Conference Details
Time: Wednesday 8:30am – 5:00pm followed by a networking session. Thursday 9:15am – 4:00pm
Location: University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, Old Arts building – ENTER VIA GRATTAN STREET
Diasporas in Action Conference 2018 Program (.pdf) click here
Getting to the University of Melbourne (Parkville Campus)
The University of Melbourne's Parkville campus is only a few minutes from Melbourne CBD and has many public transport stops within walking distance. In order to use public transport, you will need to buy a myki card. There are 800+ myki retail outlets throughout Victoria, including all 7-Eleven stores and at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station.
The Public Transport Victoria (PTV) website has up-to-date information on how to travel to the Parkville campus on its university travel page (www.ptv.vic.gov.au/getting-around/university-travel).
The website features a printable brochure (https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/siteassets/PDFs/Campus-brochures/Public-transport-to-and-from-Melbourne-University-Parkville-Campus.pdf) with:
- train, tram and bus routes
- a map of the public transport stops around campus
- information on how to top up your myki travel card.
You can also enter your current location and travel destination into the Public Transport Victoria Journey Planner (www.ptv.vic.gov.au/journey#jpsearch%5Baction%5D=showPlanner) for personalised instructions for tram, train and bus connections for travelling to any University of Melbourne campus.
Please be advise that due to construction work, car access to Grattan street is limited. For more information please visit Metro Tunnel
Diasporas in Action Conference Concept Note (.pdf) – click here
Diasporas in Action Media Release July 2018 (.pdf) – click here
About the conference
After the success of the first Diasporas in Action conference in 2016, this new exciting symposium will bring together diaspora representatives, NGOs, academics, government, donors and others, to explore how diasporas contribute to peace, reconciliation, development and humanitarian efforts in multiple contexts such as their countries of origin, sites of displacement and third countries.
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Present a paper
The Diaspora Learning Network invites you to submit an expression of interest to present at the conference, aligned to the conference theme.
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Become a sponsor
There is growing interest around the world in the role and potential of diaspora communities in peace, development and humanitarian response. By sponsoring this conference, your organisation, university or company will be at the forefront of this exciting new field of research, policy and practice.