<br><font size=3 face="Calibri"><b>ANNOUNCING</b></font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Calibri"><b>“Asia-Pacific STS Network Conference
20009: Our Lands, Our Waters, Our Peoples”</b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Calibri">23-25 November 2009, Griffith University
(Southbank campus), Brisbane, Australia</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Calibri"><i>This preliminary announcement will be
followed in the near future with the URL of the conference website and
more detail.</i> </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Calibri">This inaugural annual meeting of the new
Asia$B!>(BPacific Science, Technology & Society Network will focus on
STS research and practice in the region. A special feature is a focus on
<i>environmental </i>and on <i>indigenous </i>themes, as well as <i>the
body </i>(eg, red life sciences, forensic DNA technologies), and <i>community
</i>(eg, inclusive governance, public engagement, citizenship). Papers
on these themes and other STS research in the region, including methodological
innovations are welcome.</font><font size=2 face="Calibri"> </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>Organising Committee </b></font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">A/Prof. Richard Hindmarsh, Griffith University,
Brisbane, Australia</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">Dr Karen Cronin and Ms Virginia Baker,
ESR, Wellington, New Zealand </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">A/Prof. David Mercer, University of Wollongong,
Australia </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">Bevan Tipene$B!>(BMatua, STS researcher, Porangahau,
New Zealand. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">Asia$B!>(BPacific nodes: Dr Ma Huiduan (China),
A/Prof. Tomiko Yamaguchi (Japan), and Dr Sulfikar Amir (Singapore) </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Calibri">Contact: r.hindmarsh@griffith.edu.au</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I apologise if you have received this
through cross-postings (please let me know) and also if you do not want
to be on this email list.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">We look forward to your interest and
participation in this conference, which is at a lovely time of the year
in Brisbane, on the popular South Bank part of town next to the river.
The conference will also feature a Welcome to County and indigenous dance
performance at both the opening and closing ceremonies, and promises a
wide diversity of participants from Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan,
Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, as well as other international scholar's
with a focus on STS research in the Asia-Pacific region..</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Best Richard</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Assoc. Professor Richard Hindmarsh<br>
Griffith School of Environment,<br>
and, Centre for Governance and Public Policy <br>
Griffith University<br>
Nathan 4111<br>
Australia<br>
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Ph: 61+ 7 373 57517<br>
Fx: 61+ 7 373 56717<br>
email: r.hindmarsh@griffith.edu.au <br>
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"Towards STS Networking in the Asia-Pacific Workshop": 1-2 December
2008, <br>
Wellington, NZ: </font><a href=http://apstsnzworkshop.blogspot.com/><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://apstsnzworkshop.blogspot.com/</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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Richard's academic blogg: </font><a href=http://rhindmarshblogg.blogspot.com/><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://rhindmarshblogg.blogspot.com/</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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