Asialink Upcoming Events

CHINA & INDIA: Sydney Mining Club lunch

The Sydney Mining Club together with the Asia Society and Asialink present the Club's Christmas Special focusing on important investment and partnership issues facing Australian Resource Companies operating in Australasia and particularly with respect to China and India. Speakers include Peter Church, Jason Yatsen Li, Trevor Sykes and Harold Weldon.

We have reserved three tables for our members. This lunch is a very popular networking event and will sell out quickly - so please reserve early.

DATE: Thursday, 3rd December
TIME: 12.30pm for 1.00 - 2.30pm
VENUE: Tattersalls Club, 181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
COST: $60 per person (inc GST)
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Generation 21: Asia-Pacific New Leaders� Dialogue

The Asia-Pacific New Leaders’ Dialogue brought 56 new and emerging leaders from across the region together with some of the biggest names in politics, business and academia, on October 30-31, 2009. The Dialogue was filmed in Jakarta by Indonesian network SCTV and will be first broadcast on Wednesday 11 November and the following Wednesday 18 November 2009.

This is the first in what is sure to become an annual event in association with the Jakarta-based organisation, Modernisator. The quality of participants, was remarkable; the following are just a sample:

Mr Jungwook Hong - Representative, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Ms Sylvia Lim - Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Workers Party of Singapore
Ms Ali Moore - Presenter & Journalist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Ms Dian Sastro - Indonesian Actress & Film Producer
Dr Dionisio Babo Soares - Secretary General, National Congress for the Reconstruction of Timor Leste
Ms Ruth Yeoh - Director of Investments, YTL Company Berhad
Mr Khairy Jamaluddin Zabidi - Representative, Parliament of Malaysia

Joining our participants in the studio were an esteemed collection of speakers:

H.E Dr Boediono - Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia
Professor Kishore Mahbubani – Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Mr Tony Fernandes – Founder & CEO, Air Asia

Video messages were also received by the following:

The Hon. Kevin Rudd – Prime Minister of Australia
The Hon. Abhisit Vejjajiva – Prime Minister of Thailand
Mr Muhammad Yunus – Nobel Peace Prize-Winning economist

Dr Sri Mulyani, Finance Minister of the Republic of Indonesia, hosted the opening dinner of the Dialogue on Friday 30 October. The closing dinner the following night was hosted by the Governor of Jakarta, Fauzi Bowo.

Please standby for the launch of the Generation 21 website, which will host a range of multimedia content, to be launched following the first of the Indonesian television broadcasts.

Annual Asialink Chairman�s Dinner and the Sir Edward �Weary� Dunlop Award

The Keynote speaker is Mr Michael L’Estrange AO, Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The 2009 Dunlop Medal will be presented at the dinner.

Entry by invitation only

For any queries, please contact Bernadine Fernandez on 613 8344 3575

INDIA: Australia's relations with India

The Asia Society AustralAsia Centre and Asialink are proud to host our former High Commissioner to India, Mr John McCarthy AO. Mr McCarthy is one of Australia's most experienced diplomats and served with distinction in India since 2004.

Mr McCarthy will have just returned to Australia after concluding his 5-year posting as High Commissioner to India. He has served as Australia’s Ambassador to Japan (2001-2004), Ambassador to Indonesia (1997-2000), Ambassador to the United States (1995-97), Ambassador to Thailand (1992-94), Ambassador to Mexico (1985-87) and Ambassador to Vietnam (1981-83).

Asialink and The Asia Society AustralAsia Centre are grateful for the generous sponsorship of the Australia India Institute.

DATE: Wednesday 28th October 2009
TIME: 12.00pm for 12:30pm-2.00pm
VENUE: La Trobe Ballroom, Sofitel Hotel, 25 Collins Street, Melbourne
COST: $132 per member, $164 per non-member, $2,200 per table (1 table of 10). Prices inclusive of GST.
ENQUIRIES AND RESERVATIONS: Telephone: phone 03 9650 0998, Fax: 9035 8193, Email: daphaniet@asiasoc.org.au

JAPAN: Political Earthquake in Japan - How much of a difference will it make?

Public Lecture from Professor Arthur Stockwin on current Japanese politics

Asialink and the Japan Foundation are proud to host Professor Arthur Stockwin, the founding director of the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies at the University of Oxford. Professor Stockwin is a renowned professor of modern Japanese studies who clearly interprets the dynamics of Japanese politics and makes them comprehensible to the rest of the world. Professor Stockwin was awarded the Japan Foundation Award this year for his contributions to the development of Japanese Studies in the United Kingdom through his achievements in modern Japanese political studies, and through the promotion of intellectual exchange and understanding between Japan and the UK.

DATE: Friday 20th November 2009
TIME: 5:30pm for 6:00pm-8:00pm
VENUE: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
COST: Free – registration essential

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Roundtable with Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, HE Mr Primo Alui Joelianto

Asialink and the International Relations Office at the University of Melbourne are pleased to invite you to a roundtable discussion with HE Mr Primo Alui Joelianto, Indonesian Ambassador to Australia (2009-). This is following a post in Jakarta as the Director General for Asian and Africa Affairs in Department of Foreign Affairs (2006-2008), where he engaged with 127 countries over three continents, and represented the Indonesian Ministry at various multilateral conferences, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and APEC.

Recent positions Ambassador Joelianto has held include:

Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Wellington, New Zealand (2004-2006)
Director for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Directorate General for Asia Pacific and Africa Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta (2002-2004)
Director for Middle East Affairs, Directorate General for Political Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta (2000-2002)
Counselor/ Head of Political Section, Indonesian Embassy in Paris, France (1996-2000)
First Secretary/Head of Political Section, Indonesian Embassy in Algiers, Algeria (1993-1996)
Deputy Director for Social and Cultural Relations, National Secretariat of ASEAN (1991-1993)

The details of the roundtable are as follows:

DATE:    Wednesday 21st October 2009
TIME:     2.30pm for 3.00pm-4.00pm (afternoon tea will be served at 2.30pm)
TOPIC:   Bilateral relations between Australia and Indonesia
VENUE: Boardroom, Level 4, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Gate 4, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria 3010

Please RSVP your attendance to Farida Fleming by Friday 16 October 2009 at f.fleming@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or 03 8344 3575.

We hope that you will be able to join us at this roundtable, and we look forward to seeing you.

Asialink Leaders Dinner: A focus on India

In Sydney, Consul General Amit Dasgupta will examine the Australia-India relationship, and discuss the key questions of whether India matters to Australia, and vice versa. Dr. Jim Masselos from the University of Sydney will talk about the history of democracy in India, and how it is built on strong foundations. We are also fortunate to have Hamish McDonald from The Sydney Morning Herald, who will moderate the evening and provide some analysis on the recent Indian elections.

Asialink Leaders Dinner: A focus on India

In May, participants from the Asialink Leaders Program will turn their focus to understanding India and its relationship with Australia. Given the recent student attacks in Melbourne, this discussion will prove timely to pause and look at our relationship with one of the fastest growing countries in the world.

In Melbourne, we are lucky to have the Consul-general, Anita Nayar, who will speak about the successes and enormous potential of India, including the vast challenges it faces. Marika Vicziany, Director of the Monash Asia Institute, will speak about important themes in India’s history and culture that define and help us understand the India that exists today. Associate Professor Ramaswami Harindranath, from The University of Melbourne will be guiding the evening, and also discuss key issues facing India.

2009 Canberra Retreat: Asia Policy Issues

The annual Canberra Retreat will examine again the progress of Australia's relations with the Asian region from a national capital perspective, drawing on the expertise of senior political leaders, diplomats, public servants, the media and academia. A cross-section of Australian professionals - coming from business, medicine, law, NGOs, the arts, the public service and education - join with Canberra experts to mull over the various challenges Australia faces in the region.

Read remarks from Hon. Stephen Smith, Hon. Julie Bishop, Michelle Grattan, Patrick Walters and more.

ASIA: Launch of the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index

PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute and Asialink will release the second edition of our Index of engagement between Australia and
Asia.

DATE: Friday 6th November
TIME: 7.30am-9.00am
VENUE: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Freshwater Place, Southbank
REGISTRATION: By invitation only

ASIA: Abundant Australia � Highlights from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale

Asialink in partnership with the Australian Institute of Architects presents
Abundant Australia: highlights from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale, an exhibition featuring over 140 architectural models from prominent Australian architects.

The models selected were recently presented at the internationally acclaimed Venice architecture exhibition in the Australian Pavilion. Abundant Australia reveals a diverse range of styles and concepts key to Australian architecture and is testament to the richness and capacity of both Australia’s current architectural practice and its formative history.

Abundant Australia is a unique exhibition that reflects our diverse landscape, occupied by cities, towns, deserts and creative individuals determined to build a better nation. In presenting Abundant Australia, Asialink is committed to fostering a greater understanding of Australian architectural practice on an international scale. This exhibition will build stronger links between Australian and Asian architects, students, design curators and festival presenters.

WHEN & WHERE: Thailand: 25 September - 17 October 2009,
Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre.

Presented as part of the Bangkok Design Festival 2009.

Launch of 'Atlas of Unknowns', by Tania James

Event Canceled

Asialink, Readings and Scribe Publishers present Tania James in conversation on her book, Atlas of Unknowns. Straight from the Brisbane Writer’s Festival, Tania James’ new novel is the story of two sisters, separated by two countries - the United States and India - but also by jealousy and secrets. Tania will share with us her ability to conjure two worlds and two hopes.

WHEN: Tuesday 22 September 2009
TIME: 6.30pm-7.30pm
VENUE: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
COST: Free, but please register on 9347 6633, or j.sarkiaho@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Julia Sarkiaho at j.sarkiaho@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

ASIA: Launch of the International Students Guide

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Asialink is proud to host the launch of the International Students Guide.

Danny Ong, the Guide’s author, will outline key steps in ensuring the best experience for international students in Australia. Professor Richard Larkins AO, Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University from 2003 until June 2009, will provide a response from the higher education perspective. A senior government representative will also provide a response.

The event will include refreshments and opportunities to network. International student support staff, domestic and international students are encouraged to attend.

DATE: Wednesday, 30 September 2009
TIME: 6.00pm-7.30pm
VENUE: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
COST: Free

International student support staff, domestic and international students are encouraged to attend.

REGISTRATION is essential

ISLAM: ANZ Eid Celebration

ANZ and Asialink are proud to host a celebration with Muslim students at the end of the fasting month. The celebration will include entertainment, regional delicacies and opportunities to network.

DATE: Thursday, 1st Oct 2009
TIME: 6.00pm-8.00pm
VENUE: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
COST: Free

Entry by invitation only

POLICY: Launch of the Lowy Institute Policy Paper on International Students

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Dr Michael Wesley will launch the newly developed Lowy Institute Policy Paper on International Students at a forum co-hosted by Asialink and the Lowy Institute. RMIT Vice Chancellor Professor Margaret Gardner and Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland will provide responses to the report from higher education and community safety perspectives.

DATE: Wednesday, 19 August 2009
TIME: 6.30pm-7.30pm
VENUE: Basement Theatre, The Spot, Bld 110, University of Melbourne. Corner of Berkeley & Pelham Streets. Map Reference: Q13. Map is available here.
COST: Free
ENQUIRIES: Please phone Bernadine Fernandez on 8344 3575

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Michael Wesley

Margaret Gardner	Jenny McGregor

ASIA: International Seminar in Community Mental Health Development

Asia Australia Mental Health, a consortium between St. Vincent’s Mental Health and Asialink, presents an international seminar on mental health partnerships. Participants will include high-level health representatives from 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

This one-day seminar will explore partnerships in mental health across different cultural and system settings. The seminar will draw on ‘best practice’ partnerships in order to overcome future challenges in delivering mental health care in the Asia-Pacific region, and is designed for clinicians, managers and policy makers who wish to broaden their understanding of mental health services and partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region.

The seminar is being held in conjunction with the ‘Mental Health in the City Conference’, which is also organised by St. Vincent’s Mental Health and The University of Melbourne.

DATE: Thursday, 20 August 2009
TIME: 9.00am - 5.00pm
VENUE: St. Vincent’s Hospital
COST: $55 (includes lunch and refreshments)
ENQUIRIES: Please email AAMH at aamh-enquiry@unimelb.edu.au
REGISTER: Registration is essential. Please download a program and form here.
WEBSITE: www.aamh.edu.au

CHINA: Launch of the Chinese Teacher Training Centre

The University of Melbourne will be home to the first of three Chinese Teacher Training Centres to be established worldwide. The Centre will offer professional development for teachers of Chinese, create innovative resources and conduct research on the teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture, so as to promote the sustained development of Chinese language in Australia.

The Centre will become part of the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education, and will be officially launched by The Hon Bronwyn Pike, Minister for Education.

Entry by invitation only.

ASIA: Leading 21st Century Schools Forum

Keynote Address: 'The Australian Story', and implications for the National Curriculum, Prof Tony Milner AM, Basham Professor of History, ANU [pdf, 244kb, 9 pages]

The Asia Education Foundation’s 2009 Leading 21st Century Schools (L21CS) Forum aims to build Asia literate schools nationally; showcase L21CS School’s progress towards developing Asia literate curriculum; and introduce a new cohort of principals to the program.

The two-day Forum program will feature input from a wide range of perspectives including business, environment, security, economy and education. It will also include presentations from L21CS principals on leadership strategies and resources to help induct new principals and support mentoring relationships.

DATE: Monday, 24 August – Tuesday, 25 August 2009
VENUE: Park Hyatt Canberra, Commonwealth Ave, Canberra ACT 2600
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Jennifer Ure at j.ure@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 3568

MALAYSIA: Private Breakfast Briefing with the Minister for International Trade & Industry

Asialink will be hosting an exclusive breakfast briefing with YB Dato Mustapa bin Mohamed, the Minister for International Trade & Industry in Malaysia.

Malaysia is an important economic partner and regional neighbour for Australia. It ranks as our third largest trading partner in ASEAN and our eleventh

largest trading partner overall. Minister Mustapa will be discussing the bilateral economic relationship between Australia and Malaysia. He will also discuss the prospects for the Malaysian economy in the context of the global financial crisis.

Dato Mustapa graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia with a First Class Honours degree in Economics and from the University of Boston,

U.S. with a Masters in Economic Development. In 1997, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Commerce by the University of Melbourne. Prior to his current position as Minister of International Trade & Industry he has held other ministerial positions including, Finance, Higher Education and Agriculture.

Attendance by invitation only.

DATE: Monday, 3 August 2009
TIME: 7.45am for 8.00am start

JAPAN: PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index

Event Transcript [pdf, 148kb, 10 pages]

Building upon the PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index, the seminar will offer an update on the current economic status of Japan, as well as its current relationships with Australia.

The Index provides a detailed, evidence-based, picture of the trade, investment, tourism, education and migration relations between Australia and Japan, which will serve as the launch pad for discussions for future growth.

The PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index can be downloaded for viewing from the Asialink website at www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au

VENUE: PricewaterhouseCoopers Sydney, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 3583

JAPAN: PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index

Building upon the PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index, the seminar will offer an update on the current economic status of Japan, as well as its current relationships with Australia.

The Index provides a detailed, evidence-based, picture of the trade, investment, tourism, education and migration relations between Australia and Japan, which will serve as the launch pad for discussions for future growth.

The PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index can be downloaded for viewing from the Asialink website at www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au

VENUE: PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne, 2 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 3583

ASIA: Symposium on Islamic Banking and Finance

The current global financial crisis together with growing demand for shariah compliant products and services calls for an active response from industry as well as academia. Asialink is proud the support this symposium to discuss issues related to Islamic Banking and Finance including performance of Islamic banks and financial institutions in the current financial crisis. This symposium will also explore opportunities and challenges in the area of Islamic Banking and Finance, particularly in Australia.

VENUE: InterContinental Melbourne. The Rialto Hotel. 495 Collins Street, Melbourne
COST: $100 (Full) / $75 (Student) (Fee inlcudes morning tea, buffet lunch and afternoon tea)
WEBSITE: www.latrobe.edu.au/lawman/courses/ibf-symposium

CHINA: Chinese Investment in Australian Resources

You are invited to a special luncheon organised by the Australian China Business Council and the China Chamber of Commerce in Australia.

Mr Owen Hegarty will speak on Chinese investment in Australian resources. He will also cover the following issues:

Outlook for Commodities
The Importance of China to both demand and supply
Insights into Chinese investment in Australia

Mr Hegarty is one of Australia's mining icons, has been described as a “colourful” mining identity and ambassador for his industry. He has nearly 40 years experience in mining – former Managing Director of Rio Tinto Gold and Rio Tinto Asia. He founded the Oxiana Ltd Group which became OZ Minerals Ltd. All Owen’s activities have close links to China.

VENUE: Level 2, Bourke Room, RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
COST: $120 (Full) / $90 (ACBC Member)
ENQUIRIES: Please contact ACBC at acbcvic@acbc.com.au
WEBSITE: http://www.acbc.com.au/default.asp?id=1,3,19,278

CHINA: Next Generation of the Chinese Leadership: What Does the Future Hold?

With a rapid economic downturn, the Chinese Communist Party looks suddenly vulnerable. With a legitimacy built around maintaining its breakneck pace of growth, the Party now faces potential social unrest and massive public dissatisfaction as jobs are lost and economic growth plunges. What challenges does the current leadership face? And what shoes will the next generation of leaders have to fill? Tackling these issues for us will be Professor Cheng Li, Brookings Institution, and Dr Pradeep Taneja, The University of Melbourne.

Professor Li is Director of Research at the John L. Thornton China Center, an initiative of the Brookings Institution. He is also a director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and focuses on the transformation of political leaders, generational change and technological development in China.

Dr Pradeep Taneja’s current research interests focus on the relationship between politics and business in China, the political implications of China’s energy security policy and the rise of China as a regional and global power.

DATE: Thursday, 16 July 2009
TIME: 5.45pm for 6.15pm – 7.15pm
VENUE: PricewaterhouseCoopers Sydney, 205 Sussex Street, Sydney
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken Lee at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or phone 03 8344 3583.

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CHINA: Next Generation of the Chinese Leadership: What Does the Future Hold?

Professor Li is Director of Research at the John L. Thornton China Center, an initiative of the Brookings Institution. He is also a director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and focuses on the transformation of political leaders, generational change and technological development in China.

Dr Pradeep Taneja’s current research interests focus on the relationship between politics and business in China, the political implications of China’s energy security policy and the rise of China as a regional and global power.

DATE: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
TIME: 5.45pm for 6.15pm – 7.15pm
VENUE: PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne, 2 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, Melbourne.
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken Lee at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or phone 03 8344 3583.

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INDONESIA: Rituals from Indonesian Undergrounds

Indonesia’s religious and cultural institutions create well-defined centres, but many people still find themselves on the fringe. Indonesia’s sprawling geographical area and focus on Central Java is indicative of what is deemed to be central and what is on the fringe of Indonesian culture. These marginal worlds are sites of restless creativity, unfolding amidst material hardship, forming a geography of ‘undergrounds’ that fuses both traditional knowledge and contemporary innovation.

Asialink presents an evening of exploring the unregulated margins of Indonesian religion, ritual and culture through conversation and video.

Danius Kesminas talks about his art-punk collaboration with the youth of Yogyakarta, an ongoing project mixing art students, army fatigues, fetishistic military hardware and an Indonesian take on the rituals and aesthetics of punk. Kesminas will focus on Punkasila’s recent tour to the Cuba Biennale, along with video clips made to accompany songs from their recent Acronym Wars album.

Julian Millie discusses his new book Splashed by the Saint, a look at underground spiritual rituals in village Islam that go against the teachings of Indonesia’s religious elites. Millie explores how Muslims of West Java channel prayers to Allah through Islam’s most powerful saint, Abdul Qadir al-Jaelani, through a ritual of singing or reading his miraculous life story.

The evening discussions will be facilitated by Dr Ariel Heryanto, Head of the Southeast Asia Centre, Australian National University, and Dr William Peterson, Head of Drama and Theatre Studies, Monash University

DATE: Thursday, 9th July 2009
TIME: 6.15pm for 6.30pm-8.00pm
VENUE: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
ENQUIRIES: Please email k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 3583

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White Hot: Australian Contemporary Glass

White Hot: Contemporary Australian Glass is presented in partnership with leading arts organisations Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre and Canberra Glassworks.

White Hot highlights the works of eight internationally renowned and celebrated Australian glass artists, reflecting on a moment in time by considering contemporary practitioners who challenge the traditional ideas, methods, and materials of glass making.

The invited artists, Nadege Desgenetez (ACT), Wendy Fairclough (SA), Deirdre Feeney (VIC), Jessica Loughlin (SA), Tom Moore (SA), Brenden Scott French (SA), Itzell Tazzyman (ACT) and Janice Vitkovsky (SA), all explore themes of narrative, nostalgia and challenge the notions of what glass can be.

In recent years, contemporary Australian glass artists have received unprecedented acclaim in the international arena. However, the focus has been more prevalent in the United States of America and Europe, rather than in Asia. White Hot celebrates the strength of Australian creative glass practice and industry with this dedicated glass exhibition, the first to be toured by Asialink through Asia, revealing the vibrancy and dynamism current within contemporary glass practice in Australia.

These eight artists demonstrate that whether it is expertly blown, meticulously engraved, production work or conceptual art, glass is a super-cooled mercurial substance that resists classification.

VENUE: Vietnam Fine Art Museum

THAILAND: Roundtable with Dr. Suchit Bunbongkarn

Dr Suchit is a member of the Thailand National Legislative Assembly. As a former Director of the Institute for Security and International Studies, President of the Political Science Association of Thailand and Justice of the Constitutional Court, Dr Suchit is a highly informed commentator on Thai and ASEAN politics.

Dr Suchit will speak to a roundtable of academics, business people and journalists on the current political situation in Thailand and Thailand’s role in ASEAN through the current appointment of Dr. Surin Pitsuwan as Secretary-General of ASEAN.

VENUE: Boardroom,
Level 4, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Gate 4,
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3010

ENQUIRIES: We are limited to a roundtable of 25.
To register, please contact Bernadine at b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or phone 03 8344 3575

WEBSITE: http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/calendar

Festival Keynote: China and the West - The Puzzling Past/The Uneasy Present

Asialink Patron and world leading authority on Chinese studies, Professor Wang Gungwu, delivers a keynote address to The University of Melbourne's Festival of Ideas.

Speaker:
Professor Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore and Emeritus Professor, Australian National University

Chair:
Professor Antonia Finnane, School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne

Supported by Trinity College, The University of Melbourne

7.00pm - 8.15pm
Carrillo Gantner Theatre, basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne

Korea Wave - Korean Arts Today

2009 Asialink Annual Arts Public Forum

17 July 2009

Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Swanston St, University of Melbourne
9.10 am – 5.00 pm

Asialink’s Annual Arts Forum for 2009 focuses on Korean arts today. It is led by experts in contemporary Korean arts from Korea and Australia.

A unique, open to all, free, one-day event, the Forum offers in-depth insights into the culture of Korea today, an extremely dynamic but less known arts practice in our region, and how some of Australia’s leading arts practitioners have successfully worked with Korean colleagues on exciting new projects.

You have heard of Korean New Wave cinema, boy bands and e-games, all of which have taken over much of Asia and Australia. What has made this culture able to do this, what are the major issues and themes, and what is going on now and is likely in the future?

Speakers include Sunjung Kim and Seungwan Kang, leading curators from Seoul who have been behind some of the major international exhibitions of Korean art in recent years, and performing arts experts Byung-eun Min and Il Won also from Seoul who will talk on drama and music respectively.

After listening and talking with experts, the forum ends with a Korean dance workshop for all attendees, led by Melbourne-based Soo-yeun Yoo – a chance to think through some new ideas in bodily form!

Korea Wave is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Council Korea, the Australia-Korea Foundation, the University of Melbourne and Asialink.

REGISTER ONLINE by 13 July 2009.

Forum Program [pdf, 616 kb, 2 pages]

Enquiries: Claire Watson, arts@asialink.unimelb.edu.au, ph: 61 3 8344 3579.

INDONESIA: The Burning Season

Asialink Leaders Program Alumni Mr Dorjee Sun is the subject of the award-winning documentary, “The Burning Season”. Narrated by Hugh Jackman, and featuring Al Gore and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the film asks the question: Can you make money and save the environment?

Sold out to audiences in New York, this is the only Australia documentary in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival 2009. There is only one special advance screening this Wednesday at Nova Cinema Carlton with an opportunity to engage Dorjee and director Cathy Henkel in a Q&A session after the screening.

DATE: Wednesday, 3 June 2009
TIME: 6.30pm
VENUE: Nova Cinema, Carlton
COST: Tickets at regular prices (Industry concessions apply)
WEBSITE: http://www.theburningseasonmovie.com/

CHINA: Melbourne Institute Economics Forum - China�s response to the Global Financial Crisis

What effect will China’s response to the Global Financial crisis have on China’s interaction with the international economy?

China’s economic growth has slowed in the second half of 2008, as international credit markets froze and world trade slumped. The authorities responded with the largest monetary and fiscal expansions of any economy in the current global recession, and probably of any economy ever. Real economic activity has responded strongly to the stimulus. Our panel of distinguished speakers will address questions about the long-term effects of these stimulatory policies.

Speakers include:

Professor Ross Garnaut, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Professor Yiping Huang, Professor of Economics at the China Centre of Economic Research at Peking University
Dr Guonan Ma, Chief Economist for Asia at the Bank of International Settlements
Dr Ligang Song, Director of the China Economy and Business Program at The Australian National University

DATE: Monday, 20 July 2009
TIME: 12.00pm – 2.00pm
VENUE: Mayfair Room, Grand Hyatt Melbourne, 123 Collins Street, Melbourne
COST: $110 / $770 (Corporate Table) (prices include GST)
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken Lee at 8344 3583 or k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
WEBSITE: http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/forums/bus_forums.html

Erased: Contemporary Australian Drawing

Asialink presents ERASED (contemporary Australian drawing), an exhibition of works by five internationally renowned contemporary Australian artists engaged in transforming the definition of drawing.

ERASED (contemporary Australian drawing) is presented in partnership with leading arts organization – the Art Gallery of New South Wales and profiles the diversity and strength of current contemporary Australian drawing practices.

The exhibiting artists are from Australian urban and indigenous backgrounds: Christian Capurro (VIC), Simryn Gill (NSW), Jonathan Jones (NSW), Tom Nicholson (VIC) and Raquel Ormella (NSW). They all explore the traditional art method of mark making in drawing and engage with social issues ranging from environmental awareness, industrial relations and nationalism, to more subtle statements about image-making in contemporary culture.

Among some of the many synonyms used for ‘drawing’ are ‘represent’, ‘sketch’, ‘portray’, ‘illustrate’, or to ‘depict something’. These traditional and historical definitions of drawing imply a means unto an end. Erased includes examples of these approaches but the exhibition’s aim is to expand such understandings to include erasure or removal, arguably an inherent albeit silent part of the creative methodology of drawing.

Each selected artist in Erased has established an ongoing practice from which they make work that creates a space for political considerations, stemming from a sense of transformation or loss.

VENUE: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Gallery (NAFA), Singapore

Brook Andrew: Eye to Eye

Asialink and the Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) have joined forces to tour this major survey of one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists through south and southeast Asia.

Andrews, whose talents lie in his unique ability to marry aesthetics with complex conceptual and theoretical questions, addresses a range of subject matter, from the poetics of space, the spectacle of light and sight to the pressure of historical consciousness.

Brook Andrew: Eye to Eye is an exhibition that spans the artist's practice over the past decade, encompassing a diverse range of disciplines, including photography, printmaking, sculpture and neon installations. This major survey of Andrew’s work interrogates the politics of difference and the implications of 'the gaze'. Eye to eye and across land and cultures, Andrew explores the promising yet fractured grounds of our contemporary intercultural engagement. Reflecting equally on global mass media and traditional grass-roots aesthetics, the artist asks us to consider the construction of history and power, invisibility and identity — in its patina of black, white and shades of grey.

This exhibition has been developed by the Monash University Museum of Art and is supported the Australian Government through the Australian Visual Arts Touring Program of the Australia International Cultural Council, an initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body and The Visual Arts and crafts strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Goverments.

Artist appears courtesy of Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne.

VENUE: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

CHINA: Introduction to Contemporary Chinese Literature

Beginning his writing career during the Cultural Revolution, and known especially for his stories in ‘Zhiqing’ (tales of young city educated intelligentsia sent to work in rural areas), Ye Xin is one of the most prolific writers in China. He has published over 50 works, including Idle Away Time, The Debt of Sin and Family Education. He currently serves as the Vice-President of the Chinese Writers’ Association and as the Director of the Institute of Literature at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

Join us for an in-depth discussion with Ye Xin on contemporary Chinese literature, writing, publishing and living through the Cultural Revolution.

The seminar will be delivered in Mandarin.

DATE: Tuesday, 26 May 2009
TIME: 3.30pm – 5.30pm
VENUE: Confucius Institute Functional Room, Level 1, 172 Bouverie Street Carlton
RSVP: Please register your attendance to Julia Gong at jgong@unimelb.edu.au or call 9035 8203
WEBSITE: http://www.confuciusinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/events.asp

CHINA: Roundtable with Prof Zhu Feng

In light of the recent Defence White Paper, which outlines Australia’s boost to military spending, it is an imperative to know and understand the directions that China is headed in. Is China truly the security threat that it is perceived to be? Will its increasing military strength become a de-stabilizing force in the region?

Join us for a private roundtable with Prof Zhu Feng, a leading expert on Chinese security issues. Prof Zhu is the Deputy Director of the School of International Studies at the Centre for International & Strategic Studies, Peking University. He is also a visiting scholar to Washington’s Centre for Strategic and International Studies in and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has written extensively on non-proliferation, missile defense, regional security in East Asia, strategic dimensions of Sino-US relations, North Korean issues and US national security strategies.

DATE: 15 May 2009
TIME: 3.00pm
VENUE: Asialink Boardroom, Level 4, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken Lee at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 3583

Entry by invitation only.

INDIA: Neighbourhood Watch � India�s Role in Afghanistan & Pakistan

In the current uncertainty in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, what is India’s role in the region?

Ambassador Chinmaya Gharekhan is India’s Special Envoy to West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process, and has served as a distinguished diplomat in Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laos, Vietnam and former Yugoslavia. He has also served as the Under Secretary General in the UN, and as the UN Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories.

This event is jointly organised by Asialink and the Australia India Institute.

VENUE: Charles Pearson Theatre, ERC Building, The University of Melbourne
COST: Free

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ENQUIRIES: Please contact Ken Lee at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 3583

FUTURE SUMMIT 2009: Priorities for a Post-Crisis World

FUTURE SUMMIT 2009: Priorities for a Post-Crisis World

In today’s world challenges such as the global financial crisis, climate change and war resonate globally. Effective leadership in this environment requires us to learn from the past and embrace fundamental principles that provide the foundation for a cooperative, coordinated and compassionate future.

An initiative of the Australian Davos Connection, Future Summit is the nation’s premier platform for the discussion of strategic trends and directions. It is unique in providing a collaborative framework for participants from all sectors to share ideas, discuss the issues and develop actionable options.

Future Summit invites participants from across all sectors of Australian society. ADC endeavours to achieve significant representation from each sector (community, education, business and government), from across generations, and from a diversity of cultural/ethnic backgrounds right around Australia. In addition, international representatives from the region and beyond are invited to add a strong global perspective to the Summit's discussions.

Asialink is proud to be an Associated Organisation of the Future Summit 2009.

DATE: Monday, 18 May – Tuesday, 19 May 2009
VENUE: Crown Towers, Melbourne
COST: $2250 (Full) / $1950 (Government, Education & NGO) / $1750 (ADC Member)
REGISTER: Please complete the registration form downloadable here
WEBSITE: http://www.futuresummit.org

CHINA: Mao and Modern China

Asialink and the School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne present a lecture examining key myths surround Chairman Mao’s role in the development of China. But now that the revolution is over, who is the new Mao?

Dr Pradeep Taneja lectures in Chinese politics, political economy and international relations in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. His current research interests include China's energy security policy, the rise of China as a regional and global power and government-business relations in China.

DATE: Wednesday, 29 April 2009
TIME: 6.30pm
VENUE: ICT Building, 111 Barry Street, Parkville
ENQUIRIES: Please contact June McBeth at jmcbeth@unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 5963
WEBSITE: http://www.historical-studies.unimelb.edu.au/events/mythologies.html

CHINA: China Cuckoo - In conversation with author Mark Kitto

Asialink, in partnership with Readings, present Mark Kitto to talk about his latest book, China Cuckoo.

China Cuckoo is the true story of an eccentric Sinophile Englishman and his Chinese sea-change. In booming Shanghai in the 1990s, Mark Kitto hit the big time. As a publisher, he created the most successful English language magazines in China. But on the verge of signing a groundbreaking deal, it all came crashing down. The Communist Party stole his business. Variously accused of being a spy, a pornographer and a terrorist, Mark retreated to Moganshan, a beautiful and isolated mountain village once favoured as a summer retreat by Shanghai’s saints and sinners.

Funny, fascinating and perceptive, China Cuckoo is about getting on with life in the most unlikely of places. It’s about the healing power of a small community even for an outsider. It is about rediscovering your passion despite what happens to you. It is, in the words of one who has sufferedand benefited from both, about the risks and rewards of going China Cuckoo.

VENUE: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne.

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ENQUIRIES: please contact Ken Lee at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or phone 03 8344 3583

JAPAN: Politics, History and Youth Culture

The first Sydney dinner of the 2009 Asialink Leaders Program will focus on Japan. This event will delve into key parts of Japanese history in order to understand contemporary political and economic issues facing Japan.

Speakers:

Mr. Jason Hayes is a Partner and Japan leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jason has a deep understanding of Japan based on his 3-year assignment in Tokyo, Japan. He has considerable knowledge & experience servicing Japanese multi-national organisations.

Jason specialises in providing assurance and advisory services to companies primarily in the technology sector. Clients include subsidiaries of listed foreign multinational companies (including SEC Registrants) and private companies in the technology sector. He also has extensive experience covering initial public offerings and due diligence (buy-side & sell-side) and investigations both in Australia, Japan and the U.K. Jason will chair the evening.

Dr. Lionel Babicz is a lecturer at the University of Sydney, and holds a PhD from the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris. Lionel Babicz teaches and carries out research in modern Japanese history, particularly the history of Japanese-Korean relations and the intellectual history of the Meiji period (1868-1912).

He was a lecturer at the Department of East Asian Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a researcher at the Maison Franco-Japonaise in Tokyo. He is also associate researcher at the Japan Research Center of L’�cole des Hautes �tudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

Dr. Malcolm Cook is Program Director, East Asia at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. He completed a PhD in International Relations from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. Malcolm also holds a Masters degree in International Relations from the International University of Japan and an honours degree from McGill University in Canada, his country of birth.

Before moving to Australia in 2000, Malcolm lived and worked in the Philippines, South Korea and Japan and spent much time in Singapore and Malaysia. Before joining the Institute in November 2003, Malcolm ran his own consulting practice on East Asian political and economic policy reform and risk analysis.

Malcolm’s research interests include: Political economy of North East and South East Asia; East Asian regionalism; and the impact of party and electoral systems on policy reform efforts.

This is a private event. Entry by invitation only.

JAPAN: Politics, History and Youth Culture

The first Melbourne dinner of the 2009 Asialink Leaders Program will focus on Japan. This event will delve into key parts of Japanese history in order to understand contemporary political and economic issues facing Japan.

Speakers:

Dr. Malcolm Cook is Program Director, East Asia at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. He completed a PhD in International Relations from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. Malcolm also holds a Masters degree in International Relations from the International University of Japan and an honours degree from McGill University in Canada, his country of birth.

Before moving to Australia in 2000, Malcolm lived and worked in the Philippines, South Korea and Japan and spent much time in Singapore and Malaysia. Before joining the Institute in November 2003, Malcolm ran his own consulting practice on East Asian political and economic policy reform and risk analysis.

Malcolm’s research interests include: Political economy of North East and South East Asia; East Asian regionalism; and the impact of party and electoral systems on policy reform efforts.

Damien Spry, University of Sydney, Youth Culture and Mobile Media Policy in Japan and Australia.
Damien’s work examines youth mobile media use in Australia and Japan, with a particular focus on policy implications. In 2007, he presented at international conferences in Tokyo and Sydney. He has been invited as a visiting researcher to Chou University (Tokyo) for 2008, and has given presentations on Japanese pop culture and youth media policy at industry and academic conferences in Munich, Los Angeles and Tokyo.

His work focuses on the sociology of childhood in an era when increasingly ubiquitous information communications technology (ICT) is blurring boundaries between home and school, public and private, and child and adult. He suggests that current policy settings and social norms will be under pressure by these significant shifts, and that the experiences and ideas of young mobile users are an important part of the necessary public debate about mobile ICT use.

This is a private event. Entry by invitation only.

Australia-Malaysia Relations � a Public Lecture by Australia�s High Commissioner to Malaysia HE Penny Williams

The Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, HE Penny Williams, will give a public lecture on the current economic and political status of Malaysia and the Australia-Malaysia relationship.

Ms Williams will comment on the economic and political situation in Malaysia, which is undergoing significant change. Changes include Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi stepping down from his position as Prime Minister to be succeeded by his Deputy, Najib Abdul Razak and a resurgent opposition, led by the former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Ms Williams will discuss the broad relationship between Australia and Malaysia, which extends beyond trade and investment to include tourism, education, defence, counter-terrorism and law enforcement. Malaysia is an important economic partner and regional neighbour for Australia. It ranks as our third largest trading partner in ASEAN and our eleventh largest trading partner overall.

Ms Williams will also talk briefly about the recently launched book – Endeavors of Excellence – that highlights the lives of outstanding Malaysian scholars, their achievements and contributions. More than 250,000 private students from Malaysia completed their tertiary education in Australia. In 2007, 180, 000 tertiary students were enrolled in Australian programs in Malaysia. The book celebrates these scholars who make a huge impact not just on Malaysia, but also on their host country, Australia.

Date: 24th March 2009
Time: 6.00pm-7.00pm
Venue: Yasuko Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
Cost: FREE
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Enquiries: Ken Lee, 8344 3583

Young Entrepreneurs in China and Australia: Be inspired by stories of success

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Spend the evening with these young, successful entrepreneurs:

Karen Cariss, PageUp People CEO
Karen Cariss, the Ernst & Young 2008 Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year, has grown Pageup People from being a small software development firm to now providing integrated talent management solutions to some of the world's largest organisations and competing on a global scale
Catherine Cervasio, Managing Director ALUXE PTY LTD/ AROMABABY
Catherine Cervasio founded AROMABABY, the world’s first all natural babycare brand in Australia and exporting to Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand and USA.
Richard Gu, AXF GROUP Managing Director
Richard is the director and founder of the AXF Group. The company has received several awards for its renowned projects at Pu-Dong International Airport, Shanghai City Link, and MagLev Train Station. AXF has now expanded into Australia with property industry across Melbourne.
Ruslan Kogan, Kogan Technologies
Ruslan founded Kogan Technologies providing high-quality electronics sourced and assembled in China and sold online. Ruslan was recently nominated by SmartCompany magazine as one of the 30 most successful young entrepreneurs in Australia.
Ed Smith, Managing Director Beijing Consulting Group
Beijing Consulting Group, set up in 2000, has grown to be one of the largest Australian-owned business consulting firms in China.
Ross McGregor, CEO of Rapid Offshore
Ross is a young Australian entrepreneur who started up Rapid Offshore in China in 2002. The company is registered in Hong Kong and in the People’s Republic of China and now has 10 employees.

Event details
Venue:    Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
Day:        Thursday 19th March 2009
Time:       6.30pm-8.00pm
Cost:       Free
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Jointly presented by:

Asialink
Confucius Institute
Australia China Business Council
The City of Melbourne

Luncheon with Prof KC Chan, Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

HONG KONG: Luncheon with Prof KC Chan, Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
How is Hong Kong grappling with the current Global Financial Crisis? And how are investors protected in these tumultuous times? Westpac and Asialink invite you to a luncheon with Prof KC Chan to explore these questions. Prof Chan is the Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury, responsible for monitoring the regulatory regime to attract business and investment, exercising policy in areas of taxation and managing the assets of the Hong Kong government.

Formerly the Dean of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and professor at Ohio State University, USA, Prof Chan specialised in assets pricing, evaluation of trading strategies and market efficiency.

His roles outside academia and government in Hong Kong included Chairman of the Consumer Council; director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange; the Hang Seng Index Advisory Committee as well as extending regionally as the former President of the Asian Finance Association.

DATE: Wednesday, 4 March 2009
TIME: 12.30pm to 2.30pm
VENUE: Westpac Place, Level 22, 275 Kent Street, Sydney
COST: $80 per head / $70 (Asialink Member) (prices incl GST)
REGISTER: Complete the registration form [pdf, 100kb, 1 page] and send it back via email to k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or fax to 03 9347 1768
ENQUIRIES: Email Ken Lee at k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 3583

ASIA: The Life You Can Save � With Peter Singer EVENT BOOKED OUT

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1.4 billion people live on less than $1.25 per day, according to the World Bank. In our Asian region, World Bank estimates over 200 million people in East Asia, over 600 million in South Asia are living on less than $1.25 a day.

In the face of this global reality, we are in Australia – a country in the top 15 economies, among the top 20 in living standards and only the 50th or so largest country in terms of population.

Join Peter Singer in a discussion about why we give, or don’t give, and what we should do about it to save lives and eradicate world poverty.

Peter Singer is an internationally renowned philosopher and author on ethics. He has been Ira. W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeston University since 1999. Also since 2005 he has combined this with an appointment as Laureate Professor at The University of Melbourne. Peter Singer is an alum of The University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford.

This event is co-organised by Readings Books, Music and Film and Asialink at The University of Melbourne.

WHEN: Tuesday 10 February 2009
TIME: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
WHERE: Carrillo Gantner Basement Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
RSVP: EVENT BOOKED OUT

Q&A with Peter Singer, facilitated by Professor Mark Considine, Dean of Arts,
The University of Melbourne.

Peter Singer signing copies of his book "The Life You Can Save", after the lecture.

CHINA: Recovery, Resilience and Respect - Mental Health in China

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“Try to imagine that patients with Alzheimer's disease are just like sand sculptures standing in the desert. After a gust of wind, some sand will fall off. As time goes by, the sculpture gradually loses its original form” Prof Yu Xin

Prof Yu Xin is the Executive Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Peking University. Under Prof Yu’s enlightened and creative leadership, China is now embarking on the worlds largest and most ambitious program of mental health reform.

Prof Yu will speak about the challenges of building a mental health service for one fifth of the world’s population and the unique partnership forged over many years with Australian colleagues that collaboratively seeks solutions to the enormous challenge of supporting the most marginalised in any society - the mentally ill.

Prof Yu’s outstanding contribution to this area has been recognised with the following national and international positions held: the Inaugural Chairman and Standing Committee Member of the Chinese Psychiatric Association, Board Member International Narcotics Control Board, Member of the International Expert Group for the WHO International Classification of Diseases Revision, Member of the Advisory Board for Mental Health for the Ministry of Health PRC, Vice Chairman of The Chinese Association for Alzheimer’s Disease and consultant to the Aging Research Center of Peking University. In 1998, he was the Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA.

In Australia he was awarded the PA/Pfizer Fellowship in 1996 for advanced training at The Academic Unit of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and was an invited speaker for the 2005 Deakin lectures in Melbourne.

This is a free public lecture presented by Asia-Australia Mental Health (AAMH).

WHEN: Tuesday 17 February 2009
TIME: 6.15pm to 7.30pm
WHERE: Carrillo Gantner Basement Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne
RSVP: Required. Email events@asialink.unimelb.edu.au with "Yu Xin" in the subject line.

ASIA: The ASEAN Charter - Towards an ASEAN Community

The ASEAN Charter was initiated in Bali, Indonesia in October 2003 when ASEAN countries signed the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II to establish an ASEAN Community by year 2020.

The ASEAN Community will be based on three main pillars: Security, Economic and Socio-cultural Community while continuing to be the primary driving force for regional architecture such as ASEAN + 3 initiative, ASEAN and Dialogue Partners initiative and ASEAN Regional Forum initiative.

Mr Dian Triansyah Djani will be sharing his views on how to navigate this long continuing journey, and identify the challenges along the way. His experience as the Indonesian Representative in the drafting the Charter, as part of the High Level Task Force, offers us a truly insightful perspective into the making of the Charter.

Since 2005, Mr Djani has held the position of Director General ASEAN – Indonesia, prior to which he served as Director of ASEAN Economic Cooperation. To numerous forums in regional and multilateral level, he has led multiple delegations to ASEAN and APEC meetings as well as WTO negotiations. He is a founder of Indonesia’s WTO Forum and publisher of “Sekilas WTO”, a noted publication on WTO issues.

Following Mr Djani’s address, Professor Anthony Milner will deliver a response. He is an Asialink Professorial Fellow and Basham Professor of Asian History at Australia National University. Professor Milner is a member of both Australia Malaysia Institute and Australia Thailand Institute and a key thinker on the concepts of regionalism and their impact on Australia’s relations in the region.

This event is co-organised by the Indonesian Consulate in Melbourne and Asialink at The University of Melbourne.

Islamic Finance Colloquium

Islamic Banking is one of the fastest growing sectors of the banking industry with funds up to US$200 billion, growth at more than 15% per annum and 150 financial institutions operating in more than 40 countries. The unique value-orientated ethos of Islamic banking is proving increasingly effective in drawing finance from Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

The Islamic Banking Colloquium is an initiative of the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies and Asialink, both at the University of Melbourne to:

Showcase the growth of Islamic banking globally
Highlight the potential of Islamic banking in Australia
Promote the understanding of Islamic finance principles
Provide an opportunity for networking

The Colloquium aims to introduce finance industry professionals to developments in this important growth sector of the global banking market. The event will bring together bankers, regulators, financial and legal practitioners, academics and industry experts.

Speakers include:

Mr Mohamed Ridza
Managing Partner, Mohamed Ridza & Co., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mr Mohamed Ridza has trained in Shari'ah as well as common law and has advised on various aspects of Islamic banking and finance utilizing various Shari'ah concepts. At the international scene, Ridza has advised clients in Singapore, the Philippines, Canada, Brunei, Indonesia and Lebanon on various aspects of Islamic financing. Ridza has spoken extensively in various conferences in the areas of Islamic Banking and Islamic Private Debt Securities. Ridza is the co-author of the Law and Practice of Islamic Banking and Finance published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia.

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Professor Abdullah Saeed
Director, National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies

Professor Saeed is the Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Melbourne. He is also the Director of the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies and the Director of the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne. Abdullah has written extensively on Islam, Islam in Australia as well as Islamic Banking.

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Dr Abdul Rahim Ghouse
Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Finance House Australia

Dr Abdul Rahim Ghouse championed the establishment of the Australian presence of Kuwait Finance House, and as the first CEO of its Australian subsidiary, he is presently tasked with developing a viable Islamic capital market segment in Australia. He has previously lead an initiative that resulted in a landmark victory for the Islamic Finance industry in Australia, by successfully negotiating with the State Revenue authorities of Victoria for the exemption from double stamp duty for Islamic home financing schemes. Abdul Rahim continues a significant involvement in building bridges between Islamic and conventional financing in Australia through his ongoing discourse and research efforts.

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Professor Michael Skully
Chair of Banking, BUSECO, Monash University

Professor Michael Skully holds the Chair of Banking at Monash University. Prior to becoming an academic, he worked in the investment banking industry and in corporate finance with General Electric. He is a fellow of CPA Australia and a senior fellow of Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and a director of the Asia Pacific Finance Association, the Financial Services Institute of Australia, and UniSuper. Michael has a long-standing research interest in Islamic banking and is a foundation member of Australia's Islam Node Network of academic researchers.

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Professor Mohamed Ariff
Professor of Finance, University of Tokyo and Bond University

Professor Mohamed Ariff is a Professor of Finance at the Bond University and is currently on sabbatical at the University of Tokyo. Ariff was previously head of Monash University's Finance faculty for six years. He has worked as a visiting scholar/fellow/professor in several universities including Boston, Harvard and Melbourne. He served in 2004-2006 as the elected president of the 21-year old Asian Finance Association.

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Mr Gerard Kennedy
Principal, Macpherson + Kelley Lawyers

Mr Gerard Kennedy has practiced commercial law for 25 years specialising in business corporate law and international trade law. His specialist practice areas include business sales and acquisitions and international trade protocols including the operation of international conventions. Gerard was instrumental in launching the business law section of Law Asia, drafted its by-laws and was inaugural secretary/treasurer.

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Mr Asad Ansari
Director, Kuwait Finance House Australia

Mr Asad Ansari is a Director of Kuwait Finance House Australia. He has had extensive experience advising some of the world's largest corporations and financial institutions on a range of cross-border transactional work. Asad sits on the Australian Financial Markets Association working committee on Islamic finance and was recently the recipient of the prestigious Future Summit leadership award from the Australian Davos Connection.

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WHERE: Novotel 270 Collins St., Melbourne
COST: $85 (full) / $70 (Asialink & FINSIA Members) / $ 55 (concession)
REGISTRATION FORM: Download PDF
ENQUIRIES: Ken Lee 03 8344 3583 or k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

ASIA: Asia and the US - A veteran reporter's perspective

The Tiannamen Square Crisis, the subsequent rise of China, the war in Afghanistan, the overthrow of Indonesia President Suharto, and the former US President Jimmy Carter’s peace making trip to Pyongyang. For all these consequential events in Asia, Mike Chinoy was there as the face of CNN.

After joining CNN in 1983 as a correspondent in its London bureau, Mike Chinoy was the Senior Asia Correspondent with eight years as Beijing Bureu Chief and five years as Hong Kong Bureau Chief. He is an acclaimed journalist who has received an Emmy Award, an Award for Cable Excellence, a Dupont Award and a Peabody Award.

Mike Chinoy is now the Edgerton Senior Fellow on Asia at the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles. He is visiting Australia promoting his most recent book Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, a highly-acclaimed expose based on hundreds of interviews and 14 trips to North Korea.

Join Mike Chinoy to share his unique and expansive insider’s perspective on the North Korean nuclear crisis and other issues central to the security of Asia and the US in this rare appearance in Melbourne.

This event is co-presented by Asialink at The University of Melbourne and the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and supported by Readings Books, Music and Film.

INDONESIA: Ta Teut Amarasi - Awakening: Exhibition Opening Melbourne

Contemporary textiles and prints based on the cultural traditions of Amarasi, West Timor.

Asialink, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Global Art Projects and Nomad Art Productions take great pleasure in presenting Ta Teut Amarasi - Awakening. The exhibition results from a series of workshops conducted in Baun, Amarasi by Darwin artists Winsome Jobling and Leon Stainer in 2007. Fine paper-making and print-making techniques were introduced to Sanggar Uim Nima, a weaving cooperative, with the aim of providing opportunities for long-term economic benefits and a revival of cultural activity within the community.

This Asialink project is part of the Eastern Indonesia-Northern Territory Partnership Program, funded by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta and Arts NT, and produced in partnership with Yayasan Kelola, MAGNT, Charles Darwin University and Nomad Art Productions.

Exhibition open from 19 September - 24 October 2008

Dinner with keynote by HE Dr Geoff Raby

Swifter, Higher, Stronger? China’s Economy & Business Prospects Post-Olympics

Following the success of The Beijing Olympics, all eyes are on the Chinese economy. With US$40.9 billion spent on the construction of sports facilities and traffic infrastructure, the investment is estimated to have boosted Beijing's economy by 2 percent annually over seven years. Some predict the end of these good economic times.

This is an exceptional opportunity to hear Ambassador Geoff Raby, Australia’s most senior representative to China reflect on what lies ahead for China. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to China, and as Deputy Secretary since November 2002, Dr Raby's responsibilities included lead negotiator on WTO matters, China FTA Taskforce and bilateral relations with North Asia.

This event is presented by Asialink, Australia China Business Council and Confucius Institute at The University of Melbourne with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.

DATE: Tuesday, 30th September 2008
TIME: 6:30 pm for 7:00pm start
VENUE: The Carrillon Room, Sofitel Melbourne, 25 Collins Street, Melbourne
COST: $110 for Individuals, $95 for Asialink and ACBC Members, Corporate Table sponsorship is $1250
RSVP: For more details, please contact Bernadine Fernandez on 03 8344 3575 or email: b.fernandez@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

A NIGHT OF STORIES: Bomb, Book & Compass - Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China

This is the story of a distinguished biochemist performing research at Cambridge University, married to a fellow scientist and an ardent member of the local Communist party. In 1937 he was asked to supervise a young Chinese student named Lu Gwei-Djen, and in that moment began the two greatest love affairs of his life - Lu, and China.

At Lu's insistence, Needham travelled to China where he immersed himself in the country's history and culture. For the next fifty-eight years, he established himself as the pre-eminent China scholar of all time, documenting everything from Chinese medicine to philosophy to nautical history, and formulating the belief that China would one day achieve world prominence - a belief that is being born out today. Bomb, Book & Compass is Simon Winchester at his best.

Simon Winchester, an Oxford graduate, spent a twenty-year career as a foreign correspondent for The Guardian. He has more recently written for such publications as Cond� Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, and National Geographic.

This event is organised by Asialink and Readings Books, Music and Film with the support of the School of Historical Studies, The University of Melbourne.

KOREA: ICT in �Education Revolution� � Success Story Korea

“If the 19th century was driven by an industrial revolution, and the 20th century by a technological revolution, what is needed for the 21st century is an education revolution.”

With these words Prime Minister Rudd’s launched his commitment to an “Education Revolution” for a more prosperous Australia. As Australia sets out to provide world-class education, hear this success story in our Asian region.

In the area of ICT Education, the success story can be found in Korea. Korea has the highest rate of higher education in the world, 98% secondary school graduation rate and no.1 spot for reading performance in OECD PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) evaluation. Through an education revolution of its own, Korea is ready to seize the opportunities in this Intelligent Industries era.

Professor Okwha Lee is an expert in ICT Education from Chungbuk National University. In addition to her academic work, she has held extensive advisory roles for the Korean government, most notably in the Presidential commission for future education policy study called “Education Vision 2030”. In the private sector, Professor Lee has done consultancy work for Samsung, LG, LEGO and Intel Korea on their educational programs and Human Resource Development.

Since 1996, she has led the annual teacher exchange programs between Australia and Korea with the Asia Education Foundation. Professor Lee is currently in Australia as the awardee of the 2008 Endeavour Executive Program by the Australian government.

This event is presented by Asialink.

JAPAN: Anime Power! J-Pop! Rocks The World

With its distinctive art style, mature themes and mainstream soundtracks, Japanese Anime (animation) rejects the traditional paradigm that cartoons are only for kids. Together with J-Pop, both Anime and J-Pop are huge industries that not only export cutting edge creative content, but Japanese identity and culture as well.

In a new collaboration with Madman Entertainment, we aim to link critical academic analysis with the Asian pop cultural phenomenon.

Together with Dr Carolyn Stevens, we will explore the themes of consumer culture and fandom, as well as the extent to which J-Pop has had on Western popular culture. This session will include screenings of Rurouni Kenshin and Naruto.

Dr Carolyn Stevens is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne, and Head of Japanese Studies (2004-2006). Her other main research interest is Japanese popular music. Dr. Stevens worked for several years in the 1990s as a consultant to a Japanese entertainment management agency and this experience in the industry led to publications on Japanese rock fans, rock video analysis and concert souvenir consumption. Her book cover for "Japanese Popular Music: Culture, Authenticity and Power' is designed by lead guitarist of the Alfee, TAKAMIZAWA Toshihiko.

This event is supported by Asia Institute, University of Melbourne and Madman Entertainment.

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY CHALLENGES: Exclusive Breakfast Briefing with Minister for Foreign Affairs - The Hon Stephen Smith MP

Chairman of Asialink Sid Myer invites you to a special breakfast briefing with The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Date: Friday, 5 September 2008
Time: 7.15 am for 7.30am start - 9.00am
Venue: Woodward Conference Centre, 10th floor,
Law Building (on Pelham Street), University Square, University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC 3010
Cost:   $50

This event is part of the Australian – Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific’s (CSCAP) “National Security and Regional Issues Forum" being held in Melbourne for the first time, 4 - 5 September.

Hosted by Asialink at the University of Melbourne, and supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Defence, the Forum will draw on Melbourne based expertise on Asia- Pacific security matters, including in the business community. The Forum includes contributions from senior Canberra-based Government officials.

As places are limited for the Breakfast Briefing with Minister Smith, please confirm your attendance by completing the registration form and faxing to + 613 9347 1768 or by emailing k.lee@asialink.unimelb.edu.au before Wednesday 3 September.

We hope you can join us for this special event.

CHINA: Socialism is Great! With Author Lijia Zhang in-conversation with Dr James Leibold

Join Asialink and author Lijia Zhang as she discusses her memoir tracing the trials and triumphs of a courageous Chinese factory worker.

It is the 1970s in the People’s Republic of China and Lijia Zhang wants to be a journalist, wear Western clothes and indulge in romance. Instead she works in a factory producing missiles designed to reach North America; there are regulations on just about everything right down to monthly checks by the “period police” to confirm she is not pregnant.

Zhang is at the heart of an idealistic generation coming of age in 1980s China. Her sharp and witty chronicles of romance, English lessons, political activity, work and family tell a fascinating story filled with vibrant characters and entertaining situations while wryly observing the momentous period of change leading to Tiananmen in 1989.

Zhang appears in conversation with Dr James Leibold of Latrobe University. She is in Australia for the Melbourne Writers Festival.

This event is presented by Asialink.

INDONESIA: Current Developments, Future Challenges and Investment Opportunities with Muhammad Lutfi

In 2007, Indonesia’s economic growth accelerated to a ten year high after the Asian Financial Crisis and the Tsunami.

Indonesia's current developments in infrastructure is set to embrace its vast natural resources, growing construction sector and soaring personal consumption driving growth. The 2008 OECD report acknowledges the quiet progress of Indonesia.

Learn more about this quiet economic achiever and maximizing investment opportunities from the Chief of Indonesia’s investment co-ordinating board, Mr Muhammad Lutfi.

A self-made businessman, Mr. Lutfi started an oil trading company at the age of 24 and was the CEO and President of his listed company Mahaka Group. He also made forays into the media, owning Republika, a local daily newspaper, and was a campaign adviser during President Yudhoyono's election campaign.

Mr Lufti was recently named as a 2008 Young Global Leader by The World Economic Forum, joining an elite leadership group of executives, public figures and intellectuals under 40 around the world.

This event is organized by Asialink and Indonesian Consulate in Melbourne.

INDIA: Australia's Elephant in the Room

Internationally lauded Australia-India businessman and ICT industry expert Neville Roach AO will explore Australia's sluggishness in developing economic ties with the world's largest democracy, India, and how to overcome these impediments. Joining him is Roy Morgan Research's regional Asia director Debnath Guharoy, who will identify emerging markets and risk minimisation in India. Chairing the event is Austrade's Chief Economist Tim Harcourt, so expect analysis interspersed with the type of witty anecdotes that make Harcourt one of the most sought after speakers in Australia today. This event is supported by AIBC and FIAV.

The New Rich in China

Join David Goodman, Louise Edwards, Yingjie Guo and Ivan Cucco for the Melbourne launch of "The New Rich in China: Future Rulers, Present Lives". This intriguing new book explores the hierarchies of wealth, status and power of China's New Rich, their place within the current class structure and the chasm created in an ostensibly communist society.

As China extends its influence in the region, the New Rich link China to the world economy and influence China and Australia's long term futures.

"The New Rich" is a project edited by Professor David Goodman. Described as one of the top China watchers in Australia, David is Professor of Contemporary China Studies at the University of Technology of Sydney.

Professor Louise Edwards is Director of UTS's China Research Centre and Convenor of the Australian Research Council's Asia Pacific Future Research Network. Professor Edwards' current research explores women in politics in China and gendered cultures of war in China.

Dr Yingjie Guo is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Language and Culture at the University of Technology Sydney. He is interested in nationalism and the politics of national identity in the PRC since 1989.

Ivan Cucco is a PhD candidate working on his doctoral research on new agricultural cooperatives in China.

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CHINA: Melbourne Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra

Join the Melbourne Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra as it performs an eclectic repertoire of traditional and contemporary Chinese and Western music on traditional Chinese instruments.

This 30-piece orchestra is is believed to be the only Chinese orchestra in the world whose performers are primarily of non-Chinese backgrounds. The Melbourne Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra with its many young talented performers aims to enrich Melbourne's rich musical tapestry by reviving classic Chinese songs and giving standard scores a special flavour on traditional Chinese instruments.

This unique orchestra is led by Mr Pangeng Shen, former Associate Professor of Music at Nanjing University.

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People & Policy: Connecting India - Australia Interests by HE Sujatha Singh, Indian High Commissioner

Asialink and The University of Melbourne are privileged to host HE Mrs Sujatha Singh, Indian High Commissioner on her first official visit to Victoria. In this public lecture, High Commissioner Singh will speak about the key issues that connect Australia and India.

High Commissioner Singh will look at ways for both countries to enhance cooperation and grow strategic partnerships, both from a policy perspective and from people to people links.

High Commissioner Singh joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1976 with postings to Bonn, Accra and Paris. From 1997 - 2000, she served with the Embassy of India in Bangkok as Deputy High Commissioner and India's representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. High Commissioner Singh was then posted to Milan as Consul General of India before being appointed Joint Secretary heading the division handling relations with Western Europe in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi 2004 - 2007.

This event is presented by Asialink and The University of Melbourne.

THE BOAT: Author Nam Le in Conversation with Cate Kennedy

Melbourne-born writer Nam Le is causing an international sensation with his first book The Boat attracting a rave review from The New York Times star reviewer Michikio Kakutani using words like 'astonishing', 'powerful and remarkable'. The Boat has been the number one seller in Readings Books Music and Film's Top 10 Book for many weeks.

Le researches his stories exhaustively and is said to twist fact into fiction. A 29 year-old former corporate lawyer, he has recently been recognised in the US with several awards and fellowships, including the coveted Pushcart Prize. He is also a fiction editor of the Harvard Review.

Nam Le will appear in conversation with Cate Kennedy. This event is presented by Asialink and Readings Books Music & Film.

INDIA: The Influence of Indian Dance - From Classical to Bollywood, From East to West by Dr. Sunil Kothari

In an illustrated talk, Dr Sunil Kothari will trace the developments of contemporary expressions of Indian dance in Bollywood and in western dance froms from its roots within Indian classical dance. Dr Kothari will share the written and rich visual accounts of renowned dancers, choreographers, critics and scholars who have contributed to Indian dance forms.

Dr Sunil Kothari is the Visiting Professor for Dance, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. As a member of the executive committee of International Dance Council (UNESCO), Paris, and Vice President of World Dance Alliance for South Asia from India, Dr. Kothari has authored 14 books on Indian dance and was a dance critic of The Times of India group of publications for more than 35 years.

Dr. Kothari is the recipient of the Padma Shri, civil honour by the President of India, in 2001 for outstanding contribution to the field of classical Indian Dance and related arts.

This event is organised by Asialink and VCA, both at The University of Melbourne and is supported by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

INDIA : Dr Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Geraldine Doogue

ASIALINK PASSAGE TO INDIA - Series Finale:
"The Elephant, The Tiger & The Cell Phone - Reflections on the Ongoing Transformation of India"

In a rare public appearance in Melbourne, join Indian statesman, author and columnist, Dr Shashi Tharoor, in conversation with Ms Geraldine Doogue AO in the finale of Asialink's series Passage to India: A Book Journey through Contemporary India.

A former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Tharoor was the official candidate of India for the succession to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006. Dr Tharoor is also the award-winning author of nine books. His latest book, The Elephant, The Tiger and The Cell Phone looks at India as the emerging 21st Century Power. Dr Tharoor writes a weekly column in The Times of India and is a frequent contributor to Newsweek International and the International Herald Tribune.

Ms Geraldine Doogue is a renowned Australian journalist and broadcaster. Geraldine presents the ABC local radio program Saturday Extra and ABC Television's Compass.

This event is presented by Asialink and Readings Books Music & Film with the support of the Byron Bay Writers Festival and Southern Cross University.

Worldwide Artworld: Can art be truly global or are art-worlds primarily local?

Join an international panel of artists and curators for a lively discussion of the benefits and challenges of cultural exchange.

Speakers include:

Sakarin Krue-On and Kamin Lertchaiprasert (Thai artists exhibiting in The world in painting)
John Young (Hong Kong born artist, living in Australia)
Jayne Dyer, consultant, Red Gate Gallery Beijing
Zara Stanhope, Senior Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art

This event is co-presented by Heide Museum of Modern Art and Asialink.

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A Collaborative Exhibition by Artist Hsu Su-chen & Eco-architect Lu Chien-ming

Taiwanese artist in residence at the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Su-chen Hsu, in collaboration with Taiwanese eco-architect Lu Chien-ming, presents the results of their research into plants that thrive in adverse environments in Taiwan:

"Successful Beachheads": Beach Plants in Shihmen Township on Taiwan's North Coast
"Urban Residents": Plants found in Adverse Urban Environments in Metropolitan Taipei
"Internal Migrants": Riverbank Vegetable Garden Plants in Da-lu-an Village

The plants are presented in the form of digital prints, and offered to the visiting public in exchange for vegetables, particularly those grown in Melbourne’s community gardens. Each of the vegetable/print swaps will be documented and exhibited in Domain House, illustrating the manner in which various community groups use their gardens to relate to food culturally and socially, and the relative safety of these home-grown plants produced in an urban environment in light of the recent milk product scare in China. An Asialink/Taipei Artist Village project supported by Taipei Culture Foundation and The Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Asialink, The University of Melbourne, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Arts in Residency Taipei, Taipei Culture Foundation, Cultivating Community.

OPENING:

DATE: Friday, 28 November 2008 (Opening Night) / Saturday, 29 November - Saturday, 13 December 2008 (Exhibition)
TIME: 6pm - 8pm
VENUE: Domain House, Dallas Brooks Drive, South Yarra VIC (Opposite the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne)
ENQUIRIES: arts@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

EXHIBITION DATES:
29 November – 13 December 2008
11am – 5pm, Wednesday to Saturday

COMMUNITY GARDENS EXCHANGE:
11am-5pm, Saturday 29 November 2008
(All other swaps welcome during exhibition)

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Asialink Upcoming Events

CHINA & INDIA: Sydney Mining Club lunch

Generation 21: Asia-Pacific New Leaders� Dialogue

Annual Asialink Chairman�s Dinner and the Sir Edward �Weary� Dunlop Award

INDIA: Australia's relations with India

JAPAN: Political Earthquake in Japan - How much of a difference will it make?

Roundtable with Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, HE Mr Primo Alui Joelianto

Asialink Leaders Dinner: A focus on India

Asialink Leaders Dinner: A focus on India

2009 Canberra Retreat: Asia Policy Issues

ASIA: Launch of the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index

ASIA: Abundant Australia � Highlights from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale

Launch of 'Atlas of Unknowns', by Tania James

ASIA: Launch of the International Students Guide

ISLAM: ANZ Eid Celebration

POLICY: Launch of the Lowy Institute Policy Paper on International Students

ASIA: International Seminar in Community Mental Health Development

CHINA: Launch of the Chinese Teacher Training Centre

ASIA: Leading 21st Century Schools Forum

MALAYSIA: Private Breakfast Briefing with the Minister for International Trade & Industry

JAPAN: PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index

JAPAN: PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index

ASIA: Symposium on Islamic Banking and Finance

CHINA: Chinese Investment in Australian Resources

CHINA: Next Generation of the Chinese Leadership: What Does the Future Hold?

CHINA: Next Generation of the Chinese Leadership: What Does the Future Hold?

INDONESIA: Rituals from Indonesian Undergrounds

White Hot: Australian Contemporary Glass

THAILAND: Roundtable with Dr. Suchit Bunbongkarn

Festival Keynote: China and the West - The Puzzling Past/The Uneasy Present

7.00pm - 8.15pm Carrillo Gantner Theatre, basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne

Korea Wave - Korean Arts Today

2009 Asialink Annual Arts Public Forum

INDONESIA: The Burning Season

CHINA: Melbourne Institute Economics Forum - China�s response to the Global Financial Crisis

Erased: Contemporary Australian Drawing

Brook Andrew: Eye to Eye

CHINA: Introduction to Contemporary Chinese Literature

CHINA: Roundtable with Prof Zhu Feng

INDIA: Neighbourhood Watch � India�s Role in Afghanistan & Pakistan

FUTURE SUMMIT 2009: Priorities for a Post-Crisis World

CHINA: Mao and Modern China

CHINA: China Cuckoo - In conversation with author Mark Kitto

JAPAN: Politics, History and Youth Culture

JAPAN: Politics, History and Youth Culture

Australia-Malaysia Relations � a Public Lecture by Australia�s High Commissioner to Malaysia HE Penny Williams

Young Entrepreneurs in China and Australia: Be inspired by stories of success

Luncheon with Prof KC Chan, Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

ASIA: The Life You Can Save � With Peter Singer EVENT BOOKED OUT

CHINA: Recovery, Resilience and Respect - Mental Health in China

ASIA: The ASEAN Charter - Towards an ASEAN Community

Islamic Finance Colloquium

ASIA: Asia and the US - A veteran reporter's perspective

INDONESIA: Ta Teut Amarasi - Awakening: Exhibition Opening Melbourne

Dinner with keynote by HE Dr Geoff Raby

A NIGHT OF STORIES: Bomb, Book & Compass - Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China

KOREA: ICT in �Education Revolution� � Success Story Korea

JAPAN: Anime Power! J-Pop! Rocks The World

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY CHALLENGES: Exclusive Breakfast Briefing with Minister for Foreign Affairs - The Hon Stephen Smith MP

CHINA: Socialism is Great! With Author Lijia Zhang in-conversation with Dr James Leibold

INDONESIA: Current Developments, Future Challenges and Investment Opportunities with Muhammad Lutfi

INDIA: Australia's Elephant in the Room

The New Rich in China

CHINA: Melbourne Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra

Why Gather? Symposium

Why Gather? Symposium

People & Policy: Connecting India - Australia Interests by HE Sujatha Singh, Indian High Commissioner

THE BOAT: Author Nam Le in Conversation with Cate Kennedy

INDIA: The Influence of Indian Dance - From Classical to Bollywood, From East to West by Dr. Sunil Kothari

INDIA : Dr Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Geraldine Doogue

Worldwide Artworld: Can art be truly global or are art-worlds primarily local?

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7.00pm - 8.15pm
Carrillo Gantner Theatre, basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne