Linking Latitudes

Keynote Addresses

• HE Ambassador Joe Thwaites, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam [PDF, 100kb, 6 pages]
• HE Ambassador Malcolm McGoun, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam
• Mr Michael Mann, Founding President, RMIT International, Vietnam

Expert Perspectives

• Associate Professor Philip Hirsch, Geography Department, University of Sydney and Associate Professor Do Thi Minh Duc, Lecturer, Geography Department, Hanoi University of Education [PDF, 7.53mb, 36 pages]
• Timothy Gauci, Minister Counsellor, Australian Trade Commission [PDF, 243kb, 3 paes]
• Dr Philip Taylor, Anthropologist and Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Australian National University
• Professor David Marr, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
• Professor William Logan, UNESCO Chair, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Deakin University
• Dr Adam McCarty, Chief Economist, Mekong Economics Ltd: Vice Chairman, AusCham Vietnam; Lecturer, Institute for Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands
• Richard Martin, Counsellor for Education, Science and Training, Australian Education International
• Suzanne Lecht, Art Director, Art Vietnam
• Margaret Sheehan, Health Promotion Advisor, World Health Organisation

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DAY 2:: MONDAY 12 APRIL

Keynote Addresses

• Associate Professor Philip Hirsch, Director, Australian Mekong Research Centre and Associate Professor Nguyen Viet Thinh, Dean, Faculty of Geography, Hanoi University of Education [PDF, 4.43mb, 31 pages]

Expert Panels

• Ray Mallon, Economist, Hanoi [PDF, 169kb, 8 pages]
  Presentation summarised some of the material from a book he co-authored, which is published by the ANU. Information is available at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/vietnam_citation.htm and can be purchased from Amazon or Asia Pacific Press.
• David Purnell, National Director, World Vision
• Caroline Fry, Conservator, Hanoi Museum of Fine Arts
• Professor William Logan, UNESCO Chair, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Deakin University
• Rebecca Hales, English Teacher/ Trainer, Vietnam National University
• Professor Derek Chan, Associate Dean, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne
• Dr Adam McCarty, Director, Mekong Economists Ltd
• Marisa Furno, Program Coordinator, Swinburne University [PDF, 59.7kb, 3 pages]
• Julie Thomson, TRAFFIC
• Iain Finlay and Trish Clark, Editors and Radio Programmers, Voice of Vietnam Radio, Hanoi [PDF, 110kb, 13 pages]
• Huu Ngoc, author and social commentator, The Gioi Publishing
• Professor David Marr, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
• Cate Hardman, Chief Trainer, KOTO training Centre
• Andy Corrigan, General Manager, New Zealand Milk Pty Ltd [PDF, 110kb, 7 pages]
• Paul Fairhead, President Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
• Associate Professor Hector Milano, International Technologies Centre, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Melbourne [PDF, 278kb, 3 pages]
• Warrick Cleine, Partner, KPMG Vietnam
• David Payne, Managing Co-Director, VUFO-NGO Resource Centre [PDF, 65.6kb, 2 pages]
• Ross Kimber, Regional Director, Victorian Department of Education and Training [PDF, 20.2kb, 2 pages]
• Bill Magennis, Partner, Phillips Fox Lawyers

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DAY 3:: TUESDAY 13 APRIL

Opening Ceremony

• Professor Tran Van Nhung, Vice minister, International Relations, Ministry of Education and Training
• Professor Dinh Quang Bao, Rector, Hanoi University of Education

Keynote Addresses

• Professor Patrick Griffin, Director, Assessment Research Centre, The University of Melbourne [PDF, 255kb, 15 pages]
• Professor Le Quang Long, Doctor of Biology, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations
• Dr Bui Minh Hien, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy, Hanoi University of Education

Curriculum Workshops

• Maggie Catterall, St Monica's Primary School, Vic
• Leanne Iselin and Russell Smeardon, Queensland Studies Authority, QLD
• Professor Nguyen Viet Thinh, Faculty of Geography, Hanoi University of Education
• Deborah Henderson, School of Cultural and Language Studies, Queensland University of Technology, QLD. [PDF, 22.8kb, 5 pages], Worksheet [PDF, 76.6kb, 3 pages]. Henderson, Deborah. "Reconceptualising our cultural maps: Teaching for Cross-Cultural Understanding through the Studies of Asia", The Social Educator, Vol 22 No. 2 June 2004: 5-11. Reproduced with kind permission of the editors, Gavin Faichney and Bob Hill. [PDF, 9 pages]
• Geraldine Ditchburn, Murdoch University, WA [PDF, 292kb, 26 pages]
• Dr William McKeith and Leonie Brewer, PLC Sydney, NSW & Tran Thi Thu Nga, Foreign Language Specialist School, Hanoi
• Robyn English and Sally Godhinho, The University of Melbourne, Vic [PDF, 199kb, 15 pages]
• May Kwan, Association of Independent Schools of Queensland, QLD
• Warren Flynn, University of Western Australia
• John Buchanan, Primary Education Programme, Sydney University of technology, NSW
• Dr Nguyen Thi Thanh, Hanoi University of Education
• Steve Meredith, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, SA [PDF, 109kb, 6 pages]
• Nick Hutchinson, Macquarie University, NSW [PDF, 171kb, 11 pages]
• Barbara Jackson, Canberra College, ACT
• Dang-Thao Nguyen and Rosalind Hewton, Unley high School, SA
• Professor Lam Quang Thiep, Vietnam National University
• Carolyn Millard, Department of Education and Children's Services, SA
• Dr Trevor Hay, The University of Melbourne, Vic. [PDF, 80.8kb, 7 pages]
• Lisa Hayman, Bendigo Senior Secondary College, Vic. Vietnam Online, Asia EdNet Online Guest Expert.
• Kathryn Hendy-Ekers, Melbourne Girls Grammar School

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DAY 4:: WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL

Keynote Addresses

• Dr Philip Taylor, Fellow and Anthropologist, Department of Anthropology, Australian National University
• Dr Truong Huyen Chi, Lecturer, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

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