Travel

ACC Calendar of Events

Activity Amount Dates Location

August 2009

filler Askar Grey Wolf Tour, Beijing Embassy
Askar Grey Wolf Tour to Australia
$8,000 29 August, Darwin, 1, 2 & 4 September, Sydney Darwin, Sydney

September 2009

filler filler filler filler filler ACC Board Meeting filler 9 September Canberra
‘Shanghai Lady Killer’, Stalker Stilt Theatre Inc
Support for the rehearsal stage of production of a futuristic noir thriller morphing film genre with spectacular physical theatre. Workshopping a high level of Chinese circus techniques and contemporary Australian physical theatre.
$20,000 Brisbane Festival, 12 September – 3 October Brisbane, Australia
‘Heritage and Sustainability - modelling environmental performance of historic Chinese housing’, UTS
Use inherent attributes of historic Chinese housing as models for sustainable urban development and improve on them for modern standards of environmental comfort and energy conservation.
$20,000 Hangzhou, China
‘Dr Karl Kruzelnicki’, ACIO
Visit by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki to give a science-based public speaking tour in Taiwan
filler 26 September (start) Taipei, Taiwan
‘Developing evidence based perinatal services for Chinese families’, Karitane
Provide education and training to health professionals by providing access to contemporary evidence, based on early parenting and child health information to enable provision of early prevention programs.
$17,500 filler Guangzhou, China
Sydney, Australia

October 2009

filler ‘China Tour 2009’ Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Sydney Symphony with Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser Vladimir Ashkenazy will perform at the Beijing and Macau music festivals, for the 30th Anniversary of the Guanzhou-Sydney sister city relationship.
$15,000 18 October, BEIJING, Forbidden City Concert Hall

20 October, SHANGHAI Oriental Arts Centre

22 October, MACAU, Macau Cultural Center

23 October, HONG KONG, City Hall

24 October, GUANGZHOU, Xinghai Concert Hall
Beijing, Shanghai, Macau, Hong Kong, Guangzhou
filler ‘Developing networks of Professional Learning Communities across two cultures’, Dr Ian Mitchell & Dr Janette Ryan
Purpose is to facilitate reciprocal visits by Chinese and Australian teacher researchers to observe how they work and build an international network of professional learning communities.
$20,000 July-August China, Australia
filler ‘China, the UN and Australia’, Lowy Institute for International Policy
Examine China's changing approach to the UN and the policy implications for Australia. Follow up to article in ‘The National Interest’ in 2005/6.
$20,000 filler US, China
filler ‘Australian Scientific Innovation Exhibition’, Guangzhou Consulate-General
Promoting Australian scientific expertise and innovation through an exhibition of the history, key figures and current strengths of Australian scientific excellence and innovation.
$8,000 filler Guangzhou, China
filler Closing date for Competitive Projects, Australian Studies Centres Program in China, University of Queensland filler Mid-October (tbc) filler

November 2009

filler Notification of Competitive Project Outcomes, Australian Studies Centres in China Program, University of Queensland filler filler filler

December 2009

filler filler filler ‘Post-Waterfront Living Design’, Jan Van Shaik, Gretchen Wilkins, Paul Minifie
Two week international architecture workshop through RMIT and Nanjing University, China, held in Nanjing. Aim to develop proposals for waterfront site along the Yangtze River in Nanjing.
$12,000 Symposium Nanjing, China
‘Sixth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’, Queensland Art Gallery
The APT exhibition will present significant developments in contemporary Chinese visual art, including Zhu Webing and Ji Wenyu (textile sculptures), Chen Qiulin (media artist), Yang Shaobin (painting and sculpture), Qiu Anxiong (painter and animator).
$20,000 5 December 2009 – 5 April 2010 Brisbane, Australia
Closing date for Output Awards, Australian Studies Centres Program, University of Queensland filler Mid-December (tbc) filler

January 2010

filler filler filler filler filler ‘People and Plants’, Wik Waya Ltd
Establish collaborative links between Australian Wik Waya leaders, pharmaceutical researchers in Australia, Chinese traditional medical practitioners/ growers and ethno-botanical researchers.
$20,000 filler Nanjing and Jiangsu Province, China
‘Fresh Ghosts’, ChamberMade Orchestra
Tour contemporary opera ‘Fresh Ghosts’ to the China.
$18,000 filler Nanjing, Chengdu, Tianjin, Beijing and Shanghai, China
‘Australian illustrator's visit to Taipei International Book Fair Exhibition’, Taipei ACIO
Visit by Australian illustrator Graeme Base to participate in 2010 Taipei International Book Fair (TIBE).
$6,000 January 27 – 1 February Taipei, Taiwan
‘Australian-Taiwan Life Science Exchange Program’, Wu Chien-Shiung Education Foundation
Visit by two Australian life scientists to 2010 Wu Chien-Shiung Science Camp.
$14,000 filler Taipei, Taiwan
‘Asialink Arts Residency’, Asialink
Arts practitioners spend 3-4 months based at an arts organisation working on a project of choice and interacting with local artists to foster greater understanding, collaboration and ongoing relationships.
$15,000 filler China

February 2010

filler filler ACC Board Meeting (tbc) filler filler Sydney
General Grants Round, Expressions of Interest advertised (tbc) filler filler filler

March 2010

filler filler Visit by ‘Dr John Church, Principal Research Scientist from CSIRO, Chair of the Joint Scientific Committee of the World Climate Research Programme and Leader of the Sea-level Rise Program at the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystem Cooperative Research Centre’, Taipei ACIO $7,000 (tbc) Taipei, Taiwan
Closing Date for General Grant Expressions of Interest filler 30 March (tbc) filler

April 2010

filler ACC Board Meeting filler (tbc) filler

May –June 2010

filler filler ‘Science Exchange Workshops’, Australian Academy of Science (AAS), & Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) $20,000 (tbc) Shanghai
‘International Financial Services Seminar’, International Financial Services Association (IFSA) filler filler Shanghai/ Bangkok

April 2010

filler filler Invitation to submit Full Application filler 15 April (tbc) filler
Closing Date for submission of Full Application filler 28 April (tbc) filler

May 2010

filler filler filler filler filler ACC Board meeting (tbc) filler filler Sydney
Notification of unsuccessful and pending funding applications filler 15 May 2010 (tbc) filler
Biennale of Sydney, NSW Art Gallery
Bring 4 Chinese artists for the 17th Biennale of Sydney. Board suggest support for 3-4 artists.
$12,000 12 May – 1 August 2010 Sydney, Australia
‘Australia-China Workshops’, Australian Academy of Science & The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Inaugural workshop to discuss key science and technology issues that have benefit both countries which have arisen from the annual Australian Academies symposia.
$20,000 filler Shanghai, China
Australian Financial Markets Seminar, Investment & Financial Service Association (IFSA)
Inaugural Australian Financial Markets Seminar in Shanghai, featuring a mix of keynote speakers and panellists representing the Australian financial services industry
$25,000 filler Shanghai, China