5 ? 6 June 2015, Australian National University, Canberra: "As rapid political, economic and social change in Myanmar continues, the next Myanmar (Burma) Update conference at the Australian National University will occur on Friday, 5 June, and Saturday, 6 June, 2015, ahead of the general elections anticipated for later in the year. Hosted by the Department of Political and Social Change, in the School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, the conference has as the theme ?Making Sense of Conflict”..."...Paper Proposals: "The Myanmar (Burma) Update conference conveners invite paper proposals from interested academics, analysts, researchers, and professionals for presentation in one of six sessions: (1) Borderland conflicts and peace negotiations; (2) Communal violence; (3) Resource-based disputes; (4) Contentious politics; (5) Cultural and historical dimensions of conflict; and, (6) a Burmese-language panel, for which proposals can be submitted in Burmese on any one of the preceding themes, following the same format as for English-language papers. The organisers are particularly interested to receive proposals that explore the nuances and intersections between different types of conflict and efforts to resolve them..."...Student Travel Grants...About the Update Series...For further information please contact the convenors: Dr Nick Cheesman, Research Fellow, Department of Political and Social Change, ANU, [email protected], (+612) 6125 0181 Dr Nicholas Farrelly, Research Fellow, School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, ANU, [email protected] (+612) 6125 8220