Subject: 'Strategic Development Planning for East
Timor' Conference
From: Sarah Niner <S.Niner@latrobe.edu.au>Conference on 'Strategic Development
Planning for East Timor'
A conference on 'Strategic Development Planning for East Timor' is being planned for
Monday 5th till Friday 9th of April at the Victoria University of Technology in Melbourne,
Australia. The aim of this conference is to expand the knowledge base and create a field
of expertise concerning the current conditions in East Timor, and produce a practical
strategic development plan for East Timor based on this knowledge. The specific areas to
be addressed will include: Governance and Public Administration Economy Agriculture Health
Education Judicial System Environment Infrastructure Mass Communication Gender and human
rights issues will addressed in all the above sectors
East Timorese from all over the world have been invited to prepare papers and submit
them by March the 1st for possible presentation at the conference. Other interested
parties, especially those with experience in East Timor or expertise in development in the
above fields, are invited to submit background papers for possible inclusion in workshops.
Guidelines are available and submissions encouraged.
For further enquiries
Ms Emilia Pires Dr. Helen Hill CNRT Executive Commission-Regions VUT Senior Lecturer
Tel: (03) 9309 5172 Tel: (03) 9365 2298 Fax: (03) 9302 1896 Tel: (03) 9419 6096 Email:
emiliap@bigpond.com Fax: (03) 9365 2242 2 White Court Email: Helen.Hill@vut.edu.au Meadow
Heights Dept. of Social Inquiry & VIC 3048 Community Studies Victoria University of
Tech P O Box Melbourne MC 8001 Sarah Niner S.Niner@latrobe.edu.au Latobe University
Politics Department Bundoora, Australia
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