DEFENCE MEDIA ALERT
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 6265 6946
MSPA 215/09
Wednesday, 15 July 2008
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY AT RUSSELL OFFICES
WHAT:
A media photo and vision opportunity at a defence-related scholarship
presentation by the United Services Institute (USI) of the ACT to a
Canberra university student.
WHERE:
Russell Offices R-1 Ground Floor Theatrette, Canberra
WHEN:
5.00 pm this evening. Media should arrive no later than 4.50pm
Defence security passes are not required.
WHO:
Mr James Bunce, PhD student at the Strategic & Defence Studies
Centre (SDSC), Australian National University, will be presented with
his 2009 Leo Francis Mahony Memorial Scholarship by Deputy
President of the United Services Institute (USI)of the ACT, Mr John
McFarlane, in the presence of ANU Chancellor, Professor Kim
Beazley and the Head of SDSC, Professor Hugh White.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Mr Bunce is the 5th recipient of the USI of ACT’s annual scholarship program, started
in 2004, awarded to PhD candidates undertaking relevant national security and
defence studies.
This award ceremony will precede a public lecture by Dr Mark Thomson, Director,
Budget and Management Program, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), on
“Promises and Secrets: Defence Funding and the 2009 White Paper”. Media are also
welcome to attend this presentation. It will conclude at around 6.15 pm.
The USI of the ACT is a non-profit defence-affiliated association managed by
volunteers. It supports the Department of Defence by promoting informed debate on,
and improving public awareness and understanding of, national security and defence.
It achieves these aims primarily by hosting regular presentations in Canberra by
prominent and learned speakers on national security and defence and posting the
content of these presentations on the RUSI website at www.rusiaust.org as permanent
references.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Secretary, USI of the ACT, Mr Bob Howe
6266 2167, 0410 482 407
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