1997-98 Schedule of Events

1997

13 September

Information session for prospective students for overseas study in Australia and New Zealand.

19-20 September

NZ: "Aotearoa", Land of the Long White Cloud.

Weekend symposium cosponsored by the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program, NZ Embassy, and US/NZ Council. Held at the NZ Embassy. Fee.

23 September

"One Hundred Years a Nation: Australia Looks to 2001"

Lecture by Sir Zelman Cowen, former Australian Governor General. Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by Melbourne University.

5:30 in ICC Auditorium, followed by reception in ICC Gallery. Free. Private dinner afterward.

23 0ctober

"The Biotechnology Revolution and World Health"

Lecture by Sir Gustav Nossal, world famous immunologist.

Co-sponsored by GU Medical School and Melbourne University. No fee.

1998

January to June

Father von Arx will be on sabbatical. Father John Eddy from Canberra will serve as acting director.

January

Australia Day Dinner

February

Waitangi Day lecture by Keith Sorrenson, Visiting Fulbight Professor of NZ Studies. Co-sponsored by NZ Embassy. No fee.

April

ANZSC Day Lecture by Dr. David Walker, Visiting Monash Professor.