Canberra, Wednesday 13 February 2002

ANU PUBLIC FORUM: BURMA / MYANMAR UPDATE 2002

This is the 4th Burma/Myanmar Update and reflects the growing interest in Burma. The Update seeks to bring together academics, students, members of the Australian-Burmese community, journalists, members of the diplomatic community and individuals interested in substantive examination of contemporary issues facing Burma/Myanmar. The conference follows the successful Burma Update 1999. It focuses on current developments and future prospects in Burmese politics and economy.

Entry to the Forum is free and open to the public.

Opening Address - 9.00 to 9.15am
Session One - 9.00 to 10.40am
Josef Silverstein – Recent Political Developments in Burma/Myanmar
Mya Than - Recent Economic Developments in Burma/Myanmar

Session Two - 11.00 to 12.30pm
Tin Aung Cho – Recent Myanmar – Thai Relations
Ian Wilson – Relations Between Burma/Myanmar and China
Andrew Selth – Burma’s Defence Policy: Programme or Polemic?

Session Three - 1.30 to 3.00pm
Trevor Wilson – An Australian View from Yangon
Janelle Saffin – An Alternative Constitution for Burma/Myanmar?

Session Four - 3.20 to 5.00pm
Emily Rudland - Health, HIV and the State in Myanmar
David Kinley - Human Rights Training and the Myanmar Government

When: 9am Thursday 14th February
Where: Coombs Lecture Theatre, Fellows Road, ANU

Contacts:
David Mathieson, ANU Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, (02) 6125 3303 or (02) 6125 4790, <david.mathieson@anu.edu.au>
Genevieve Turville, ANU Public Affairs, 02 6125 5575 or 02 6125 5001 or 0416 249 245 <genevieve.turville@anu.edu.au>

No 15/2002

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