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War 2.0:
Political Violence & New Media
7-8 October 2009

Symposium Program

7 October
9:15 - 9:30 Introduction
9:30 - 10:45 Keynote address by James Der Derian
From the Image of War to the War of Images
(Live webcast from Brown University)
10:45 - 11:15 Morning tea
11:15 - 12:45 Panel One: Traditional Voices
Responding to New Toys, New Challenges
Kate Geraghty, Sydney Morning Herald photographer
Prakash Mirchandani, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU
Bill Paterson, Ambassador for Counter-terrorism
Peter Mantello, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Brigadier Brian Dawson, Director General Public Affairs, ADF
12:45 - 1:45 Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 Keynote address by Eric Beecher, Crikey.com
The Changing Media Landscape
3:00 - 3:30 Afternoon tea
3:30 - 5:00 Panel Two: New Voices
New Media Empowering New Actors
Lisa Goldman, political blogger from Tel Aviv
Mark Andrejevic, University of Queensland
Matthew Hornsey, University of Queensland
Nicholas Farrelly, ANU
Mehran Mortezai, Iranian student and Twitterer
5:30 - 7:00 Reception
8 October
9:30 - 10:45 Keynote address by Paul McGeough, Sydney Morning Herald
A Correspondent's Journey
10:45 - 11:15 Morning tea
11:15 - 12:45 Panel Three: War 2.0 - What are We Facing?
How is New Media Shaping Conflict?
Sophie McNeill, SBS Dateline video journalist
Peter Leahy, University of Canberra
Seb Kaempf, University of Queensland
Julie Posetti, University of Canberra
Hugh White, ANU
12:45 - 1:45 Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 Concluding Plenary
Politics by Other Means?