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Sydney 13 February 2002
Private Foreign Policy Briefing
Ambassador Peter van Walsum
Former Dutch Ambassador & former Chair of the United Nations Security Council
“The East Timor Crisis and the concept of humanitarian intervention”
In conjunction with the University of Sydney & the Royal Netherlands Embassy.
The University of Sydney

Melbourne 21 February 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Lecture by Dr Vishakha Desai on nature in Indian & South-East Asian Art
Senior Vice President & Director of the Galleries, Asia Society New York
Spring Flowers, Autumn Grass.
In conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria

Melbourne 28 February 2002
Meet the Author
An evening with Author Michael Ondaatje
In conjunction with Readers Feast Bookstore.

Melbourne 6 March 2002
Private CEO Briefing
Mr David Hale
Global Chief Economist, Zurich Group

Melbourne 6 March 2002
Private Foreign Policy Briefing
Dr Jamileh Kadivar
Majles Representative (MP for Tehran)
In conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Melbourne 7 March 2002
Asian Social Issues Forum
Lecture by Dr Jamileh Kadivar
In conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies at The University of Melbourne.
Sidney Myer Asia Centre

Melbourne 7 March 2002
Special Member Event
The Circle
Kino Cinema

Melbourne 7 March 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Lecture by George Michell on Indian art
in conjunction with Monash Asia Institute

Sydney 7 March 2002
Meet the Author
An evening with author Michael Ondaatje
talking to journalist and author – Murray Waldren.
In conjunction with Gleebooks.

Melbourne 14 March 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Dinner
Poon Choi or The Emperor's Nine-Layer Combination
Hosted by Roy Moorfield & Elizabeth Chong
The Chinese Museum, Melbourne

Melbourne 20 March 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Kushana and Licchavi – a glimpse of the early sculpture of the Kathmandu Valley.
Lecture on Nepalese Art by Dr Angelo Andrea Di Castro.
In conjunction with TAASA. East-West Art, Melbourne

Melbourne 22 March 2002
Harmony Day Corporate Luncheon
Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim
Executive Chairman Arab-Malaysian Banking Group
In conjunction with Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and with the cooperation of the Multicultural Council of Australia and Reconciliation Australia.
Crown Towers, Melbourne

Sydney 27 March 2002
Harmony Day Corporate Luncheon
The Hon CY Leung
Convenor of the Executive Council, Hong Kong SAR & Chairman, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung.
In conjunction with DIMA and the Multicultural Council of Australia.
The Regent, Sydney

Melbourne 4 April 2002
Asian Social Issues Forum
Lecture by Irene Santiago
“The Peace Process in the Philippines”
In conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies at The University of Melbourne.
Sidney Myer Asia Centre

Kuala Lumpur 11-13 April 2002
Asia Society 30th Williamsburg Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Japan 15 – 25 April 2002
Asia Society Annual Caravan
JAPAN: Beyond the Beaten Path
Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island, Matsuyama, Takamatsu and Kobe.

Melbourne 24 April 2002
Asia Foreign Policy Update Forum
Lecture by MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra
“Thai Foreign Policy: South East Asia at the Dawn of the 21st Century”
In conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies at The University of Melbourne.
Sidney Myer Asia Centre

Sydney 1 May 2002
Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Dinner
His Excellency Junichiro Koizumi
Prime Minister of Japan
The Regent Hotel

Melbourne 14 May 2002
CEO Asia Update
Mr Stephen Ip
Secretary for Financial Services, Hong Kong SAR

Melbourne 6 June 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Meet the Author Tariq Ali
The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity.
Readers Feast Bookstore, Melbourne

Melbourne 12 June 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Asian musical film evening
Tears of the Black Tiger (Thailand) & Gilliw Ko (Philippines)
In conjunction with Cinemateque, ScreenSound Australia & Dendy Films.
State Film Theatre

Adelaide 17 June 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Asian musical film evening
Tears of the Black Tiger (Thailand) & Gilliw Ko (Philippines)
In conjunction with Cinemateque, ScreenSound Australia & Dendy Films.
Mercury Cinema

Melbourne 19 June 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
King Hu tribute film night
In conjunction with Cinemateque & ScreenSound Australia
Sponsored by Hong Kong Tourism Board & Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office.
State Film Theatre

Sydney 20 June 2002
CEO Asia Update
"Challenges facing Western Companies doing business in Asia post September 11”
Chris Raine Managing Director & Country President Alstom Power Asia Pacific.
The Regent

Adelaide 24 June 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
King Hu tribute film night
In conjunction with Cinemateque & ScreenSound Australia Sponsored by Hong Kong Tourism Board & Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office.
Mercury Cinema

Sydney 23 July 2002
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Dr Seung-soo Han
"Korea and Australia, Towards an expanding partnership into the future"
President, UN General Assembly.
Sheraton on The Park

Sydney July 2002
Special Event
Member discount
Sydney Symphony & Taiko Drumming
Sydney Opera House

Melbourne 31 July 2002
CEO Asia Update
“Doing business in Vietnam with RMIT: An update on the current economic climate in Vietnam”
Michael Mann, Founding President, RMIT International University Vietnam.
Sheraton Towers Southgate

Melbourne 16 August 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
"Crossing Boundaries: Bali – A Window to 20th Century Indonesian Art"
Indonesian Art Exhibition Opening
RMIT Gallery

Melbourne 16 August 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
"Crossing Boundaries: Bali – A Window to 20th Century Indonesian Art"
Symposium with Dr Tim Lindsey, Dr Robert Cribb, Colin McDonald QC, Dr Caroline Turner, Mary Northmore, Dwi Marianto and Dr Adrian Vickers.
RMIT Gallery

Sydney 22 August 2002
Asia Foreign Policy Update
The Hon. Donald Tsang, Chief Secretary for Administration Hong Kong SAR
In conjunction with the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office and the Hong Kong-Australia Business Association.
The Four Seasons

Melbourne 23 August 2002
Priveate CEO Briefing
Mr Gyohten President of Institute of International Monetary Affairs in Japan

Melbourne 24 August 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event Writers’ Panel Discussion
Exotic Erotic Other Writing the Asian Woman
Melbourne Writer's Festival. Panelists include Chandani Lokuge, Alex Miller, Xinran Xue. Chaired by Morag Fraser.
The CUB Malthouse

Melbourne 2 September 2002
Asia CEO Update Dinner
“Corporate Governance - a practitioner’s viewpoint”
Narayana Murthy Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Limited
Crown Towers

Sydney 3 September 2002
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Wang Wei, Secretary General, Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXXIX Olympiad China.
With the generous support of Austrade and Mallesons Stephen Jaques.
The Four Seasons

Melbourne 4 September 2002
Asia Foreign Policy Update
Wang Wei, Secretary General, Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXXIX Olympiad China.
With the generous support of Austrade and Mallesons Stephen Jaques.
Park Hyatt

Melbourne 8 October 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Illustrated lecture with Dr Piriya Krairiksh
Pre-eminent scholar on Thai Art and Khmer sculpture and architecture.
Kazari Galley

Sydney 16 October 2002
Asia Society AustralAsia Centre Annual Dinner
With guest speaker The Hon. Peter Costello MP
Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia & Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia
“Australia’s economic linkages and relationship with East Asia”
Four Seasons Hotel

Benalla 19 October 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
"Crossing Boundaries: Bali – A Window to 20th Century Indonesian Art"
Indonesian Art Exhibition Opening
Benalla Art Gallery

Melbourne 21 October 2002
Private Foreign Policy Update
His Excellency John McCarthy Ambassador to Japan
With the generous support of Ernst & Young

Melbourne 28 October 2002
Asian Social Issues Event
A free public lecture with Geraldine Cox AM
founder of the Sunrise Children’s Village.
RMIT University

Melbourne 12 November 2002
Asian Social Issues Event
Afghanistan Heart of the Silk Road
An evening Symposium with presenters: Dr Shahram Akbarzadeh discussing Afghanistan today; Dr Farid Bezhan- The historical and geographical importance of Afghanistan: an outline from the bronze Age to the present; Dr Andrea di Castro - Afghanistan and the Silk Road to the early C10th and Dr Colin Hope- From Bagram to the Sahara: the classical era.
Monash University City Campus

Melbourne 25 November 2002
Private CEO Update
Luncheon with Maria Livanos Cattaui, Secretary General, ICC.
In conjunction with the Business Council of Australia.
Hilton on the Park

Melbourne 25 November 2002
Conference Dinner
Mr Leigh Clifford, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto Limited.
Hilton on The Park

Melbourne 26 November 2002
Conference Luncheon
Professor Alan Gilbert, Vice- Chancellor, The University of Melbourne.
Hilton on The Park

Melbourne 27 November 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
Meet the Author Adeline Yen Mah discussing her latest work
A Thousand Pieces of Gold A Memoir of China’s Past Through its Proverbs.
Readers Feast Bookstore

Melbourne 2 December 2002
An evening with Professor Makarand Paranjape
Proudly sponsored by the Australia- India Council. Monash Asia Institute, and the Japan Foundation for the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics Monash University in conjunction with the Centre for Postcolonial Writing, Monash University.
Monash Conference Centre

Ballarat 5 December 2002
Asia Society Cultural Event
"Crossing Boundaries: Bali – A Window to 20th Century Indonesian Art"
Indonesian Art Exhibition Opening
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery

Melbourne 9 December 2002
Dinner to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with the People’s Republic of China
Event Patrons: The Hon Steve Bracks, MLA, Premier of Victoria, Mr Tian Jun Ting, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China.
The Paladium, Crown Casino