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11 June 1999 |
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Letters to the EditorEmployment Conference for Newcastle
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNEMPLOYMENT JOBS, POLICIES, MARKETS AND THE FUTURE OF WORK
NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA 23-24 SEPTEMBER 1999 CALL FOR PAPERS CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS - 18 JUNE 1999 The Employment Studies Centre, University of Newcastle is the conference organiser for the Sixth National Conference on Unemployment to be held in Newcastle from Thursday, 23 September to Friday, 24 September 1999. The Conference will provide a valuable forum for all those interested in the issues of unemployment and job creation, skills development, social policy, industry and regional policy and the changing nature of work in Australia. Keynote speakers will include:John Eatwell of Cambridge University, former shadow Treasury spokesperson in the British House of Lords and a leading international authority on unemployment and economic policy, and Dan Finn of Portsmouth University who has studied and advised on both Australian and European approaches to labour market policy. Other invited local and overseas speakers will be announced in due course. The conference will focus on: - Policies to deal with unemployment - The new employment services market - Social policy and tax reform - Future of work and the workplace Papers are invited in any of the areas outlined above, or on any other aspect of employment and unemployment. If you would like to present a paper, please follow the "Call for Papers" guidelines on the ESC Website: http://u2.newcastle.edu.au/esc/conf.htm The ESC Website will be updated regularly as conference information becomes available. REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION The 6th National Conference on Unemployment will follow the annual conference of the Regional Science Association, which is also meeting in Newcastle from September 19-22. The theme of this conference is regional renewal. Further information is available from Moira Gordon. On the afternoon of Wednesday September 22, a tour will be offered for participants in both conferences of BHP's Newcastle Steelworks, which is closing at the end of September. This is a unique opportunity to get a last glimpse of an icon of Australia's industrial architecture and history. Conference inquiries should be directed to Linda Cooper, Conference Co-ordinator. mailto:mglmc@cc.newcastle.edu.au Linda Cooper Employment Studies Centre University of Newcastle CALLAGHAN NSW 2308 AUSTRALIA Tel 02-49216012 Fax 02-49216911
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