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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Dear ETS,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Could this be put on the East Timor Studies website please – I thought the information had been sent previously but I note it isn’t there so my apologies. While it
is late to get attendees (we have 120 registered) it will be a good record so that others can contact us for papers afterwards.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/ics/events/timor_leste_forum">http://www.uws.edu.au/ics/events/timor_leste_forum</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">x Mary</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The Inaugural NSW Timor-Leste Forum “Building Collaborative Partnerships for Timor-Leste” Forum will take place in Parramatta on Saturday, 14 July 2012, 10am-5pm at
University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/ics/events/timor_leste_forum">http://www.uws.edu.au/ics/events/timor_leste_forum</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The Forum is a partnership between the Blue Mountains East Timor Sisters & the University of Western Sydney’s Institute for Culture and Society, Sustainability and
Social Research Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">We are pleased to have Ms Kirsty Sword Gusmao, Former First Lady of Timor-Leste and Goodwill Ambassador for Education, Director of Alola Foundation, to provide the key-note
address. We also have speakers from a range of backgrounds including Timor-Leste friendship and support groups, academics and a spokesperson from AUSAID.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The aim of this forum is to create a space for dialogue between organisations and community groups that have experienced the challenges of and developed expertise in
collaborating with Timor-Leste communities. The forum will facilitate the exchange of different perspectives and practices, and offers the opportunity for those committed to change in Timor-Leste to identify collaborative initiatives between government aid
agencies, researchers and community organisations currently involved in the provision of aid in the country.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Through attendees’ participation in the workshops, the forum aims to generate constructive dialogues and debates about how best to optimise the multifarious existing
supporting efforts. It will promote the sharing of ideas and experience between Australian NGOs, community groups, government aid bodies and academics working with Timor-Leste NGOs and communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Full registration for waged: $65 and concession: $45<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">We have attached a flyer and more information about the forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">To register please copy and paste the following into your web-browser:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.conferenceonline.com/index.cfm?page=booking&object=conference&id=16951&categorykey=1C6F1976%2D5F54%2D4AA1%2DA1DE%2D3C7BDA049449&clear=1">https://www.conferenceonline.com/index.cfm?page=booking&object=conference&id=16951&categorykey=1C6F1976%2D5F54%2D4AA1%2DA1DE%2D3C7BDA049449&clear=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Mary for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Blue Mountains East Timor Sisters Project<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:eo@wscf.org.au">eo@wscf.org.au</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.bmets.org.au">www.bmets.org.au</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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