Global Alliance for Justice Education Regional Conference Social Justice in the Asia-Pacific: Refugees, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Peoples University of Sydney 9 – 11 December, 2002 You are invited to attend the first GAJE Australasia Regional Conference being held at the University of Sydney, 9th to 11th of December, 2002. The Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) brings together legal academics, law students, jurists, community workers, advocates and legal practitioners from around the world with the common goal of achieving justice through legal education.This regional conference is being organised by members of GAJE Australasia, in partnership with Kingsford Legal Centre, staff and students at the Law Faculties of the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales, and the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology, Sydney. CONFERENCE PROGRAM The three conference streams will focus on: - Asylum seekers and refugees; - HIV/AIDS and access to justice in developing countries; - Indigenous justice. The conference will enable legal academics, law students, legal practitioners, community groups and advocates from the Asia-Pacific region to share their ideas, policies and experiences and establish a basis for future collaboration and co-operation. The full conference program can be found at http://www.gaje.net.au SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Professor Larissa Behrendt, Director, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Technology, Sydney Julian Burnside QC, Barrister, Senior Instructor, Australian Advocacy Institute Dr Mary Crock, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney Bomal Gonapa, Policy and Legal Advisor, National Aids Council Secretariat, Papua New Guinea Aniceto Guterres, Chairman, Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation, East Timor Patrick Harricknen, Human Rights Advocate and Constitutional Lawyer, Papua New Guinea Chaitanya Lakshman, Manager, Complaints Division, Fiji Human Rights Commission Associate Professor Les McCrimmon, Director of Clinical Programs, Faculty of Law,The University of Sydney Eileen Pittaway, Director, Centre for Refugee Research, University of New South Wales Federal Magistrate Kenneth Raphael, Federal Magistrates Service, Australia Drew Roberts, Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council John Rock, International Convenor, National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS Associate Professor Abbe Smith, Associate Director, Criminal Justice Clinic, Georgetown University, USA Professor Karen Tokarz, Director of Clinical Education, Washington University School of Law, Chair GAJE Working Party on HIV/AIDS REGISTRATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS A registration form (in Rich Text Format) is attached to this email. Registration forms are also available on the conference website at http://www.gaje.net.au or via the Conference Administrator (details below). The registration fee for the three day conference includes all lunches, morning and afternoon teas and the conference social program, including the conference dinner and closing function. Standard (including academic and government): $275 Non Government or Community Organisation: $165 Student or unwaged: $110 All fees are in Australian Dollars and are Goods and Services Tax (GST) inclusive. Day rates are also available. A limited number of scholarships will be available to cover the registration fees (full or part fee) for selected participants wanting to attend the Conference. Priority will be given to delegates from the Asia-Pacific Region. Participants who would like to apply for a scholarship should contact the Conference Administrator, Edwina Kobus (details below) to obtain an application form. VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION The Conference will be held at the Eastern Avenue Complex, Camperdown Campus, University of Sydney. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Accommodation for conference participants is available at St Andrew's College, University of Sydney (a short walk from the conference venue). Rates per night are $50 (single room, with continental breakfast) and $65 (double room with continental breakfast). FURTHER INFORMATION Further information about the conference can be found at http://www.gaje.net.au or by contacting the Conference Administrator: Edwina Kobus GAJE Regional Conference c/o Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, 173 – 175 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia Email: gaje@law.usyd.edu.au Further information about GAJE Global, and membership application forms can be found at http://www.gaje.org. 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