National Museum of Australia - Appendix 6 - Conferences, forums, seminars and lectures hosted by the National Museum of Australia

Date/Program	Title/Description	Speakers
3 July Film screening and panel discussion	A Frontier Conversation	Craddock Morton, Director, National Museum of Australia; Professor Ann Curthoys, Manning Clark Professor of History, The Australian National University; Claire Haywood, writer, director and producer; Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia
3 July Lecture	'Star formation through cosmic time'	Professor Michael Dopita, Australian Research Council Federation Fellow, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mt Stromlo Observatory, The Australian National University
11 July Lecture	'Demography, destiny and public policy' (with The Australian National University)	Pru Goward, Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner
17 July Lecture	'Future challenges in higher education' (with The Australian National University)	Jenny Macklin, Deputy Federal Labor Leader and Shadow Minister for Education, Training, Science and Research
19 July Forum	Developing the Production Proposal for Short Films (with ACT Filmmakers)	Louise Smith, producer, Film Depot Pty Ltd
25 July Lecture	'The determinants of Australia's demographic future' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Peter McDonald, Professor of Demography, The Australian National University
26 July Lecture	'Transnational lives' (with The Australian National University)	Dr Cassandra Pybus, University of Sydney, and Visiting Fellow, Humanities Research Centre, The Australian National University
27 July Forum	Discovering Cook's Collections	Adrienne Kaeppler, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History; Dr Paul Tapsell, Director Maori, Auckland War Memorial Museum; Lissant Bolton, British Museum
28 July Symposium	Discovering Cook's Collections (with The Australian National University)	Professor Howard Morphy, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, The Australian National University; Dr Mike Smith, National Museum of Australia; Professor Paul Turnbull, Griffith University; Dr Nigel Erskine, Australian National Maritime Museum; Adrienne Kaeppler, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington; Professor Greg Dening, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, The Australian National University; Dr Paul Tapsell, Director Maori, Auckland War Memorial Museum; Doreen Mellor, National Library of Australia; Lissant Bolton, British Museum
31 July Symposium	The Trading System in Crisis: The Threat from Proliferating Preferences (with The Australian National University)	Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University, New York
1 August Lecture	'Transitions and risk: Rethinking Australian social policy' (with The Australian National University).	Brian Howe, Professorial Associate, University of Melbourne, and former Deputy Prime Minister
2 August Seminar	Producing Paradise Road (with the UC Film Production Society, University of Canberra)	Sue Milliken, film producer
8 August Lecture	'Social policy: Its contribution to prosperity in the decade ahead' (with The Australian National University)	Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence
10 August Lecture	'Fusion energy and ITER: An opportunity for Australia' (with The Australian National University)	Dr Barry Green, the Directorate-General Research, European Commission, Brussels
14 August Lecture	'When art meets science' (with The Australian National University)	Dr Tim Wetherall, sculptor and scientist
17 August Seminar	ARIA Seminar (with The Association of Research between Italy and Australia)	George Negus, reporter
19 August Lecture	'In movies no-one can hear you screen' (with The Australian National University)	Gavin Tyrrell, motion and screen graphics designer
22 August Lecture	'Responding to demographic change in the Australian Public Service' (with The Australian National University)	Lynelle Briggs, Australian Public Service Commissioner
23 August Forum	The Legal Requirements for Developing, Producing and Distributing Productions (with ACT Film Makers)	Katherine Giles, Arts Law Centre of Australia
29 August Lecture	'Aboriginal population statistics: Australia's statistical performance' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Richard Madden, Director, National Centre for Classification in Health, University of Sydney
31 August Lecture	'Intergenerational inheritance of income' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Susan Mayer, Dean of the Harris School, University of Chicago
1 September Forum	National Wattle Day forum: Debate on Australian Values and their Linkage with Australian Citizenship	Dr Ingrid Moses, Chancellor of the University of Canberra; Ian McAuley, Adjunct Lecturer, University of Canberra; Dr David Headon, Cultural Advisor, National Capital Authority
9 September Lecture	'Animation' (with The Australian National University)	Jonathan Nix, director and animator
12 September Lecture	'Australia's economic future' (with The Australian National University)	Wayne Swan MP, Federal Shadow Treasurer
13 September Forum	Weather Forecasting: Magic or Science? (with Canberra Skeptics Inc.)	Clem Davis, Visiting Fellow, SRES, The Australian National University
15 September Seminar	'The trading system in crisis: The threat from proliferating preferences' (with The Australian National University)	Senator Marise Payne, NSW Senator and Chair of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee; Senator Joe Ludwig, Queensland Senator and Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate; Professor Jon Altman, Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University; Professor John Warhurst, Professor of Political Science, The Australian National University
20 September Forum	Norfolk Island (with the National Trust of Australia)	Professor Maev O'Collins, author and Emeritus Professor, Visiting Fellow, The Australian National University; Alan Kerr, former Administrator, Norfolk Island; Eric Martin, conservation architect
21 September Forum	Forgiveness: A Time to Move On	Lama Choedak Rinpoche, Tibetan Lama
25–26 September Conference	South Asia: Integrating and Looking East? (with The Australian National University, AusAID and La Trobe University)	Professor Robin Jeffrey, The Australian National University; Bruce Davis, Director General, AusAID; Professor Brian Stoddart, Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University; Stephen Howes, Principal Economist, AusAID
27 September Forum	Interactivity: The Future (with ACT Filmmakers)	David Gurney, producer
28 September Forum	An Australian and Everest	Geoff Bartram, mountaineer
28 September Lecture	'International political marketing research: Towards a modern agenda of aims and means' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Phil Harris, Otago University, New Zealand
28 September Seminar	'People and spaces in Italian architecture' (with the Association of Research between Italy and Australia)	Aldo Giurgola, architect
30 September Lecture	'Games' (with The Australian National University)	Andrew James, lead artist at Irrational Games Australia; Jay Kyburz, lead level builder at Irrational; Simon Eschbach, software engineering graduate, University of Canberra
3 October Lecture	'The changing face of Australia's rich' (with The Australian National University)	James Thomson, Business Review Weekly
10 October Lecture	'Water scarcity and its global consequences' (with The Australian National University)	The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Member for Wentworth (NSW)
11 October Lecture	'Coping with the demographic challenge: Fewer children and living longer' (with The Australian National University)	Dr Jeff Harmer, Secretary, Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
21 October Seminar	'The Murphy legacy in troubled times' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Michael Coper, Dean, Faculty of Law, The Australian National University; Graham Fricke QC, Visiting Fellow, The Australian National University; Professor Kim Rubenstein, Director, Centre for International and Public Law, The Australian National University
24 October Lecture	'Pensioners' incomes, living standards and attitudes' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Peter Saunders, University of New South Wales
24 October Lecture	'International political marketing: Challenges and implications in political party management' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Phil Harris, Otago University, New Zealand
25 October Forum	What do the Broadcasters Want in a Good Documentary? (with ACT Filmmakers)	Sharon Connelly, Board Member, Wide Angle Tasmania, former CEO, Film Australia
25 October Forum	Bullying in Homes, School and in the Community: Diagnosis, Prevention and Management	Dr John Irvine, child psychologist
26 October Seminar	'World of fairs: Reflections on international exhibitions, national identity and the meaning of progress' (with Museums Australia)	Professor Robert Rydell, University of Montana, USA
30 October Lecture	'Is superannuation the 800 pound gorilla of the Australian capital markets?'	Dr David Chessell, Director, Access Economics
31 October Lecture	'Modelling our future: Population ageing and social policy' (with The Australian National University)	Professor Ann Harding, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra
3–4 November Conference	Public Law Weekend: Perspectives on Accountability (with The Australian National University)	Professor Kim Rubenstein, Director, Centre for International and Public Law, ANU College of Law; Professor Geoff Gallop, Director, Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney; Federal Magistrate Murray McInnis, Federal Magistrates Court of Australia; Justice John Basten, Supreme Court of NSW; Kelvin Thomson MP, Member for Wills, Shadow Minister for Public Accountability and for Human Services; Senator George Brandis, Senator for Queensland; Henry Molot QC, Department of Justice, Canada; Guy Dehn, Director, Public Concern at Work, UK; Professor John McMillan, Commonwealth Ombudsman; Simon Cohen, Assistant NSW Ombudsman, Police NSW; Professor Michael Coper, Dean, ANU College of Law
13 November Forum	Was Canberra a Good Idea? (with Canberra Skeptics Inc.)	Professor Don Aitken, AO
19 November Forum	Fear Forum	Rodney Fox, Rodney Fox Shark Museum, Adelaide
20 November Forum	AIATSIS and the support of Indigenous studies (in association with AIATSIS)	Steve Larkin, Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Research Centre
27 November Forum	Australia and the Death Penalty (with the Centre for International and Public Law, The Australian National University)	Professor Kim Rubenstein, Director, Centre for International and Public Law, The Australian National University; Professor William Maley, AM, Director, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, The Australian National University
27 November Forum	Dust06: Showcase of Emerging New Media Artists (with The Australian National University)	Students from the Centre for New Media Arts, The Australian National University undergraduate and postgraduate programs
29 November Forum	Cinematographer and High Definition Video (with ACT Filmmakers)	Jenny Lalor, Producer, Burberry Productions Pty Ltd, Screen Producers Association of Australia
4-6 December Conference	Addressing Poverty: Pro-Poor Growth and Financial Inclusion in Asia Pacific	Frannie Leautier, Vice President, World Bank Institute; David Hulme and Caroline Harper, Chronic Poverty Research Centre, University of Manchester; Andrew McWilliam and Kathryn Robinson, The Australian National University; Daniel Gibson and Wang Chaogang, World Bank, Beijing; Peter van Diermen and Theo Levantis, AusAID; Joe Remenyi, Deakin University; Deirdre McKay and Amanda Cahill, The Australian National University; Jon Altman, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research The Australian National University; Susanna Price, ADB; John Young, Overseas Development Institute, London; Mark McGillivray, United Nations University, World Institute for Development and Economics Research; Michael Bourke and Bryant Allen, The Australian National University; Mahendra Reddy, University of the South Pacific; Tim Costello, CEO, World Vision Australia; Miliakere Kaitani, University of the South Pacific; Jonathan Sibley, Central Queensland University
5–6 December Forum	Addressing Global Poverty: Pro-Poor Growth and Financial Inclusion in Asia Pacific (with The Australian National University)	Professor Ian Chubb, AC, Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University; Robin Jeffrey, Director, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University; Frannie Leautier, Vice President, World Bank Institute; The Hon Judi Moylan MP; Bob McMullan MP
13 December Forum	The Future Isn't What it Used To Be (with Canberra Skeptics Inc.)	Colin Steele, Emeritus Fellow, The Australian National University
3 February Forum	Wear Now (with The Australian National University)	Dr Melinda Rackham, Director, Australian Network for Art and Technology; Joanna Berzowska, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada; Dr Stephen Barrass, University of Canberra; Robin Cranston, CSIRO
4 February Panel discussion	Behind the Lines 2006	Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia; Bruce Petty, cartoonist, the Age ; Peter Nicholson, cartoonist, the Australian ; Jon Kudelka, cartoonist, the Australian
6 February Forum	Mind's Natural State: Levels of Buddhist Meditation	Lama Ole Nydahl
9–11 February Forum	Public Confidence in Courts (with The Australian National University)	Chief Justice Murray Gleeson, AC, High Court of Australia; Dr David B Rottman, National Center for State Courts (USA); Mr Duncan Kerr, SC, MP; The Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Attorney-General; Dr Peter Cashman, Commissioner, Victorian Law Reform Commission; Deputy Chief Justice John Faulks, Family Court of Australia
13 February Forum	Latest Developments in the Research on the 'Hobbit' (with Canberra Skeptics Inc.)	Professor Colin Groves, The Australian National University
4 March Panel discussion	'Ben Chifley: A local man'	Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia; Matthew Higgins, National Museum of Australia; Tony Barry, Actor; Susan West, Music Education Program, The Australian National University; Andrew Pike, Filmmaker and Distributor; Sam Malloy, Chifley Home Museum, Bathurst
21 March Forum	Cross-Cultural Cloaks: Possum Skin and Maori Dog Skin Cloaks (with the Museums and Collections program, Research School of the Humanities, The Australian National University)	Artists Keren Ruki and Vicki Couzens; Margo Neale and Amanda Reynolds, National Museum of Australia
30 March Forum	Whitefella Forgetting, Blackfella Remembering	Dr Maria Nugent, Monash University; Associate Professor Bain Attwood, Monash University; Associate Professor Mark McKenna, University of Sydney; Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia
12–13 April Forum	Climate Law in Australia (with The Australian National University)	Professor Tim Bonyhady, The Australian National University; Associate Professor Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne; Dr Peter Christoff, University of Melbourne; Charles Berger, Australian Conservation Foundation; Professor Rob Fowler, University of South Australia; Andrew McIntosh, Australia Institute
5 May Forum	Don't Laugh This is Serious (with The Australian National University)	Tim Cox and Clift Wizzmedia Pty Ltd
20 May Forum	The Historical Imagination (1)	Frank Moorhouse, novelist; Dr Lenore Coltheart, historian; Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia
26 May Symposium	Stories from the 1967 Referendum (with Reconciliation Australia)	Dr Jackie Huggins AM, Deputy Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Unit, University of Queensland and Co-chair of Reconciliation Australia; Professor Peter Read, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, The Australian National University
27 May Symposium	Discovering Lake Mungo	David Kaus, National Museum of Australia; Dave Johnston, Chairman, Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area; Roy Kennedy (Nyiaampaa), Mary Pappin Senior (Muthi Muthi) and Lottie Williams (Barkindji), Elders Council from the Three Traditional Tribal Groups; Michael Westaway, Executive Officer, Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area; Cliff Ogleby, Department of Geomatics, University of Melbourne
8 June Forum	20 Years of Plant Breeder's Rights in Australia (with the University of Queensland, The Australian National University and Griffith University)	Doug Waterhouse, President, International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, Registrar of Plant Breeder's Rights, and Director of Plant Breeder's Rights Office; Kathryn Adams, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture (ACIPA); Dr Paul Brennan, consultant, and member of the Plant Breeder's Rights Advisory Committee and the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property; Geoff Budd, General Counsel, Grains Research and Development Corporation; Garry Fullelove, Business Manager, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (Qld); Dr Matthew Rimmer, Associate Director, ACIPA; Jay Sanderson, Research Fellow, ACIPA; Dr Warwick Stiller, Cotton Breeder, CSIRO
13 June Forum	Fluoridation – Dogma and Dissent (with Canberra Skeptics Inc.)	Nick Ware, retired university research officer
15 June Forum	Leichhardt — The Man, the Mystery, the Science, the History	Matthew Higgins and David Hallam, National Museum of Australia; Dr Darrell Lewis, The Australian National University; Emeritus Professor Rod Home, University of Melbourne; Dr Tom Darragh, Museum of Victoria; Emeritus Professor Henry Nix, The Australian National University; Dr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum; Dr Martin Woods, National Library of Australia; Dr Susan Martin, La Trobe University; Dick Kimber, historian
24 June Forum	The Historical Imagination (2)	Mathew Trinca, National Museum of Australia; Dr Libby Robin, science and environmental historian; Dr Nick Drayson, environmental historian, novelist and nature writer
28–30 June Conference	Restoring the Rule of Law in International Affairs (with The Australian National University)	Judge CG Weeramantry, former Vice-President, International Court of Justice

Appendix 6 - Conferences, forums, seminars and lectures hosted by the National Museum of Australia

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