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Recent and Upcoming Events

July 2008
 
Date and Time Title Venue Contact
Tuesday
1 July 2008

10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Islamic Banking and Finance in Indonesia: Development and Prospects
(Seminar)
Speaker: Ms Rahmatina A Kasri
Manager
Research and Training Unit
Centre for Shariah Economics and Business
University of Indonesia

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Karthi
Tel: 6870 2413
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: karthi@iseas.edu.sg
Tuesday
1 July 2008

3:30 pm
- 4:30 pm
Climate Change in Asia-Pacific: A Systems View of Impacts and Response Options
(Seminar)

Speakers: Mr. Loic Lagarde
Consultant
Monitor Group

Mr Andreas Schaeffer
Senior Principal Consultant
Monitor Group

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. May
Tel: 6870 2473
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: may@iseas.edu.sg
Friday
4 July 2008

10:30 am - 12:00 noon
The Rise of China and India and the Commodity Boom: Economic and Environmental Implications for Low-income Countries
(Seminar)
Speaker: Professor Sisira Jayasuriya
Department of Economics and Finance
La Trobe University
Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Karthi
Tel: 6870 2413
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: karthi@iseas.edu.sg
Thursday
10 July 2008

8.30 am – 5.10 pm
Malaysian chinese: recent developments and prospects
(Seminar)

York Hotel
Carlton Hall, Level 2 21 Mount Elizabeth, Singapore
Ms. May
Tel: 6870 2473
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: may@iseas.edu.sg
Tuesday
15 July 2008

8:30 am
- 4:30 am
DEMOCRACY, CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND THE NEW REGIONALISM
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

(RSPD FORUM)


Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Betty
Tel: 6870 2472
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: betty@iseas.edu.sg
Thursday
17 July 2008

10:30 pm
- 12:00 pm

The Current State of Indonesian Politics
(Seminar)
Speaker: Mr Jusuf Wanandi
Co-founder & Vice Chairman
Board of Trustees, CSIS Foundation
and Senior Fellow
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Jakarta, Indonesia

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Betty
Tel: 6870 2472
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: betty@iseas.edu.sg
Friday
18 July 2008

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
World Trade Indicators 2008: Benchmarking Policy and Performance
(Seminar)
Speaker: Dr Gianni Zanini
Lead Economist and Trade Program Team Leader
The World Bank Institute
Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Karthi
Tel: 6870 2413
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: karthi@iseas.edu.sg
Tuesday
22 July 2008

3:00 pm
- 4:30 pm

Out of Business and On Budget: the Challenge of
Military Financing in Indonesia

(Seminar)
Speaker: Mr Lex Rieffel
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institution
USA

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Betty
Tel: 6870 2472
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: betty@iseas.edu.sg
Wednesday
23 July 2008

10:30 am -
12:00 noon
Energy, Climate Change and International Shipping
(Seminar)
Speaker: Mr Alam Khorshed
Fellow
Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology and the
Royal Institution of Naval Architects
UK
Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Karthi
Tel: 6870 2413
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: karthi@iseas.edu.sg
Friday
25 July 2008

10:30 am - 12:00 noon
ADB’s Strategy 2020: Priority Policy Actions for Addressing Climate Change in Asia
(Seminar)
Speaker: Dr Bindu N Lohani
Vice-President (Finance and Administration)
Asian Development Bank
Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. May
Tel: 6870 2473
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: may@iseas.edu.sg
Friday
25 July 2008

2:30 pm
- 4:00 pm

Vietnam’s Defence Relations with China and the United States
(Seminar)
Speaker: Professor Carlyle A Thayer
Professor of Politics
University College
The University of New South Wales
Australian Defence Force Academy

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Seminar Rooms
2 & 3
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Avenue, Block S4, Level B4
Singapore 639798
Ms. Betty
Tel: 6870 2472
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: betty@iseas.edu.sg
Wednesday
30 July 2008

10.30 am – 12.00 noon
From Vulnerability to Violence: Sex Trafficking of
Women and Girls in Asia

(Seminar)
Speaker: Dr Sallie Yea
Director
International Development Education and Learning
Support (IDEALS)
Australia

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. May
Tel: 6870 2473
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: may@iseas.edu.sg
Thursday
31 July 2008

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The Global Problem of Illegal Drugs: New Approaches
(Seminar)

Speaker: Dr Ethan Nadelmann
Executive Director
Drug Policy Alliance
USA
Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Betty
Tel: 6870 2472
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: betty@iseas.edu.sg
August 2008
 
Date and Time Title Venue Contact
Tuesday
12 August 2008
The 29th Singapore Lecture
by The Honourable Kevin Rudd MP,
Prime Minister of Australia,
Grand Ballroom,
The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore
Ms. May
Tel: 6870 2473
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: may@iseas.edu.sg
Thursday-Friday
14-15 August 2008
CONFERENCE ON
SUFI MOVEMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM
14-15 August 2008



Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Betty
Tel: 6870 2472
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: betty@iseas.edu.sg
Thursday
21 August 2008

10.30 am – 12.00 noon
Assessing Thai-Malaysian Security Relations under Thaksin’s Administration
(Seminar)
Speaker: Ms Panpa-nga Chulanont
PhD candidate
Faculty of Asian Studies
The Australian National University

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. May
Tel: 6870 2473
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: may@iseas.edu.sg
Friday
22 August 2008

10:30 am -
12:00 noon
The Post-Cyclone Nargis Response in Myanmar
and the Role of ASEAN

(Seminar)
Speakers: Dr Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Visiting Research Fellow and Lead Researcher
ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) of ISEAS

Ms Moe Thuzar
Visiting Research Fellow and Lead Researcher
ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) of ISEAS
Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Karthi
Tel: 6870 2413
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: karthi@iseas.edu.sg
Thursday
28 August 2008

10.00 am – 12.00 noon
What Does the World Have in Store for You? Come and Find Out
(SYMPOSIUM)

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. Karthi
Tel: 6870 2413
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: karthi@iseas.edu.sg
Friday
29 August 2008

3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
Industry Perspective on Practical Measures for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tanker Shipping
(Seminar)
Speaker: Mr Tim Wilkins
Regional Manager Asia-Pacific
Intertanko Asia

Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Ms. May
Tel: 6870 2473
Fax: 6775 6264
E-mail: may@iseas.edu.sg
November 2008
 
Date and Time Title Venue Contact
6-7 November 2008
VIETNAM UPDATE 2008

(CALL FOR PAPERS)
The Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Canberra

 

David Koh,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.
Email: davidkoh@iseas.edu.sg