AFAA Chapter Events

 

Tasmania

A simply wonderful brunch was had by those Fulbright Alumni and friends that gathered at Maggy's house to celebrate the 4th of July. Arnold April, a Fulbright Senior Specialist currently in Tasmania, joined us for the festivities. Arn will be giving some public lectures during his time in Tassie - details for the lectures can be found here. Arnold is also a frequent blogger. His blog can be found at www.capeconsults.org/arnies-blog. It includes some very interesting musings on his experiences in Australia thus far.

 

ACT

 

On Thursday 17 May the Commission hosted more than 20 ACT Alumni, Scholars and friends for drinks at its offices in Deakin . It was an excellent chance for Commission staff, Scholars, Alumni and other stakeholders to get to know one another. It was also an important occaision for the ACT AFAA Chapter to meet and discuss the organisation of activities over the next 18 months. This will be a busy time for Canberra as it will be hosting the next gala Fulbright presentation dinner in what will be the city's 100th anniversary.

 

New South Wales

Our next Alumni event will be a get together over dinner at the Belgian Beer Café, 135 Harrington Street, The Rocks, Sydney on Thursday 31 May. Guests are most welcome to attend - RSVP to Nyrie Palmer, AFAA NSW State Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Tuesday 29 May. For venue details visit http://www.belgian-beer-cafe.com.au/index.htm.

This is hot on the heels of our recent Dim Sum Degustation at Marigold Restaurant in Sydney's China Town. The Dim Sum Degustation was a great hit, with amazing Cantonese Cuisine and interesting guests. Attendees included this year’s scholars from the US, a new awardee from Australia, a US Fulbright who has moved back to our sunny shores and a number of Fulbright regulars. Much fun was had by all.

Start brushing-up on your trivia as our next event after our dinner at the Belgian Beer Café will see us take on the regulars at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel!

 

South Australia

 

Our most recent event was the celebration and recognition of our latest SA Fulbright Scholars – Mr Adam Webster, Dr Stephanie Reuter Lange and Dr Richard Collins. This was hosted at the University of Adelaide on Tuesday 8th June 2012. It was also an opportunity to formally recognise and hear from our current US Scholars in residence, Ms Molly Gabbard and Prof Howard Schweber.

 

Victoria

 

On Thursday 26 April the Victorian Fulbright State Reception was held in honour of the 2012 Fulbright Scholars. The event was held at the University of Melbourne and was hosted by Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Following the reception the Victorian Chapter of the AFAA hosted an informal dinner which was attended by some 30 people, including current Australian and U.S. Scholars, Fulbright Commission board members and staff, Alumni and Friends of the Fulbright Program. We were also honoured to host Professor Howard Schweber, Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Political Science at Flinders University, at the dinner.

We have plans to host 2-3 informal Fulbright 'lounges' in the remaineder of the year, which will give Alumni the opportunity to meet for a drink, listen to a guest speaker from the Fulbright Alumni community (including recently returned Scholars) and join informal discussions over dinner. We also have plans to hold a formal Salon at the Consul General's residence. These events are planned for U.S. holidays and festivals such as Independence Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving. More information will be posted soon!