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

Date/Program	Title/Description	Speakers
6 July 2007 Forum	Who You Callin' Urban?	Speakers included Wesley Enoch, playwright and theatre director; Anita Heiss, author; and Bronwyn Bancroft, artist
9–12 July 2007 Conference	Indigenous Biography and Autobiography	Speakers included Jeremy Beckett, University of Sydney; Jenni Caruso, University of Adelaide; and Christine Dauber, University of Queensland; with The Australian National University
13 July 2007 Public talk	Crime scene investigators: Fact or fiction?	Dr James Robertson, National Manager, Forensic and Technical Services, Australian Federal Police; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
20 July 2007 Friends talk	Women's voices	Professor Ingrid Moses, Chancellor, University of Canberra, and founding director, Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Technology
28 July 2007 Lecture	Visual effects in The Lord of the Rings	Paul Kirwan, The Australian National University
5 August 2007 Public talk	Voyaging to Antarctica	Professor Tom Griffiths, The Australian National University
8 August 2007 Friends talk	The Dàn Tre	Jennifer Wilson, Curator, National Museum of Australia
17 August 2007 Friends talk	Women's voices	Dawn Waterhouse, recipient of the ACT Heritage Council Award for Outstanding Achievement
19 August 2007 Lecture	Eternity series: The colours of Jenny Kee	Jenny Kee, fashion designer
23 August 2007 Forum	The Nature of Fear Debate: 2007 Australian Science Festival	Speakers included Dr James Blair, National Institute of Mental Health, United States; Dr Doris McIlwain, Macquarie University, Sydney; Assoc. Prof. Richard M Price, University of British Columbia, Canada; and Professor Chris Reus-Smit, The Australian National University
3–7 September 2007 Workshop	Using Lives: A Postgraduate Workshop in Biography	Speakers included Professor Desley Deacon, The Australian National University; Amanda Reynolds, National Museum of Australia; and Dr Marion Stell, University of Queensland
12 September 2007 Friends talk	Alexander Mussen collection	Laina Hall, Curator, National Museum of Australia
13 September 2007 Public talk	Two perspectives on Australia's history wars	Associate Professor Greg Melleuish, University of Wollongong; and Dr Lorenzo Veracini, Postdoctoral Fellow, The Australian National University; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
16 September 2007 Public talk	In her footsteps: A conversation with Robyn Davidson	Robyn Davidson, adventurer, and Dr Mike Smith, National Museum of Australia
21 September 2007 Friends talk	Women's voices	Annabelle Pegrum OAM, Chief Executive, National Capital Authority
23 September 2007 Public talk	Linnaeus 300	Professor Sverker Sörlin, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
27 September 2007 Friends talk	Museums of the world: Egypt	His Excellency Mr Mohamed Tawfik, Ambassador, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
27–28 September 2007 Conference	Poverty Dynamics and Service Delivery to the People in South Asia	Speakers included Amin Saikal, The Australian National University; Kishor Sharma, Charles Sturt University; and Robert Pokrant, Curtin University; with The Australian National University
28 September 2007 Public talk	Voyages to the South Seas: French exploration in Australia	Dr Danielle Clode, University of Melbourne
29 September 2007 Lecture	How to become a Tropfest finalist without a camera!	Dan Miller, filmmaker
10 October 2007 Friends talk	Richard Daintree collection	Martha Sear, Senior Curator, National Museum of Australia
14 October 2007 Public talk	Eternity series: In conversation with Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton	Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton; Sophie Jensen, National Museum of Australia
18–20 October 2007 Workshops	Canberra Short Film Festival: The process of directing; Get the script right; and HDV with 35 mm lenses	Cate Shortland, director; Matthew Marshall, scriptwriter; and Brook Rushton, cinematographer
18–20 October 2007 Film forums	Canberra Short Film Festival: Utilising the web for your short film; and Cracking Tropfest	Marisa Martin, writer/editor; Simon Weaving, filmmaker/film reviewer
19 October 2007 Friends talk	Women's voices	Ann Jakle, Executive Director, Canberra Glassworks
24 October 2007 Launch	ACT Children's Week launch	Jackie French, author
24 October 2007 Public lecture	Children's Week Lecture: Understanding modern childhood	Dr Joe Tucci, CEO, Australian Childhood Foundation
25 October 2007 Lecture	The last man: The making of Andrew Fisher and the Australian Labor Party	Professor David Day, historian
25 October 2007 Friends talk	Museums of the world: Argentine Republic	His Excellency Mr Pedro Villagra Delgardo, Ambassador, Embassy of the Argentine Republic
27 October 2007 Lecture	Creating child friendly cities: Lessons from Monstropolis	Dr Paul Tranter, University of New South Wales
4–7 November 2007 Workshop	History of Australian Museums since the 1970s	Speakers included Tim Hart, Museum Victoria; Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia; Dr Helen Light, Jewish Museum of Australia; and Margaret Anderson, History Trust South Australia
4 November 2007 Lecture	Historical Imagination Series: Indigenous culture	Sam Wagan Watson, poet and writer, in conversation with Professor Peter Read, University of Sydney
9–10 November 2007 Conference	Public Law Weekend 07	Speakers included Professor Kim Rubenstein, The Australian National University; Professor Geoffrey Lindell, University of Adelaide; and Fiona Hanlon, University of Melbourne; with The Australian National University
9 November 2007 Lecture	Annual Geoffrey Sawer Lecture	Professor Michael Taggart, University of Auckland
12 November 2007 Symposium	Boom and Bust: Bird Stories for a Dry Country	Speakers included Dr Libby Robin, National Museum of Australia; Leo Joseph, CSIRO; and Professor Bill Gammage, The Australian National University
13 November 2007 Public talk	The evolution of creationism: A fundamentalist assault on science	Dr Alex Ritchie, Australian Museum; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
14 November 2007 Friends talk	The pink merino dress	Cheryl Crilly, Curator, National Museum of Australia
15 November 2007 Performance	DUST07 — Showcase of emerging new media artists	Featured new media work from students at The Australian National University
16 November 2007 Friends talk	Women's voices	Beryl Hodges, quilt maker and teacher
22 November 2007 Friends talk	Museums of the world: France	Anne Bisson, Cooperation and Culture Counsellor, Embassy of France
22–23 November 2007 Workshops	Pacific Cultural Heritage in Australian Museums and Galleries: A Regional Dialogue	Clive Moore, Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies; Faustina Rehuher, President, Pacific Islands Museums Association; Arapata Hakiwai, Te Papa Tongarewa; Barry Craig, South Australian Museum; Margaret Jolly, Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies; Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu Cultural Centre; Susan Cochrane, University of Queensland; Emmanuel Kasarherou, Tongan Cultural Centre; Lawrence Foana'ota, Director, Solomon Islands National Museum
23 November 2007 Book launch	Hunting the Collectors: Pacific Collections in Australian Museums, Art Galleries and Archives by Susan Cochrane and Max Quanchi	Susan Cochrane, co-author; and His Excellency Charles W Lepani, Papua New Guinea High Commissioner
28 November 2007 Friends talk	Buried treasures: Big Papunya Tula canvases from the collections of the National Museum of Australia	Professor Vivien Johnson, University of New South Wales/College of Fine Arts
2 December 2007 Public talk	Mutukari: Motor cars and Papunya painting	Vivien Johnson, University of New South Wales/College of Fine Arts; John Kean, Museum Victoria; Jeremy Long, historian and writer; Peter Thorley, Curator, National Museum of Australia
2 December 2007 Public talk	Election wrap-up	Speakers included Karen Middleton, SBS; Glen Milne, News Ltd; and David Pope, Canberra Times
2 December 2007 Fashion parade	12th hour: Graduating students' fashion parade	Canberra Institute of Technology students and staff
12 December 2007 Public talk	Historical and archaeological work in the Rocks	Dr Grace Karskens, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia/University of New South Wales
12 December 2007 Friends talk	Behind the Lines exhibition	Guy Hansen, Senior Curator, National Museum of Australia
13 December 2007 Public talk	What if climate change is not just due to increased burning of fossil fuels?	Walter Jehne, CSIRO; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
12 January 2008 Film screening and curatorial talk	Mr Patterns	Film introduced by Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia's Principal Advisor (Indigenous)
3 February 2008 Public talk	Collecting Papunya art	Speakers included Professor Vivien Johnson, University of New South Wales/College of Fine Arts; and Christopher Hodges, Utopia Arts
7 February 2008 Lecture	Facing up to Facebook: The fight for fair Canadian copyright	Professor Michael Geist, University of Ottawa; with The Australian National University
8–10 February 2008 Conference	Sentencing 2008 Conference	Speakers included Chief Justice Peter Underwood AO, Chair, Council of the National Judicial College of Australia; Professor Michael Coper, Dean, The Australian National University College of Law; Chief Justice James Spigelman AC, Supreme Court of New South Wales; with The Australian National University
13 February 2008 Public talk	Boffins vs. wolverines: Science and the media	Professor Julian Cribb, University of Technology; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
13 February 2008 Friends talk	John Gore's telescope	Michelle Hetherington, Curator, National Museum of Australia
15 February 2008 Friends talk	Women's voices	Dr Dianne Firth, Head of Landscape Architecture, University of Canberra
18 February 2008 Public talk	Intangible cultural heritage	Dr Wim van Zanten, Vice President, International Council for Traditional Music
28 February 2008 Friends talk	Museums of the world: Italy	Professor Tommaso Durante, Embassy of Italy
2 March 2008 Public debate	Clash of the codes: Rugby Union vs Rugby League	Tim Gavel, ABC Canberra; Nick Smith, Brumbies; Ben Pollock, Canberra Raiders; Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia
12 March 2008 Friends talk	The National Museum's women's cricket collection	Martha Sear, Senior Curator; Rathicca Chandra, Curator, National Museum of Australia
14 March 2008 Public talk	Sorting out conspiracy theory	Dr Robert Cribb, The Australian National University; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
18 March 2008 Friends talk	Ernabella fibre	Andy Greenslade, Curator, National Museum of Australia
20 March 2008 Friends talk	Women's voices	Di Johnstone, Australia's former ambassador to Nepal
27 March 2008 Friends talk	Museums of the world: Morocco	His Excellency Dr Badre Eddine Allali, Ambassador for the Kingdom of Morocco
4 April 2008 Public forum	Closing the Gap in Indigenous Mortality and Housing: Perspectives from the Social Sciences	Speakers included Dr Elizabeth Sullivan, University of New South Wales; Associate Professor Heather Booth, The Australian National University; Professor Francesca Merlan, The Australian National University; Nicholas Biddle, The Australian National University; Dr Will Sanders, The Australian National University; and Professor Paul Memmott, University of Queensland
9 April 2008 Friends talk	Baden journals	Susannah Helman, Curator, National Museum of Australia
14 April 2008 Lecture	Karl Popper and critical rationalism	Dr Jeremy Shearmur, The Australian National University; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
16 April 2008 Friends talk	Bendigo Pottery: Celebrating 150 Years	Bree Richards, Curator, National Museum of Australia
18 April 2008 Friends talk	Women's voices	Liz McGrath, Territory Director, ABC Canberra
24 April 2008 Friends talk	Museums of the world: Netherlands	His Excellency Mr Niek van Zutphen, Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
11 May 2008 Panel discussion	League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia	Ian Heads, Sean Fagan and Geoff Armstrong, sports historians; and Guy Hansen, Senior Curator, National Museum of Australia
13 May 2008 Lecture	None dare call it conspiracy: Alternative explanations of Australian history	Dr Glenn Mitchell, University of Wollongong; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
14 May 2008 Friends talks	Guna Kinne's Latvian dress	Karen Schamberger, Curator, National Museum of Australia
16 May 2008 Friends talk	Women's voices	Dr Judith Whitworth AC, Director, John Curtin School of Medical Research, and Howard Florey Professor of Medical Research, The Australian National University
23 May 2008 Conference	The State of Environmental Assessment: A National Conference	Speakers included Professor Tim Bonyhady, The Australian National University; Larissa Waters, Environmental Defenders Office, Queensland; Professor Rob Fowler, University of South Australia; with The Australian National University
25 May 2008 Talk	All along the line: A conversation with author Bill Fox	Bill Fox, Centre for Historical Research Fellow; Dr Mike Smith, National Museum of Australia
27 May 2008 Talk	A market for memories: Understanding public history at the Mindil Beach site in Darwin	Dr Mickey Dewar, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia
30 May 2008 Symposium	Collections Symposium 2008 — Material Histories: Objects as Sources?	Speakers included Margaret Anderson, History Trust of South Australia; Professor Fred Myers, New York University; and Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia
4 June 2008 Friends talk	The outback archive	Dr Darrell Lewis, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia
11 June 2008 Friends talk	Staffordshire figurines and William Smith O'Brien	Rebecca Nason, Curator, National Museum of Australia
13 June 2008 Public talk	What would an economist know about schools?	Dr Andrew Leigh, The Australian National University; with Canberra Skeptics Inc.
15 June 2008 Workshop	Friends history workshop	Dr Jill Waterhouse, The Australian National University; Paul McPherson, University of New South Wales; Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia
19 June 2008 Film awards	Canberra Institute of Technology Film and Television Awards	Featured student filmmakers
20 June 2008 Friends talk	Women's voices	Marion Halligan, writer
26 June 2008 Friends talk	Museums of the world: Turkey	Miss Tuna Yucel, Counsellor, Turkish Embassy; Mr Serhad Varli, Second Secretary, Turkish Embassy
26–28 June 2008 Conference	16th Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Conference	Speakers included The Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney General of Australia; Professor James Crawford, University of Cambridge; Professor Hilary Charlesworth, The Australian National University