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Network BULLETIN ISSUE 18: APRIL 2009 |
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- 2008 Annual Report now available
- Network Participants Survey
- First round grants results
- 2009 sponsorship of Asian Currents
- Network Management Committee meets in Sydney
- Asia Pacific Week
If you have any comments or any contributions for future Bulletins - please contact Nicki Davies via email:Nicki.Davies@uts.edu.au
2008 annual report
The 2008 annual report was submitted to the Australian Research Council (ARC) on 31st March 2009. You can access the report via the website www.sueztosuva.org.au/annual_reports . Hard copies of the report are also available so please email us if you would like to obtain a copy.
Network participants survey
A huge THANK YOU to all Network participants who took part in the Network survey issued in February this year. The survey was issued in order to assess the effectiveness of the ARC APFRN to date. The survey was made available to Network Participants to complete online over a 10 day period. Respondents were self-selected and the Network received 125 completed surveys in total. Initial summary results demonstrate the ARC APFRN to be meeting and exceeding its goals and objectives with 97% of respondents stating that they would like to see continued funding of the Network scheme.
A summary of responses specifically in relation to 'Assessing the Network' can be found in Appendix A of the 2008 Annual Report available via the following link http://www.sueztosuva.org.au/annual_reports/2008_Annual_Report.pdf
A more detailed analysis will be available in the 2009 Annual Report.
First round grants results
The grants sub-committee which included A/Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, Professor Colin Brown and Professor Louise Edwards met to assess first round applications for 2009. Projects were carefully reviewed and discussed and funding was awarded to seven successful applicants:
| Applicant | Affiliation | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Shoesmith, David Mearns and Steven Farram | Charles Darwin University | Nation-Building in Urban and Rural Timor-Leste: Gender, Justice, Peace and Security, Development and Governance |
| Devleena Ghosh, Heather Goodall and Stephen Muecke | University of Technology, Sydney | Cultural Transactions: commodities as cultural and ecological actors in the Indian Ocean region |
| Nicholas Hardwick | University of Sydney | International Numismatic Conference and Exhibition, The Oriental Society of Australia, University of Sydney, Australia |
| Kate Barclay | University of Technology, Sydney | Green Tuna: Improved Sustainability in Tuna Fisheries Through Market-Based Measures and Fisheries Regulations |
| Heather Goodall and Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt | University of Technology, Sydney | Research for trade, industry and social justice in Asia, Australasia and the Pacific |
A reminder that a summary overview of the many Network-funded projects is available online at www.sueztosuva.org.au/successful_apps.php
Network continues sponsorship of Asian Currents
The Network is pleased to announce its continued sponsorship of Asian Currents during 2009. Asian Currents is the ebulletin of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, sponsored by the Network last year. Its aim is to build linkages between Asia experts in Australian universities and those working on Asia in government, business, the media and the wider community.
If you would like to contribute - please contact the editor, Francesca Beddie, at fbeddie@infinite.net.au. Asian Currents is a great channel to tell policy makers and others about your work.
Network Management Committee meets in Sydney
THE ARC APFRN MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MET IN SYDNEY THIS MONTH FOR A FULL DAY'S DISCUSSION ON NETWORK ACTIVITIES. THE DAY BEGAN WITH PROFESSOR LOUISE EDWARDS PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE NETWORK TO DATE WITH EACH NODE CONVENOR PROVIDING AN UPDATE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS.
L to R: Louise Edwards, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Margaret Jolly, Colin Brown, Michael Dutton, Nicki Davies, Stephanie Donald, Purnendra Jain (Sisira Jayasuriya unable to attend)
The main focus of the day was a review of achievements to date together with discussions as to how funding could be best put to use in the Network's final year of operation. Each Node Convenor gave a summary of events from their respective regions. Unable to attend in person, Prof Sisira Jayasuriya sent a summary report to be read in his absence. The Management Committee thanked Prof Michael Dutton from Griffith University who attended on behalf of Prof Michael Wesley. The afternoon saw a review of results from the recent Network Participant's survey. The committee were in agreement that the annual Signature Event as well as the Postgraduate / ECR workshops on Leadership and Management in Research on Asia and the Pacific had been very positive programs for the Network. This year's signature event will be an exciting collaboration between the Arndt-Corden Division of Economics at the Australian National University (ANU) and The School of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University (LTU).
Following on from the highly successful previous two Postgrad/ECR workshops led in 2007 by A/Prof Tim Scrase at the University of Wollongong and in 2008 by Prof Vicki Mackie at the University of Melbourne – the Committee agreed that EOIs would once again be invited to host the 2009 event and $20,000 made available to the successful applicant.
THE ARC APFRN HAS BEEN PLEASED TO SUPPORT ASIA-PACIFIC WEEK WHICH WAS HELD AT THE START OF THE YEAR.
Asia-Pacific Week is a conference and summer school that brings together hundreds of PhD candidates from Australia and overseas to workshop projects, benefit from master classes and form networks committed to understanding the world's most dynamic region.
It has become a signature event for postgraduates in Australia and for scholars of the region. Asia Pacific Week is a container for a number of "Graduate Summer Schools" focusing on different areas of the Asia-Pacific region (the Pacific Islands, China, Japan, Indonesia, South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia and East Timor).
For further information please visit the website:
http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asiapacificweek/
Images from the 2009 South Asian Studies Summer School & Conference (part of Asia Pacific Week)
Forthcoming events
Don't forget that a vast array of ARC-APFRN funded events are taking place all the time. Detailed information is on the website as it becomes available:
http://www.sueztosuva.org.au
Your participation is most welcome and please don't hesitate to spread the word about all events far and wide!
