<br /><br />Dear PI members, <div>Please note the upcoming talk on Bougainville this Thursday (see below).<div>Other Pacific-related events, including today's seminar, may be found at:</div><div><a href="http://pacificinstitute.anu.edu.au">http://pacificinstitute.anu.edu.au</a></div><div><br /><span class="sender"><div class="mimepart multipart related"><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><p><table><tbody><tr><td lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1">
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> ssgm.seminars-bounces@anu.edu.au
[mailto:ssgm.seminars-bounces@anu.edu.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>SSGM Admin<br />
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 12 February 2013 9:24 AM<br />
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<b>Subject:</b> SSGM Seminar Series: Mining in Bougainville: Current Issues and Future Directions, 14 February 2013, 4.30 - 6.00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#94B0BE">Mining in Bougainville: Current Issues and Future Directions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thursday 14 February 2013, 4.30 – 6.00pm<span style="color:#BFBFBF"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hedley+Bull+Centre,+Fellows+Rd,+Acton+ACT,+Australia&hl=en&ll=-35.283042,149.119631&spn=0.007217,0.009313&sll=-35.283016,149.11962&sspn=0.002551,0.002328&t=h&hq=Hedley+Bull+Centre,+Fellows+Rd,+Acton+ACT,+Australia&z=17" target="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#94B0BE">Lecture
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hedley Bull Centre (130), Garran Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Australian National University, Canberra</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#BFBFBF"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bougainville is recovering from the impacts of a terrible civil war originating in large part in disputes related to various impacts of mining. As it heads towards a referendum on independence
to be held between 2015 and 2020, issues about mining continue to be significant. Amongst other things:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and landowners are preparing to negotiate the future of the giant Panguna copper and gold mine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thousands of Bougainvilleans are involved in artisanal mining in many parts of Bougainville, generating significant economic activity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Panel will discuss these and other key issues with regards to mining in Bougainville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">John Momis</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government<b><span style="color:#595959"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Albert Punghau</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, Bougainville Minister for Finance
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Sam Akoitai</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, Former MP for Central Bougainville and PNG Minister for Mining 2002-07<b><span style="color:#595959"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">David Osikore</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, Geologist and minerals explorer<b><span style="color:#595959"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Stephen Burain</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, Secretary, Bougainville Department of Mining<b><span style="color:#595959"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Raymond Masuno</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, Director, Bougainville Government’s Office of Panguna Negotiation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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