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The presentation will look at the current situation in India in terms of its economic development, political landscape and demographic changes that directly influence its strategic path and progress. It will then examine the possibility of India emerging as a genuine global power in the future. In doing so the presentation will analyse the factors that have a direct bearing on a nation becoming a regional/global power and then view the same factors from the perspective of India becoming a global power.

Dr Sanu Kainikara is the Air Power Strategist at the Air Power Development Centre, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

He is a former fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) who retired voluntarily as a Group Captain (Acting) after 21 years of commissioned service. He has vast operational flying experience in a number of modern fighter aircraft and was the Commanding Officer of an Operational fighter squadron.

Dr Kainikara has received the RAAF, Chief Air Force’s Commendation. He was also decorated for gallantry and is also the recipient of the Air Force Cross and two Commendations from the IAF Chief of Air Staff.

Dr Kainikara is currently focusing on the topic of the Law of Armed Conflict and Military Strategy at the ANU. He is a graduate of the Indian National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and the College of Air Warfare. He holds two Bachelor degrees (Strategic Studies and Aerospace Engineering) a Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies from the University of Madras and PhD in International Politics from the University of Adelaide.

Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm

from the wheatbelt to the Murchison in the path of Surveyor Robert Austin’s 1854 expedition.

An Inquiring Minds Lecture by Stephen Hopper, Winthrop Professor of Biodiversity,The University of Western Australia.

In this talk, Professor Hopper will present a modern journey taken from the central wheatbelt to the Murchison goldfields in the path of Surveyor Robert Austin’s 1854 expedition. The team comprised staff from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kings Park and Botanic Garden, a consultant landscape ecologist and a Noongar elder.

Cost: Free, but RSVP essential.

To register a place visit http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/stephen-hopper

Raymond Yong is widely recognised artist around Australia, performing solo recitals, concertos with orchestra, and chamber music concerts with some of Australia’s finest musicians and ensembles. He is the founding Artistic Director of Orchestra 21, Music Director of the Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Victoria Chorale. Yong will be joined in performance by Paul Wright leading a quartet for Mozart’s Piano Concerto no 12. For tickets: http://www.music.uwa.edu.au/concerts/keyed-up

Professor Kerry Shephard from the University of Otago’s Higher Education Development Centre will present this month’s FASE/CATL seminar.

This workshop will look at the ways that university teachers, departments and other groups in higher education have sought to embed sustainability themes in their teaching programmes. The session will address the key developments that individuals need to be up-to-date on, the important issues for individuals and their academic group to debate and the generic support and strategic guidelines available from the higher education sector to inform development.

The session will involve short presentations from the facilitator and small group discussions to explore and evaluate educational approaches and to identify issues that need further research.

Presentation Synopsis

Dr Bowen’s talk will cover these points: What will it do? Where will it be built? What are the timelines? What is the governance? What are the technologies? What are the challenges?

About the Speaker

Dr Bernard Bowen spent most of his working life as a marine scientist and then as an administrator as Director of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in Western Australia. One of his main areas of interest was the population dynamics of the western rock lobster and the management of the fishery. Following his retirement in 1991, he was appointed a Director of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, a position he held until 1994.

Bernard was appointed Deputy Chair of the WA Environmental Protection Authority in 1994, and then in 1997 he was appointed Chair of the Authority. During that time he had a significant influence on the protection of the State’s environment and the development of environmental policy.

Following his retirement from the EPA in 2003, Bernard has played a major role in the establishment of two research institutes, firstly, the WA Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) and more recently the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR). He was the Foundation Chair of the WAMSI Board and is now the Foundation Chair of the ICRAR Board. He has been awarded an Order of Australia Award, and he is a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

A public lecture by Ian Chubb, Chief Scientist of Australia.

In this inaugural Rio Tinto-UWA Education Partnership lecture, Professor Ian Chubb will discuss the importance of science to Australia’s future and its place in the world.

Professor Ian Chubb was appointed to the position of Chief Scientist on 19 April 2011 and commenced the role on 23 May 2011.

This lecture is sponsored by Rio Tinto, the Faculty of Science and the Institute of Advanced Studies at The University of Western Australia.

Cost: Free, but bookings essential. This event is now FULL.

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will be hosting an information evening for prospective students: to one of the School Leaver Pathways to the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), to one of the Graduate Pathways to the DMD, to the Graduate Pathway to the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM).

Year 12 students, university students and university graduates who are considering applying to the DMD are encouraged to attend. University students and graduates who are interested in applying to the DPM are also encouraged to attend. Parents and Teachers are welcome.

BOOKING IS REQUIRED (see URL below). After booking a seat, you will be sent email confirmation. Please bring a copy of the email confirmation to the information session.

Come and check out the UWA stand at the Careers, Education and Employment Expo and discover how we can help you achieve your study and career goals.

DATES: Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 May 2013

TIMES: Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm; Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm; Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm

VENUE: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

Free admission.

Please note: this event is not organised by UWA.

Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm

My Seminar deals with two Aurecon Projects on opposite ends of the African Continent that might appear widely divergent, but which are actually closely related within the domain of IWRM.   Nile Basin DSS:   Aurecon is the lead consultant on Pilot Studies on the development and establishment of the NB-DSS, the primary objective of which is to ensure that the NB-DSS becomes a reliable and sustainable software system. This entails demonstrating and showcasing the NB-DSS capabilities within the context of transboundary, integrated water resource planning and management in the Nile Basin.

Aurecon and its multi-disciplinary team of experts are intricately involved with all aspects of the project, including hydrological and system analyses, the quantification of environmental, social and economic impacts associated with large-scale water resource developments, advanced multi-criteria analysis across various pilot case areas and extensive training of NB-DSS representatives from all of the Nile riparian countries. These include, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.   Western Cape Water Reconciliation Strategy:    This long-term Project involves a review of the rising future water requirements within the supply area of the Western Cape Bulk Water Resources System, which supplies water to more than three million people in the Greater Cape Town Region (photo below). The Project further continuously evaluates a wide range of soft and hard options for meeting these increasing demands.

Further to the Reconciliation Strategy with its Action Plan, the Project identifies the most favourable intervention options and recommends a programme of feasibility studies and other investigations to improve the operation and planning of the system, and to ensure that the necessary infrastructure or other interventions were implemented timeously so as to reconcile the supplies with the future demands.

The reconciliation study also involves scenario planning of alternative development options and the development of a Reconciliation Planning Support Tool (RPST) which enables the ranking of alternative water resource and water demand intervention options.

SHORT BIO:

André holds BSc, BEng and MEng degrees from the University of Stellenbosch and a PhD in engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He is currently a Technical Director in the Cape Town Office of Aurecon, a global consulting firm, as well as the Water Resources Management Leader globally in Aurecon. He has 39 years of Water Sector experience in academic, research and consulting roles.

In the latter part of his career he was a full-time and later part-time Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at Stellenbosch University. During recent years he has been deeply involved in strategic water resources management projects related to bulk infrastructure planning and design, institutional development and policy implementation support, optimisation of the operation of multi-purpose water resources schemes; and flood and drought management. His research focus has encompassed various themes in hydrological, hydrodynamic and water resources systems modelling and related decision support tools, as well as design flood hydrology. He has produced more than 50 papers, publications and research reports.

PS* This seminar is free and open to the public & no RSVP required.

****All Welcome****

A cross-disciplinary forum.

The importance of water and its impact on society will continue to be one of the key challenges for future generations struggling with droughts, floods and the availability of clean drinking water. The need for cross-disciplinary strategies to deal with the global, financial, ecological and societal issues is the focus of this panel, which will explore the social transformations needed to support water sensitive cities, including community attitudes and behavioural change, governance and economic assessment practices, management systems and technological innovations. Developing a richer understanding of the underpinning social norms and behaviours will, along with scientific research, provide guidance on the reform of institutional rules and economic and regulatory frameworks for water sensitive decisions, policies and practices. The ultimate goal is to deliver policy tools and practical guidance that will facilitate the adoption of appropriate new technologies and social, institutional, regulatory and economic reforms that are mutually reinforcing, flexible and adaptable to different social scales and contexts.

This Forum is sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies, the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, the Centre for the Study of Social Change and the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy at The University of Western Australia.

Cost: Free, but RSVP essential. To register a place visit http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/water-and-society-forum

Service for the Council of Christians and Jews. Featuring Hebrew choral works: - Arr. Singer's Hine Matov - Salmone Rossi's Halelluia (Psalm 47) - Lewandowski's' Enosh - Bernstein's Adonai roi (Chichester Psalms)

Title: Addressing the social-ecological values gap.

Abstract: Addressing the social-ecological values gap - Can we find fisheries management solutions that work for people and nature? The call for expanding social-ecological science and metrics for sustainability will require resolving and implementing the issues around the values, desires, and norms of management participants.

The theory of values being illuminated by environmental psychologists and public policy academics have merged into a useful framework where worldviews are seen to influence and compete for control of social norms and actions.

In this lecture, Tim will discuss the current incentives and approaches to solving problems among academics and managers and juxtapose this with the social-ecological problems and needs of artisanal fisheries in the Indian Ocean and how efforts can be better resolved and integrated. He recommends a more permissive approach to values and management options and more focus on directly asking people what they want in management, less focus on social-ecological causation, and more focus on the outcomes of management experiments.

Bio: Tim McClanahan is a coral reef ecosystem ecologist with research interests spanning the fields of marine protected areas, food webs, nutrients, fisheries, climate change, resilience, and the linkages between coral reef ecosystems and the humans who depend on them. He has spent most of his professional life living and working in Kenya, and for the last 20 years has worked as a Senior Conservation Zoologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society, based in Mombasa, on the east African coast. His work has focused on providing solutions to human-coral reef fisheries interaction in poor developing countries.

Helen Trinca will discuss her experience of writing a boigraphy of highly-regarded Australian novelist Madeleine St John. The lecture will be held at the Webb lecture theatre on Thursday the 16th of May. This event is free and will start at 6:30pm, running for approximately an hour.

Madeleine St John was the first Australian woman to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Her novels sparkle with warmth and wit and yet her own life reveals a far more troubled story of loss and abandonment.

Spanning the twentieth century and early twenty-first century, "Madeleine" is an unforgettable insight into the life of a fiercely talented and a highly-acclaimed Australian writer.

Copies of "Madeleine: a Life of Madeleine St John" will be signed by Helen Trinca on the night and will be available for purchase at the Event Price of $30 (RRP$32.95).

Copies of Madeleine St John’s novels, "Women in Black", "Stairway to Paradise", "Pure Clear Light" and "The Essence of the Thing" will also be available for purchase.

The Pakistan Elections on 11 May 2013 have brought the Pakistan Muslim League (N) back to power with Nawaz Sharif becoming Prime Minister for the third time. What are the challenges being faced by the new government, and how it is likely to respond? The speakers will be:

Winthrop Professor James Trevelyan, Energy Shortage in Pakistan: Issues for thePML-N Government. University of Western Australia. He is an elected member of the Council of the International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanism (IFToMM). He chairs the Engineers Australia National Panel on Mechatronic Engineering.

Mr Muhammad Tariq Moj, Islamic Groups and Elections: PhD candidate at University of Western Australia. His thesis is about the rise of madaris in Pakistan as a counterculture and the comparison of values/ attitudes of students of madaris and mainstream educational institutions.

Professor Samina Yasmeen, Nawaz Sharif: Foreign Policy Directions. Director of the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Muslim States and Societies. The professor of political science and international relations. As a specialist on politico-strategic developments in South Asia.

Cost: Adults- $20.00 and for students/concession $15.00.

By way of introduction I will review the legacy of the last 100 years of "progress. Anthropogenic emissions have triggering new carbon emission loops. destruction of habitats is leading to species instabilities with potential impacts on food production, globalization & increasing wealth inequality is leading to economic instabilities, changing food to a commodity is leading to mental and physical health issues and the massive increase in our capacity to destroy has shrunk the time scales of destruction to much less that the time scales required for healing. So what are we to do? I shall explore 10 simple suggestions: 1. Re-establish continuity between generations 2. Seek harmony rather than conflict 3. Learn to how live on a finite planet 4. Re-establish food as part of life 5. Introduce carbon/water neutral living 6. Curb wealth inequity 7. Foster mental and physical well being; curb advertising 8. Subdue technology, re-introduce "Creative Loafing" 9. Foster local diversity of job opportunity 10. Preserve the sources of cultural diversity

Jorg Imberger is the Chairman of the Centre for Water Research and The University’s Professor of Environmental Engineering. Jorg is a winner of two prestigious international awards; the Onassis Prize in the category “Man and the Environment” and the Stockholm Water Prize. Jorg’s expertise has also been recognised in a considerable range of Australian research awards. Jorg established the Centre for Water Research in 1982. Prior to the Centre’s foundation Jorg held a Gledden Fellowship and a Science Fellowship at the University of California. Jorg’s initial objective in establishing the Centre for Water Research was to assess the impact of pollution in the world’s water bodies. The Centre has achieved this major objective through the development of a world leading range of specialised instrumentation. The Centre’s operations now combine three major research objectives: understanding and managing the environment; the development, evaluation and commercialisation of scientific instruments; and support for the water and coastal engineering industries. The combination of these spheres of activity has enabled the Centre to have a worldwide impact.

Callaway Series is unreserved and ticketed at the door. All tickets are $10.00. Doors open 15 minutes prior to the event.

Join us for a reading of works by UWA graduates and former staff members including Austin Bibby, Colebatch, Ewers, Hasluck, Hewett, Haskell, Kinsella, Murdoch, O’Brien, Stow, Templeman, Warnock, Zwicky and others. Well versed readers are Faith Clayton, Joan Pope, Valerie Melrose, David Goodall, Rayden James, Phil Mackenzie and Collin O’Brien.

There is a charge of TEN dollars at the door.

The Co-op UWA May Clearance Sale Last days! Clearance stock of fiction, non-fiction and academic reference titles including dental, forensic psychology and Linguistics titles at $10, $5 and $2. Co-op members also receive Member discount off Sale Prices. Selected stationery at 50% off RRP.

Last shipment of grey, navy and black UWA Hoodies on sale @ $39.95