Special Events

All delegates will be issued with a name badge at registration. Entrance to all sessions and special events will only be on presentation of that badge.

The following special events will be staged during the Conference.

Welcome Reception

A welcome reception for delegates will be held in the Members Dining Room of State Parliament on Tuesday 28 September from 5.30-7.00 pm. All delegates registered for the full conference are invited to attend. There will be no charge for this event however, if extra tickets are required, or day registrants would like to attend, tickets can be purchased online when you register.

Conference Dinner

The Conference Dinner will be held in the Art Gallery of South Australia on Thursday 30 September. Bookings and payment can be made online when you register.

Public APSA Panels

Gay and Lesbian Politics: Issues of Queer/GLBTI equality in local, global, historical and electoral perspective

(In conjunction with the Don Dunstan Foundation)

The panel participants will be:

Graham Willett, Australia Centre, University of Melbourne, author of numerous publications on gay and lesbian issues including Living Out Loud, A History of Gay and Lesbian Activism in Australia (Allen and Unwin, 2000).

Matthew Loader, well-known state and national gay rights activist, involved in the SA-based Let's Get Equal Campaign and nationally through the Equal Rights Network and Rainbow Labor.

Carol Johnson, Politics Discipline, University of Adelaide, author of Governing Change: From Keating to Howard (University of Queensland Press, 2000) and various articles on issues of gender and sexuality.

The panel will address issues such as the Howard Government’s legislation against same-sex marriage and adoption; the role of gay and lesbian issues in the 2004 federal election campaign; the Rann government and same-sex law reform; the historical background to gay and lesbian issues; international influences and where do we go from here?

Attendance: All welcome.
When: 4.30-6.00pm, Wednesday 29 September.
Where: Napier Building, Lower Ground Level, Room LG29, The University of Adelaide.

Senate Candidates Forum
(sponsored by the NTEU)

As part of the 2004 Election campaign, there will be a meeting of Senate Candidates for South Australia to discuss their election prosects and any campaign issues raised from the floor.

Attendance: All welcome.
When: 12.45-2.00pm, Wednesday 29 September.
Where: Napier 102 The University of Adelaide (light lunch supplied)

The Work/Life Collision

The panel participants will be:

Senator Natasha Stott Despoja has been a South Australian Senator since November 1995 and is the youngest woman ever to enter the Australian Federal Parliament. She is a former Leader and Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats. Senator Stott Despoja’s current portfolio responsibilities include Work and Family, Status of Women, Foreign Affairs, Higher Education, Science and Biotechnology and Republic.

Associate Professor Barbara Pocock is a Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide in the School of Social Sciences. She has been doing research about work, gender, unionism, and work and family in Australia for over twenty years. In 2003 Barbara published The Work/Life Collision (Federation Press). Her book gives a name to the stress and strains facing many working parents. In the panel Barbara will elucidate some of her key findings and provide the background for our discussion.

Senator Penny Wong is Labor Senator for South Australia. She was elected to the Senate in 2001 and her term of office began 1 July 2002. She comes from a union and legal background and will provide her views on this vital topic of debate.

Janet Giles is the first woman secretary of the United Trades and Labor Council, which is the peak body representing unions in South Australia. Previously she led the SA branch of the Australian Education Union and has been actively involved in campaigning for public education, women and social justice over many years. Janet is married with two children who are now 13 and 16 and so has personally experienced the challenges facing women in public life who also have family responsibilities. She is a strong advocate for the need for work and family to be recognised as the serious public policy issue that it is.

Carol Bacchi (Chair) is Associate Professor of Politics, University of Adelaide. She has been writing in the area of women and policy for a number of years. Most recently she published Fear of Food: A Diary of Mothering (Spinifex 2003), describing some of the challenges she faced in negotiating a work/life balance.

Attendance: All welcome.
When: 2.00-3.30pm, Friday 1 October .
Where: Napier Building, 2nd Floor, Room 205, The University of Adelaide.

Election Forum: Campaign 2004

The Forum will attempt to provoke participants to reflect on aspects of the campaign – the pressures, constraints, challenges, dramas – beyond (beneath, behind) the media election coverage and commentary regularly projected to various audiences. Who are the technicians, software engineers, number crunchers, statisticians and so forth that enable the on-air media to produce those dazzling graphics and vote projections? How big of a job is it to manage all that, and how is it likely to change in the future? Do we have the sense that anything political scientists teach at our universities actually prepares people to do these things? Does our research have any impact on how campaigns are actually conducted and mediated?

Confirmed Participants:

Professor Dean Jaensch, Flinders University
Professor John Warhurst, Australian National University
Professor Elaine Thompson, University of New South Wales
Dr John Roskam, University of Melbourne
Mr Christian Kerr, Columnist, crikey.com.au

Attendance: All welcome.
When: 4:00-5:30pm, Thursday 30 September .
Where: Napier Building, 1st Floor, Lecture Theatre 102, The University of Adelaide.

Publishers and Booksellers Displays

A venue will be made available for publishers and booksellers. If any delegates would like to arrange book launches during the Conference please get in touch with the organisers as early as possible.

Presidential Address

The Presidential Address will be held in Napier 102 from 5.15pm to 6.30pm on Thursday 30 September.

Please note that all conference panels are scheduled to conclude at 5.00pm in time for the President's Address.

AusJPA Editorial Board

Details of the AusJPA Editorial Board meeting will be made available when the program is finalised.

Heads of Departments Meeting

The Heads of Departments meeting will be held in the Hood's Room of the University of Adelaide Club on Friday 1 October from 12.45pm.

Women's Caucus

The Women's Caucus will held in the Hood's Room of the University of Adelaide Club on Thursday 30 September from 12.45pm.

Postgraduates Meeting

Details of the Postgraduates meeting will be made available when the program is finalised.

APSA Executive Meeting

The APSA Executive meeting will be held in Napier 420 on Wednesday 29 September from 5.45 to 7.15pm.

Annual General Meeting

The APSA Annual General Meeting will be held in Napier 102 on Wednesday 29 September from 12.45pm.