Events at Caulfield - full listing

Rabbi Michael Melchior, a former member of the Israeli parliament and Honorary Chief Rabbi of Norway, will deliver a lecture: Religion as a Pathway to Peace. Rabbi Melchior is a keen advocate of interreligious dialogue and campaigns for the peaceful coexistence of Arabs and Jews in Israel.

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The new merchants of Prato: The rapid growth of Chinese entrepreneurship in Prato, Italy. Ms Anja Fladrich, PhD candidate, Monash Asia Institute.

Since the new millennium and as a corollary of China's stronger global integration, an increasing number of Chinese enterprises have been set up in Europe. Amongst these enterprises are Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and multinational companies (MNCs) that have been supported by the Chinese government and its "Going Out"-Strategy zouchuqu. Attracting less attention and thus less understood, however, are Chinese microenterprises and small-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have been set up by new Chinese migrants (xin yimin), many of who have especially migrated to Italy.

The Tuscan city of Prato constitutes one of the most concentrated Chinese communities in Europe, where more than 3,500 Chinese enterprises are evidence of Chinese migrants' entrepreneurial aptitude and pursuit of setting up their own business. Drawing upon Schumpeterian entrepreneurship and the concept of personal networks (guanxi), the author argues that the rapid growth of Chinese enterprises in Prato is fuelled by dormant entrepreneurship of Chinese migrants following a 'charted path' of employment in the firm of another Chinese, where they accumulate knowledge and equity.

The Conference asks:

What are positive psychology researchers examining and what are the practical implications of these findings?

How are practitioners using positive psychology, with whom and what are their experiences?

How can we best use this knowledge to enhance the well-being of individuals, groups, organisations and communities?

How can we advance the field of positive psychology - what next?

This is a unique opportunity for those with an interest in Positive Psychology and Well-being to interact with like-minded individuals.

This conference is suitable for researchers practitioners, consultants, students, teachers, managers, health professionals and coaches. The conference objectives are to showcase cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research and practice from both Australian and international perspectives.

The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation presents its inaugural Holocaust and Genocide Studies conference to explore the aftermath of the Holocaust as it was experienced in Australia and New Zealand by Holocaust survivors, their families and the Australian Jewish community.