Public Seminars and Lectures 2005
FEBRUARY 2005
SYDNEY - February 22 and MELBOURNE - February 25
BREAKFAST SEMINARS
Can you afford to ignore Europe? A single open market for Australian
Business
Keynote speakers:
Lord (Leon) Brittan of Spennithorne, QC
DL Chairman, UBS Investment Bank
John Finnin
Austrade's Frankfurt based Regional Director for Europe (including
CIS), Middle East and Africa
Wednesday February 23, 5.30pm
Prospects for European Business
Lord (Leon) Brittan of Spennithorne
QC, DL Vice Chairman, UBS Investment Bank.
at the National Europe Centre
MARCH 2005
Thursday 3 March, 12.30pm
The New CAP and its links to rural development
and Sustainable Agriculture
John Bensted-Smith
Director, European Commission, Brussels
at the National Europe Centre
Thursday 10 March, 12.30pm
Environmental Regulation through Voluntary
Agreements: Innovations from the agricultural sector in Europe
and Australia
Karen Hussey
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Europe Centre, ANU
at the National Europe Centre
Friday 11 March, 12.30pm
Promoting Democracy
Elsewhere: the EU experience
Dr David W. Lovell
Associate Professor of Politics, School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
University of New South Wales at ADFA and Visiting Fellow, National
Europe Centre,
The Australian National University
Tuesday 15 March, 12pm - 1pm
Turkish Entry to the European Union: Some
Perspective from the European Parliament
Camiel Eurlings
Member of the European Parliament
at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
Wednesday 16 March, 12.30pm
THE GREAT POWERS AND POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION:
From Versailles to 'Nation-Building Lite'
Dr Bruce Kent
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, National Europe Centre, The Australian
National University
at The National Museum of Australia (co-hosted with NIEB and NISSL)
Thursday 17 March, 12.30pm
Agriculture, trade and multifunctionality:
the politico-economic and ecological contexts for ‘post-productivist’
initiatives in Australia and the EU.
Dr Mark Tilzey
Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London and Visiting Fellow.
at the National Europe Centre
APRIL 2005
Thursday 7 April, 5.30 - 6.30pm
Europe and America: The Transatlantic Relationship
Now
Richard Wright
Directorate-General External Relations, Director for Relations
with North America, East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, EEA, EFTA,
San Marino, Andorra and Monaco
Friday 8 April, 12.15 - 1.15pm
Constituting the European Union: A Resurrection
of the American Model More Than Two Hundred Years Later
Professor Dr Horst Dippel
University of Kassel, Germany
Monday 11 April, 5.30pm
Opportunities for Australian
R&D Arising from the Enlargement of the EU
Professor Greg Tegart AM FTSE FIEAust
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, National Europe Centre, The Australian
National University, Former Secretary, Australian Science and
Technology Council (1987- 1993), Former Visiting Professor of
Science Policy, University of Canberra (1994 - 1999)
Wednesday 20 April, 12.30-1.30pm
THE ENLARGEMENT POLICY OF THE EU AND COHESION
OF BALKANS
Profesor Biljana Sekulovska-Gaber, Ph.D.
Faculty of Economics, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje,
R.Macedonia and Visiting Fellow, National Europe Centre
Thursday 21 April, 12.30 – 1.30pm
Self-determination: a right in search of a
subject, from Lenin to the Australian Aboriginals
Professor Jörg Fisch
Professor of modern history, The University of Zurich
MAY 2005
Wednesday 27 April, 12.30pm
The Myth of Eurafrica
Dr Karis Muller
School of Language Studies, The Australian National University
at the National Europe Centre
Wednesday 4 May, 5-7pm,
ANU Indigenous Dialogue: The Saami
Mr Pekka Aikio, President, Saami Parliament,
Finland
Mr Jan Henry Keskitalo, Director, Saami Special
Education Support, Norway
at the National Europe Centre
Friday 6 May, 3pm
The UK General Election 2005 or Don’t
Mention the War/the Economy/Tony Blair [delete as applicable]
Dr Ben Wellings
Convenor, Contemporary European Studies, School of Social Sciences,
Faculty of Arts, The Australian National University
at the National Europe Centre
Europe Day, Monday 9 May, 6.00-7.00pm
ANU ANNUAL SCHUMAN LECTURE
A More Democratic
European Union: Reflections on the Proposed Constitution
Professor Sir Neil MacCormick QC FRSE FBA LLD Dlitt
Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations,
The University of Edinburgh and Freehills Visiting Fellow, UNSW
at the Hall, University House
Thursday 12 May, 12.30pm
The French-Australian Cotutelle Information
Session
Robert Farhi
Science and Technology Attache, Embassy of France
at the National Europe Centre
Wednesday 18 May, 12.30pm
European Foreign Policy: How Common Can it
Be?
Professor Carl Hodge
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director, Internatinoal
Relations Program, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC, Canada
and Visiting Fellow, National Europe Centre, The Australian National
University
at the National Europe Centre
JULY 2005
Tuesday 19 July, 12.30pm
European Perspective on Precaution
Professor Dr. Nicolas de Sadeleer
EU Marie Curie Chair holder, Department of Public and
International Law, University of Oslo, Norway
at the National Europe Centre
Wednesday 20 July, 12.30pm
Literate Farmers:
on the history of Iceland
Professor Gunnar Karlsson
Department of History, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
at the National Europe Centre
Wednesday 03 August, 12.30pm
Music in the antechambers
of hell - Composing and making music in concentration camps
Dr Stefan Kames
at the National Europe Centre
Thursday 04 August, 12.30pm
European Integration and the Nationalities
Question
Professor Michael Keating
Professor and Head of Department, Department of Political and
Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy
at the National Europe Centre
Tuesday 9 August, 12.30pm (CANCELLED)
The Politics of the World Summit on Sustainable
Development: The actions of Australia and the EU compared
Dr Simon Lightfoot
Liverpool John Moores University
at the National Europe Centre
Wednesday 24 August, 12.30pm
Comparative water resource management in Australia
and the European Union
Andrew Ross
Research Fellow, National Europe Centre, ANU
at the National Europe Centre
SEPTEMBER
1 September
Workshop-Conference and Launch of European Diaspora
Network
The European Diaspora Network is a cooperative initiative
between the Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia,
the National Europe Centre at The Australian National University
and Victoria University, funded by the Jean Monnet Scheme of the
European Union
Friday 9 September, 9.15-2.15pm, Innovations Theatre, ANU
Human Development Report 2005:
International Cooperation at a Crossroads: Aid, Trade and Security
in an Unequal World
Presenters include:
Mr Arunabha Ghosh, Human Development Report Office,
United Nations Development Program, New York, in association with
Regulatory Institutions Network and the National Institute of
Social Sciences and Law, ANU
OCTOBER
Friday 14 October
Germany's
Surprising Economy: Opportunities for Australian Business: What
Can Germany, Part of the Enlarged European Union, Offer Australian
Businesses?, 10.30-12noon, NSW Trade and Investment
Centre, Level 44, 225 Goerge Street, Sydney.
Speakers include:
HE Dr Martin Lutz, Ambassador of the Federal
Republic of Germany in Australia
HE Ms Pamela Fayle, Ambassador of Australia to
Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Don Kenyon, AM, Distinguished Visiting Fellow,
National Europe Centre, ANU, formerly Australia's Ambassador to
the EU and to the WTO
Monday 17 October
A Comparative Perspective
on Changes in University Governance in Europe
Presented by Professor Uwe Schimank, Fern University
Hagen, Germany, in association with the National Institute of
Social Sciences and Law, ANU, and Research Evaluation & Policy
Project, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU
Thursday 20 October
Conference on Life and Work
of Giuseppe Mazzini presented by Professor
Antonio Pagliaro, Latrobe University, presented by the
National Europe Centre and the Embassy of Italy, to celebrate
the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Italian Patriot Giuseppe
Mazzini (1805-1872).
Thursday 20 October 2005
From Inter-War Fascism to the Contemporary
Far Right in Western Europe, Public Seminar presented in Beijing at the Department
of History, Beijing University, by Dr Bruce Kent,
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, National Europe Centre. [Paper
to be available]
Tuesday 25 October 2005
Australia and the European Union, Guest Lecture presented in the School of Business and Information
Management, Faculty of Economics and Commerce to students enrolled
in Dynamics of European Business [BUSN2034], by Don Kenyon, AM,
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, National Europe Centre,
Monday 31 October
ANU Public Lecture Series 2005:
Croatia's Path to EU
Membership, presented by the National Europe Centre
and the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, 11am, The Hall, University
House
Ms Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, Minister of Foreign
Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 8 November 2005
CONFERENCE: This
event was open to the public.
Europe Update 2005: Current Challenges, Future Perspectives,
Telstra Theatre, Australian War Memorial.
Click here for papers presented by:
Ms Laila Freivalds, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden,
HE Mr Bruno Julien,
Ambassador, Delegation of the European Commission to Australia
and New Zealand
Dr Coral Bell, Visiting Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies
Centre, ANU
Mr Mitchell Hooke, Chief Executive, Mineral Council of Australia
Don Kenyon AM, Distinguished Visiting
Fellow, National Europe Centre
Associate Professor
Philomena Murray, Director, Contemporary Europe Research Centre,
The University of Melbourne
Mr Michael Treschow, Chairman, Ericsson
Professor Simon
Bronitt, Director, National Europe Centre - Closing Remarks
Tuesday 8 November 2005
ANU Public Lecture:
The European Union as a Global
Actor, presented by
Ms Laila Freivalds, Foreign Minister of Sweden,
included in
Conference: Europe Update 2005: Current Challenges, Future
Perspectives, presented by the National Europe Centre,
the Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New
Zealand and the Embassy of Sweden, Telstra Theatre, Australian
War Memorial
Wednesday 9 November 2005
Swedish Australian
Business Breakfast, Presented in association with
the European Australian Business Council, the Australian Institute
of Export, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Austrade,
NSW State Chamber of Commerce
Speakers include:
Laila Freivalds, Foreign Minister of Sweden;
Jan Haggstrom, Chief Economist, Svenska Handelsbanken
Group
The Hon Warwick Smith, Executive Director, Macquarie
Bank Limited, formerly Australian Federal Minister
Don Kenyon, AM, Distinguished Fellow, National Europe
Centre, ANU, and formerly Australia Ambassador to the EU and to
the WTO.
Tuesday 15 November, 1130-1230
EU Green Regulation: Environmental
Legislation in the Manufacturing Sector
Presented in association with the European Australian Business
Council
Ortwin Meeuws, Policy Adviser, OVAM, Belgium,
Magdelana Weglarz, Legal Expert, Ministry for European Integration,
Poland
at the National Europe Centre.
Tuesday 15 November, 7pm, Coombs Lecture Theatre, ANU
ANU-Toyota PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2005: Meet the Author: Chris
Patten
Author of Not
Quite the Diplomat
This lecture is presented with the support of the National
Europe Centre
Thursday 17 November, 1230
EU-Australia trade and
economic relations: nothing but problems?
Matthew Baldwin, Acting Director, Directorate-General
for Trade, European Commission, Brussels
at the National Europe Centre.
Tuesday 29 November: 5.30-7pm
Seminar and Conversation on Greek Migration
Issues, both internal and external
Professor George Leontsinis,
Professor of Modern Greek History and Teaching of History,
The University of Athens, Greece
DECEMBER
Don Kenyon,
AM, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, addressed the
European Union Economic meeting, organised by the United Kingdom
Presidency of the EU, at the British High Commission. Mr Kenyon
was invited to speak on The State of the Doha Negotiations, one
week out from Hong Kong: an assessment of the Hong Kong meeting
and of the Round,
Wednesday 7 December 2005 held at The British
High Commission, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla.
Wednesday 7 December 2005, 1230
Navigating the European Union Markt through
Brussels
John Russell, Chief Executive,
Weber Shandwick, Brussels
Tuesday 13 December, 2005, 1.30-5pm
PUBLIC EVENT - as part of the European
Summer School
European
Diaspora Network at the National Europe Centre.
This section of the European Summer School was presented by:
Associate Professor Stefan Markowski,
Business School, ADFA, 'The Goals of the Network'
Professor Steve Bakalis,
Victoria University,
'Researching Diaspora Communities'
Lynne Hunter, Adviser,
Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand,
'Migration Issues of the EU Delegation'
Professor Christine Inglis,
'Transnationalism'
Wednesday 14 December,
2005, 1230
ANU PUBLIC LECTURE - as part of the European
Summer School:
Britain's Presidency of the
European Union: Success or Failure?
Presented by The Rt Hon Helen Liddell, British High Commissioner to Australia
Monday 19 December 2005, 1230
The Co-ordination of
the European Union: Exploring the Capacities of Networked Governance
Dr Andrew Jordan, School
of Environmental Sciences, The University of East Anglia, Norwich,
UK
AEEMA E-Bulletin:
Green Regulation: EU Experts Shed Valuable Light
- see page 8
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