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Other information about the conference

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The Conference has a Facebook page!

Sign up and keep in touch with other presenters and delegates before and during the Conference.

AIATSIS Enquiry Desk

Come to the AIATSIS stalls and enquiries desk in the Manning Clark Foyer to learn more about the Institute. Here you can talk to AIATSIS staff, apply for membership, learn how to access the Institute’s collections, explore our web-based resources and learn about the Family History Unit.

Registration Desk

The registration desk will be open from the following times:

• Monday 28 September: from 1:00pm at AIATSIS
• Tuesday 29 September: from 08:00-9:00am Manning Clark, ANU
• Wednesday 30 September: 8:00am-9:00am Manning Clark, ANU
• Thursday 01 October: 8:00am-9:00am Manning Clark, ANU

For assistance at any other time phone: 0419 978 035

Exhibition, trade and market stalls

Amongst booksellers, tradestalls and displays of Indigenous-related services, the Manning Clark Foyer will feature sculpture, prints and pieces of art by urban artists.  Interactive IT displays will present an opportunity to be introduced to various online programs, search tools and community archive databases.  AIATSIS will be represented by its differing programs including the Archives, Library, Family History Unit and booksellers Aboriginal Studies Press.  Find Indigenous-related services, products and information aplenty with representation from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Public Service Commission and higher education centres from the Australian National University and Canberra Institute of Technology.  Information will be available to browse and for giveaway and sale throughout the conference.

The ANU Co-op Bookshop will be open for business 9:00am-5:00pm daily throughout the conference. The bookshop is located at the far end of the foyer, outside Manning Clark lecture theatre 3.

Internet access

There is wi-fi internet access in the Manning Clark Foyer – please see the registration desk for information and passwords.

What's on in Canberra

Canberra Tourism information

Floriade

Commonwealth Park, Acton 12/09/09-11/10/09

The Conference will be held during Floriade, the popular Canberra Spring flower show.  Floriade is the biggest flower festival in Australia, a spectacular celebration of spring, set in Canberra's Commonwealth Park. The festival features blooms, entertainment, food and educational demonstrations. More information on Floriade

Voyages of the Pacific Ancestors: Vaka Moana

National Museum of Australia 18/06/09-18/10/09

Discover the world's most extraordinary human migration story. Voyages of the Pacific Ancestors: Vaka Moana traces the extraordinary and dramatic story of human settlement of the Pacific Islands. This beautifully presented exhibition reveals the navigation methods and types of travel craft used, along with the evidence modern investigators have pieced together to retell the story. More information

 

Shuttle bus

Free bus shuttle services will be provided to conference delegates to get to and from the conference venue and other scheduled conference activities throughout the conference.

Shuttle timetable ( 9Kb)