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<P align=center><STRONG>Australian Institute of International Affairs<BR>PUBLIC
FORUM<BR>Friday, 14th March, 2008<BR>9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.<BR>A free half-day
seminar of the Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI), and the<BR>Australian
Institute of International Affairs (AIIA)<BR>AUSTRALIA’S ROLE IN DEMOCRACY
PROMOTION</STRONG><BR>Speakers Include:<BR>The Hon Bob McMullan
MP,<BR>Parliamentary Secretary for International Development
Assistance<BR>Senator Marise Payne,<BR>Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for
Foreign Affairs<BR>Professor Benjamin Reilly,<BR>Director, Centre for Democratic
Institutions<BR>Along with representatives from:<BR>Australian Labor Party;
Liberal Party of Australia; Australian Electoral Commission;<BR>and Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade<BR>Topics to be addressed include:<BR>¨ The
aims and objectives of Australian policy in promoting democracy
abroad<BR>¨ Australia’s democracy promotion activities in a comparative
context<BR>¨ Activities and approaches of Australian political parties and
government agencies<BR>¨ Operational issues facing different organisations
in their activities<BR>¨ Co-ordination among Australian agencies in the
field, and challenges for the future<BR>The Forum will take place at the AIIA
Conference Room, located at:<BR>32 Thesiger Court, Deakin, ACT 2600<BR>Please
note that while this is a free event, numbers are strictly limited. Please RSVP
by 5th March, 2008 to secure your place:<BR>Email: ceo@aiia.asn.au, or phone:
(02) 6282 2133<BR>AUSTRALIA’S ROLE<BR>IN<BR>DEMOCRACY PROMOTION<BR><BR>Bu
Wilson<BR>Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet)<BR>College of Asia and
the Pacific, RSPAS<BR>Australian National University<BR>Canberra
ACT 0200<BR>AUSTRALIA<BR><BR>T: 02 6125 3194<BR>F: 02 6125
1507<BR>M: 0407 087 086<BR>E: Bu.Wilson@anu.edu.au<BR><BR><BR><BR><A
href="http://regnet.anu.edu.au">http://regnet.anu.edu.au</A><BR><BR>ANU Cricos
Provider Code - 00120C<BR><BR><BR><BR></P></BODY></HTML>