenor Place
		225 George Street
		Sydney NSW 2000

This is a Member event by invitation only.

For enquiries please contact Mila Sudarsono via milas@asiasoc.org.au

The Australia-China Youth Association Closing Ceremony

Running in conjunction with the Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA), University of Melbourne Chapter, Asialink is proud to support the Closing Ceremony of the Third Annual University of Melbourne Chinese Cultural Festival - Building a genuine bond, Australia and China in the 21st Century.

Composed of two parts, this ceremony is the second following a daytime performance and exhibition session at Wilson Hall from 11am to 4pm.

For further information, visit the Australia-China Youth Association website.

Asian Studies Seminar Series: being Javanese in New Caledonia with Associate Professor Pam Allen

From the late nineteenth century until World War II, thousands of Javanese settled in New Caledonia as indentured labourers in the agricultural and mining industries.

Very few ever returned to Java, and there is now a French-speaking Javanese community in New Caledonia. In the presentation Pam Allen discusses the ways in which they have preserved their cultural affiliations with Indonesia.

WHEN:		Thursday Sept 23rd
TIME:		4.10pm – 5.30pm
WHERE:		University of Tasmania
		Hobart S205 L’ton N117

Associate Professor Pam Allen teaches in the School of Asian Languages and Studies Indonesian program as well as being Associate Dean Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Arts.

Her research interests include contemporary Indonesian Literature and pop culture with a focus on postcolonial studies, gender issues and minority ethnic voices.

Recent work includes research into the impact of regional autonomy on literature and the Arts in Indonesia (specifically Bali and West Sumatra), and work on the Javanese diasporas in Suriname and New Caledonia. Her publications include articles on these areas as well as translations (into English) of contemporary Indonesian fiction.

To read more visit the UTas Faculty of Arts School of Asian Languages & Studies website, or download the flyer

Members CEO Briefing with Mr Max Yasuda, President & Chief Executive Officer, Toyota Australia

Mr Yasuda began his career with Toyota in 1972. Before being appointed to his new role at Toyota Australia he most recently served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Toyota France.

Prior to this role, Mr Yasuda served as General Manager for Overseas Parts and Customer Service Planning Division. He has also spent three years working as Group Vice President in Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

In addition, Mr Yasuda graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Engineering and Applied Physics in June 1972.

Date:		October 2010
Time:		12.00pm for 12.15pm start til 2.00pm
Venue:		TBC


Enquiries:		Adam Hills
		a.hills@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink ANZ Services Report Launch

Michael Smith, CEO, ANZ, Sid Myer, Chairman, Asialink and Mark Johnson, CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers will launch the 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index: ANZ Services Report.

The Report is the first systematic examination of service interaction between Australia and Asia – an important and rapidly growing dimension to our Asia engagement.

Date:		Friday 23 July 2010
Time:		10.30 – 11.30 am
Venue:		ANZ Conference Centre
		833 Collins St
		Docklands 3008
RSVP:		Friday 9th July
		Dawn Gwee
		Marketing Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe and America
		+61 3 8654 4321
		Dawn.Gwee@anz.com

The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art: Special Tour

Alison Carroll, one of Australia’s leading experts in Asian Art and Arts Director of Asialink, will conduct a unique tour of the critically acclaimed 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane during a special weekend event in March.

Over two half-days and and an evening dinner, this insightful experience offers a tour and discussion of the background and issues raised by the art on display in the Gallery with Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood and Senior Curator Suhanya Raffel also joining the participants.

This event will be hosted by Sid Myer, Chairman, Asialink and the Asia Society Australasia Centre.

Alison Carroll was a member of the Inaugural National Advisory Committee for the Triennial and Curator for Philippines, Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan and Pakistan during that time, and is renowned as an expert in this field. Read Alison's recent essay

This is a Member Event by invitation only. We welcome member enquiries – please contact Paul Nettelbeck for further information on email memberships@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Tour Schedule [pdf, 328kb, 1 page]

Dates: 27th and 28th March
Time: Saturday afternoon, evening and Sunday morning
Venue: Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Enquiries: Bernadine Fernandez, b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au, (61)3 8344 3575

China Business Summit - Wuhan, China

Location: Wuhan, China

This is a Member Event. We welcome membership enquiries.

Please contact: Mila Sudarsono, m.sudarsono@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Conversations

Conversations Cambodia will bring together leaders in government, academia, non-government organisations and the media from across ASEAN and Australia.

Exact dates to be confirmed
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

This is a Member Event by invitation. 
We welcome member inquiries – please contact Fiona Wallace-Smith for further information via email at fionaw@asiasoc.org.au

National Forum

The National Forum will bring together key stakeholders with the capacity to effect change in the areas of business, arts, education and health. The forum will analyse the changes in Australia-Asia engagement in the last 20 years and identify areas for improvement in the Asian century.

Details to be confirmed shortly
Duration: 1 day

Generation 21

Generation 21, the Asia-Pacific new leaders dialogue will bring together new and emerging leaders from across the region together with some of the biggest names in politics, business and academia.

Details to be confirmed
Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia

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Boardroom Luncheon with Simon Galpin, Director-General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong (Invest HK)

In his role as the Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), Simon Galpin is responsible for attracting and facilitating foreign direct investment into Hong Kong.

In June this year the Hong Kong Exchange changed its listing rules to allow mining exploration companies to list in Hong Kong. With these changes, the Exchange predicts significant interest will emanate from Australia as only 12 resources companies are listed in Hong Kong currently.

At the luncheon, Mr Galpin will speak on the role that Hong Kong plays in China’s capital raising as well as provide an update on Hong Kong’s economy and the key sectors for growth.

This is a member event by invitation only.

We welcome Membership enquiries
For further information please contact Fiona Wallace-Smith on 03 9035 8199 or email at fionaw@asiasoc.org.au

Asia Week: Language Connection 2010

Organised by Global Heart Tours and sponsored by the Asia Institute.

Australians working hard in Asian language classrooms and their compatriot international students lacking access to native speakers of English will be brought together for Language Connection 2010.

The event will bring speakers and learners of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Indonesian together, introduce students to all of the community events already running and at the end of the day the students will organise their own grassroots language learning events.

Note: Registration and further details on the Global Heart Tours website

Asia Week: Asia-related Researchers' Networking Lunch

An informal gathering of postgraduate students and academic staff from across the University who are engaged in Asia-related research.

An opportunity to meet colleagues from other disciplines and share ideas.

All welcome

Note: Registration essential for catering purposes.

For further information and to register online please visit the Asia Institute website.

All events during Asia Week, are located in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, and are open to the public and free of charge.

Asia Week: Japanese Anime Screening: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Screening at 6.30pm: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a cult classic directed by Mamoru Hosoda and centering on a Tokyo school girl who inadvertently learns to travel through time.

Co-presented by three student groups: the Film Society, the Weekly Watchers of Wonderful Anime, and the Japanese Club.

Refreshments will be provided in the foyer area.

All events during Asia Week, are located in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, and are open to the public and free of charge.

For further information and to register, please visit the Asia Institute website.

Asia Week: Pasar Malam Indo-Melbournian: Indo-Melbourneian Night Market

An evening of three diverse musical performances highlighting the cultural interplay between Indonesia and Australia found in Melbourne.

Local Indonesian performers influenced by living in Australia, local Australians influenced by the music and dance of Indonesia.

Hosted by Dr Michael Ewing, convenor of Indonesian, with an introduction by Indonesian Librarian Dr Aline Scott-Maxwell.

Note: Registration essential for catering purposes - musical performances to be accompanied by a celebratory Indonesian dinner at sunset.

All events during Asia Week, are located in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, and are open to the public and free of charge.

For further information and to register online, visit the Asia Institute website.

Asia Week: Indian Documentary Screening and 'Meet the Filmmaker': Kashmir in Indian Poetry and Through a Lens Clearly: Raghu Rai's India

Films introduced by the director Suresh Kohil, and followed by an audience Q&A session.

Kashmir In Indian Poetry uses poetic outpourings to explore Indian perceptions of a region that was once described as 'paradise on earth', and is now the site of escalating violence.

Through a Lens Clearly: Raghu Rai's India follows one of India's foremost artists and photo-journalists on his journey through the vibrant and diverse cultures of the nation.

Co-presented by the Australia India Institute.

All events during Asia Week, are located in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, and are open to the public and free of charge.

For further information and to register, please visit the Asia Institute website

Asia Week: Chinese Pop Extravaganza

An introduction to the mass appeal of Taiwan popular music in mainland China, featuring interactive screenings of recent TV footage demonstrating the spectacular phenomenon.

Co-hosted by professional TV and theatre director and graduate of the Asia Institute, Dr Jin Yi, and Dr Lewis Mayo, convenor of Asian Studies at the Asia Institute

All events during Asia Week, are located in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, and are open to the public and free of charge.

For further information and to register, please visit the Asia Institute website.

Asia Week: Asia Literacy Ambassadors: High School Students' Event

Co-presented by the Asia Education Foundation (AEF), this event links high schoold students, AEF Asia Literacy Ambassadors, and Asia Institute academic staff in a discussion of ways of "Opening a Door Into Asia".

Note: Invitation only event.

For further information please visit the Asia Institute website, or email Roger Nelson

Asia Week: Islam and the Politics of the Veil: a Public Forum

Join Dr Shakira Hussein, McKenzie postdoctural research fellow, in conversation with Ms Sherene Hassan, Vice-President of the Islamic Council of Victoria and Ms Bonnie Hermawan, graduate of the Asia Institute and currently employed at the Asia Education Foundation for a Public Forum on Islam and the Politics of the Veil.

Note: As this event is held during Ramadan, guests are invited to please refrain from eating during the forum.

Co-presented by National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies

All events during Asia Week, are located in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, and are open to the public and free of charge.

For further information and to register, please visit the Asia Institute website.

Asia Week: 41st Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest - Victorian State Final

The contest is open to Japanese language learners aged 17 and over.
Language and cultural skills are polished and tested. Spectators and audience welcome.

In association with Asia Institute, and organised by the Japanese Language Speech Contest Victoria, Inc; The Consulate-General of Japan, Melbourne; and the Japan Foundation, Sydney

For further details please visit the Asia Institute's website

As Tears Go By: The Films of Maggie Cheung

The Melbourne Cinematheque presents a season of films starring the acclaimed Hong Kong actor, Maggie Cheung. An icon of diasporic cinema, Maggie Cheung's intoxicating screen presence is explored in six films that highlight her amazing career.

Presented in conjunction with the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office.

Films will screen as follows:

September 15: 7pm, "Centre Stage" (Stanley Kwan, 1992) & 9.45pm "Irma Vep" (Olivier Assayas, 1999)
September 22: 7pm. "In The Mood For Love " (Wong Kar-wai, 2000) & 8.50pm "Farewell China" (Clara Law, 1990)
September 29: 7pm, "Ashes of Time Redux" (Wong Kaw-wai, 1994/2008) & 8.45pm "Song of the Exile" (Ann Hui, 1990)

See the Melbourne Cinematheque website for film descriptions, trailers and ticketing information.

Venue: The Melbourne Cinematheque, ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne

Map: Google Map Location

Production: The Continuum: beyond the Killing Fields

Ong Keng Sen’s TheatreWorks production explores the enduring memories of the years under Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime, and the resilience of the royal Cambodian court dancers who lived through it.

Based on the life of seventy-five year old Em Theay, master classical dancer, the production celebrates the continuity of Cambodian dance and puppetry interwoven with new media.

DATE:		Wednesday 15 September – Saturday 18 September 2010
TIME:		8pm
VENUE:		The Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre
ENQUIRIES:		The Arts Centre Website

ILMU Music Festival

Sharing music between Indonesia and Australia, ILMU is a two day hip-hop and electronic music festival bringing together hip hop and electronic musicians from each country.

Four Australian artists (Urthboy, Ozi Batla, Elgusto & Luke Dubs) from hip-hop label Elefant Traks will perform and conduct workshops with the Indonesian community.

This is supported by the Asialink Performing Arts Program, the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria and the Australia Indonesia Institute.

TIME:		All day and night
VENUE:		JOGJA National Museum
RSVP & TICKETS:		ILMU Festival Website

Kenneth Myer Asian Theatre Series 2010: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mythology, mischief and colourful magic create a new visual adventure in Yohangza’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Enter into a world of infectious fun and fantasy through music and mime.

Highly acclaimed at the 2007 Sydney Festival, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an enchanting retelling of Shakespeare that will cross cultures and captivate adults and children alike.

"...vibrant, energetic...and above all fun" - The Daily Telegraph

"Brilliantly produced, liberating entertainment - Yohangza has it in spades" - Perth Now

Venue:		Playhouse at the Arts Centre
Time:		8pm each night, Sunday 5pm
Pricing:		Asia Link/ Asia Society: $55.00
		Adult: $45 - $69
		Concession: $35 - $45
		Groups (6+): $35 - $45
		Youth/Child: $25 - $35
		Family 4: $115 - $145
Concessions include:		Pensioner, Senior, Unemployed, Student

For bookings, phone 1300 182 183 or visit the Arts Centre website

Suitable for ages 10+

Australia's Place in the World: A Public Lecture with Dr Michael Wesley, Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy

Australia’s Place in the World

Australia’s place in the world is less controversial today than it was 20 years ago. But our complacency about our role in the world is quietly being undercut by important changes in Australians’ sense of themselves and the tectonic shifts of the world around us. Dr Michael Wesley draws on opinion polling data, trade and investment flows and geostrategic trends to argue that Australia is about to embark on a new phase of debate about its place in the world. He sketches out the contours of this emerging debate and why it is so important to our national future.

Dr Michael Wesley is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy. Previously he was Professor of International Relations and Director of the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Hong Kong and Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China. Prior to this, he was the Assistant Director-General for Transnational Issues at the Office of National Assessments.

DATE:		Tuesday 14 September 2010
TIME:		Doors Open 5.30pm, commencement at 6.00pm
VENUE:		GM15 Theatre, Mezzanine Floor, Building C
		School of Law
		185 Pelham Street, Carlton
		The University of Melbourne
COST:		Free
RSVP by:		Wednesday 8 September
ENQUIRIES:		a.hills@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

REGISTER ONLINE

BRISBANE FESTIVAL 2010: Sanghawa (Eve) + Rantau Berbisik (Whisperings of Exile)

BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND BRISBANE FESTIVAL 2010 PRESENT NEW DANCE FROM INDONESIA

SANGHAWA (EVE) + RANTAU BERBISIK (WHISPERINGS OF EXILE)
Nan Jombang Company enjoyed their first overseas production at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2007.

Since then, they have performed at the Tokyo Performing Arts Market, Dans Festival (Singapore), Chang Mu international Dance Festival (South Korea) and Theater der Welt (Germany). This is their new double bill on a Australian and UK tour by choreographer Ery Mefri.

SANGHAWA (EVE)
In SangHawa (Eve), choreographer Eri Mefri contemplates Eve, the first woman in the story of creation shared by Islam, Christianity and Judaism. In matrilineal Minangkabau culture, property is owned by women and passed from mother to daughter.

Abstract and beautiful, the dialogue in the dance is performed by the company's senior artists, showing how the interaction between Minang men and women in relation to property, family, religion and love is unique in the world.

RANTAU BERBISIK (WHISPERINGS OF EXILE)
This piece is inspired by the long tradition of Minang men migrating across the archipelago to make their fortune before returning home. In Rantau Berbisik (Whisperings of Exile), Eri Mefri brings together the physical, the spiritual, the ancient and the contemporary in what can only be described as a dance "tour de force".

”Choreographer Eri Mefri always keeps the tradition in his creation that is rich of musical concept and the purity of the stage” Kompas (indonesia)

Friday 10 - Saturday 11 September		7.00pm-8.30pm
Sunday 12 September		6.00pm-7.30pm

Choreographer:		Eri Mefri
Dancers:		Angga Mefri
		Rio Mefri
Lighting Designer:		David Walters
Head Electrician/Board Operator:		Matt Strachan
Costume Designer:		Oscar Lawalata  Dramaturg Yudi Tajudin and Agus Noor

Tarian Baru Dari Indonesia is supported by the Commonwealth through the Australia-Indonesia Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

For tickets and further information please visit Brisbane Powerhouse

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Internationally renowned Australian author Asialink Writing Touring Program: Richard Flanagan on tour in India

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Screening at the Video Lounge - India Art Fair:

Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

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India Art Fair - Forum

In Other Words: Beyond Consensus and Contested

Inaugural Gandhi Oration

Chinese New Year Celebrations

Lecture & Demonstration: The Art of Chinese Calligraphy

Book Launch - Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word by Andrew Gosling

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Melaka Arts and Performance Festival 2011

Tell Me Tell Me: Australian and Korean Art 1976 - 2011

Intimate Publics: new models for art engagement, creativity and politics in the Asia Pacific region - EXHIBITION

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In Conversation: With Ranjani Shettar and Alex Baker

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Book Launch - Dancing With Warriors, Philip Flood AO

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Australia Indonesia Association of NSW Spring Fair 2011

The Chennai Tapes

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Beyond the beyond - Lichun Tseng Artist in Residence

Parramsasla - Australian Festival of South Asian Arts

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''The China Story' with Bernard Salt

Asialink Next Generation Leadership Series

Thailand's election and new government: A turning point?

Seminar with Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and Dr Chris Baker, Independent Scholar

Looking at The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen

Seminar with Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and Dr Chris Baker, Independent Scholar

New Generation, New Leadership

Public Lecture with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

The Reluctant Superpower: Understanding India and its aspirations

Australia India Institute Conference

Inertia or Ignorance: The Challenge of Dismantling Malaysia’s Race-Based Politics

Free public lecture with Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

Yongseok Oh, Square and Square

Indian Soft Power in a Globalising World

2011 Annual Australia India Institute Oration

Guy Benfield, Body Request - Korea International Art Fair

Sydney Fringe Festival presents Jen Wong's " Battle Hymn of the Swan Luck Club”

Meet the Poets: Australia . Korea . Culture

Traditional Values and Chinese Foreign Policy

Public Lecture with Professor Daniel Bell

US Staying Power in the Asia Pacific

Roundtable discussion with Dr Dan Twining

Writing between languages and cultures

with Ms Yoko Tawada

Hillary Rodham Clinton's address at Asia Society and Asialink

Sunday 7 November 2010

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Further selected transcript:

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