Month: August 2014

ICAS 9 – now online

The website of ICAS 9 is now available. Held every two years, the next ICAS will be held in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, from 5-9 July 2015. ICAS 9 also incorporates the annual conference of the Australian Political…

Creating water shortages

Creating water shortages: The strange case of Shanghai, Beijing and farmers on the North China plain Professor Michael Webber Professor Emeritus in the School of Geography, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne Chaired by Professor Christine Wong Venue: Room…

Intellectual Property

SEMINAR UTS Faculty of Law’s China Law Research Group Intellectual Property Protection Across Borders: Chinese and Australian Enforcement Efforts Date: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday 30 September 2014 Venue: City – Haymarket, CB05B Haymarket, Building 5, Block B, UTS,…

Social Security for China’s Migrant Workers

SEMINAR Date: 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Thursday, August 28, 2014 Venue: Room 321, Level 3, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne Presented by Professor Andrew Watson Chaired by Professor Christine Wong The development of social security is a key concern…

OzAsia Festival

FILM, EXHIBITION, THEATRE, ETC Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, South Australia 3-20 Sep 2014 More information: http://adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ozasia-festival/ Shandong Focus: In 2014 the focus of the OzAsia Festival will be on South Australia’s sister state, Shandong Province. This festival includes numerous events…

Reform and resistance in Chinese governance

PUBLIC LECTURE Innovation and its challenges: Reflections on a century of reform and resistance in Chinese Governance Professor John Fitzgerald Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy, Swinburne University Chaired by Professor Christine Wong Venue: St-219…