AIIA Masterclasses

The 2017 national conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students between the ages of 18 and 40. The 2017 masterclasses will be held on Sunday 15 October with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The masterclasses enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs. The overriding criterion for the selection of our Fellows is a very high level of distinction in and distinguished contribution to Australia’s international relations.

Four masterclass sessions will be available to choose from:

Defence and Security

• Richard Smith AO PSM, former Secretary of the Department of Defence and former Australian Ambassador to China and Indonesia
• Professor James Cotton FAIIA, Emeritus Professor, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy

Intelligence and Diplomacy

• David Irvine AO FAIIA, former Director-General, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), former Australian Ambassador to China and former High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea

• Geoffrey Miller AO FAIIA, former Australian Ambassador to Japan and South Korea, former High Commissioner to New Zealand and former Director-General of the Office of National Assessments

Diplomacy and Crisis

• Dr Sue Boyd FAIIA, former High Commissioner to Fiji and Bangladesh, Consul-General in Hong Kong and Ambassador to Vietnam

• John McCarthy AO FAIIA, former Ambassador to the US, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico and Thailand and High Commissioner to India

Australia and Asia

• Jenny McGregor AM FAIIA, Group CEO of Asialink at The University of Melbourne and founding Executive Director of the Asia Education Foundation
• Dr Alison Broinowski FAIIA, former Australian diplomat, author and research affiliate at ANU.

Masterclasses application process

To be eligible for this opportunity you must be 40 or under, and have registered for the AIIA National Conference.

To apply, please email the following to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than 10 September 2017:

• A personal statement, no longer than two pages, outlining your interest in international affairs with a heading listing your Masterclass topic preference (up to three preferences), name, location, gender and AIIA membership (if applicable); and
• A current CV or resumé including contact details.

To ensure your eligibility to participate in the Masterclasses register your ticket for the conference now before tickets sell out.

The AIIA 2017 National Conference is proudly presented in partnership with our sponsors:

• The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• The Economist
• The ANU Centre for European Studies
• The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU
• Asialink Business
• UNSW Canberra
• Australian Government New Colombo Plan
• Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

For more information visit: http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/resource/aiia-national-conference-2017/