http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.auen-auRMIT UniversityRMIT UniversityRMIT University has strong links with industry, government and business both locally and globally. Guest speakers are often invited to speak to students or deliver public lectures.RMIT University has strong links with industry, government and business both locally and globally. Guest speakers are often invited to speak to students or deliver public lectures. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:09:31 +1000SAB officially launched by RMIT alumnus Jacques Nasser AOThe centrepiece of RMIT University’s $700 million capital investment program, the Swanston Academic Building, is today being officially launched by RMIT alumnus Jacques Nasser AO, Chairman of BHP Billiton. The Swanston Academic Building (SAB), a 35,000 square metre, 11-storey educational facility, contains innovative lecture theatres, classrooms and specialist spaces that support the most advanced teaching and learning methodologies. RMIT's Swanston Academic Building. Photo: John Gollings. Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Margaret Gardner AO, said the SAB was the largest construction project that RMIT had undertaken. "This building incorporates world class teaching facilities and vibrant spaces for students and staff in the heart of RMIT’s city campus." Mr Nasser is one of the University’s most prominent alumni, as well as being a generous scholarship donor. He began his illustrious career studying business at RMIT. He received an honorary degree from RMIT in 1997. "His scholarship program at RMIT rewards excellence and has been instrumental in fostering a culture of entrepreneurship in our College of Business students," Professor Gardner said. The $200-million SAB has more than 80 teaching spaces, including lecture theatres, a cinema classroom, project and interactive spaces using state-of-the-art technologies and incorporating the largest virtual desktop initiative in Australia. Designed by Lyons Architects - led by RMIT architecture alumnus Carey Lyon - and constructed by Brookfield Multiplex, the SAB has a Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) 5-star Green Star Education Rating, signifying Australian Excellence in environmentally sustainable design. To achieve this, the building has a number of water-efficient and energy-efficient features including displacement ventilation in lecture theatres, mixed-mode ventilation in portals and chilled beams in offices, solar pre-heated domestic hot water, rainwater harvesting and grey water re-use and a high-performance façade with double glazing. The SAB has been named a finalist in the upcoming 2013 Australian Construction Achievement Awards (ACAA).RMIT University786BHP, Nasser, RMIT, VC, Design, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Jac_Nasser.mp3 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:16:56 +1000Professor Charlotte Williams OBE, Discipline Head of Social Work at RMIT,Professor Charlotte Williams OBE, Discipline Head of Social Work at RMIT, celebrates 40 years of social work education at RMIT University, reflecting on memories and exploring the challenges facing the profession in the future. A guest lecture is then presented by Paris Aristotle AM, Director of Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and Chair of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship’s Council on Asylum Seekers and Detention (MCASD): ‘The good, the bad and the ugly’: responding to the challenges of forced migration in the 21st centuryRMIT University5556Social Work, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/SocialWorkinthecity.mp3 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:07:22 +1000Reader in Sustainable Fashion at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, UKRMIT Fashion and Textiles invites you to a special industry forum that engages local experts in an open dialogue with Dr. Kate Fletcher on sustainability and the future of fashion Joining Kate Fletcher on the panel were: Dr Kevin Murray, Co-ordinator of Sangam, the Australia India Design Platform Janelle Magee, Fashion School Training Coordinator for the Social Studio Miriam Borcherdt, designer Dr Kate Fletcher (Reader in Sustainable Fashion at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, UK) is a researcher, writer and design activist, whose work over the past 15 years has shaped the field of fashion and sustainability. RMIT University4537Fashion, Textiles, Dr Kate Fletcher, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/In_Conversation_Kate_Fletcher.mp3 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:20:27 +1100Danish architect and urban designer Jan Gehl tells the story about why looking after people is crucial for the quality of cities.Professor Gehl is the founding partner of GEHL Architects - Urban Quality Consultants, Copenhagen and Emeritus Professor of Urban Design in the School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Professor Gehl has previously taught at RMIT and advised city councils in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. He has been awarded the Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize for exemplary contributions to Town Planning by The International Union of Architects as well as an honorary doctors degree from Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Jan Gehl is Honorary Fellow of Royal British Institute of Architects, American Institute of Architects, Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and Planning Institute of Australia.RMIT University 5484planning, urban planning, cities for people, architecture, town planning, bicycles, bike lanes, melbourne, copenhagen, new york, moscow http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Livable_Cities.mp3 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:23:53 +1100Ms Bishop noted the key role APEC plays in promoting free trade and investmentThe Hon Julie Bishop MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, delivered the 2012 Annual APEC Lecture hosted by the Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University. In her address, Ms Bishop noted the key role APEC plays in promoting free trade and investment, and economic integration amongst regional economies, stressing that APEC “is as important today as it was in 1989 when member economies first met in Canberra for an informal dialogue.’ Ms Bishop said that Asia’s re-emergence as an economic powerhouse presents significant economic opportunities and challenges for Australia, and noted that economic diplomacy will be the central plank of a future Coalition Government’s approach to managing those opportunities and challenges. To that end: “The Coalition will review the operations of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that economic considerations, particularly support for Australian businesses, are given the attention they deserve with detailed qualitative and quantitative objectives in place … and ensure that our [Coalition] visa policies are coordinated with our economic policies.” A future Coalition Government, if elected, will renew the pursuit of regional and bilateral free trade agreements with APEC economies, especially China. Ms Bishop stated the Coalition’s commitment to completing a FTA with China within its first year of government, if not already completed by then. Ms Bishop also emphasised the importance of foreign investment in ensuring Australia’s economic prosperity, supported the role of FIRB and highlighted many of the issues raised in the Coalition’s discussion paper on foreign investment. Citing recent studies showing a slowing of non-resource imports from Australia to Asia, Ms Bishop stressed on the need to raise Australia’s non-resource export performance, focusing on areas of strength in services, particularly in the export of educational services. Referring to the enduring benefits of the Menzies ‘Colombo Plan’ to Australia’s relationships in the region, Bishop noted that a future Coalition Government will establish an exchange program encouraging Australian students to study overseas, especially in Asia – akin to a ‘reverse Colombo Plan.’ The 2012 Annual APEC Lecture was attended by distinguished guests from business, government and academia, included Ms Mary Warlick, US Consul General, and Ms Virgina Kalong, Philippines Consul General.RMIT University1883Julie Bishop, Guest Speaker, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Julie_Bishop_0.mp3 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:25:07 +1100A disucssion between Antony I Ginnane and Jack BinderGet the inside word on producing films from an international and local perspective. Special guests Jack Binder (Hollywood) and Antony I. Ginnane (Melbourne) will discuss the challenges and highlights of producing films in the US and Australia. Get the inside word on how the films make it to our screens in this exclusive interview. Jack Binder Jack is a seasoned Hollywood producer and has been producing film and television with his brother, writer/director/actor, Mike Binder since 1985. He is based in LA and has worked with HBO, Speilberg’s Dreamworks, Walt Disney Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Universal Studios and produced for actors such as Colin Firth, George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Stephen Fry, John Cleese, Adam Sandler and Kevin Costner. Antony I. Ginnane Melbourne born Antony I. Ginnane has produced 62 feature films, MOW’s and miniseries over 40 years including “Patrick” (1978), “High Tide” (1987), “The Lighthorsemen” (1988), Screamers (1995), Mesmerized (1986) and in 2011 “Last Dance”. His distribution company, IFM World Releasing Inc. has a library of over 150 feature films and TV movies. His Australian production company F G Film Productions (Australia) is developing a slate of productions for Australia for 2012/2013. He was President of Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) from 2008 - 2011, attends the major world markets and is based in Los Angeles and Melbourne.RMIT University4045Film, Television, Australia, RMIT, lecture, Speilberg, Dreamworks, Walt Disney, Columbia, Paramount, Universal, Hollywood http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/InsideFilm.mp3 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:11:21 +1100Keynote speakers - Jane Caro and Catherine FoxThe 2012 Clare Burton Memorial Lecture - For Love… No matter whether it is paid or not, women’s work and their achievements are measured against a set of tenacious and traditional assumptions underpinned by the idea that women should be driven by love and selflessness in all they do, and not the recognition and rewards that drive men. Step out of line and show some career or financial ambition, or just a lack of suitable warmth, and women are quickly labelled pushy, greedy and bitchy. It’s no coincidence that ‘having it all’ is still used to beat women around the head as they make further inroads to the world of paid work. The trade-off between a job and parenting is routinely represented as a choice for mothers not fathers, with women seen as just more susceptible to the tug on the heartstrings from family and the need to care. Only females, it seems, can provide the love that fuels a warm homelife - and the sweat, blood and tears of unpaid, under-valued labour. Even in the workplace the balance tilts to love not money as the rationale women often find they are expected to exhibit or run the risk of being seen as aggressive and unfeminine. The few women who achieve the lofty heights of career success are usually portrayed as loving their job, particularly the people part, but not the trappings that come with it. Even with increasing numbers of women now in the role of sole or primary breadwinners, they must tread carefully when it comes to acknowledging money as a motivator. Building on the rich legacy of Clare Burton’s research and advocacy for women in the workforce, Caro and Fox will bring their own particular take on the idea of “For love…”. As authors of “The F Word: How we learnt to swear by feminism” their approach blends decades of experience as workers, mothers and commentators with insights on how it actually feels to confront the confusing signals about being female at work, at home and in our society. Drawing on many years of working on the Corporate Woman column for the Financial Review, Fox will track the way the beliefs about what drives women and their ‘innate’ abilities overtly and covertly undermine their ability to be given a fair go in the workplace. And she will cover the growing gap between the myths about women – too quiet, too little ambition and resilience, not enough of them, driven by love and strong urges to tend home and hearth – and the evidence to the contrary (the topic of her latest book “7 Myths about women and work”). As a social commentator and marketer, Caro will explore what the idea of doing it all for love means to women and their lives, their status and treatment. As always, her approach weaves together a take on the latest media trends, the zeitgeist and a sharp skewering of the accepted view of gender relations. The Clare Burton Memorial Lectures The Clare Burton Memorial Lectures began in 1999 to commemorate the life and work of Dr Clare Burton, who passed away in the previous year. Clare was a leading researcher, public sector administrator, academic, consultant, and writer on and advocate for employment equity. The annual lectures address issues of gender equity, building on Clare’s work or providing new voices and perspectives, challenging frameworks and expanding the horizons of public, academic and practitioner debates in this field. RMIT University5143Clare Burton, Memorial Lecture, Jane Caro, Catherine Fox, RMIT, Podcast http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Clare_Burton_Memorial_Lecture.mp3 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:54:20 +1000Researchers at Work and Dr Craig Batty present: Visiting Researcher Seminar - Associate Professor Tania Lewis:Researchers at Work and Dr Craig Batty present: Visiting Researcher Seminar - Associate Professor Tania Lewis: Moral Makeovers: Lifestyle TV, Popular Experts and Good Citizens Over the past decade, primetime popular ‘factual’ television has been increasingly concerned with instructing viewers on how to makeover and optimise their lifestyles, focusing on everything from homes (House Invaders) and pets (It’s Me or the Dog) to parental skills (Honey We’re Killing the Kids) and bodies (The Biggest Loser). This explosion of advice television has witnessed the emergence of an army of domestic advisers, life coaches and style gurus, fromSupernanny’s Jo Frost to that icon of domestic masculinity, Jamie Oliver. Drawing on my book Smart Living (2008), I discuss the role these celebrity lifestyle experts play not only in teaching their publics life skills but, through their focus on lifestyle issues, promoting and validating certain forms of normative selfhood and citizenship. The paper discusses a number of theoretical models and contextual frames for understanding the recent emergence of this phenomenon, and examines various examples of ordinary expertise in action.RMIT University3350Television, Media, Moral, Makeover, Lifestyle, Jamie Oliver, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Moral_Makeovers.mp3 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:51:53 +1000designing our futures with computingDucks, Dolls and Divine Robots: designing our futures with computing A public lecture by Dr Genevieve Bell We have relationships with technology – we always have had. And these relationships have regularly strayed beyond the merely functional, or rational. Whether anthropomorphising all manner of objects from steamships to guitars, or systematically attacking and breaking machines out of fear and loathing, we have had strong emotional connections with technology. Furthermore, this emotionality is not only borne out of daily activity, it also has its origins in the realm of fiction, myth and even legend. As such we can tell a story where Excalibur, the Luddites, The Turing Test and Cyberdyne share a common genealogy – they are all about our relationships with technology. Today we inhabit a world in which there are many pieces of technology in our lives, our homes and our places of work, worship and leisure. Early mechanized objects like looms, pianolas and wireless radios have given way to digitally connected computational devices, but have we developed a new emotional register with which to engage with these objects? In this talk, Genevieve offers a meditation on the nature of our relationships with computing, locating them within this larger conversation, and offering a much wider space for human-computer relationships to flourish.RMIT University5477Digital, Technology, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Ducks_Dolls_DivineRobots.mp3 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:49:50 +1000Reality TV, the Carnivalesque and the Grotesque BodyResearchers at Work and Dr Craig Batty present: Visiting Researcher Seminar by Dr Peri Bradley: How to Look Good Naked and the Feminist: Reality TV, the Carnivalesque and the Grotesque Body This research incorporates the significance of fashion and its impact on the contemporary body that responds and transforms in order to remain relevant, attractive and aspiring to the ideal body. How to Look Good Naked, a UK reality makeover program, celebrates the natural, undisciplined body and appears to allow women the freedom to enjoy fashion without the restrictions of the ideal image. The sense of joy and fun apparent in the program expresses a view of the carnivalesque body as universal and communal; a bringing together of shared beliefs and values that tend to undermine ‘projects of the self' that are isolating and self-centred and promoted by other makeover programs. Bakhtin’s concept of the carnivalesque is employed to understand how the program and its use of fashion operate, as well as McRobbie’s work on What Not to Wear in a feminist context, and Roberts’ study of the same program in terms of self-governance and empowerment through knowledge of fashion.RMIT University1786Reality TV, Naked, Feminist, Makeover, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/How_to_Look_Good_Naked.mp3 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:17:12 +1000A lecture by one of RMIT's most famous graduatesBob holds an honourary doctorate in our Advertising program, is a member of our industry advisory board (PAC) and a generous supporter of our programs and students. Although his time in Melbourne is limited, he has made himself available to speak to our students and staff (and a limited industry guest list) on the topic of “Where Ideas Come From”. This is a great opportunity to be inspired by, and learn from, one of the industry greats. Dr Bob Isherwood has an advertising career spanning more than three decades, including his time as Worldwide Creative Director of Saatchi and Saatchi. He is the driving force behind the Saatchi and Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas and is passionate about ideas and their capacity for change. He won Australia’s first Gold Lion for Cinema at the Cannes International Advertising Festival, and is one of the few people to have ever won a British Design and Art Direction gold award for Advertising. Bob has also been elected to the Clio Hall of Fame in the US, and named Australia’s leading creative director.RMIT University5259Bob Isherwood, Saatchi and Saatchi, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Bob_Isherwood_podcast_0.mp3 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:16:20 +1000This lecture was given by Assoc. Prof. Ken Stanley, University of Central Florida, when he visited RMIT University's School of Computer Science and IT in August 2012.This lecture was given by Assoc. Prof. Ken Stanley, University of Central Florida, when he visited RMIT University's School of Computer Science and IT in August 2012. The talk was sponsored by NICTA, ACM and RMIT University. In this talk, titled 'Discovery without Objectives', Ken Stanley offers an alternative approach to innovation, creativity, and discovery, by contemplating the counterintuitive idea that setting an objective can often limit or even block its own achievement. Recent experiments with evolutionary algorithms suggest that search (a metaphor for innovation and discovery in general) is sometimes most effective when it is not explicitly seeking an objective. In particular, through several experiments in interactive evolution, and with an algorithm called 'novelty search', a picture of innovation is emerging in which defined objectives can help to guide us one step away from our present understanding, yet ultimately become handcuffs that also blind us to essential orthogonal discoveries on the road to long-term innovation. While the implications of these insights for reaching our highest goals are in part sobering, the silver lining is that much can be gained by liberating ourselves from the temptation to frame all our projects in terms of what they ultimately aim to achieve. Instead, with evidence in hand, we can exploit the structure of the unknown by orienting ourselves towards discovery and away from the shackles of mandated outcomes. This talk was part of the ACM's Distinguished Lecture Series and was also designated a NICTA Big Picture Seminar.RMIT University5540Artificial Intelligence, computational intelligence, evolutionary algorithms, artificial neural networks, evolving neural networks, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Ken_Stanley_Discovery_Without_Objectives-1.mp4 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:39:00 +1000A special public lecture at RMIT University as a visiting Professor.CJ Lim is Professor and Vice-Dean at the Bartlett, University College London and the founding director of the multi-disciplinary and international award-winning Studio 8 Architects. His practice encompasses sustainable urban planning, architecture and landscape, focusing on interpretations of social, cultural and environmental programmes. CJ has produced award winning eco-urban planning designs for sustainable cities in China and Korean and speculative projects for Victoria + Albert Museum London, Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre UK and the Aga Khan Foundation. His celebrated project ‘Virtually Venice’ was an investigation of East-West cities, cultures and identities, commission by the British Council UK for the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004. In 2006, the Royal Academy of Arts London awarded CJ the Grand Architecture Prize, the prestigious award with past winners including Lord Richard Rogers, and Lord Norman Foster. CJ’s work has been widely exhibited and published. He has lectured internationally and taught in architecture schools literally all over the world. CJ is a prolific producer of books and his most recent publication Short Stories: London in Two-and-a-half Dimensions (2011) explores the important role of storytelling in urban design and his award-winning book Smartcities and Eco-warriors (2010) focuses on issues of healthy living and food sustainability in 21st century cities. CJ did a special public lecture at RMIT University as a visiting Professor. For more information on upcoming public lectures at RMIT, visit www.rmit.edu.au/eventsRMIT University5456CJ Lim, urban planning, architect, Studio 8 Architects, sustainable planning, RMIT public lecture http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/CJ_Lim_0.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:54:22 +1000The Honourable Michael Kirby, AC, CMG, former Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996-2009), reveals the inner workings of the High Court.The Honourable Michael Kirby, AC, CMG, former Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996-2009), reveals the inner workings of the High Court.RMIT University2533Michael Kirby, High Court of Australia, RMIT University, RMIT, law http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Kirby.mp4 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:44:49 +1000Professor David Held delivered the 2012 Globalism Research Centre Tom Nairn Lecture on March 27, 2012.Cosmopolitanism in the Multipolar World Professor David Held delivered the 2012 Globalism Research Centre Tom Nairn Lecture on March 27, 2012. 'Cosmopolitanism in the Multipolar World' presented David Held's thinking about the future of humankind with a determined optimism, while recognising that from 9/11 to the present day, terrorism, conflict, territorial struggle and the clash of identities define the moment. While his talk acknowledged these challenges, Professor Held argued that the 20th century established a series of cosmopolitan steps which develop forms of action beyond nation-states, to a more rule-based international order founded on principles of individual human rights. David Held is Master of University College, Durham, and Professor of politics and international relations at Durham University. He is a British social and political theorist, and a prominent figure within the field of international relations. He has been a key figure in the development of theories of cosmopolitanism, and of cosmopolitan democracy in particular, and is a leading scholar on issues of globalisation and global governance. Two decades ago David co-founded Polity, which is now a major presence in social science and humanities publishing.RMIT University 5381Globalism, Governance, Cosmopolitanism, David Held, Social Theory, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/TomNairnLecture.mp4 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:40:11 +1000Professor David Held delivered the 2012 Globalism Research Centre Tom Nairn LectureCosmopolitanism in the Multipolar World Professor David Held delivered the 2012 Globalism Research Centre Tom Nairn Lecture on March 27, 2012. 'Cosmopolitanism in the Multipolar World' presented David Held's thinking about the future of humankind with a determined optimism, while recognising that from 9/11 to the present day, terrorism, conflict, territorial struggle and the clash of identities define the moment. While his talk acknowledged these challenges, Professor Held argued that the 20th century established a series of cosmopolitan steps which develop forms of action beyond nation-states, to a more rule-based international order founded on principles of individual human rights. David Held is Master of University College, Durham, and Professor of politics and international relations at Durham University. He is a British social and political theorist, and a prominent figure within the field of international relations. He has been a key figure in the development of theories of cosmopolitanism, and of cosmopolitan democracy in particular, and is a leading scholar on issues of globalisation and global governance. Two decades ago David co-founded Polity, which is now a major presence in social science and humanities publishing.RMIT University 5365Globalism, Governance, Cosmopolitanism, David Held, Social Theory, http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/TomNairn_QT.mp3 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:25:50 +1000How do urban planners work with local communities and government to recover after a major disaster? Dr Ed J Blakely has over 40 years of international experience in all aspects of urban and regional planning, disaster management and sustainable development. He served as Executive Director of the New Orleans Recovery from 2007-2009 and led the recovery of the United States’ worst urban natural disaster by directing all aspects of the city recovery. In this public lecture, which forms part of the RMIT Transforming the Future public lecture series, he shares the lessons he learnt in the urban reconstruction of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, and how these might be relevant to rebuilding after Australia’s own recent natural disasters. RMIT University3281Ed J Blakely, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Transforming the Future, RMIT, Australia, natural disaster, regional planning, disaster management, sustainable development http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Ep6_Dr_EDWARD_J_BLAKELY.m4v Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:50:54 +1000Dr Pamela Hartigan is a world leader on social enterprise and how highly unconventional entrepreneurs are solving some of the world's most pressing economic, social, and environmental problems. Presenting the inaugural SEEDS annual lecture, Pamela discusses how social enterprises can create communities, cities and countries as hubs for change. Drawing on her bestselling book The Power of Unreasonable People: How Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World, Pamela provides a first-hand insight into the mindsets and strategies of this new breed of entrepreneur. Find out more about RMIT's SEED's program - http://rmit.net.au/browse;ID=givy2hstrrw8zRMIT University2708RMIT, University, RMIT University, SEEDs, Pamela Hartigan, social entrepreneur, economic problem, social enterprise, entrepreneur http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/SEEDS_PamelaHartiganLecture.mp3 Fri, 20 May 2011 15:17:46 +1000 RMIT Gallery's successful exhibition Power Cloths of the Commonwealth, was Australia's only cultural representation at the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi. RMIT Gallery's successful exhibition Power Cloths of the Commonwealth, was Australia's only cultural representation at the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Held from 25 September to 20 October 2010, the successful exhibition showcased key historical and contemporary works from around the Commonwealth, many of which have not been previously on public display. Power Cloths of the Commonwealth was opened by the Hon. Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Parliament) Shrimati Meira Kumar on 26 September 2010 at the Crafts Museum, New Delhi. Her speech was widely reported by the media. The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shrimati Panabaaka Lakshmi; the Hon. Peter Varghese AO, Australian High Commissioner to India; Dr Ruchira Ghose, Chairman, Crafts Museum; Professor Daine Alcorn, RMIT Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation and Vice President; High Commissioners from Ghana, New Zealand, Malaysia, Canada, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka. Also in attendance were other distinguished members of the diplomatic, political and cultural communities from all five continents involved in the exhibition, which is the initiative of RMIT Gallery, partnered by the National Crafts Museum, Delhi (attached to the Ministry of Textiles).RMIT University3609XIX Commonwealth Games, India, RMIT Gallery, Textiles, National Crafts Museum, Delhi, Shrimati Meira Kumar, Peter Varghese, Australian High Commissioner to India, Daine Alcorn, Suzanne Davies, Australian-India Council http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/IndiaCloth-EMG4_3ProgDownload256kbps.mov Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:15:52 +1000A public lecture by Joseph HajduA public lecture by Joseph HajduRMIT University5508Jewish, Europe, Berlin, History, Holocaust, Community http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/VN860013.MP3 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:10:08 +1000An audience with Rob Hulls, First Law Officer of the State, Victoria's Deputy Premier and Attorney General.Rob Hulls was educated in Melbourne and undertook his law studies at RMIT. From 1984 to 1986 he was a solicitor at the then Legal Aid Commission working in the Glenroy and Frankston offices. From 1990 to 1993, Mr Hulls was the Federal Member for Kennedy, an electorate covering 770000 kilometres and described as the most diverse electorate in Australia, a seat now held by Bob Katter. In 1993, Mr Hulls was the Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition and was elected to represent Niddrie in 1996. He has been the Minister for the Manufacturing Industry and the Minister for Racing, Industrial Relations and WorkCover, TAC and Planning. After the 2006 State election, Mr Hulls was appointed as Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations and Racing. Rob was promoted to the position of Deputy Premier in 2007.RMIT University2950RMIT, University, Alumni, Rob Hulls http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RobHulls_Complete_.mp4 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:37:40 +1000A public forum on social enterprise, community development and social media hosted by RMIT University and the State Library of Victoria.Peter Williams, CEO of Deloitte Digital, speaks at the Making a Small World Smaller forum. The forum was hosted by RMIT and the State Library of Victoria and aimed to build on a proposal for a new centre at the Library that will combine social enterprise, community development and social media to increase Victoria’s intellectual and social capital.RMIT University849deloitte, digital, melbourne, victoria, social media http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/PeterWilliams.mp4 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:29:12 +1000A public forum on social enterprise, community development and social media hosted by RMIT University and the State Library of Victoria.Professor Brian Corbitt, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation at RMIT University, speaks at the Making A Small World Smaller forum. The forum was hosted by RMIT and the State Library of Victoria and aimed to build on a proposal for a new centre at the Library that will combine social enterprise, community development and social media to increase Victoria’s intellectual and social capital.RMIT University973social media, rmit, university, brian corbitt, social enterprise, library, melbourne, victoria http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/BrianCorbitt.mp4 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:39:00 +1000A public forum on social enterprise, community development and social media hosted by RMIT University and the State Library of Victoria.Adam Bandt, federal member for Melbourne, gives the opening address at the Making A Small World Smaller forum. The forum was hosted by RMIT and the State Library of Victoria and aimed to build on a proposal for a new centre at the Library that will combine social enterprise, community development and social media to increase Victoria’s intellectual and social capital.RMIT University817social media, rmit, university, adam bandt, social enterprise, library, melbourne, victoria http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Bandt.mp4 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:17:11 +1000Guest lecture - Amit Goel 2009RMIT University1713Amit Goel, Software architecture http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Amit_Goel_MP4.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:50:32 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteTransnational linkages for peace Speaker: Yi Kiho Director, Nautilus Institute ARI, Seoul. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Transnational civil society is important for North East Asian security.Yi Kiho780nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_YiKiho_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:05:15 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteThe nuclear fuel cycle and Australia's energy future Speaker: Hugh Saddler Managing Director, Energy Strategies. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Nuclear power makes no sense in Australia.Hugh Saddler1043nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_HughSaddler_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:36 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteFuelling uncertainty: Uranium and Australia's nuclear landscape Speaker: Dave Sweeney Australian Conservation Foundation. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Our mines have a history of leaks, spills, breaches, accidents and incidents.Dave Sweeney918nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_DaveSweeney_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:45:31 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteA global abolition treaty: getting us to zero Speaker: Dimity Hawkins International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ican). Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. We are getting towards the tipping point that will see disarmament. It has been 64 years in the making. There is a ground-swell developing. This week in Australia, the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties reviewed all nuclear-related treaties. It is ground-breaking. Three things: Recommendations 8 and 9 call on the Australian government to support a nuclear weapons convention and put resources to it. Recommendation 21 calls on the government to support the abolition of nuclear weapons. The nuclear weapons convention developed it in 1997 and updated it in 2007. It is accepted as a UN document. To rid the world of nuclear weapons, we need a road map and a plan – the nuclear weapons convention provides that.Dimity Hawkins507nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_DimityHawkins_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:37:34 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteNew dynamics: nuclear relations in Northeast Asia Speaker: Jimbo Ken Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Concept of nuclear disarmament has regional variations. Obama commitment to world free of nuclear weapons. US will significantly de-emphasise nuclear weapons and work with Russia to disarm. However, things are becoming more severe in North Asia. North Korea has conducted a second test. North Korean nuclear capability is limited. It is unknown if they have succeeded in miniaturisation and re-entry technology. However most experts are saying it is only a matter of time. North Korea is also seeking to enrich uranium. The six party talks could not keep North Korea on track or force it to comply. Chinese nuclear forces have been kept moderate and it has signed the CBT. They are modernising. Short range and medium range ballistic missiles and some cruise missiles. China has been using minimum deterrence against US. No US president has recognised whether China has a second strike capability. But US and Japanese missile defence is designed against North Korean missiles, but it is also looking at upgrading to intercept the Chinese medium range ballistic missile. China seems to be moving to land based and submarine based missiles. This will affect US – China relationship. Japan: Obama talked of maintaining an adequate response until they are gone. Japan wants missiles to be gone, but they also want a credible threat against North Korea and China. Japan would like US to pursue its double commitments without damaging security relationship with Japan. Japan wants more visible nuclear commitment, in more concrete terms. In the time of de-emphasising nuclear weapons globally, we need to emphasise nuclear deterrence in Asia. In order to de-emphasise nuclear weapons globally, conventional forces must be emphasised as being able to respond to multi-layered threats. How much can conventional forces replace nuclear weapons in deterrence? Until that is understood, nuclear weapons should be maintained in a minimum, but very visible manner. It is quite favourable for Japan to have a nuclear weapons control regime in North Korea. It opens the way for a grand deal with North Korea. Japan should invite China into the global arms control framework.Jimbo Ken777nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_JimboKen_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:33:14 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteCan Japan change? New government, civil society and the region Speaker: Kawasaki Akira Japanese NGO advisor - International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Japan is calling on a world free of nuclear weapons, but its security arrangements depend on the US nuclear umbrella. Both Japan and Australia are dependent on US nuclear umbrella in this way. Australia is exporting uranium and Japan is creating plutonium, so we represent the two ends of the nuclear fuel cycle. Obama is gearing up for disarmament. Japan often tries to slow down the disarmament process, through fear of North Korea and China. By doing so and by depending on the nuclear umbrella, it increases the excuses for these neighbours to proliferate. Both China and North Korea are concerned about the US-Japan military alliance in the region. Japan has refrained from nuclear weapons development because the Japanese people's conviction that Hiroshima must not be repeated. It is not because of the nuclear umbrella. So how do we extend this feeling. Japan has created a number of tools to help. Article 9 of the constitution declares that Japan will not go to war. It also has the three non-nuclear principles and laws against the export of arms. No first use is a very important first step towards disarmament. It is time for civil society and government to inject ideas to advance the real nuclear disarmament policy. Dozens of Japanese NGOs have formed networks to influence the Australia-Japan commission. The Hibakusha organisation are trying to make the world understand why this is so necessary. We must think hard about what is the replacement of the nuclear hegemony. Increased conventional weapons is not a sustainable way to do this. 30,000 people came together in Japan to attend the Article 9 convention to abolish war. Kawasaki Akira899nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_KawasakiAkira_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:26:55 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteTowards an arc of disarmament: the Australia-Japan connection and post-nuclear security Speaker: Tessa Morris-Suzuki Professor of Japanese History, Australian National University. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. It is important to look at the images of Hiroshima to remind ourselves that this is what nuclear weapons are for, this is what they do.Tessa Morris-Suzuki873nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_TessaMorris-Suzuki_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:20:35 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteNew developments in Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones Speaker: Michael Hamel-Green Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development, Victoria University. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Nuclear weapon free zones are the unsung hero of nuclear disarmament. They are legally binding treaties that have been established by regional groups of countries. Rolf Ekéus was a pioneer of the Nordic nuclear free zone. All the Latin-American countries have signed up to South American nuclear free zone and the members of the Security Council have signed legally binding agreements not to use nuclear weapons against those countries. This is the first example of them limiting their sovereignty in this area. The idea is that nuclear weapons free zones will spread until the countries possessing nuclear weapons are like islands in quarantine. The majority of countries (120 countries) have signed on nuclear-weapon free zones. Everything south of the 60th parallel is covered by Antarctic treaty. Latin American treaty in 1967. In 1985, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands established a zone. 1995-96: Africa and the South East Asian states signed up. Most recently, the Central Asian zone has been established. The nuclear weapon free countries are a significant force within the United Nations seeking to extend nuclear weapon free zones. Regional nuclear weapon free zones do not remove the threat of nuclear weapons. Only a nuclear weapons convention can do that. But they do reduce, in a geographical sense, the areas where nuclear weapons are part of security arrangements. They serve as practical and symbolic ways to limit the role of nuclear weapons in security arrangements. Now we need to extend them.Michael Hamel-Green737nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_MichaelHamel-Green_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:05 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteWhy are nuclear weapons so persistent? Speaker: Patrick Morgan Tierney Chair, Peace & Conflict Studies, University of California, Irvine Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Maybe someday we will outgrow nuclear weapons. But that doesn't seem to be the case. Nuclear weapons persist because of broad security reasons; psychological; political; military and foreign policy reasons. These categories overlap. 20th Century politics is dominated by unsatisfactory outcomes from WWI WWII and the cold war. Russia and China were left out of the discussions after these conflicts. Efforts to do this failed for multiple different reasons. The end of the cold war resulted in a rise of the West. Many countries find that very threatening. And it is hard to do anything about that. India-Pakistan: no progress in that conflict. This has resulted in proliferation. Same in the Middle East. Some of the pressures to develop and keep nuclear weapons relates to States perception of themselves in regional and global affairs. There is a stature behind having nuclear weapons. It is difficult to figure out how to deal with this. The political dimension: there is no really strong domestic political consensus that we must make sacrifices to get rid of them. It is not a central concern for national public opinion. There is no consensus in the nuclear weapons states bureaucracies or the political elites. Military: The military attitude is that nuclear deterrence works. It does something and that something is good. We cannot demonstrate that it doesn't work. Unfortunately, it takes something like a nuclear war to get consensus that it doesn't work. People will just say, “Nuclear weapons prevented WWIII and it is still preventing WWIII.” The problem is that the burden of history supports them. Foreign policy: There has not been a solid consensus among states and elites about how to deal with nuclear proliferation. For too many governments, too often when proliferation happens, there is something more important. For example, China won't force North Korea to get rid of their weapons because of concerns about sovereignty.Patrick Morgan873nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_PatrickMorgan_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:48:25 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteChallenging the myth that we need nuclear weapons Speaker: Marianne Hanson Reader in International Relations, University of Queensland Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. The possession of nuclear weapons does not make a state secure. A human tendancy towards inertia. It is easier to do nothing than to take real steps to make change. A sense of complancy. The inertia is supported by views and a mindset, a perception that these weapons have a utility. Five main reasons are put forward for five reason: to deter war; to continue nuclear deterrence; to deter against chemical or biological (and terrorist) attack; because we may not know what threats will appear in the future; and because someone might cheat. Nuclear weapons might have prevented war during the cold war. But there are a range of economic and political reasons that the major powers would not go to war now. Deterrence might provide some continuing utility. If we eliminate nuclear weapons, then there is no need for deterrence of nuclear weapons. The possession of nuclear weapons does not make a state secure. It is no guarantee against terrorist attack, for example. Keeping these weapons to respond to an attack is pointless. They are no use against terrorist cells. Nuclear weapons will not help against non-traditional security issues such as global hunger, economic crises, environmental issues or piracy. Conventional means would be used to respond to breakout and cheating. Nuclear weapons would not be political feasible.Marianne Hanson653nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_MarianneHanson_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:43:56 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteNew climate science and the urgency of zero Speaker: Tilman Ruff Australian NGO advisor - International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. The very nature of nuclear materials argues for universal and consistent approaches. Plutonium has a half-life of 24,400 years. The research on radiation is showing worse and worse results. Low dose radiation is just as harmful as short-term high doses. Radiation from nuclear power plants shows that the incidence of leukaemia in children is more than double for children under five within 5 miles of a nuclear power plant. Fifty years after nuclear testing, veterans who witnessed those tests have a three-fold higher rate of chromosomal mismatch. Radiation released from nuclear accidents at reactors could have devastating consequences. If an accident released 4% of the core material in China, it would result in 8 million people being affected above the safe dose for thyroid cancer. If you are in the terrorist business, you could potentially achieve the same sort of devastation (as a nuclear bomb) by targeting a nuclear facility. 100 Hiroshima-sized weapons targeted on cities would result in nuclear winter for at least a decade. This would result in a dramatic decline in rainfall and a shortening of the growing season for a month or more plus substantial losses of ozone. This would likely result in a billion people starving to death around the globe.Tilman Ruff854nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_TilmanRuff_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:31 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteThe challenge of getting to zero: The role of the Australia-Japan International Commission in Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Keynote Speaker: Professor Gareth Evans Co-chair, International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Disarmament requires a broad constituency, including Russia and the USA. In the short term, the immediate priority is obviously next year's NPT review conference, and the Commission is going to come up with a very sharply defined package of priority measures that we believe should be agreed at that conference. One is obviously a set of measures to strengthen the NPT regime itself, particularly the compliance verification enforcement side of it, and the IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, is the relevant institution. We also want the NPT conference next year to come up with a rearticulation of an action plan for disarmament. Not just focusing on the non-proliferation side, but on the disarmament side to try to get everyone signed up to a set of propositions about what should happen in the way forward, rather similar to the famous 13 Practical Steps of 2000, which were a big step forward in getting the weapons states in particular to recognize their responsibilities. It is crucial to get some real momentum sustained in the US/Russia bilateral disarmament talks, which are going on this year, and for which the atmosphere looks good. They are still only going to reduce the number of strategically deployed weapons down to 1500 at best, which will still leave the total number of warheads existing in the US arsenal well over 8000, so we have got some distance to go with equivalent numbers on the Russian side. It is crucial that we begin in that same context, at least to prepare the ground for multilateral disarmament phase, bringing in the other key players, China, and France, and the UK, as well as India, Pakistan, and Israel. And that is going to be a labor of Hercules. It is going to take a long time, but we have got to prepare the ground for that with studies and dialogue. We also need to, in the short term, really make some progress on the issue of nuclear doctrine. The question of what the role of nuclear weapons are. Barack Obama has foreshadowed this in his Prague speech as one of the big things that has to happen. The world has to change its psychology to de-legitimize them and get to a stage where they're much, much reduced in their degree of acceptance as core to countries' security planning. And what we hope is that in the context of the present posture review - which is due for completion early next year - is that the US, apart from addressing a lot of other very specific things about the operation of its nuclear forces, will in fact take the step, at the very least, of signing up to a proposition that the "sole purpose" of nuclear weapons so long as they exist on the planet is to deter the use by others. If the US does lead the way in that respect, this will be extremely important in generating the kind of momentum that we need. This has very direct and immediate resonance for the debate about extended deterrence: Japan, Australia, other US allies. This is an issue the Commission is wrestling with. It's quite sensitive because there is still quite a bit of sentiment that nuclear weapons, so long as they exist, should be kept available to deal with non-nuclear threats as well as nuclear ones. That's all the short-term. The medium-term is really where the disarmament action has to really gain momentum and what we're arguing for is a world - by 2025 - where we haven't got to zero; we don't think that will be realizable in that time frame - but we will at least have reached what we are going to, I think, call the "minimization" point. Very, very low numbers of nuclear weapons compared to those that exist at the moment, widespread acceptance of a doctrine of sole purpose that I just describe or, better still, a doctrine of no first use which is a sharper version of sole purpose and actual deployments of those weapons which are wholly consistent with that doctrine and certainly launch readiness in a state as wholly consistent with it. Then the longer term - post 2025 - the task there is to move to the final evolution: to move from the minimum point to the actual zero.Gareth Evans1299nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_GarethEvans_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:18 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteThe present moment in the task of abolishing nuclear weapons. Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Rolf Ekéus Chair, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Nuclear weapons are becoming increasingly ineffective as a deterrence. Ambassador Rolf Ekéus addresses some of the issues related to abolishing nuclear weapons. He starts from the point that nuclear weapons are tools for destruction. However, there is no rational argument for their use and their use violates the laws of war. The Nuclear Weapons Non-proliferation Treaty embodies a contradiction – nuclear weapons states believe that they are helpful to security while non-nuclear weapons states believe that they are harmful to security. Nuclear weapon states keep their weapons for deterrence reasons. However, you must demonstrate that you are technically, politically and psychologically ready to use the weapons or they will not deter. Moreover, some actors are not able to be deterred. The retention of nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly hazardous and their usefulness as a deterrence is becoming increasingly ineffective. However, extended deterrence brings in questions of alliances. Alliances can be a means of preventing proliferation. Germany and Japan appear to have been convinced not to give up their non-proliferation stance because they sit under the United States of America’s nuclear umbrella. If the United States eliminates its weapons, the consequences for its allies would need to be considered in the related security constellations. The United States holds an overwhelming lead in conventional weapons deployment. If all parties were to eliminate their nuclear weapons, the relative power of the United States would increase. This would make America’s allies more secure, although Russia might want to retain some nuclear weapons to balance out America’s conventional power. In 1996 the Canberra Commission concluded that, as long as nuclear weapons exist, they sooner or later will be used.Rolf Ekéus1338nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_RolfEkeus_itunesu.mp4 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:40 +1100Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum hosted by the Nautilus InstituteOpening remarks: Statement by Japanese for Peace Kandori Shizuka Japanese for Peace. Who will stop nuclear next use? A public forum on nuclear disarmament organised by the Australia-Japan Civil Society Cooperation for Nuclear Disarmament, Nautilus Institute. Kandori Shizuka talks about her inspiration to join Japanese for Peace, her experience in teaching students in Australia about Hiroshima and Nagasaki and her own understanding of the events of World War II.Kandori Shizuka433nuclear, disarmament, global, peace, conflict, politics, nonproliferation, weapons, deterrence, civil, society http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/NuclearDisarmamentForum_KandoriShizuka_itunesu.mp4 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:09 +1100Clare Burton Lecture 2009 - Marian Baird on paid maternity leave in AustraliaWhy has it taken so long for women in Australia to achieve paid maternity leave – and what happens next? This lecture analyses changes in Australia’s attitudes to working women by examining maternity leave policies from 1979, when the first unpaid maternity leave decision of the Industrial Relations Commission was made, to the government’s announcement of a national system of paid parental leave on Mother’s Day in 2009. From 1 Jan 2010, working parents will also have the right to request an additional 12 months of unpaid parental leave and the right to request flexible working arrangements. These are significant, even revolutionary, policy changes in Australia. What will be the implications of these changes, for employers and for working parents, particularly women? The Speaker: Marian Baird is Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney and Director of the Women and Work Research Group. Her research has focussed on the impact of regulatory and policy environments on women’s working lives and conditions. Based on her research, Marian has most recently been a key advocate of paid maternity leave in Australia. She has also published on the impact of regulation on low paid women and the changes to Australia’s industrial relations regime. The Lecture: This is the eleventh Clare Burton Memorial Lecture. The lectures commemorate Dr Clare Burton, who passed away suddenly in August 1998. Clare was a leading researcher, public sector administrator, academic, consultant, and writer on employment equity.Marian Baird3707RMIT, University, memorial, lecture, maternity, work, conditions, employment, equity http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/ClareBurtonLecture2009_MarianBaird_rmit_itunesu.mp3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:09 +1100Clare Burton Lecture 2009 - Marian Baird on paid maternity leave in AustraliaWhy has it taken so long for women in Australia to achieve paid maternity leave – and what happens next? This lecture analyses changes in Australia’s attitudes to working women by examining maternity leave policies from 1979, when the first unpaid maternity leave decision of the Industrial Relations Commission was made, to the government’s announcement of a national system of paid parental leave on Mother’s Day in 2009. From 1 Jan 2010, working parents will also have the right to request an additional 12 months of unpaid parental leave and the right to request flexible working arrangements. These are significant, even revolutionary, policy changes in Australia. What will be the implications of these changes, for employers and for working parents, particularly women? The Speaker: Marian Baird is Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney and Director of the Women and Work Research Group. Her research has focussed on the impact of regulatory and policy environments on women’s working lives and conditions. Based on her research, Marian has most recently been a key advocate of paid maternity leave in Australia. She has also published on the impact of regulation on low paid women and the changes to Australia’s industrial relations regime. The Lecture: This is the eleventh Clare Burton Memorial Lecture. The lectures commemorate Dr Clare Burton, who passed away suddenly in August 1998. Clare was a leading researcher, public sector administrator, academic, consultant, and writer on employment equity. Marian Baird0RMIT, University, memorial, lecture, maternity, work, conditions, employment, equity http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/ClareBurtonLecture2009_Slides_rmit_itunesu.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:31:57 +1100Graduate School of Business Alumni Event - Ryszard (Ryk) Bliszczyk - QuestionsGraduate School of Business lecturer Ryszard (Ryk) Bliszczyk questions and answers in response to his presentation to RMIT alumni about the global financial crisis.Ryk Bliszczyk956RMIT, business, alumni, global, financial, crisis, mbaalumni, cobalumni http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITGradSchoolBusiness_Bliszczyk_Q_A_GlobalFinancialCrisis_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:25:37 +1100Graduate School of Business Alumni Event - Ryszard (Ryk) BliszczykGraduate School of Business lecturer Ryszard (Ryk) Bliszczyk delivered a presentation to RMIT alumni about the global financial crisis.Ryk Bliszczyk3912RMIT, business, alumni, leadership, global, financial, crisis, mbaalumni, cobalumni http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITGradSchoolBusiness_Bliszczyk_GlobalFinancialCrisis_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:38:44 +1100Graduate School of Business Alumni Events - Nikki CalcraftNikki Calcraft, (MBA Executive, 2007), General Manager, Event Studios Australia Pty Ltd talks about her experience in Events Management.Nikki Calcraft2371RMIT, business, alumni, events, management, mbaalumni, cobalumni http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITGradSchoolBusiness_Nikki_Calcraft_itunesu.mov Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:02:00 +1100Graduate School of Business Alumni Events - John McMorrow on Total Leadership'Total Leadership for the 21st Century' presented by John McMorrow, Director of Leadership Management Australasia. John McMorrow explains the model for Total Leadership and how it can change the way people and organisations interact and function.RMIT University3666RMIT, business, alumni, events, leadership, mbaalumni, cobalumni http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITGradSchoolBusiness_JohnMcMorrow_TotalLeadership_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:37:27 +1000Interview with psychoanalyst and philosopher Adam PhillipsThis interview with psychoanalyst and philosopher Adam Phillips, co-author of ‘On Kindness’, was filmed in London July 2009 with Stephen Feneley as part of the exhibition Shelter: On Kindness, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne.Adam Phillips351RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, art, exhibition, philosophy, psychology, shelter, architecture http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITGallery_ShelterOnKindness_AdamPhillips.mp4 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:37:27 +1000Interview with psychoanalyst and philosopher Adam PhillipsThis interview with psychoanalyst and philosopher Adam Phillips, co-author of ‘On Kindness’, was filmed in London July 2009 with Stephen Feneley as part of the exhibition Shelter: On Kindness, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne.Adam Phillips1050RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, art, exhibition, philosophy, psychology, shelter, architecture http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITGallery_ShelterOnKindness_AdamPhillips_Extended.mp4 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:32:13 +1000Lars Breuer and Sebastian Freytag discuss their collaborations as Konsortium.Modernism, Post-modernism, avant-garde or mainstream - younger artists aren't bothered with categories or charging art with ideology, according to German writer Sebastian Preuss. This is true of Konsortium, a group of artists from Düsseldorf who are making an iconic break from Modernism. In Schwarz, they bring their work to RMIT Gallery for the first time. Konsortium are Lars Breuer, Sebastian Freytag, and Guido Munch.Lars Breuer, Sebastian Freytag3328RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, art, Düsseldorf, German, installation, exhibition http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITArtistTalk_Konsortium_Schwarz_itunesu.mp3 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:15:19 +1000Lecture: ‘Becoming Fashionable: Hacktivism and Engaged Fashion Design’Otto von Busch is a haute couture heretic, fashion renegade and DIY-demagogue exploring ways to hack the operating system of fashion. His received his PhD in fashion design from Göteborg University (Sweden). He explores with hands-on projects, how participatory practices can render fashion inclusive, yet still exclusive. To realize this he draws on the practice and tactics of hacking, fan fiction, liberation theology and development practice with which he forges an alliance. They all share an approach that can inspire to liberate the mythical energy in fashion – hacking the flows of the operating system, but keeping the power on. Otto von Busch3511fashion, design, innovation, hacking, network http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Fashion_Haktivism_vonBusch_rmit_itunesu_0.mp3 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:46 +1000A lecture on fashion as a positive force for change towards sustainability.Dr Kate Fletcher has been exploring fashion as a positive force for change towards sustainability for the last fifteen years. She has helped develop the concept of ‘slow fashion’ and has championed innovative design-led approaches to developing sustainable fashion products and services with clients including high street retailers, small design-led companies and nonprofit organizations. Kate finished a PhD in 1999 at Chelsea College of Art and Design, investigating sustainable design opportunities in the UK Textile Industry, before working at Goldsmiths, University of London and now as Reader In Sustainable Fashion at London College of Fashion. She is the author of the widely acclaimed book, Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys.Dr Kate Fletcher2844fashion, textiles, sustainable, design, innovation, industry http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Fashion_Sustainability_Fletcher_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:50:24 +1000Phred Petersen, Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication, RMIT UniversityBlastwaves and malaria-infected blood cells are just some of the amazing images shown at the exhibition - stretch your mind and your perceptions to look into micro worlds. Curated and managed by the Australian Museum, this exhibition at RMIT Gallery showcased the best twenty-five entries in the annual Eureka Prize for Science Photography, sponsored by New Scientist. The Prize is awarded for a single photograph that most effectively communicates an aspect of science, and is a significant component of the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, Australia’s premier science awards. The winners of the 2008 Prize were Phred Petersen (first); Steven Morton (second), Katrina Putker (third).Phred Petersen2320RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, museum, science, photography, award http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITArtistTalk_EurekaSciencePhotog_part2_0.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:28:48 +1000Dr John Long, Head of Sciences, Museum of VictoriaBlastwaves and malaria-infected blood cells are just some of the amazing images shown at the exhibition - stretch your mind and your perceptions to look into micro worlds. Curated and managed by the Australian Museum, this exhibition at RMIT Gallery showcased the best twenty-five entries in the annual Eureka Prize for Science Photography, sponsored by New Scientist. The Prize is awarded for a single photograph that most effectively communicates an aspect of science, and is a significant component of the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, Australia’s premier science awards. The winners of the 2008 Prize were Phred Petersen (first); Steven Morton (second), Katrina Putker (third).Dr John Long1738RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, museum, science, photography, award http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITArtistTalk_EurekaSciencePhotog_part1.mp3 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:35:28 +1000Contemporary Chinese Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian speaks at RMIT Gallery.Contemporary Chinese Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian explores the nuances between cultures with playfulness and wit. ‘The substance of my bones determines that I will always be Chinese.’ This major solo exhibition of Chinese-Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian was first shown at RMIT Gallery.RMIT University1524RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, art, Chinese, Australian http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITArtistTalk_LiuXiaoXian_part3.mp3 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:29:37 +1000Contemporary Chinese Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian speaks at RMIT Gallery.Contemporary Chinese Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian explores the nuances between cultures with playfulness and wit. ‘The substance of my bones determines that I will always be Chinese.’ This major solo exhibition of Chinese-Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian was first shown at RMIT Gallery.RMIT University278RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, art, Chinese, Australian http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITArtistTalk_LiuXiaoXian_part2.mp3 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:35:52 +1000Contemporary Chinese Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian speaks at RMIT Gallery.Contemporary Chinese Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian explores the nuances between cultures with playfulness and wit. ‘The substance of my bones determines that I will always be Chinese.’ This major solo exhibition of Chinese-Australian artist Liu Xiao Xian was first shown at RMIT Gallery.Liu Xiao Xian494RMIT, Gallery, Melbourne, art, Chinese, Australian http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/RMITArtistTalk_LiuXiaoXian_part1.mp3 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:16:04 +1000Étienne Mineur, graphic designer, Incandescence Étienne Mineur, graduate of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, speaks to Design Victoria (www.designvic.com). In 2000, Mineur, a graphic designer, established Incandescence, developing websites for Issey Miyake as well as design interfaces for companies such as Nokia and Orange. More recently, he has been developing a website for Chanel. Part 4 of 4.Design Victoria, Étienne Mineur606architecture, graphic, design, industry, practice http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DesignVictoriaInterviews_Etienne_Mineur4_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:13:13 +1000Étienne Mineur, graphic designer, IncandescenceÉtienne Mineur, graduate of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, speaks to Design Victoria (www.designvic.com). In 2000, Mineur, a graphic designer, established Incandescence, developing websites for Issey Miyake as well as design interfaces for companies such as Nokia and Orange. More recently, he has been developing a website for Chanel. Part 3 of 4.Design Victoria, Étienne Mineur 548architecture, graphic, design, industry, practice http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DesignVictoriaInterviews_Etienne_Mineur3_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:07:37 +1000Étienne Mineur, graphic designer, IncandescenceÉtienne Mineur, graduate of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, speaks to Design Victoria (www.designvic.com). In 2000, Mineur, a graphic designer, established Incandescence, developing websites for Issey Miyake as well as design interfaces for companies such as Nokia and Orange. More recently, he has been developing a website for Chanel. Part 2 of 4.Design Victoria, Étienne Mineur 606architecture, graphic, design, industry, practice http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DesignVictoriaInterviews_Etienne_Mineur2_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:50:00 +1000Étienne Mineur, graphic designer, IncandescenceÉtienne Mineur, graduate of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, speaks to Design Victoria (www.designvic.com). In 2000, Mineur, a graphic designer, established Incandescence, developing websites for Issey Miyake as well as design interfaces for companies such as Nokia and Orange. More recently, he has been developing a website for Chanel. Part 1 of 4.Design Victoria, Étienne Mineur606architecture, graphic, design, industry, practice http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DesignVictoriaInterviews_Etienne_Mineur1_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:35:33 +1000LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) projects - Beijing Aquatic CentreChris Bosse - Partner and Director, LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) - discusses the Beijing Aquatic Centre, built for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and other LAVA projects. Interview by Design Victoria, based at RMIT.Design Victoria519architecture, design, industry, practice, Beijing, Olympics http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DesignVictoriaInterviews_Chris_Bosse_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:38:43 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer439global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part9_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:36:23 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer532global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part8_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:24:46 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer615global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part7_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:21:17 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer501global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part6_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:22:25 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer534global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part5_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:21:00 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer497global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part4_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:09:59 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer498global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part3_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:41:08 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer564global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part2_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:29:00 +1000Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, Prof. JuergensmeyerThe topic of the Tom Nairn Lecture 2009 is ‘Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State’ and is presented by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer from the University of California.Professor Mark Juergensmeyer563global, international, religion, politics, conflict http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/Global_Rebellion_part1_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:53:26 +1100Bob Isherwood talks about his career and perspective on industry directions.A talk given by Bob Isherwood, Worldwide Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi and RMIT alumnus.Bob Isherwood605design, advertising, creative http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/AdvertisingTalks_Isherwood_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:04:16 +1100George Pappas, Chair of the Committee for Melbourne, on the value of designAn interview with George Pappas, Chairman of the Committee for Melbourne about the value of design.Design Victoria, George Pappas242Victoria, design, industry, practice http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DesignVictoriaInterviews_Pappas_rmit_itunesu.mp4 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:02:39 +1100Professor Chris Ryan on design and the environmentProf. Chris Ryan - Co-Director, Australian Centre for science, Innovation and Society; Director of the Victorian Eco- Innovation Lab. Interview by Design Victoria, based at RMIT.Design Victoria, Prof. Chris Ryan564Victoria, design, industry, practice, environment, climate, change http://itunesu.its.rmit.edu.au/sites/default/files/itunesmedia/DesignVictoriaInterviews_Ryan_rmit_itunesu.mp4