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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please note</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> this call by the Chairman of the Australia Africa Universities Network encouraging registrations for the Annual Australia Africa Conference (AAC) 2015 to be held
in Canberra from 26-28 August. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D">Registrations for the conference and dinner can be made via this link:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-australia-africa-conference-aac-tickets-17823666065">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-australia-africa-conference-aac-tickets-17823666065</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(Apologies for any cross-postings.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17365D"> Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#17365D">Dr Karen Barker</span></b><span style="color:#17365D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">| Senior International Relations Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">International Relations Office <b>| </b>External Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">T: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D">+61 3 8344 7396
<b>M:</b> 0478 403 957 <b>E: </b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:kareneb@unimelb.edu.au">kareneb@unimelb.edu.au</a></span><span style="color:#17365D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">AAUN Events <<a href="mailto:aaun.events@sydney.edu.au">aaun.events@sydney.edu.au</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 5 August 2015 4:45 pm<br>
<b>To: </b>AAUN Events <<a href="mailto:aaun.events@sydney.edu.au">aaun.events@sydney.edu.au</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Annual Australia Africa Conference (AAC 2015), 26-28 August, Canberra, Australia
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">On behalf of the AAC 2015 Steering Group (AAUN, AABC, ANU Crawford School, African Heads of Mission) I am pleased to send you our weekly bulletin.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">I attach the draft program, which is open for comment and suggestions to Monday 10 August.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The program has an opening session, three plenary sessions (business, education science and technology, food nutrition and health security) and three action workshops on these themes.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We look forward to engaging our minds, confirming our mutual interests; and building further our partnerships between academia, business and government in Africa and Australia.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">We expect clear outcomes from the conference for all stakeholders, through teamwork that will help us to implement in 2015-16 and beyond, attracting additional resources based on our delivery of results.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The panelists and discussants will set the scene in focusing on valuable and feasible collaborations. There is enough discussion time to distil the ideas and contributions of all attending, in developing
a practical program for the future. We will hold preparatory teleconferences with panelists in the next two weeks to prepare the sessions and workshops. These are based on progress with current programs and their focus for the future.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Right now, you could help us greatly by registering (for the conference and dinner) so that we can finalise the program, logistics, venues and catering accordingly. Please would you take this action
now.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">(Registration link: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-australia-africa-conference-aac-tickets-17823666065">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-australia-africa-conference-aac-tickets-17823666065</a>)</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">With thanks and best wishes,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">John Hearn</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Chairman, Australia Africa Universities Network (<a href="http://aaun.edu.au/">AAUN</a>)<br>
Professor of Physiology, The University of Sydney</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">*****</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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