Alumni Events

 Events calendar 2012

• Hawke Centre Events
  The rising tides of climate change - the challenge to prepare
  With Dr MA Quassem, an expert on water management and the Chair of the Disaster Management Committee from Bangladesh, Professor Fran Baum, Director of the Southgate Institute of Health, Society and Equity and Brian Caton an expert on sea level rise generally and locally. This event will present the challenges of climate change from a Bangladesh Perspective.
  Jointly presented by Just Sustainability Australia and The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre at UniSA.
  When: Wednesday 9 May 2012
  Time: 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start
  Where: Allan Scott Auditorium
  Location: UniSA City West campus,
  rear Hawke Building
  50-60 North Terrace, Adelaide
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Innovation & Invention in Biodiversity Conservation
With Dr Russell Sinclair, University of Adelaide, Ann Prescott, botanist, community educator and well-known author, Associate Professor David Bruce, School of Natural and Built Environment and Glenn Williams, Natural Heritage Manager NTSA. This seminar will incorporate a number of 'Innovations and Inventions' in relation to Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation.
Jointly presented by the National Trust of South Australia and The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre at UniSA.
When: Wednesday 16 May 2012
Time: 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start
Where: Bradley Forum
Location: UniSA City West campus,
Hawke Building level 5
50-55 North Terrace, Adelaide
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Two forums covering modern day slavery issues
To be delivered by Roscoe Howell, Slavery Links Australia Inc.
Slavery did not end 200 years ago. There are 27 million slaves in the world today - poor and vulnerable people who are owned, bonded or trafficked - children, women, men, child soldiers, sex slaves, debt slaves. This address will cover the forms of modern slavery and how people can bring change.

FORUM 1: Forms of modern day slavery
When: Tuesday 22 May 2012
Time: 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start
Where: Bradley Forum
Location: UniSA City West campus,
Hawke Building level 5
50-55 North Terrace, Adelaide
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FORUM 2: Where and how Australians encounter modern slavery
When: Wednesday 23 May 2012
Time: 11.30am for a 12.00pm start (finishes approx 2pm)
Where: Bradley Forum
Location: UniSA City West campus,
Hawke Building level 5
50-55 North Terrace, Adelaide
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• Samstag Museum
  Triumph
  Richard Grayson and Steven Wigg
  Triumph is a celebration that drifts between an intentional monument, such as the Arc de Triomphe, and the unintentional monument, the site of memorable events which serve a commemorative function.
  When: Exhibition open 20 April - 1 June 2012
  Time: Tuesday to Friday 11.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday & Sunday 2.00pm - 5.00pm
  Where: Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
  Location: UniSA City West campus
  Hawke Building, Gallery 1
  Cnr Fenn Place and Hindley Street, Adelaide
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  Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli series
  The exhibition, comprising a selection of some sixty works from the collection of the Australian War Memorial, offers a rare opportunity for visitors to experience these striking and iconic works. The launch of Sidney Nolan: the Gallipoli series at the Samstag Museum coincides with ANZAC Day 2012.
  When: Exhibition open 20 April - 1 June 2012
  Time: Tuesday to Friday 11.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday & Sunday 2.00pm - 5.00pm
  Where: Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
  Location: UniSA City West campus
  Hawke Building, Bestec Gallery 2 and Gallery 3
  Cnr Fenn Place and Hindley Street, Adelaide
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• SASA Gallery
  Walking with Alice
  Inspired by the Czech animator Jan Svankmayer's film Alice this exhibition Walking with Alice proposes to build and put forward separate psychoanalytical areas (within the gallery space) looking at three artist's expressions of the unconscious/conscious self whilst pertaining to the imaginary world of Alice in Wonderland.
  When: Exhibition open Tuesday 15 May - Friday 20 July
  Time: 11.00am to 5.00pm Monday - Friday
  Where: SASA Gallery
  Location: UniSA City West campus
  Kaurna Building (K), Level 2
  Cnr Fenn Place and Hindley Street, Adelaide
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• About Time: SA History Festival
  Lillian de Lissa: Pioneer of Preschool Education exhibition.
  When: exhibition open Tuesday 1 May - Tuesday 31 July 2012
  Time: Access is open to the public during Library opening hours
  Where: Colin Thiele Library, B Building
  Location: UniSA Magill campus



• About Time incorporating Open House Adelaide
  UniSA's sponsorship of this month-long celebration of South Australia's history is an opportunity to demonstrate a rich heritage dating back to the 19th century through educational institutions such as the School of Mines and Industries. Two of the University's heritage listed icons, the Brookman Building and the Law Building will be open to the public on Saturday 19 May.
  Brookman Building: Corner of Frome Road and North Terrace, Adelaide.
  When: Saturday 19 May 2012
  Time: 10am to 4pm
  Guided tours will take place at 11am and 3pm.
  Law Building: 228 Hindley Street (corner of George and Hindley Streets), Adelaide.
  When: Saturday 19 May 2012
  Time: 10am to 4pm
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