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Focuses on the Australian Economic congress held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory from August 28, 1988 to September 2, 1988, which aims to bring together econometricians, economists, economic historians and business people. Persons from whom papers were invited for the conference; Feature of the registration process for the conference; Papers presented during the conference.

Information about several papers discussed at the Fifth Australian Family Therapy Conference on September 3-5, 1984 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory is presented. The conference traced the role and issues of women family therapists towards the sexist society. It featured several experts such as Kerri James of the Marriage Guidance Council of New South Wales and keynote speaker Di Gilbert.

Information about the topics discussed at the 2010 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) conference held at the Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory is presented. Topics include health communication, indigenous media and representation, information and knowledge sharing, and narrative and literary criticism. The conference featured several keynote speakers including John Durnham Peters, Robin Archer and John Keane.

The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) and the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) hosted a ‘Policy Roundtable on Federalism’ on the 17–18 May 2007 at the University of Canberra. Around 50 attended the roundtable comprising politicians, Commonwealth and state public servants, and academics. The roundtable was provided with a number of background papers including the Hollander-Patapan article and another produced by staff of the Commonwealth Grants Commission entitled ‘Trends in Commonwealth-State Financial Relations: a Grants Commission Perspective’. The roundtable focused not only on issues and challenges but, more practically, on options and how to make federalism work better. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anthropology in Australia is at a critical juncture. This paper discusses the way in which the discipline has been challenged at the institutional level, in part due to pressures arising from economic rationalisation within universities. Anthropology, however, must take some responsibility for its condition. Psychology has established itself as the primary 'human' discipline to provide qualifications appropriate for professional employment. At a more scholarly level, anthropology's traditional zones of concern have been taken over by others, including history and cultural studies. Can we, and should we, demystify anthropology and its practices? Can we reposition anthropology with a broader vision of the human experience, and what will happen if we cannot? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports on topics discussed at the Australian Centre for Italian Studies conference on the importance of Italy, hosted by the Humanities Research Centre in the Australian National University in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on September 2001. Visual lineages in Italian culture; Political and economic foundations of television mogul and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi; Importance of families and familismo.

Information about several topics discussed at the Digital Humanities Conference held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in March 2013 is presented. A course by James Smithies of Canterbury University on the subject of Australasia is highlighted. Another course on the size of the Internet is outlined.

Information about several papers discussed at the Australian National University colloquium that was held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on November 29-30, 2010 on renewable energy (RE) law and policy is presented. Topics include legal and policy barriers to the promotion of solar and wind energy, investment in solar energy developments, and energy efficiency. The event featured several practitioners and scholars including Adrian Bradbrook, Wayne Smith and Andrew Macintosh.

The article highlights an annual "Indonesia Update" conference with the Australian National University's (ANU) Department of Political and Social Change in Indonesia. The conferences begin with the presentation of economic and political updates, which are then followed by intensive discussion of the chosen theme for each year. The first few volumes of the papers presented at the conferences were published by the ANU and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Information about several papers discussed during the Australian university teachers forum on peace and conflict studies in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on May 2, 2008 is presented. The forum highlights the discussion on how to better organize and co-ordinate university-level peace education in Australia. It further features the issue concerning peace education through Wikipedia networking and innovative teaching methods.

Announces the Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific: Feminist Re-visions of the International congress held on November 23-25, 2001 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Themes of the event; Highlights of the event.

Presents research paper abstracts presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society at the National Convention Center in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 'Personality Predictors of Social Self-Efficacy,' by E. Akyalcin and J. Gebart-Eaglemont; 'What Do Older Persons Think of Teenagers?,' by K. Allott and T. Thomas.

Presents abstracts of research papers submitted during the 1997 Australian Congress on Obesity held in Canberra, Australia on September 28-29. Gender differences in body fat content and lean tissue mass; Potential predictors of weight change in children; Thermogenic mechanisms of resting muscles.

Information about several papers discussed at the AIATSISResearch Seminar Series, held at Canberra, Australia in 2011 is presented. Topics include Indigenous language interpreting, bilingual education and official uses of Indigenous languages. The seminar featured several officials including Sarah Cutfield.

This section presents selected abstracts from the Orthoptics Australia 68th Annual Scientific Conference held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, from November 20 to 22, 2011 which cover a variety of topics including the history of the orthoptic profession in Australia, clinical education funding grants implemented by the federal Health Workforce Australia (HWA) taskforce and the development of myopia.

Information on the workshop entitled "The Worlds of Ecology and Environmental Policy: Never the Two Shall Meet?" of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on December 4, 2009 is presented. It states that the workshop explores how the society, scientists, and policy-makers can fully incorporate science and policy. It says that the event attracted around 70 participants from government agencies, non-government societies, and academic institutions.

Information on the topic discussed in the Fire and Carbon Budgets Workshop in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on November 2008 on the potential of carbon stocks for emission abatement is presented. It states that mitigation of wild fire activities is necessary to control the problem in Australian ecosystems. It notes that unplanned fires can be lessened by fuel consumption reduction of the prescribed burning. It also confirms that burning efficacy contributes to the potential emission.

Information about the Heinz W. Arndt memorial lecture held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on June 5, 2008 is presented. The lecturer discussed about the academic life of Arndt, the climatic change, and economic policy in the region. In addition, he stressed the balance of probabilities in 2008 and the importance of Bayesian decision theory in making economic decisions.

Highlights a conference dealing with Asian Australian and Asian diasporic identities, held September 27-29, 1999, in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Backlash against multiculturalism in Australia; Politics of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party; Combination of academic papers with film screenings, performances, dance workshops, and art exhibitions.

Speech to the 5th Annual Conference of Policy Advice and Implementation: Developing Effective Links Between Policy Advice and Implementation, Hyatt Hotel, Canberra, 30 June, 2003. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about a symposium on the challenges to asylum and refugee protection in Asia and the Pacific, which was held in Canberra, Australia from June 2-3, 1998 is presented. Topics discussed include the effects of asylum upon state interests, social consequences of refugee movements, and racism and xenophobia. Details on the conclusion of the conference are also highlighted.

Comments on the Institute of Public Administration (IPAA) National Conference, held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Choice of author Andrew Leigh a presenter for the Sir Robert Garran Memorial Oration; Four themes outlined by Leigh which he considered absent from popular debate; His argument that economic inequity in Australia had increased; Other presentors.

Highlights the symposium, National Identity in Australian Cinema, held at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in late October 2000. Presentation on the growth of republicanism in Australia; Presentation on the 1927-'28 Royal Commission into the Australian film industry; Screening of extracts from the early works of filmmakers, Martha Ansara and Tom Zubrycki; Panel discussions.

Reports that the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has received funding from Pfizer to broadcast the 36th Congress over the Internet in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Internet cafe which will be on site at the center where the Congress will be held; Prize for the most spectacular Powerpoint presentation trasnferred on to the Internet.