We are pleased to invite you to Adelaide, South Australia, to attend the Association of Commonwealth Universities Conference of Executive Heads from 9-12 April 2006.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities is the oldest and, with more than 500 members, one of the largest, university associations in the world. Its name is widely recognised in international higher education, and its meetings attract global attention.

The primary goal of ACU is to strengthen the success of its member universities through international cooperation and understanding. The ACU has members across the Commonwealth: its global focus is on issues impacting across the communities of which its members are a part, from current developments in higher education to funding sources for students; from new modes of communication to direct engagement with poverty-reduction and public health, especially HIV/AIDS, in developing countries.

The changing face of the ACU is among the themes to be explored in Adelaide. Its ongoing role in national and international development in the 21st century is at once a challenge and an opportunity. The road ahead for our global society is one of many futures, interacting and impacting on one another. In Adelaide, we planning a conference in which University Futures take centre stage: ways by which the ACU can bring together and coordinate the many initiatives in which universities are involved - within the Commonwealth and beyond.

Please flag 9-12 April 2006 in your diaries! We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Dr John S Rowett Secretary General ACU

Professor James A McWha Vice-Chancellor, The University of Adelaide

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