<p>  </p><p><span class="style21"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2">NB hyperlinks do not work in this message. Please contact Vera Mackie for further information</font><br></span></b></span><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/MINHTA%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt=""><span class="style21"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">8^th – 10^th December 2008<u1:p></u1:p></span></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p><span class="style21"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Verdana;">Postgraduate &amp; Early Career Researcher Workshop on Leadership and Management in Research on <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place></st1:place> and the Pacific 2008</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/#applications#applications" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Applications</span></a> (closing      date - 5pm, Monday 14 July 2008) <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>  <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a name="about"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">  <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%">  </span></div>  <h3><span style="font-family: Verdana;">&nbsp;About the Workshop<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></h3>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The workshop will be convened by Professor Vera Mackie (Australian Research Council Professorial Research Fellow) and a team of early-to-mid career researchers, postgraduates and professional staff in Asia-Pacific studies at the <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:placetype u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>  of <st1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:PlaceName></st1:placename></st1:placetype></st1:place>. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The team includes researchers working in the fields of history, ethnography, medical anthropology, legal studies, literary studies, linguistics, gender studies, cultural studies and creative arts. They have experience in local and international collaborations, have success in national and international competitive grant schemes, and have mounted other successful professional development activities for ECRs. We will draw on the support and expertise of the Melbourne Research Office, the Asian Law Centre, the Asia Institute, Asialink, the Faculty of Arts and the East Asian Collection of the Baillieu Library. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The workshop will comprise expert panel discussions, interactive plenary sessions and focused small-group workshops with mentors. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Themes to be covered include: <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Emerging Trends in      Asia-Pacific Research <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Planning Your Research      Career <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Funding for      Asia-Pacific Research <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Preparing Grant      Applications <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Project Management <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Developing      Collaborative Research Relationships <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">e-Scholarship <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Sustaining      International Research Collaborations <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>  <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a name="dates"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">  <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%">  </span></div>  <h3><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dates and Venue<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></h3>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The workshop will be held from <span class="current">Monday 8th December to Wednesday 10th December</span> in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>  of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> (on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Swanston Street</st1:address></st1:Street>, corner of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Monash Road</st1:address></st1:Street> ).<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a name="applications"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">  <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%">  </span></div>  <h3><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Applications<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></h3>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The workshop will cater for around twenty early career researchers (ECRs) in the final year of PhD research, or having completed PhD research in the last three years.* Applicants’ research should focus on the Asia-Pacific region. <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Applicants should provide the following information as an email attachment (maximum 6 pages A4 double spaced with separate letter from supervisor/line manager) <span class="current">by 5pm, Monday14 July 2008 </span>to Vera Mackie <a href="javascript:main.compose('new','t=vmackie@unimelb.edu.au')"><span style="color: windowtext;">vmackie@unimelb.edu.au</span></a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Name and contact      details <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Current enrolment      details or employment details <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Brief curriculum vitae      <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Outline of current      research <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Outline of future      research plans <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Statement of your      particular professional development needs <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">*Details of previous      professional development undertaken* <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Letter of      recommendation from a supervisor or line manager <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">Quote for a return      advance purchase air fare to <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:city u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:place></st1:City></st1:city></st1:place>      from your location <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Successful applicants will be funded for an advance purchase economy airfare to <st1:city u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:City></st1:city> and 2-3 nights of accommodation (depending on distance of home location from <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:city u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:place></st1:City></st1:city></st1:place>). <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lunches and morning and afternoon teas will be provided during the workshop.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Preference may be given to those who did not attend the AFPRN Research Management and Leadership Workshop at the <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:placetype u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>  of <st1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wollongong</st1:PlaceName></st1:placename></st1:placetype></st1:place> in July 2007.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a name="profiles"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">  <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%">  </span></div>  <h3><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Workshop Team Profiles</span></a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></h3>  <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#mackie" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Professor Vera Mackie</span></a>      (Convenor) <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#pontikis" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Ms Jane Pontikis</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#alexeyeff" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#breaden" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Mr Jeremy Breaden</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#eckersall" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Dr Peter Eckersall</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#hall" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Ms Michelle Hall</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#hearman" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Ms Vannessa Hearman</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#martin" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Dr Fran Martin</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#mcgregor" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Dr Katharine McGregor</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#stevens" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Dr Carolyn S. Stevens</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#suganuma" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Mr Katsuhiko Suganuma</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#whiting" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Dr Amanda Whiting</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/asiapacificfutures/profiles.html#whittaker" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Dr Andrea Whittaker</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>  <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a name="sponsors"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">  <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%">  </span></div>  <h3><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sponsors<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></h3>  <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.sueztosuva.org.au/" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">ARC      Asia-Pacific Futures Research Network</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Melbourne Research Office</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Faculty      of Arts</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Asia Institute</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://alc.law.unimelb.edu.au/" target="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">Asian      Law Centre</span></a> <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>  <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a name="contact"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU">  <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%">  </span></div>  <h3><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Contact<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></h3>  <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">For further information, contact <a href="javascript:main.compose('new','t=vmackie@unimelb.edu.au')"><span style="color: windowtext;">Vera Mackie</span></a>.<u1:p></u1:p> <a href="javascript:main.compose('new','t=vmackie@unimelb.edu.au')"><span style="color: windowtext;">vmackie@unimelb.edu.au</span></a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-AU"><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>  <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-AU"><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>  <p><br><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p>