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> H-ASIA
> December 2, 2011
>
> H-ASIA: December 12 Event - Maritime Energy Resources in Asia
> ******************************************************************
> From: "Tracy Timmons-Gray" <ttimmonsgray@nbr.org>
>
> Dear H-Asia members,
>
> The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Habibie Center invite
> you to join us for a discussion event on December 12 at the Hotel Nikko
> Jakarta about maritime security and energy resources in Asia.
>
> Event: Maritime Energy Resources in Asia: Opportunities for Joint
> Development
>
> Date: Monday, December 12, 2011
>
> Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:15p.m.
>
> Place: Hotel Nikko Jakarta, Diamond Room 1, Level One, Jl. MH. Thamrin 59,
> Jakarta 10350, Indonesia
>
> == ABOUT THE EVENT ==
>
> Long-standing disputes over maritime jurisdictional claims in the East
> China Sea, South China Sea, and Gulf of Thailand threaten the long-term
> stability and prosperity of states in East and Southeast Asia. Despite
> numerous multilateral efforts in recent decades and international legal
> regimes, such as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, tensions among
> claimant states and user states remain high. Resolution of these disputes
> has eluded the claimant states, given the complexity of the domestic
> political, historic, legal, economic, and strategic factors involved and
> the pressure to develop the estimated vast energy resources in the
> disputed areas.
>
> Recognizing the complexities of the disputes and the need for continued
> peace and stability in these strategic waterways, NBR embarked on a
> three-year initiative, sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
> Foundation's Asia Security Initiative, to explore the contours of the
> disputes and opportunities for cooperative development of the energy
> resources therein.
>
> Members of the project's research team, led by Dr. Clive Schofield,
> Director of Research and QEII Research Fellow at the Australian National
> Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), will present the
> findings of their research.
>
> == EVENT SPEAKERS ==
>
> Dr. Clive Schofield, Director of Research and QEII Research Fellow, ANCORS
>
> Prof. Dr. Ambassador Hasjim Djalal, Senior Advisor to Indonesia's Minister
> for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and Board of Experts at The Habibie
> Center
>
> Prof. Ian Townsend-Gault, Director of Southeast Asian Legal Studies at the
> Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, University of British
> Columbia
>
> Mr. I Made Andi Arsana, Australian Leadership Awards Scholar, ANCORS
>
> Ms. Tara Davenport, Centre for International Law, National University of
> Singapore
>
> Mr. Nick Owen, University of Cambridge
>
> == RSVP ==
>
> Space is limited and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
> Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 7. To reserve your spot, please contact
> Maya Thatcher at +62-(0)21-781-7211 or maya@habibiecenter.or.id.
>
> A buffet lunch will be provided at the event.
>
> == MORE INFORMATION ==
>
> About the Project: Maritime Energy Resources in Asia: Opportunities for
> Joint Development
> http://m.nbr.org/v8egwo
>
>
> About NBR ASI Initiatives: MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Initiative
> http://m.nbr.org/sTHJBK
>
>
> == QUESTIONS ==
>
> For further information about the project, please contact Tim Cook, Senior
> Project Director, NBR at tcook (at) nbr.org.
>
> == ORGANIZER ==
>
> The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
> research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening policy in
> the Asia-Pacific.
>
> == PARTNERING ORGANIZATION ==
>
> The Habibie Center, based in Jakarta, is an independent think-tank and
> non-profit organization dedicated to advancing modernization and
> democratization in Indonesia.
>
> == SPONSOR ==
>
> The MacArthur Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation that
> supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building
> a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.
>
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