The CSAA conference: ‘Jiu: Commemoration and Celebration in the Chinese Speaking World’ was hosted at the University of Sydney from 9-11 July. 180 people attended, including scholars, media representatives, members of the diplomatic services, and individuals. The panels and papers were of an exceptionally high standard, reiterating again the intellectual power and conceptual breadth of Chinese Studies in Australia. Guests from Hong Kong SAR, the PRC, the USA, the UK and Singapore also offered excellent papers and keynote sessions. A postgraduate workshop on careers in China Studies was also made possible by the participation of key speakers from the Australia-China Business Council, Hong Kong University Press, and Philippa Jones. There were two cocktail receptions, one of which followed a panel discussion on journalists’ approaches to reporting China PRC, with the participation of leading Australian television and print journalists and hosted by the Australia Network. The conference received financial support from the University of Sydney Faculty of Arts, the ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network and China Node, Routledge, and the Australia Network.