DRAFT PROGRAM FOR SYMPOSIUM

Resource Management and Development in East Nusa Tenggara

in the Era of Regional Autonomy

Wednesday 26^TH SEPTEMBER

Venue: CDU, Room 24.03

0830-0900	Registration
SESSION ONE
0900-0905	Welcome	CDU	Bruce Campbell
0905-0920	Opening speech	Colin MacDonald QC tbc
0920-0950	Issues for regional development in NTT province	Onni Benyamin SEKBER NTT
0950-1020	Background to collaborations between CDU/NTG	Bronwyn Myers CDU
1020-1050	Higher education collaborations in NRM, language and health	Penny Wurm, Richard Curtis, Robyn Aitken CDU
1050-1100	Morning tea
1100-1120	Issues for development in East Sumba	Ir Umbu Mehang Kunda, Bupati East Sumba
1120-1200	Issues for development in Ngada, Flores	Drs Piet Jos Nuwa Wea, Bupati Ngada
1200-1240	Discussion
1240-1340	Lunch	Chinese garden
SESSION TWO
1340-1410	Natural Resource Management and Livelihoods in eastern Indonesia	Bruce Campbell, Stephen Garnett and Jo Karam (CDU)	Jeremy Russell-Smith
1410-1440	Northern Territory approaches to land and water assessments	Jason Hill (NRETA)
1440-1510	Fire history in NTT and Arnhemland NT and the potential for carbon offsets through fire management	Rohan Fisher (CDU), Jeremy Russell-Smith (Bushfires NT), Andrew Edwards
1500-1530	Final discussion · opportunities/priorities for collaboration · steps to achieve collaborations
1530	Close	Bob Wasson (CDU)
1530	Afternoon tea + informal discussions