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<DIV><STRONG>COMMUNICATING RESEARCH ON TIMOR-LESTE</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>3rd Timor-Leste Studies Association Conference </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><STRONG>30 June - 1 July 2011</STRONG></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">This two-day conference for researchers<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> is organised by the Timor-Leste Studies Association (TLSA). The TLSA an interdisciplinary, international research network focussed on all aspects of research into East Timorese society, including politics and history, economics, communications, health, language and agriculture. The 2011 conference </SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Communicating Research on Timor-Leste</I> <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">will be co-hosted by the </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">National University of Timor-Lorosa’e<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">, Swinburne University of Technology, and the Technical University of Lisbon. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><FONT size=2><STRONG>CALL FOR PAPERS:</STRONG> The organisers now call for papers addressing any aspect of social science/ humanities/ scientific research related to Timor-Leste. The conference organisers welcome papers from academics, researchers, activists, community groups and policy makers. A refereed conference proceedings publication may be published. Conference sub-themes will include, but are not limited to the following:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV>• Politics and International relations <BR>• History and Heritage<BR>• Culture and Society<BR>• Anthropology and Archaeology<BR>• Economics, business and trade <BR>• Development policy</DIV>
<DIV>• International Development Assistance <BR>• Agriculture<BR>• Health policy<BR>• Gender issues<BR>• Language and Linguistics<BR>• Education (including adult and popular education) </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>CONFERENCE LANGUAGES:</STRONG> Papers may be presented in Tetum, Portuguese, English, or Bahasa Indonesia. </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:</STRONG> Please send all proposals for 20 minutes papers, with a 150-word abstract by <STRONG>Friday 25 March 2011</STRONG> to: </DIV>
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<DIV>Dr. Michael Leach, Swinburne University of Technology: <A href="mailto:mleach@swin.edu.au">mleach@swin.edu.au</A> <BR> <BR><STRONG>Please note that:<BR></STRONG>• Tetum language papers should <STRONG>also </STRONG>be sent cc: Antero da Silva, National University of Timor-Lorosa’e. <A href="mailto:anterob@gmail.com">anterob@gmail.com</A> <BR>• Portuguese language papers should <STRONG>also </STRONG>be sent cc: Prof Nuno Canas Mendes, Technical University of Lisbon. <A href="mailto:ncm@iscsp.utl.pt">ncm@iscsp.utl.pt</A> <BR>• Bahasa Indonesia language papers should <STRONG>also </STRONG>be sent cc: <SPAN>Alarico da Costa Ximenes, National University of Timor-Lorosa’e. <A href="mailto:alaricodacosta@rocketmail.com">alaricodacosta@rocketmail.com</A></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=2><SPAN><STRONG>TRANSPORT TO BAUCAU:</STRONG> The conference organisers will arrange return transport to Baucau from Dili, leaving Wednesday 29 June and returning Saturday 2 July. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=2><SPAN><STRONG>SUPPORT FOR TIMORESE NATIONALS TO ATTEND:</STRONG> East Timorese nationals presenting research papers at the conference will receive free return transport from Dili, and accommodation in Baucau, where required. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P><STRONG>RELATED EVENTS:</STRONG> The <EM><STRONG>Communicating Research on Timor-Leste</STRONG></EM> conference (Baucau) will precede the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><STRONG>Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills for Timor‑Leste's Development</STRONG></I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> conference (Dili), organised by Victoria University and the National Centre for Scientific Investigation, </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">National University of Timor-Lorosa’e<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">to be held in Dili on Monday and Tuesday 4-5 July 2011.<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> </SPAN>This will be a policy-oriented conference focussing on case studies of good practice, with invited speakers and participation by the Timorese government, the National University, Timorese civil society, Members of Parliament and other interested groups. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">For further information about that conference, please contact Dr Helen Hill <A href="mailto:helen.hill@vu.edu.au">helen.hill@vu.edu.au</A>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN> <BR> <BR>These are linked conferences and discounted co-registration will be available for those who attend both.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>FURTHER DETAILS:</STRONG> Further details about registration, accommodation and travel will be available soon on the Timor-Leste Studies Association website: <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://tlstudies.org/"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>http://tlstudies.org/</FONT></A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Associate Professor Michael Leach</DIV>
<DIV>Politics & Public Policy</DIV>
<DIV>Faculty of Life and Social Sciences</DIV>
<DIV>Swinburne University of Technology</DIV>
<DIV>PO Box 218 Hawthorn VIC </DIV>
<DIV>AUSTRALIA 3122</DIV>
<DIV>Phone: +61 3 9214 5357</DIV>
<DIV>Fax: +61 3 9819 0821</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:mleach@swin.edu.au">mleach@swin.edu.au</A></DIV></BODY></HTML>