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Date:         Wed, 11 Nov 1992 08:49:07 +1100
From:         cat@COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU
Subject:      Vietnam Update - Science

The third successive annual Vietnam Update wassuccessfully held at The
Australian National University on 5th and 6th November.

November 5, AUSTRALIAN COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION WITH VIETNAM
Program in association with the Department of Industry, Technology and
Commerce, Australian International Development Assistance Bureau,
Australia-Vietnam Society and the Institution of Engineers in Australia.

"Scientific Cooperation for Healthy Economic Development"

9am Opening Addresses:
  Hon. Lynn Arnold, MHA, Premier of South Australia
 Professor Chu Pham Ngoc Son, Director, Cenre for Physiochemical Analyses
and Experimentation

9:30 Environmental Issues
 Chair: Vern Weitzel, Australian Committee for Scientific Cooperation with
Vietnam
  Edward Gesini, Embassy of France

Papers:
Georgianna Fien, Senior Planning Officer, Australian National Parks
andWildlife Service

Dr. Neil Byron, National Centre for Development Studies

Bruce Campbell, Curator of Mammals, Adelaide Zoological Gardens

Dr Gill Burke,
inerals Consultant, University of Manchester

Professor Nguyen Van Thuong, National Science and Technology Program for
Animal Husbandry and Animal Husbandry Association of Vietnam

11:15 Health Issues
Chair: Dr. TerryHull, Department of Demography, ANU

Papers:

Professor Jeffrey Spickett, Director for REsearch, Development and Graduate
Studies, School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology

Doan Duc Luu, International Relatins Officer, National Committee for
Populatin and Family Planning of Vietnam

Dr Pam Thomas, National Centre for Development Studies

12:30 ACSCV Business Meeting

2pm Opening Address

Professor Nguyen Van Hieu, President, Natinal Centre forScientific
Researchof Vietnam

2:10 Scientific Cooperation
Chair: Professor Sid Morris, Dean, Faculty of Informatics, University of
Wollongong

Papers

Michael Garrett, Queensland Government Railways

Rob Hurle, Computing Unit, Research Schools of pacific Studis and Social
Sciences, ANU

3:30 pm Future Role of NGOs
Chair: Profesor Patricia Denham, Head TeachingEnglish as a Second language
Centre, University of Canberra

Papers:

Darryl Bullen, Overseas Services Bureau, Australia

Professor Dang Thi Huong, Head, English Department, University of Ho Chi
Minh City

Professor Stephanie Fahey, Deirector, Centre for Asia pacific Studies,
Victoria University of Technology

Steve Ahern, Station Manager, ABC Canberra

5:15 Reception

Postscript: After attending this informative annual meeting I am left
wonering about the relevance of the diatribe against normalization of
relations. How does this mesh with issues such as family planning,
protcting the environment or saving an endangered species? Normalization
cannot be put in the dichotomy of human rights or commercial gain.The
people of Vietnam have every right to make contact with the world outside,
to exchange information, and to make choices about their future.



Carlyle A. Thayer
Associate Professor & Visiting Fellow
Dept. of Political and Social Change
Research School of Pacific Studies
The Australian National University
GPO Box 4
Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia

Phone: 0011 61 6 249 4453 office; 0011 61 6 251 1849 home
Fax 0011 61 6 257 1893 office; 0011 61 6 251 3749 home
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