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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">2014 State of the Pacific Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">18 – 19 June 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program is hosting the 2014 State of the Pacific conference on 18 – 19 June at the Australian National University. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The conference is a showcase for research on the Pacific region. It convenes academics, policy makers, business leaders, civil society and the media to discuss the nexus between research and
policy. Through the themes of Political Development and Innovation in Development, the conference will explore some of the most pressing contemporary challenges facing the Pacific.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The conference also features a session titled ‘New Directions in Research’. This session showcases some of the most recent and innovative research being conducted by academics, policy makers,
and development practitioners on the Pacific.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">To register: <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/state-of-the-pacific-conference-tickets-11381746109" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/state-of-the-pacific-conference-tickets-11381746109</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Conference webpage: <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://ips.cap.anu.edu.au/ssgm/state-pacific-2014" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://ips.cap.anu.edu.au/ssgm/state-pacific-2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Conference convenors:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">John Cox: <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:john.cox@anu.edu.au" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">john.cox@anu.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Tim Sharp: <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:tim.sharp@anu.edu.au" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">tim.sharp@anu.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Confirmed Panels<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Land, Resources and State Formation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Mobile Phones and the Internet in Melanesia: Potential and Pitfalls<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Pacific communities in Australia: Challenges and Moving Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Australia’s changing role in the Pacific<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">2014 Elections – Fiji<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">2014 Elections – Solomon Islands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Confirmed Presenters<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Virisila Buadromo (Fiji Women’s Rights Movement)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Amanda Donigi (Stella Magazine)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Rexford Kouto (Hansard, National Parliament of Solomon Islands)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Jon Fraenkel (Victoria University of Wellington)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Nigel Vagana (Former NRL player; current NRL Pacific Welfare Manager)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Joseph Kim Suwamaru (Divine Word University)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dan McGarry (Pacific Institute of Public Policy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Phillippa Brant (Lowy Institute)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Nic Maclellan (Independent journalist and researcher)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">New Directions in Research – Highlighted Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Vanua Sauvi: Conservation, Food Security & Carbon Sinking, Rosiana Lagi; PhD Candidate, USP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">‘Do No Harm’: Understanding the relationship between women’s economic empowerment and violence against women in Melanesia, Jo Crawford, Research and Policy Advisor, IWDA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Pacific Index, Simon Feeny, Associate Professor, RMIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Pacific Leadership Program Action Research, Michael O’Keefe, Senior Lecturer, Latrobe University<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The political and developmental significance of new and emerging ‘middle classes’ in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste, Michael Leach (RMIT), Julien Barbara (ANU), John Cox (ANU)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Reflections on the RAMSI People’s Survey 2006 – 2013, Christine McMurray, Adjunct Professor, ANU<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Seasonal worker programs as a model for development: a role for employers?, Luke Craven, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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