Wednesday, 18 April 2012

CONF: CANADA, THE US AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC, Monday 25 June 2012

CANADA, THE US AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC, Monday 25 June 2012

SENATE HOUSE, LONDON

All welcome - registration and refreshments free. Please contact Dr Tony McCulloch for further details and to register.

If you would like to participate in the conference by making a short presentation on an aspect of Canada and the Asia-Pacific or on US-Canadian relations in the context of the Asia-Pacific please contact Tony McCulloch by 30 April at the latest.

Outline programme for the conference

10.30 am Registration and refreshments

11.00 am Welcome by Professor Iwan Morgan, Director of US and Canadian Studies, ISA: Theme of the conference - "Canada and the Asia-Pacific - Opportunities and Threats"

11.15 am Session 1 Keynote Address

Chair: Professor Iwan Morgan, ISA

His Excellency Gordon Campbell, Canadian High Commissioner in London, "Canada, China and the Asia-Pacific region"

12.30 pm Lunch

1.30pm Session 2 - Canada, the US and the Asia-Pacific - Past, Present and Future

Chair: Dr Tony McCulloch, Associate Fellow, ISA and Canterbury Christ Church University, "Viewpoints from academia, government and think tanks on Canada's international strategy - past, present and future - in relation to China and the Asia-Pacific, including the implications of Canadian policies in this region upon political and economic relationships with key allies such as the USA"

3.00 pm Refreshments

3.30pm Session 3 - Plenary session

Joseph Caron, former Canadian ambassador to China, Japan and India, "An overview of Canada's strategy in the Asia-Pacific with particular reference to key players in the region apart from China - such as India and Japan"

4.00pm - Panel discussion with Q and A reflecting on the key themes and overall conclusions of the conference

4.30pm - End of conference

It is anticipated that the proceedings of the conference will be published as part of a special issue of the London Journal of Canadian Studies.

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