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Perth 10 February 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
Asia Society Symposium
Interpreting the Dream: The Story
Behind The Peony Pavilion
Members of the cast, including the director,
Chen Shi-Zheng and, scholars explore the world of theatre
in sixteenth century. Topics include the creation of and controversy
around this epic production of The Peony Pavilion, cultural life
during the Ming Dynasty, and how traditional Chinese theatre is
being re-imagined for the 21st century. This half-day symposium
offers a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of this masterpiece.
Sir Thomas Wardle Room, Perth Concert Hall
Vietnam & Cambodia 18-27 February
2000
Asia Society Caravan 2000 – Angkor
Wat
The Annual Caravan is organised by Asia Society
New York and is open to members of the Board of Trustees, International
Council, President’s Circle, members of Regional Centres’
Advisory Councils and their guests, and AustralAsia Centre corporate
members.
Perth 24 February 2000
CEO Asia Update Forum
Luncheon speaker Mr Hugh Morgan AO
CEO, WMC Limited and Chairman, Asia Society AustralAsia Centre
“Trade Agreements and Their Business
Impact”
Parmelia Hilton
Sydney 7 March 2000
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Luncheon speaker H.E. Mr John McCarthy
AO
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia.
Melbourne 9 March 2000
Asia Society Meet the Author
An Evening with Vikram Seth
including readings from his latest book “An
Equal Music” plus a musical performance.
ANZ Banking Group’s Melbourne Room, 100 Queen Street
Sydney 29 March 2000
CEO Asia Update Forum
Luncheon speaker Mr Lynn Odland, CEO,
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Opportunities & Challenges of
Successfully Doing Business in the Asia Pacific
Sydney 13 April
2000
Private CEO Luncheon Briefing
Luncheon speaker Chandran Nair
Chief Executive Officer, ERM Hong Kong
Sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jacques
Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Level 60, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer
Place, Sydney
Melbourne 18 April
2000
CEO Asia Update Forum
Luncheon speaker Mr William Ferguson
Managing Director, Citibank Limited.
Grand Hyatt
Melbourne 27 April 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
Mrs Masumi Hiraga Jackson
An Introduction to Noh Theatre
Reader’s Feast Bookshop
Sydney 1 May 2000
Asia Society Rebuilding Bridges to
Indonesia
Luncheon panel discussion with prominent Indonesians
– Jusuf Wanandi, Board of Directors of the Centre for
Strategic and International Studies; Dr Djisman Simandjuntak,
Executive Director, Graduate School of Management, Prasetiya Mulya,
Jakarta and Bambang Harymurti, Editor of Tempo Magazine.
The discussion was moderated by Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor
of The Australian.
Melbourne 2 May 2000
Asia Society Rebuilding Bridges to
Indonesia
Luncheon panel discussion with prominent Indonesians
– Jusuf Wanandi, Board of Directors of the Centre for
Strategic and International Studies; Dr Djisman Simandjuntak,
Executive Director, Graduate School of Management, Prasetiya Mulya,
Jakarta and Bambang Harymurti, Editor of Tempo Magazine.
The discussion was moderated by Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor
of The Australian.
Perth 3 May 2000
Asia Society Rebuilding Bridges to
Indonesia
Luncheon panel discussion with prominent Indonesians
– Jusuf Wanandi, Board of Directors of the Centre for
Strategic and International Studies; Dr Djisman Simandjuntak,
Executive Director, Graduate School of Management, Prasetiya Mulya,
Jakarta and Bambang Harymurti, Editor of Tempo Magazine.
The discussion was moderated by Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor
of The Australian.
Shanghai 10 - 12 May 2000
Asia Society Annual Corporate Conference –
Shanghai
China and Asia at the Turn of the
Century: Opportunities for World Business.
The Annual Corporate Conference was organised
by Asia Society New York and was open to all members of the Asia
Society AustralAsia Centre.
Melbourne 18 May 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
Meet the Author Masahiko Shimada contemporary
Japanese writer.
Reader’s Feast Bookshop
Sydney 17 May
2000
Asia Society Cultural Event - Sydney
Writers' Festival
The Ever-Present Past - Asian
Mythology in Comte,porary Australian Writings
A panel discussion of Asian-Australian writers
speaking about the effect of Asian mythology in their work and how
it is realised in their writing.
Ang Chin Geok, Merlinda Bobbis, Christopher Cyrill and Adib Khan.
chaired by Mabel Lee, Honorary Associate Professor in
Chinese Studies, the University of Sydney.
Sydney 25 May 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
Mrs Masumi Hiraga Jackson
An Introduction to Noh Theatre.
Melbourne 1 June 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
Professor William Coaldrake
“Architectural Conservation and
International Diplomacy: Saving the Lost Japanese Model (Taitokuin
Mausoleum) in the British Royal Collection”
The Kaleide Theatre, RMIT
Sydney 6 June 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
Dr Vishakha Desai, Senior Vice President
& Director of the Galleries & Cultural Programs, Asia Society
New York
“Inside Out: New Chinese Art”
Deacon Graham & James, Sydney
Canberra 22 June
2000
Asia Society Private CEO Breakfast Briefing
Importance of China's Relationship
with Australia
Kevin Rudd, Federal Member for Griffith
and Senator Tsebin Tchen
The House of Representatives Alcove, Parliament House
Melbourne 26 June 2000
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Luncheon speaker Mr Richard Smith AO
former Australian Ambassador to The People’s
Republic of China.
Grand Hyatt
Melbourne 6 July 2000
Private CEO Briefing for Corporate Members
Mr Chandran Nair
Chief Executive Officer, ERM Hong Kong Sponsored
by Freehills.
Sydney 26 July 2000
CEO Asia Update Forum
Luncheon speaker – Mr Maurice
Newman AM
Chairman, Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific Advisory
Board & Chairman, Australian Stock Exchange.
The Regent Sydney
Melbourne 2 August 2000
Private CEO Briefing for Corporate Members
Mr Donald Tsang
Finance Secretary, Hong Kong SAR.
Perth 2 August 2000
CEO Asia Update Forum
Luncheon speaker Mr Harold Clough
AO OBE
Chairman, Clough Engineering Group.
Parmelia Hilton
Melbourne 10 August 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
Dr Mae Anna Pang
"The Enigma of Bada Shanren 1626
– 1705: The 'Mad' Monk Painter of 17th Century China".
RMIT
Melbourne 15 August 2000
CEO Asia Update Forum
Luncheon speaker Mr Trevor Rowe
Chairman Investment Banking, Salomon Smith Barney.
The Grand Hyatt
Melbourne 17 August 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
An Evening with Ross Terrill
Author, The Australians: The Way We Live
Now.
Reader’s Feast Bookstore
Sydney 23 August 2000
CEO Asia Update Forum
Luncheon speaker Mr Noke Kiroyan
President Director, PT Rio Tinto Indonesia.
The Regent
Melbourne 23 August 2000
Private Briefing
With Mr John Wadsworth Senior
Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia Limited.
The Melbourne Club
Sydney 24 August 2000
Private Briefing
Mr John Wadsworth Senior
Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia Limited.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Australia Limited
Melbourne 26 August 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
"Brightly A Southern Moon: Asian
Lives, Australian Context"
A panel discussion of Asian Australian writers
presented as part of the Melbourne Writer's Festival.
The C.U.B. Malthouse
Sydney 11 September 2000
Private Briefing with Mr Tak Hay Chau
Secretary for Commerce and Industry, Hong Kong
SAR.
Macquarie Bank Limited
Melbourne 13 September 2000
Breakfast Briefing
Mr David Tang OBE - Founder of Shanghai
Tang
The Australian Club
Melbourne 12 October 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
An Evening with Nicholas Jose
author of The Red Thread.
Reader’s Feast Bookstore
Melbourne 31 October 2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
"An Introduction to Balinese
Art, Society, and Religion"
a lecture by Dr Michelle Stephen, LaTrobe
University.
Kazari Art Gallery
Melbourne 8 November
2000
Asia Society seminar
"Nationalism in Contemporary
Japan: The Role of the English-Language Industry"
a seminar by Professor KosakuYoshino,
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Tokyo.
Monash Conference Centre, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne
Melbourne 15 November 2000
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Luncheon speaker Admiral Dennis C.
Blair
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, U.S.
Navy.
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Sydney 20 November
2000
Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Annual
Dinner
Lee Kuan Yew, Senior Minister, Singapore.
The Regent Hotel
Melbourne 22 November
2000
Asia Society Cultural Event
A lecture by Professor Han Wei
"Yangling: The mystery of naked
soldiers and Chinese pyramids"
in association with La Trobe University.
Monash Conference Centre
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