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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">‘Micronesia in Focus’ Symposium: Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#0B5395">Venue: Hedley Bull Centre (130), Garran Road,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#0B5395">Date: 28—29 April 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The Micronesian and Australian Friends Association (MAFA) is hosting an interdisciplinary symposium on 28 – 29 April 2014 at the ANU. The symposium aims to bring together academics,
parliamentarians, policy makers, business leaders, and civil society representatives to share and discuss research and policy issues relevant to the Micronesian region.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Day One will open with keynote speaker Dr. Paul D’Arcy, a Pacific historian at the ANU with panels discussing climate change; and fisheries and ocean management. Day Two will open
with keynote speaker Dr. Manuel Rauchholz from Heidelberg University. Panel topics include Micronesia as an intermediary region in establishing relations between Australia, the USA, China and Japan; and Micronesia’s Future Engagement With the Outside World<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">If you would like to present a paper or panel please submit abstracts by 20 February 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">To attend please register for the individual days you will be able to attend. A cocktail party will be held on the evening of the 28 April. AUD$50 for one day, AUD$100 for two days,
AUD$20 for cocktail party. Students are exempt from registration fees.<b> </b>Registration closes 30 March 2014.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-kashida-space:50%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Contact: Nicholas Halter: Ph: +61 2 6125 4413
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">or </span><a href="mailto:microaustfriends@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">microaustfriends@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-kashida-space:50%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> Gonzaga (Zag) Puas Ph: +612 6125 2308 or
</span><a href="mailto:gonzaga.puas@anu.au.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">gonzaga.puas@anu.au.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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