Jalan Panjang Perubahan

THE VOICE OF INDONESIAN FUTURE LEADERS
Friday-Saturday, 2-3 May 2008, Victoria University, Melbourne
http://voice08. ppi-australia. org

Background

In commemoration of 100 years of Hari Kebangkitan Nasional (Indonesian National Awakening Day) that referred to the historical event in 1908 and 10 years of Reformasi in Indonesia that saw the resignation of Soeharto after thirty two years of his presidency, the Indonesian Student Association of Australia (PPIA) chapter Victoria state and Victoria University is holding the PPIA Conference 2008, titled: “The Voice of Indonesian Future Leaders”.
Call for Papers

Participants who want to present their paper need to prepare abstract, paper and strongly recommended to use a power point presentation. An abstract in English with 300 words limit should be emailed first to leadersvoice@ gmail.com, followed by a paper in English or in Bahasa Indonesia with 3,000 words limit. The paper should be written using standard academic format and the presentation should be no more than 10 minutes. Abstract must be received by 7 March 2008 at the latest.
Call for Films and Animation

Participants who want to present their films and animations need to submit a maximum 300 words synopsis to leadersvoice@ gmail.com. Synopsis must be received by 28 March 2008. All film and animation should:

• have a running time no more than 30 minutes.

• be original. If portions of the submitted work contain material from third parties, author must have and be able to provide written permission to use such material.

Call for Photos
Participants who want to present their photo need to submit the photo in .jpeg format only with maximum size 150kb to leadersvoice@ gmail.com. The participants must also submit title and explanation of the photo with maximum 300 words. The photo must be received by 28 March 2008.

Guidelines
For guidance, the papers, films, and photos are encouraged to address the following points:

• The central theme is opening up a space to express the opinion, analysis, critics and input surrounding related issues of Indonesian “national awakening” and reformasi, with areas of priority:
  • Any Indonesian students in Australia in any university and any strata.

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  • Any Indonesian alumnus of any degree at Australian University.
  • Any Indonesian or any person who has research or papers that correlate with the national awakening and the Indonesian reform.
• The Conference will prioritize papers and artworks that possess the value of being reflective as well as inspiring feasible changes. Therefore, theoretical or conceptual discussions are to be made minimum, if it is needed. Papers and artworks that show some implementation and or lessons learned will be prioritized.

Key Dates
7 March 2008   : Abstracts (Call for Papers) due
14 March 2008 : Notification for selected Abstract/Paper
28 March 2008 : Synopsis (Call for Film/Animation) and Photo (Call for Photos)due
4 April 2008     : Notification for selected Films and Photos
25 April 2008   : Final paper submission
2-3 May 2008   : Conference

For more information visit the conference web site at
http://voice08. ppi-australia. org