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2015 USI of the ACT Past Events 26 November 2015: We celebrated another successful year, and farewelled our long-serving Assistant Secretary Mrs Denise Thompson. Thanks Denise!
Photos: Gai Brodtmann/ Zed Seselja/USI of ACT You can download a copy of Ms Brodtmann's presentation by clicking here 21 October 2015 Mr Bruce Armstrong, CEO Aspen Medical spoke on: Civil Military Operations - West Africa Ebola Response
23 September 2015 we had a most successful USI of ACT Annual Dinner with distinguished guest speaker, MAJGEN Duncan Lewis AO, DSC, CSC (Retd).
You can see photos in City News - click this link 16 September 2015, ANU Visiting Professor Clive Williams MG spoke in R1-Theatrette on: North Korea – A First Hand Perspective Clive spoke on impressions gained from a visit this year to the DPRK. The visit involved flying into Pyongyang, spending several days in Pyongyang - including Army Day, travelling by road to Kaesong and the DMZ in the south, taking the train north from Pyongyang to Sinuiju and travelling east by road, then crossing the border into China at Dandong and travelling along the Yalu River where the Chinese army crossed into Korea in 1950. (RUSI Photo: President Mike Crane and Professor Williams)
Treasurer David Wade, Secretary Jeremy Stredwick and President Mike Crane 27 August 2015: Mr Peter Howman, Managing Director of Defence Housing Australia, spoke on "Defence Housing Australia - Future Direction". 6 August 2015: Mr Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, spoke on "Immigration and Border Protection: The National Security Dimension". (Photo: DIBP) 22 July 2015: Acting Assistant Commissioner Mark Buckhorn APM, Commander Mark Harrison MBE and Dr Simon Walsh spoke on "Policing in a War Zone: the MH17 Recovery Operation in Eastern Ukraine". 2 July 2015: Mr Neil James, Executive Director of the Australian Defence Association, spoke on "The political processes underlying defence decision-making". (Photo: ADA) 17 June: His Excellency Mr Enrique Viguera, Ambassador of Spain, spoke on "The bi-lateral Defence industrial relationship between Spain and Australia". (Photo: Embassy of Spain) 4 June: Our Patron, Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery AC AO (Mil) CVO MC (Retd), spoke on "Global food and water security - Australia's opportunity to contribute positively". (Photo: Government House) 20 May: Prof Andrew Blakers, ANU, spoke on "Alternative Energy Sources for the ADF". (Photo:ANU) 15 April: Brigadier Phil Winter AM CSC spoke on "Centenary of Anzac Program and Highlights". 18 March: Air Chief Marshal Binskin AC, Chief of Defence Force, spoke on "A view from the Top". 5 March - Adjunct Professor Clive Williams MG spoke on: The Threat from Islamic State (Photo: ANU) 19 February: Mr Neil Greet & Professor Ken Baldwin spoke on "Future Energy Security of Australia".
(Photos: Neil Greet & Ken Baldwin) 5 February: Mr Arthur Heather, AMSA, spoke on "The National SAR Organisation and some insights on MH370" (Photo: AMSA) |
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Defence generously provides facilities for our office, meetings and monthly events, and sponsors the ACT Blamey Oration | Thales generously supports our Annual Member's Dinner. Thales in Australia is part of a leading international electronics and systems group serving the defence, aerospace and space, security, and transport markets in Australia and throughout the world. | PwC generously supports our speaker program and networking events. PwC is one of Australia's leading professional services firms, bringing the power of its global network of firms to help Australian businesses, not-for-profit organisations and governments assess their performance and improve the way they work. |
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Email: support@rusi.org.au Mail address: Membership and Treasurer enquiries: Tel: 0410 496 721 Email: TreasurerUSIACT@gmail.com ABN: 69 739 962 119 | ![]() L3 generously supports the ACT Blamey Oration. L3 develops advanced defence technologies and commercial solutions in pilot training, aviation security, night vision and EO/IR. | Home Affairs generously supports the Blamey Oration. |