Scholarship Award Ceremony At Russell Offices
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Government - Defence Press Release15th July 2009, 04:24pm - Views: 779
 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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