Monday 21 May - Wednesday 23 May

Melbourne
Various Locations

(Melbourne)
Asian Writers Festival

SPEAKERS:
Mo Yan and Howard Goldblatt
6.00pm - Old Pathology Theatre, University of Melbourne

Amy Tan
6.30pm - Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins Street Melbourne

Manil Suri and Jane Smiley
6.00pm - Cinema Nova, Lygon Court, 380 Lygon St Carlton

Wednesday 16 May

Gaylords Indian Restaurant,
Tattersalls Place, Melbourne

(Melbourne)
India Interest Group: Dinner

SPEAKERS:
None

Saturday 12
Sunday 13 May

National Gallery of Australia,
Parkes Place, Canberra

(Canberra)
Japan Interest Group: Monet & Japan Exhibition

SPEAKERS:
None

Thursday 26 Apr,
6.30pm

The Asialink Centre
11-13 Lincoln Square South,
Carlton

(Melbourne)
Indochina Interest Group: Dinner

SPEAKERS:
Ms Annabel Anderson
State Director, Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Tuesday 24 Apr,
7.30pm

Pasta Brava,
11 Craig Road,
Tanjong Pagar
(Upstairs area of the restaurant)

(Singapore)
Q&A: Sex Lies & Dialects - Misconceptions of the new China

SPEAKERS:
Tony Anderton,
Freelance writer/photo journalist
Former Australian Senior Trade Commissioner for South China with Austrade

Wednesday 11 Apr

Minter Ellison Lawyers,
Aurora Place,
Sydney

(Sydney)
Human Rights & The Role of The International Commission of Jurists in the Asia Region

SPEAKERS:
The Honourable Justice John Dowd AO

Tuesday 10th Apr,
6.30pm

Function Room,
Level 5,
John Medley Building (MIALS)
University of Melbourne

(Melbourne)
Japan Interest Group - Visiting Japanese Calligraphers

SPEAKERS:
Keiko and Sakon Fukumitsu

Sunday 8 Apr,
5.00pm

Astor Cinema,
Chapel Street,
Prahran

(Melbourne)
Japan Interest Group - Princess Mononoke Anime (Film)

SPEAKERS:
None

Friday 6 Apr,
7.00pm

Thai Thani Restaurant,
293 Brunswick Street,
Fitzroy

(Melbourne)
Thai Interest Group ­ Dinner

SPEAKERS:
None

Tuesday 3 Apr,
6.30pm

Asialink Boardroom,
The Asialink Centre,
11-13 Lincoln Square South,
Carlton

(Melbourne)
Indonesia Interest Group - The Ronggeng Dancer (Film)

SPEAKERS:
None

Thursday 29 Mar,
7.00pm

Cinema Nova,
380 Lygon Street,
Carlton

(Melbourne)
Premiere Screening ­ In The Mood For Love (Chinese Film)

SPEAKERS:
None

Thursday 28 Mar,
6.30pm

The Civic Hotel,
Corner Goulburn & Pitt Streets
Sydney

(Sydney)
Networking Event: Members Night

SPEAKERS:
None

Thursday 22 Mar,
6.30pm

Deep Dish Bar,
The 1888 Building,
The University of Melbourne

(Melbourne)
Special Event: New Members Night

SPEAKERS:
None

Wednesday 21 - Saturday 24 Mar,
8.00pm &
Sunday 25 Mar,
5.00pm

Athenaeum II,
188 Collins Street,
Melbourne

(Melbourne)
Upholster: The Melbourne Fashion Festival

SPEAKERS:
None

Tuesday 20 Mar,
7pm

Kino Cinema,
45 Collins St
Melbourne

(Melbourne)
Preview Screening - The Iron Ladies (Thai Film)

SPEAKERS:
None

Wednesday 14 Mar

Iwaki Auditorium,
ABC Southbank Bld,
Melbourne

(Melbourne)
Australia & Asia Between arrogance and deference

SPEAKERS:
Scott Burchill
Lecturer, International Relations, Deakin University
Author & regular media commentator

Friday 16 Feb

Freehills,
Melbourne

(Melbourne)
America's Asian Alliances

SPEAKERS:
Professor Paul Dibb
Head of Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University