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<b>UNDERSTANDING TIMOR-LESTE: 2025 TLSA RESEARCH CONFERENCE</b></div>
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Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL), Dili, Timor-Leste<br>
16 – 18 July 2025</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">** apologies for cross-posting with delegates email list **</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">A few updates and reminders regarding the 2025 conference in Dili:<br>
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<b>Sponsors</b><br>
• Alongside the regular support of UNTL and Swinburne University of Technology, the TLSA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Association for Asian Studies/ Swedish International Development Agency.<br>
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<b>Conference Program</b><br>
• The TLSA Conference Organising Committee is pleased to announce that we have received more than 200 abstracts!<br>
• We expect to distribute the draft program at the end of this month. See here for ongoing updates
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https://tlstudies.org/</a><br>
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<b>Registration</b><br>
• Registration for the conference is now open. See details here: <a href="https://tlstudies.org/registration/" id="OWA66f54ef1-b34b-d91a-c8b4-f965bff0cec9" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
https://tlstudies.org/registration/</a></span></p>
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• All international delegates presenting papers should register online by<b> Monday 16 June</b>.<br>
• East Timorese delegates can pre-register using the above link, or register at the conference desk on 16 July.</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Non-presenters seeing to attend the conference may register at any time, including at the TLSA 2025 registration desk on 16 July.</span></p>
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<b>Live streaming of auditorium sessions</b><br>
• As in 2023, panel sessions from the main auditorium will be livestreamed.<br>
• Special online-only registration rates are available for these sessions (Internationals). See the Eventbrite link here
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-timor-leste-2025-tlsa-research-conference-tickets-1295209058159</a> </p>
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• East Timorese nationals resident outside Dili may livestream free of charge. </p>
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• Live streaming will be a viewing format only, and is not available as a mode of presentation. However, online registrants will be able to participate in Q&A discussions.</p>
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<b>Catering</b><br>
• Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea will be provided to registered conference participants on each day (3 days).<br>
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<b>Other Events</b><br>
• This year we will be screening two films at Fundação Oriente as part of the conference program.<br>
• A conference reception will be held at the Australian Ambassador’s residence on Tuesday 15 July.<br>
• There will be a conference dinner on Friday 18 July.<br>
• We will also have a <b>book launch</b> event on Saturday 19 July at Fundação Oriente. If you have recently published a book on Timor-Leste that you would like to have included in this event, please email
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tlsa2025conference@gmail.com</a></p>
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For any conference queries please email: <a href="mailto:tlsa2025conference@gmail.com" id="OWA0f7f1c60-525a-b309-f4ff-be5e935ba10c" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
tlsa2025conference@gmail.com</a></p>
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We look forward to seeing you all in Dili in July!<br>
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Michael Leach<br>
for the TLSA Conference Organising Committee<br>
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