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March 2011
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Wednesday 30 |
19:00 - EVENT - Spirituality, Business and Globalisation : Sam Walsh from Rio Tinto, a Western Australian business leader will consider the role of spirituality in this modern connected gloablised world.
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Some management theorists have argued “spirituality
is the new black” in the work-place and in modern business.
Is there a role for spirituality in the workplace and how
are organisations grappling with this very private need?
A Western Australian business leader considers the role of
spirituali (...)
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Thursday 31 |
If you’re looking to advance your professional career,
the UWA Business School offers a range of top
postgraduate programs.
For further information, please join us at our next
Postgraduate Information Evening on Thursday 31st
March at 6pm in the Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre, UWA Business School (...)
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April 2011
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Friday 08 |
17:00 - SUNDOWNER - GMA Twilight Drinks : Social drinks at the University Club
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Come down and catch up with a monthly sundowner for GMA members held on the second Friday of each month.
Cost $10 per person (includes finger food and Bar tab for 1-2 hours)
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Wednesday 20 |
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The 2011 Bateman Lecture : A Public Lecture by Professor Peter C.B. Phillips, Sterling Professor of Economics and Professor of Statistics at Yale University
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A dominant characteristic of economic data is their tendency to trend over time. In Exploring the Mystery of Trends and Bubbles, Professor Phillips will examine the wandering nature of interest rates, exchange rates, and inflation, as well as the secular drift of economic aggregates like GDP. < (...)
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May 2011
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Tuesday 03 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - UWA Business School Public Lecture � Pathways to Social Innovation with Professor Tina Dacin
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Pathways to Social Innovation
Stan & Jean Perron Visiting Professor Tina Dacin, E. Marie Shantz Professor of Strategy and Organisational Behaviour Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is the Director of the Queen's School of Business Centre (...)
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Friday 13 |
17:00 - SUNDOWNER - GMA Twilight Drinks : Social drinks at the University Club
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Come down and catch up with a monthly sundowner for GMA members held on the second Friday of each month.
Cost $10 per person (includes finger food and Bar tab for 1-2 hours)
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Friday 20 |
10:00 - LECTURE - Editing techniques for academic writing : A systematic approach for editing and refining your writing will be outlined
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Dr Michael Azariadis will outline a systematic approach for editing and refining your academic writing.
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Tuesday 24 |
12:00 - FREE LECTURE - Trafficking of Women and Children in Nepal : Public lecture with CNN Hero of the Year 2010, Ms Anuradha Koirala, Chairperson, Maiti Nepal.
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MAITI Nepal was born in 1993 through a group of socially committed professionals to protect Nepali girls and women from crimes like domestic violence, trafficking for flesh trade, child prostitution, child labour and various forms of exploitation and torture.
Ms Anuradha Koirala will (...)
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June 2011
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Thursday 09 |
16:00 - FREE LECTURE - 7th Australasian Development Economics Workshop @ UWA Business School - Keynote Speech : Can Entrepreneurship Programs Transform the Economic Lives of the Poor?
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Microcredit programs are widely promoted by governments and non-governmental organisations in many developing countries, as a means to alleviate poverty through income generation activities. BRAC, which was established in 1972, is currently the largest non-governmental organisation operating in the (...)
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Friday 10 |
17:00 - SUNDOWNER - GMA Twilight Drinks : Social drinks at the University Club
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Come down and catch up with a monthly sundowner for GMA members held on the second Friday of each month.
Cost $10 per person (includes finger food and Bar tab for 1-2 hours)
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July 2011
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Tuesday 26 |
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - UWA Business School - CSI Public Lecture with Vanessa Meachen : Philanthropy in Australia
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Recent media attention has focused on the comparative lack of philanthropy from Australia's highest earners. Our wealthy non-givers have been described as "morally bankrupt" and displaying "utter greed and selfishness". Are Australia's high net worth really that bad? Why aren't (...)
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August 2011
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Tuesday 02 |
17:30 - INFORMATION EVENING - UWA Business School - BHP Billiton Scholarships Information Evening : Information Evening
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Up to twelve Scholarships for Honours, Masters and PhD students at the UWA Business School are available each year, valued from $20,000 up to $153,000.
For information about the scholarships, join us and senior BHP Billiton representatives for an Information Evening. Networking and (...)
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Monday 08 |
12:00 - EVENT - Drop-in Careers Advice - Business School : Drop in Careers Advice
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Drop in for some Career Advice
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Sunday 14 |
UWA opens up the whole campus to the public.
Come and find out about the courses on offer, valuable research, community programs, and facilities...all mixed with a day full of lots of fun activities for everyone!
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Tuesday 16 |
13:00 - EVENT - POSTGRADUATE CAREERS WEEK: On the Couch with the recruiters : Meet the recruiters and get tips for your resume, interviews and job etiquette. Recruiters from KPMG, Department of Mines & Petroleum (Commerce, State Development) and an academic representative.
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‘On the couch with the recruiter session’ is targeted at postgraduate students, although all students are welcome.
Discover what you need to know about being competitive in the market place - academia, government and industry. Be prepared to ask questions about resumes, pre interview (...)
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Wednesday 17 |
9:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - The 7 Secrets of Highly Effective PhD Students : An entertaining seminar that gives away some secrets of success for Masters and PhD students
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The workshop helps you to understand how to increase your effectiveness and outcomes in the following key areas:
how you deal with your supervisor
how you structure your study time
your attitude (or lack thereof!) in relation to your research
dealing with writer’s block or having difficulty (...)
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Thursday 18 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The 2011 Marshall Warren Lecture : The Next Convergence. The future of economic growth in a multi-speed world
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The 2011 Marshall-Warren lecture will be delivered by Michael Spence, Winner of the Nobel 2001 Prize in Economic Sciences with Joseph E. Stiglitz and George A. Akerlof.
In this lecture, Professor Spence will explore the main arguments of his book 'The Next Convergence'. This will appeal (...)
18:00 - FREE LECTURE - UWA Business School - "Measuring People's Willingness to Pay (WTP): 30 Years of Research" with Professor Vithala Rao : Public Lecture
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In this lecture Professor Rao will discuss some of his research on behavioral aspects of pricing. The lecture will focus on three concepts -
1) The usual measurement of WTP using a conjoint utility model may be biased due to the presence of informational effect of price
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Tuesday 23 |
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Sustainable Wellbeing � An Economic Future for Australia : UWA Business School - Shann Memorial Lecture with Dr Martin Parkinson PSM
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Dr Parkinson was appointed Secretary to the Treasury in March 2011. He is Chair of the Advisory Board of the Australian Office of Financial Management, and member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Board of Taxation, the Board of Infrastructure Australia and
the Council of Financial (...)
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Tuesday 30 |
13:00 - FREE LECTURE - Economist Lecture Series : Stephen Miller, Managing Director, BlackRock
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On a size-adjusted basis, economics is more important in Australia than many other countries including the US and the UK. As part of UWA’s long history of producing economists who go on to have successful careers, the new Economist Lecture Series fills a gap in the understanding of what an (...)
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