<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">TIMOR-LESTE: THE LOCAL, THE REGIONAL AND THE GLOBAL</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Liceu Campus, National University of Timor-Lorosa’e (UNTL), Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, Dili, Timor-Leste</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">9 – 10 July 2015</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This two-day conference for researchers 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, agriculture and science. There will also be a special stream on the theme of 1975, to commemorate the forty year anniversary of the Indonesian invasion. The ‘Timor-Leste: The Local, the Regional and the Global’ conference will be co-hosted by the National University of Timor-Lorosa’e, Swinburne University of Technology, and the Technical University of Lisbon.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">CALL FOR PAPERS: The organisers now call for papers addressing any aspect of social science/ humanities/ scientific research related to Timor-Leste, with a particular emphasis on the place of Timor-Leste within the region and internationally. 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></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Regional Studies</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Peace-building</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Politics and International Relations</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• History and Heritage</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Culture and Society</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Anthropology and Archaeology</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Economics, Business and Trade</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Development Policy</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• International Development Assistance</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Agriculture</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Health Policy</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Gender Issues</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Language and Linguistics</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Education</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Anti-corruption</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• 1975 etc</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">CONFERENCE LANGUAGES: Papers may be presented in Tetum, Portuguese, English, or Indonesian.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: Please send all proposals for 20 minutes papers, with a 150-word abstract by Friday 27 March 2015 to: tlsa_2015 at <a href="http://tlsastudies.org/" target="_blank">tlsastudies.org</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please note that:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Tetum language papers should also be sent cc: Antero da Silva, National University of Timor-Lorosa’e: anterob at <a href="http://gmail.com/" target="_blank">gmail.com</a> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Portuguese language papers should also be sent cc: Nuno Canas Mendes, Technical University of Lisbon: ncm at <a href="http://iscsp.utl.pt/" target="_blank">iscsp.utl.pt</a> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Bahasa Indonesia language papers should also be sent cc: Alarico da Costa Ximenes, National University of Timor-Lorosa’e: alaricodacosta at <a href="http://rocketmail.com/" target="_blank">rocketmail.com</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• 1975 papers should also be sent cc: Clinton Fernandes, University of New South Wales: C.Fernandes at <a href="http://adfa.edu.au/" target="_blank">adfa.edu.au</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">SUPPORT FOR TIMORESE NATIONALS:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">See registration details (available online shortly) for special discounts for East Timorese participants.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">RELATED EVENTS: The ‘Timor-Leste: The Local, the Regional and the Global’ conference will precede the ‘Finding Pathways in Education’ conference, organised by Victoria University and the National University of Timor-Lorosa’e, to be held in Dili on 13 – 14 July 2015. For further information about this conference, please contact Helen Hill: helen.hill at <a href="http://email.com/" target="_blank">email.com</a> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">These are linked conferences and discounted co-registration will be available for those who attend both.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">On the weekend between these two conferences (Saturday and Sunday 11 – 12 July), a number of Expos will take place in Dili with exhibits by local organisations on the conference themes, including ‘Language Futures in Timor-Leste’.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">FURTHER DETAILS: Further details about registration, accommodation and travel will be available soon on the Timor-Leste Studies Association website: <a href="http://tlstudies.org/" target="_blank">http://tlstudies.org/</a></font></p>
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