Good morning, The director of the Centre for Public Policy, Professor Mark Considine, would like to invite you to the three evening forums in our Community Building and Social Capacity series running this month.
On Tuesday September 9th, the community building and social capital themes will be explored by the Honourable Candy Broad MLC, Minister for Local Government. Mike Hill, formerly the Chief Executive of the Victorian Local Governance Association, will be making a follow-up address in this session. On Tuesday September 16th, community building and social capital will be approached from an academic and research perspective with Wendy Stone, Assistant Research Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Dr Jenny Lewis from the University of Melbourne will be acting as a respondent in this session. On Tuesday September 23rd, the Honourable Gavin Jennings, Minister for Aged Care and Aboriginal Affairs will be addressing the series theme, with David Spokes, Chief Executive Officer, City of Port Phillip making a follow-up address. More information, including biographies for each of the speakers can be found at: http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/events/Capacity_Building.html Each forum will be held at 5:30pm in the Public Policy Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton. There is no cost involved and no need to RSVP. Metered street parking is available. I will also take this opportunity to remind you to register quickly for the Partnerships, Community and Local Governance: International Perspectives and Australian Experiences half-day symposium on Friday the 19/09 with international local governance expert Professor Mike Geddes. Spots are filling up very quickly. The price for this event is $60 which includes afternoon tea and post-symposium drinks. Please visit http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/events/partnerships.html to download a registration form. You can follow the payment instructions detailed on the website or you can fax the completed form to me on 9349 4442 and pay by credit card over the phone on 8344 9482 if you wish. Also, please note that the 'Positions Vacant in Public Policy' page on our website has been recently updated. Similarly, you are also invited to visit our 'Centre Events' page for more information about our upcoming events. (Clicking on 'Non-CPP' events will provide information on affiliated events including the upcoming W. Macmahon Ball - Symposium and Celebratory Dinner). Please don't hesitate to contact me if you wish to discuss anything further. I would be particularly happy to hear from you if you wish to advertise a policy-related employment vacancy on our website, or offer a 0-hour unremunerated internship to one of our Public Policy and Management students. Warmest regards, Lauren Rosewarne Centre Manager -- Lauren Rosewarne BA, BPPM (Hons), PhD Candidate Centre Manager Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne 3010 Phone : 8344 9482 / Fax : 9349 4442 Visit our website < http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/> -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
