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Melbourne 22 February 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Max Rutherston, Head of Sotheby's Japanese
Department, lecture entitled
"Observations on Japanese artwork
from the Edo and Meiji periods"
Kazari Gallery,
India 23 February – 3 March
2001
Asia Society Caravan 2001 – India
Sydney 1 March 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Max Rutherston, Head of Sotheby's Japanese
Department, lecture entitled
"Observations on Japanese artwork
from the Edo and Meiji periods"
Japan Cultural Centre
Bangalore, India 1 - 13 March
2001
Asia Society's 12th Annual Corporate Conference
Asia's Technology Future: Transforming
Business.
The Taj West End Hotel
Melbourne 13 March 2001
Special Film Premier for Asia Society
Members
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai
/ 2000 / 97 mins)
Set in Hong Kong in 1962, the award-winning director's
(Chunking Express, Fallen Angels) latest feature is a romantic idyll
that traces the lives of two married people who discover that their
respective spouses are having an affair with each other. Shockingly
beautiful, the film ends at Angkor Wat, the great Hindu temple complex,
and comes to a mysterious close. Starring Maggie Cheung and Tony
Leung (Best Actor, Cannes International Film Festival).
KINO Cinema, Collins Street
Melbourne 20 March 2001
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Yuji Suzuki Professor, Department of Politics,
Faculty of Law, Hosei University, Japan
“Indonesia – Views from
Japan”
Rockman’s Regency Hotel
Sydney 24 – 25 March 2001
Special Film Premier for Asia Society
Members
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai
/ 2000 / 97 mins)
Dendy Cinema, Circular Quay
Melbourne 26 March 2001
Asia Society Lunchtime Panel Discussion
'Melbourne Food & Wine Festival'
"Asian Cuisine in Australia –
Have We Got It Right ?"
Chaired by Patricia O’Donnell, Panelists
– Elizabeth Chong, Jimmy Shu, Alan Koh,
James Tan. ANZ Pavilion, The Victorian Arts Centre
Melbourne 28 March 2001
Information Technology in Asia
Mr Michio Naruto, Chairman & Representative
Director, Fujitsu Research Institute, Special Representative, Fujitsu
"I.T. in the Asia Pacific; Japan,
Australia and the United States"
Rockman's Regency Hotel
Melbourne 31 March 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event - Members’
Special Offer
Siemens Mozart Plus
Markus Stenz - conductor
Andrea Lam - piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 59 Fire, MOZART Piano Concerto No. 15 in B Flat,
STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments, MOZART Symphony No. 39
in E flat.
Melbourne Concert Hall
Sydney 2 April 2001
CEO Asia Update – Luncheon
Mr Neville Roach AO, Chairman, Fujitsu
Australia Limited
“Australia’s image and identity
– views from Asia and Australia”
The Regent
Melbourne 5, 6 & 7 April 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event - Members’
Special Offer
The Age Master Series
Lu Jia – conductor
Isabelle van Keulen – violin
Melbourne Chorale Symphonic Chorus
BRAHMS Tragic Overture, MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, BARTOK
The Miraculous Mandarin.
Melbourne Concert Hall
Melbourne 9 April
2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Vickie Mackenzie, Author of "Why
Buddhism?"
“Westerners in search of wisdom”
Reader's Feast Bookshop, Corner of Swanston and
Bourke Streets, Melbourne
Melbourne 23 April 2001
Private CEO Briefing
Mr Aman Mehta
Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited, Sponsored by HSBC Bank
The Australian Club
Canberra 24 April 2001
Twentieth Century Indonesian Art Exhibition,
Development Symposium
The Asia Society AustralAsia Centre in conjunction
with The Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University,
Canberra presents international guests Jim Supangkat, Indonesian
Art Critic and Dr Astri Wright, Associate Professor of South
and South East Asian Art, University of Victoria, Canada, an invitation
only development Symposium.
Australian National University
Melbourne 26 April 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Dr Astri Wright
Associate Professor of South and Southeast Asia Art, University
of Victoria, Canada
Lecture: Twentieth Century Indonesian
Art.
RMIT University
Sydney 17 May 2001
'Sydney Writers' Festival'
Asia Society Asian Australian Writers' Panel
Discussion
Panellists include Ang Chin Geok, Merlinda
Bobis, Adib Khan and Christopher Cyrill moderated
by Mabel Lee.
“The Ever Present Past
– Asian Mythology in Contemporary Australian Writings”
Sydney Dance Company Studio Wharf 4/5
Melbourne 21 May 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Charmaine Solomon in conversation
with Tony Tan
Speaking about her latest book Asian Favourites
in partnership with Reader's Feast Bookstore
Readers Feast Bookstore, Corner of Swanston & Bourke Streets
Melbourne 22 May 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Conversation with Amy Tan
author of Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's
Daughter
in association with Reader’s Feast Bookstore
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne 28 May 2001
CEO Asia Update
Mr Trevor Flugge AO, Chairman, AWB Limited
"Agribusiness development in
Asia"
Sydney 13 June
2001
Private CEO Briefing
Mr Tanri Abeng
Former Minister for State Enterprises, Republic
of Indonesia.
Sponsored by Booz Allen & Hamilton (Australia).
Level 41
Melbourne 27 June 2001
Private CEO Briefing
Mr Khairy Jamaluddin
Special Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister,
Republic of Malaysia.
Sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson
Allens, Arthur Robinson, Sydney
Melbourne 29 June 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Sunil Gangopadhyay
"My life and work as a writer
spanning the 50 years since Indian independence."
In association with Monash Asia Institute
The Windsor
Melbourne 12 July 2001
Asian Social Issues
Zainah Anwar, Sisters of Islam
with RMIT University, The University of Melbourne
& Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies
RMIT University
Sydney 23 July 2001
CEO Asia Update
Kenneth Oberg, Managing Director CLP Power
International
"The Reform of the Power Sector
in the Asia/Pacific Region"
The Regent
Melbourne 2 August 2001
Asian Social Issues
Professor David Chandler
Senior Advisor, Centre for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap, Cambodia and
Adjunct Professor Asian Studies, Georgetown University, Washington
DC with the Development Studies Programme, The University of Melbourne
and The Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute
The University of Melbourne
Sydney 6 August 2001
Private CEO Briefing
Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz
The Hon Minister of International Trade &
Industry, Malaysia
Melbourne 16 August 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
An Indian Banquet at The Windsor Hotel
Prepared by visiting chef, Jaydev Bhattacharya
from The Oberoi Hotel, Mumbai and
Dur-é Dara. An event for members and friends of the Centre.
The Windsor Hotel
Sydney 17 August 2001
Joint luncheon with HKETO & HKETDC
Mr Peter Woo
Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Melbourne 20 August 2001
Joint luncheon with HKETO & HKETDC
Mr Peter Woo
Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Sydney 21 August 2001
Asia Society Literature Event
In conversation with Amitav Ghosh
author of The Glass Palace
gleebooks
Sydney 23 August 2001
Asia Society Asian Australian Writers
Panel at University of Wollongong Conference
Asia and Australia: Trading in Imagination
“The Ever-Present Past: Asian
Mythology in Contemporary Australian Writings”
Panellists include Ang Chin Geok, Merlinda
Bobis, Adib Khan, Christopher Cyrill. Chaired
by Helen Fong
Melbourne 23 August 2001
Asia Society Literature Event
An Evening with Stella Dong
author of Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a
Decadent City with the Melbourne Chinese Museum
Auditorium, Chinese Museum
Sydney 24 August 2001
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Senator The Hon. Peter Cook
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister
for Trade
“Australia and Asia: Rekindling
the relationship”
The Regent Sydney
Sydney 24 August 2001
Tall Tales and Purple Cushions
A Rakugo performance in English by a traditional
Japanese performance group from Osaka.
Rakugo VIP Reception. By Invitation only
Wallace Theatre, The University of Sydney
Melbourne 25 August 2001
Asia Society Asian Australian Writers’
Panel Discussion
Melbourne Writer's Festival.
Asian Australian writers discussing political
writings. Panellists include Ang Chin Geok, Dewi Anggraeni,
Tony Le Nguyen. Chaired by Alison Broinowski.
The CUB Malthouse, Melbourne
Melbourne 28 August 2001
Tall Tales and Purple Cushions
A Rakugo performance in English by a traditional
Japanese performance group from Osaka.
Rakugo VIP Reception. By Invitation only
Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne
Sydney 4 September 2001
Asia Society Literature Event
V S Naipaul reading from his new novel
Half a Life
in conjunction with Gleebooks.
The Seymour Centre, Cnr City Road & Cleveland Street
Melbourne 13 September 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
An introduction to Tibetan Medicine
by Dr Nida Chenagtsang
Kazari Gallery
Melbourne 17 September 2001
Asian Social Issues
Dr Mamoru Mohri, NASDA Astronaut
in conjunction with the Consulate-General of
Japan and RMIT University
RMIT University
Melbourne 18 September 2001
CEO Asia Update
Mr Peter Hanenberger, Chairman & Managing
Director, Holden Limited
“Holden’s expanded role
in the ASEAN region”
The Grand Hyatt
Sydney 25 September 2001
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Professor Sadli, Former Minister for Mines
currently key economic advisor to the Indonesian government
“Prospects for the Indonesian
Economy under a Megawati Presidency”
The Regent Sydney
Sydney 27 September 2001
Asia Society Cultural Event
Wenda Gu, contemporary Chinese artist
with Claire Roberts, Curator – Asian
Gallery, Powerhouse Museum.
Supported by the Australia China Business Council.
Asia-Australia Arts Centre
Melbourne 12 October 2001
Meet the Author
Linda Jaivin discusses her new book
The Monkey and the Dragon, A True Story about
Friendship, Music, Politics and Life on the Edge, which describes
her friendship with Hou Dejian: from pop star to 1989 Tiananmen
Square hunger strike
Chinese Museum
Sydney 1 November 2001
CEO Asia Update
Mr John Faulkner
Managing Director, Leighton Asia Limited
Sheraton on the Park
Melbourne 2 November 2001
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Ali Alatas
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Indonesia
The Sofitel
Perth 5 November 2001
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Ali Alatas
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Indonesia
Parmelia Hilton
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