Future Events

CONFERENCE
National Museums In a Transnational Age:
A conversation between Historians and Museum Professionals
1-4 November 2009
Monash University Prato Centre

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For more information contact Kerrie Alexander at Kerrie.Alexander@arts.monash.edu.au

CONFERENCE
Pathways, Circuits and Crossroads: International Migration In Uncertain Times
2–4 November 2009
Te Papa (the National Museum), Wellington, New Zealand

Sponsored by the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements and the New Zealand Government, Department of Labour, this Conference is being organised in association with the University of Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand).

The Conference will be opened by the New Zealand Minister of Immigration, Dr Jonathan Coleman. The first day will focus on the theme of ‘International migration and the economy: reflections and responses’ and will comprise of the following sessions: Economic Impacts of Immigration, New Zealand Research on the Economic Impacts of Immigration, Integration of Immigrants: New Zealand and Australian perspectives, Migration and Recession: Reflections and Responses.

The second day of the Conference will focus on the theme of ‘Evaluating migration policy: Longitudinal surveys and seasonal migration schemes’. Sessions on the day are: Longitudinal Surveys of Immigration: New Zealand and Australian perspectives, Evaluating Policy: Immigrants, Seasonal Workers and International Students, Seasonal Migration of Pacific Workers: Pacific Perspectives, Seasonal Migration of Pacific Workers: Evidence from recent research and evaluations.

The theme on the last day of the Conference is ‘Migration, risk and uncertainty in specific contexts’. Session topics include: Irregular, Undocumented and Refugee Research: International and National Perspectives and Climate Change and Migration.

This is a free event and is open to all with an interest in international migration: policy makers, representatives of the media, government and the wider community are encouraged to attend.

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CONFERENCE
Closing the Gap in Education: Improving Outcomes in Southern World Societies
25–27 November 2009
Monash South Africa, Johannesburg
www.monash.edu.au/cemo/closing_the_gap2009

This conference will focus on education in dualistic societies, with special emphasis on how a country with pockets of wealth, as well as poverty, can expedite improvements in education facilities for the less advantaged members of the population.

The conference will be opened by Australian High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, the Hon Ann Harrap and will comprise the following six sessions: the Scope and Substance of Marginalisation in Education; the Structure and Entrenchment of Disadvantage; Indigenous Education Challenges; Educational Disadvantage and Gender; Enhancing Social Justice and Equity – How Can the Educational System Help?; followed by the panel review, Positive Action – Reducing Educational Marginalisation in Multicultural Societies: an Agenda for Change. On Saturday there will be an optional tour of Soweto and the Hector Peterson Museum.

The keynote addresses will be given by Professor Mick Dodson (Australian of the Year, Australian National University) and Professor Leon Tikly (University of Bristol). Other confirmed speakers include:

• Unnel-Teddy Ngoumandjoka (Mandela Rhodes Scholar, Monash University)
• Professor Peter Sullivan (Monash University)
• Professor Yusef Waghid (Stellenbosch University)
• Dr Chris Sarra (Indigenous Education Leadership Institute, Queensland)
• Professor Richard Bedford (University of Waikato)
• Professor Thobeka Mda (Policy Analysis and Capacity Enhancement Research Program, Human Science Research Council)
• Professor Jon Altman (Australian National University)
• Professor Russell Bishop (Waikato University)
• Professor Adam Shoemaker (Monash University)
• Professor Jane Kenway (Monash University)
• Professor Alwyn Louw (Vaal University of Technology)
• Professor Terri Seddon (Monash University)
• Professor Bhadra Ranchod (former South Africa High Commissioner to Australia, University of Stellenbosch) and
• Professor Ilana Snyder (Monash University)

CONFERENCE
3rd International Development Informatics Association Conference
Digitally Empowering Communities: Learning from Development Informatics Practice
28-30 October 2009
Kruger National Park, South Africa
www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html