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05WELLINGTON717
2005-09-18 23:50:00
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Embassy Wellington
Cable title:
NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 12 WELLINGTON 000717
SIPDIS
FOR ECA/PE/VFE-MCAIN
INFO EAP/PD-LHIGH, AGRIMES; EAP/ANP-TRAMSEY; ECA/PE/VRF-
TBLATT, JHATHAWAY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
SUBJECT: NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
FOR VICE CHANCELLOR DR.STUART MCCUTCHEON (AND DELEGATION) OF
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 12 WELLINGTON 000717
SIPDIS
FOR ECA/PE/VFE-MCAIN
INFO EAP/PD-LHIGH, AGRIMES; EAP/ANP-TRAMSEY; ECA/PE/VRF-
TBLATT, JHATHAWAY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
SUBJECT: NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
FOR VICE CHANCELLOR DR.STUART MCCUTCHEON (AND DELEGATION) OF
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1. POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO
ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH
LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND
FUNDING AGENCIES.
2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVICE FOR THE
ITINERARY BASED ON VISIORS RECOMMENDATIONS AND TIME/DISTANCE
REALITIES. WE ALSO REQUEST ADVICE ON ACCOMMODATIONS BOOKINGS
AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL BOOKINGS.
3. VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON HEADS NEW ZEALAND'S
LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. THIS REQUEST RESULTS FROM
DISCUSSIONS WITH AMERICAN CONSUL-GENERAL SIRIA LOPEZ IN
AUCKLAND, (FORMER DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FOR EAP)
PETER KOVACH, AND PAO ROY GLOVER.
4. PROGRAM DATES REQUESTED.
THE DELEGATION HAS 10 DAYS IN THE UNITED STATES BEGINNING 13
NOVEMBER 2005. THE PROGRAM REQUESTED (PENDING ADVICE FROM
PROGRAMMERS ON THE BEST ITINERARY) IS INITIALLY LISTED AS:
MON 14 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
TUE 15 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
WED 16 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
THU 17 NOV EAST COAST PROGRAM DAY
FRI 18 NOV EAST COAST PROGRAM DAY
SAT 19 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
SUN 20 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
MON 21 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
TUE 22 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
WED 23 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
THU 24 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
5. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): THE
FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT, WHICH ENABLES
: AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE :
EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE.
EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB
VERSION: 3.0.7
POST-EMAIL: BENGER@STATE.GOV
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS WELLINGTON
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 4005
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA
START NOMINATION:
ECA-OFFICE: E/VFA
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 127
ECA-PROJ-NO:
PROJ-NAME: AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:
A 7 DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY DR STUART MCCUTCHEON AND A DELEGATION OF
FOUR SENIOR STAFF TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEADING
AMERICAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS.
END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TOGETHER
PROG-TYPE: VOLUNTARY VISITOR
FY: 2005
DEPART-POST: 11/13/2005
SESSION-DATE: 11/14/2005
RETURN-POST: 11/25/2005
NO-OF-PART: 5
RANK-ORDER: 1
START MEMO POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVESITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - UNIVERSITAS
21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM UNIVERSITIES (US
MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW),THE INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE
DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE
EXISTING NETWORKS. POST CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE
FROM INTRODUCING KEY UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER
NETWORK OF US EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:
POST RECOMMENDATIONS CONCUR WITH VISITORS. THE GROUP IS IN
THE US FOR A 10-DAY PERIOD AND REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM THE
OFFICE OF VOLUNTARY VISITORS TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND
APPOINTMENTS WITH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR CONNECTION
WITH. POST REQUESTS 7 PROGRAM DAYS - SEE BELOW.
STARTING IN WASHINGTON DC, PLEASE SUGGEST A PROGRAM THAT
TAKES IN VISITS TO THE FOLLOWING.
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
INSTITUTIONS:
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE
WEST COAST
STANFORD
US BERKLEY
UC DAVIS
UCLA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE
PLEASE NOTIFY NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY OF THE VISIT.
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAJOR SCIENCE-FUNDING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS?
END MEMO POST-RCMD:
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1029
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: ITT
PROG-TYPE-ID: 30
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 4005
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: P
SUBJ-DISC: UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
START BIO:
PREFIX: DR.
F-NAME: STUART
M-NAME: NORMAN
L-NAME: MCCUTCHEON
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 12/10/1954
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
START MEMO POSITION:
VICE CHANCELLOR, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
2000 - 2004 VICE CHANCELLOR, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
1999-2000 DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR MASSEY UNIVERSITY, NEW
ZEALAND
1994-1999 ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH) MASSEY
UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
2005 SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - ALUMNI MEETINGS.
2004 NEW YORK ALUMNI MEETINGS AND VARIOUS CONFERENCES AND
ACADEMICS MEETINGS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
1982-84 CORNELL UNIVERSITY POST DOCTORAL FELLOW.
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
PHD ANIMAL SCIENCE MASSEY UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (1ST CLASS HONORS) MASSEY
UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
CHAIR, NEW ZEALAND VICE CHANCELLOR'S COMMITTEE
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
MEETING AS PER VISITORS REQUESTS/RECOMMENDATIONS. IF
PROGRAMMERS CAN SUGGEST OTHER MEETINGS THAT ALSO MEET THE
VISITORS OBJECTIVES POST WOULD APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION
TO DISCUSS WITH VISITORS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC');
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS,
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY;
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES,
FOUNDATIONS, ETC;
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES;
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS;
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND.
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS:
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
INSTITUTIONS: EAST COAST
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
WEST COAST
STANFORD
US BERKLEY
UC DAVIS
UCLA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
JUSTIFICATION: THIS VISIT WAS ENCOURAGED AS A RESULT OF
DISCUSSIONS HAD BETWEEN VICE CHANCELLOR MCCUTCHEON, CONSUL-
GENERAL SIRIA LOPEZ, (FORMER EAP DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY) PETER KOVACH, AND PAO ROY GLOVER.
STUART MCCUTCHEON, THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
AUCKLAND, IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY
AND IS THE MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY STAFF. HE
LEADS THE UNIVERSITY BY ESTABLISHING OVERALL DIRECTION AND
PROVIDING ADVICE TO COUNCIL (THE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING
BODY) OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THESE DIRECTIONS, THE
EFFICIENCY OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AND THE SUITABILITY OF
REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS.
THE VICE CHANCELLOR AND HIS GROUP WILL BE IN THE US FOR A 10-
DAY PERIOD AND REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF
VOLUNTARY VISITORS TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
WITH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR CONNECTION WITH. POST
REQUESTS 7 PROGRAM DAYS, UNFUNDED, MEETINGS ONLY. HOTEL
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAM DAYS. LIAISON/ADVICE
REGARDING DOMESTIC AIRLINE BOOKINGS IS ALSO REQUESTED ONCE
AN ITINERARY IS AVAILABLE.
REQUIREMENTS: A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM IN
WASHINGTON, DC, AND EAST COAST CITIES AND ONE WEST COAST
CITY.
ARRIVAL DATE SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER
MON 14 NOVEMBER WASHINGTON, DC, PROGRAM DAY
TUES 15 ASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
WED 16 ASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
THURS 17 AST COAST PROGRAM DAY
FRIDAY 18 AST COAST PROGRAM DAY
SAT 19 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
SUN 20 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
MON 21 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
TUE 22 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
WED 23 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
THUR 24 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: OPEN MARKETS
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: YES
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 180
PERSON-ID: 167
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: NZ
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: NZ
RES-CNTRY-ID: NZ
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: THOMAS
M-NAME: HEINRICH
L-NAME: BARNES
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 06/24/1953
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: BILLINGBOROUGH
BIRTH-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
CITIZ-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
RES-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
START MEMO POSITION:
DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR ( RESEARCH) UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
1991 - 2001 LECTURER, SENIOR LECTURER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
1987 - 1991 SENIOR SCIENTIST OPTICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY AIST TSUKUBA, JAPAN
1981 - 1987 RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND SECTION LEADER PHYSICS
AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY DSIR LOWER HUTT.
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
1973/1975 PRIVATE TRAVEL DETROIT
1995 NYSC BUFFALO
1999 OPTICS CONFERENCE SAN FRANCISCO
02 HAWAII
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
2004/03 01 AUSTRALIA
03 UK AND EUROPE
02 HONOLULU CANADA UK
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
PHD PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY, UK
MSC PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY UK
BSC PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY UK
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
SOCIETY OF PHOTO INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS
ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
M.E.K.WILLIAMS, A.R.D. SOMERVELL, D.C.L. CHEUNG, Y.ZHANG,
T.G. HASKELL AND T.H. BARNES "LOW COST SEGMENTED MIRRORS FOR
ABERRATION CORRECTION IN SMALL APERTURE SYSTEMS", OPTICS AND
LASERS IN ENGINEERING 42 (2) 253-265 (2004)
A.R.D. SOMERVELL, M. WILLIAMS, T.H. BARNES "DIRECT
MEASUREMENT OF FRINGE AMPLITUDE AND PHASE USING A HETERODYNE
INTERFEROMETER OPERATING IN BROADBAND LIGHT' OPT. COMM. VOL
229 1-6 PP59-64 (2004)
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC');
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS,
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY;
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES,
FOUNDATIONS, ETC;
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES;
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS;
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND.
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
AUCKLAND, PROFESSOR TOM BARNES PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND
VISION IN ACHIEVING THE UNIVERSITY'S STRATEGIC GOALS, IN
RELATION TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION POLICY ACROSS THE
UNIVERSITY. SPECIFICALLY:
- RESEARCH RELATED PLANNING AND POLICY, INCLUDING QUALITY
ASSURANCE IN RESEARCH AND RESEARCH EDUCATION
- MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION OF MAJOR CHANGES IN
GOVERNMENT RESEARCH POLICY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES
IN RESPONSE TO SUCH POLICY CHANGES
- DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE GROWTH IN REVENUE TO
SUPPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITY
- COORDINATION OF UNIVERSITY BUDGET
- DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ALLIANCES AND
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: YES
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 181
PERSON-ID: 168
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: UK
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: UK
RES-CNTRY-ID: UK
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: CHRISTOPHER
M-NAME: CHARLES
L-NAME: TREMEWAN
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 06/08/1951
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
START MEMO POSITION:
PRO VICE CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
SENIOR CONSULTANT, ASIA PACIFIC POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
HONG KONG 1994-95
SENIOR ASSOCIATE MEMBER ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE OXFORD
UNIVERSITY 1991-92
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, CC- ASIA, SINGAPORE 1981 - 1986
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
ON UNIVERSITY OR ACADEMIC BUSINESS.
MAY 2004 NYC WASHINGTON DC BALTIMORE FOR NAFSA CONFERENCE
2003 VISITING FELLOW NY VA DC
2001 HARVARD
2000 SEATTLE.
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
BOARF OF EDUCATION NEW ZEALAND
MEMBER. INTERNATIONAL POLICY OF THE NEW ZEALAND VICE
CHANCELLORS COMMITTEE
FORMER DIRECTOR OF NZ ASIA INSTITUTE.
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN SINGAPORE (1994,
1996) NEW YORK LONDON: ST MARTIN'S PRESS, MACMILLAN.
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVESITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
TO GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF THE US-NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
RELATIONSHIPS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDING
BODIES
TO LEARN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF KEY
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS:
INSTITUTIONS:
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
AS PRO VICE CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) DR CHRISTOPHER
TREMEWAN IS A PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND HAS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIVERSITY-WIDE LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT AND
COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING POLICY
FORMULATION AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE PRO VICE
CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) ALSO OVERLOOKS THE OVERALL
MANAGEMENT OF 'AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL' WHICH IS RESPONSIBLY
FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT, STUDENT
MOBILITY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: NO
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 183
PERSON-ID: 170
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: NZ
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: NZ
RES-CNTRY-ID: NZ
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: JOHN
M-NAME: STUART
L-NAME: TAYLOR
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 11/10/1941
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
START MEMO POSITION:
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
PRINCIPAL, KINGS COLLEGE AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND 1988 - 2002
PRINCIPAL RATHKEAL COLLEGE MASTERTON NEW ZEALAND 1979 - 1988
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
PERSONAL TRAVEL AND ACADEMIC BUSINESS.
1984
1993 ( INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM)
1995
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
67- 69 EUROPE JAPAN MOSCOW ISRAEL SINGAPORE
1984 UK
1986/87/89/92/96/98/01/02 AUSTRALIA
1990 THAILAND
1991 THAILAND SINGAPORE MALAYSIA, TAIWAN HONG KONG
1993 US FRANCE
1995 UK
1999 HONG KONG CHINA THAILAND 2000 UK CANADA TURKEY FRANCE
2002UK FRANCE SAMOA TONGA
2003 UK
2004 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA CHINA KOREA UK
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
MA VICTORIA UNIVERSITY WELLINGTON. TEACHERS CERTIFICATE
CHRISTCHURCH TEACHERS COLLEGE.
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
THE EDUCATION FORUM
THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE
THE NEW ZEALAND EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC');
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS,
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY;
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES,
FOUNDATIONS, ETC;
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES;
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS;
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND.
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS:
INSTITUTIONS:
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER PAO
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
AS THE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS FOR AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY JOHN TAYLOR OVERSEES THE MAINTENANCE AND
DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY AND OTHER LEADING UNIVERSITIES.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: NO
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 184
PERSON-ID: 171
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: NZ
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: NZ
RES-CNTRY-ID: NZ
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: ERICK
M-NAME: PER EMANUEL
L-NAME: LITHANDER
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 05/31/1974
MAR-STAT: S
BIRTH-CITY: LERUM
BIRTH-CNTRY: SWEDEN
CITIZ-CNTRY: SWEDEN
RES-CNTRY: SWEDEN
START MEMO POSITION:
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS POLICY ADVISOR, UNIVERSITY OF
AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
MANAGING EDITOR, REVIEWS FOR WALDEN PUBLISHING UK JAN 2001 -
DEC 2001
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
BSC LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS UK
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: SWEDISH
OTHER-LANG-ID: SY
READ: 5
SPEAK: 5
COMP: 5
END OTHER-LANGS:
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: SPANISH
OTHER-LANG-ID: QB
READ: 5
SPEAK: 5
COMP: 5
END OTHER-LANGS:
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
TO GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, THE
US - NZ HIGHER EDUCATION RELATIONSHIP AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
FURTHER COLLABORATION ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH.
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDING
BODIES
TO LEARN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF KEY
RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
AS PER VICE CHANCELLOR
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GOVER PAO
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
ERICK LITHANDER IS THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS POLICY
ADVISOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND WITH RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STRATEGY, MANAGING KEY RELATIONSHIPS
WITH OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS AND BI-LATERAL PARTNERSHIPS.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: YES
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 185
PERSON-ID: 172
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: SW
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: SW
RES-CNTRY-ID: SW
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
END NOMINATION:
END FIXED-FORMAT TEXT:
6. POST THANKS THE OFFICE OF VOLUNTARY VISITORS FOR ADVICE
ON AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS VOLUNTARY VISITOR REQUEST.
THANKS AND REGARDS, BURNETT
SIPDIS
FOR ECA/PE/VFE-MCAIN
INFO EAP/PD-LHIGH, AGRIMES; EAP/ANP-TRAMSEY; ECA/PE/VRF-
TBLATT, JHATHAWAY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
SUBJECT: NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
FOR VICE CHANCELLOR DR.STUART MCCUTCHEON (AND DELEGATION) OF
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1. POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO
ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH
LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND
FUNDING AGENCIES.
2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVICE FOR THE
ITINERARY BASED ON VISIORS RECOMMENDATIONS AND TIME/DISTANCE
REALITIES. WE ALSO REQUEST ADVICE ON ACCOMMODATIONS BOOKINGS
AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL BOOKINGS.
3. VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON HEADS NEW ZEALAND'S
LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. THIS REQUEST RESULTS FROM
DISCUSSIONS WITH AMERICAN CONSUL-GENERAL SIRIA LOPEZ IN
AUCKLAND, (FORMER DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FOR EAP)
PETER KOVACH, AND PAO ROY GLOVER.
4. PROGRAM DATES REQUESTED.
THE DELEGATION HAS 10 DAYS IN THE UNITED STATES BEGINNING 13
NOVEMBER 2005. THE PROGRAM REQUESTED (PENDING ADVICE FROM
PROGRAMMERS ON THE BEST ITINERARY) IS INITIALLY LISTED AS:
MON 14 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
TUE 15 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
WED 16 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
THU 17 NOV EAST COAST PROGRAM DAY
FRI 18 NOV EAST COAST PROGRAM DAY
SAT 19 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
SUN 20 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
MON 21 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
TUE 22 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
WED 23 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
THU 24 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
5. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): THE
FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT, WHICH ENABLES
: AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE :
EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE.
EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB
VERSION: 3.0.7
POST-EMAIL: BENGER@STATE.GOV
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS WELLINGTON
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 4005
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA
START NOMINATION:
ECA-OFFICE: E/VFA
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 127
ECA-PROJ-NO:
PROJ-NAME: AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:
A 7 DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY DR STUART MCCUTCHEON AND A DELEGATION OF
FOUR SENIOR STAFF TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEADING
AMERICAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS.
END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TOGETHER
PROG-TYPE: VOLUNTARY VISITOR
FY: 2005
DEPART-POST: 11/13/2005
SESSION-DATE: 11/14/2005
RETURN-POST: 11/25/2005
NO-OF-PART: 5
RANK-ORDER: 1
START MEMO POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVESITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - UNIVERSITAS
21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM UNIVERSITIES (US
MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW),THE INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE
DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE
EXISTING NETWORKS. POST CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE
FROM INTRODUCING KEY UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER
NETWORK OF US EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:
POST RECOMMENDATIONS CONCUR WITH VISITORS. THE GROUP IS IN
THE US FOR A 10-DAY PERIOD AND REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM THE
OFFICE OF VOLUNTARY VISITORS TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND
APPOINTMENTS WITH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR CONNECTION
WITH. POST REQUESTS 7 PROGRAM DAYS - SEE BELOW.
STARTING IN WASHINGTON DC, PLEASE SUGGEST A PROGRAM THAT
TAKES IN VISITS TO THE FOLLOWING.
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
INSTITUTIONS:
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE
WEST COAST
STANFORD
US BERKLEY
UC DAVIS
UCLA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE
PLEASE NOTIFY NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY OF THE VISIT.
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAJOR SCIENCE-FUNDING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS?
END MEMO POST-RCMD:
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1029
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: ITT
PROG-TYPE-ID: 30
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 4005
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: P
SUBJ-DISC: UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
START BIO:
PREFIX: DR.
F-NAME: STUART
M-NAME: NORMAN
L-NAME: MCCUTCHEON
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 12/10/1954
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
START MEMO POSITION:
VICE CHANCELLOR, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
2000 - 2004 VICE CHANCELLOR, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
1999-2000 DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR MASSEY UNIVERSITY, NEW
ZEALAND
1994-1999 ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH) MASSEY
UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
2005 SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - ALUMNI MEETINGS.
2004 NEW YORK ALUMNI MEETINGS AND VARIOUS CONFERENCES AND
ACADEMICS MEETINGS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
1982-84 CORNELL UNIVERSITY POST DOCTORAL FELLOW.
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
PHD ANIMAL SCIENCE MASSEY UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (1ST CLASS HONORS) MASSEY
UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
CHAIR, NEW ZEALAND VICE CHANCELLOR'S COMMITTEE
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
MEETING AS PER VISITORS REQUESTS/RECOMMENDATIONS. IF
PROGRAMMERS CAN SUGGEST OTHER MEETINGS THAT ALSO MEET THE
VISITORS OBJECTIVES POST WOULD APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION
TO DISCUSS WITH VISITORS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC');
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS,
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY;
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES,
FOUNDATIONS, ETC;
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES;
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS;
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND.
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS:
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
INSTITUTIONS: EAST COAST
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
WEST COAST
STANFORD
US BERKLEY
UC DAVIS
UCLA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
JUSTIFICATION: THIS VISIT WAS ENCOURAGED AS A RESULT OF
DISCUSSIONS HAD BETWEEN VICE CHANCELLOR MCCUTCHEON, CONSUL-
GENERAL SIRIA LOPEZ, (FORMER EAP DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY) PETER KOVACH, AND PAO ROY GLOVER.
STUART MCCUTCHEON, THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
AUCKLAND, IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY
AND IS THE MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY STAFF. HE
LEADS THE UNIVERSITY BY ESTABLISHING OVERALL DIRECTION AND
PROVIDING ADVICE TO COUNCIL (THE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING
BODY) OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THESE DIRECTIONS, THE
EFFICIENCY OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AND THE SUITABILITY OF
REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS.
THE VICE CHANCELLOR AND HIS GROUP WILL BE IN THE US FOR A 10-
DAY PERIOD AND REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF
VOLUNTARY VISITORS TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
WITH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR CONNECTION WITH. POST
REQUESTS 7 PROGRAM DAYS, UNFUNDED, MEETINGS ONLY. HOTEL
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAM DAYS. LIAISON/ADVICE
REGARDING DOMESTIC AIRLINE BOOKINGS IS ALSO REQUESTED ONCE
AN ITINERARY IS AVAILABLE.
REQUIREMENTS: A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM IN
WASHINGTON, DC, AND EAST COAST CITIES AND ONE WEST COAST
CITY.
ARRIVAL DATE SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER
MON 14 NOVEMBER WASHINGTON, DC, PROGRAM DAY
TUES 15 ASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
WED 16 ASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY
THURS 17 AST COAST PROGRAM DAY
FRIDAY 18 AST COAST PROGRAM DAY
SAT 19 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
SUN 20 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
MON 21 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
TUE 22 OWN ARRANGEMENTS
WED 23 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
THUR 24 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: OPEN MARKETS
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: YES
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 180
PERSON-ID: 167
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: NZ
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: NZ
RES-CNTRY-ID: NZ
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: THOMAS
M-NAME: HEINRICH
L-NAME: BARNES
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 06/24/1953
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: BILLINGBOROUGH
BIRTH-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
CITIZ-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
RES-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
START MEMO POSITION:
DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR ( RESEARCH) UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
1991 - 2001 LECTURER, SENIOR LECTURER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
1987 - 1991 SENIOR SCIENTIST OPTICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY AIST TSUKUBA, JAPAN
1981 - 1987 RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND SECTION LEADER PHYSICS
AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY DSIR LOWER HUTT.
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
1973/1975 PRIVATE TRAVEL DETROIT
1995 NYSC BUFFALO
1999 OPTICS CONFERENCE SAN FRANCISCO
02 HAWAII
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
2004/03 01 AUSTRALIA
03 UK AND EUROPE
02 HONOLULU CANADA UK
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
PHD PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY, UK
MSC PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY UK
BSC PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY UK
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
SOCIETY OF PHOTO INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS
ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
M.E.K.WILLIAMS, A.R.D. SOMERVELL, D.C.L. CHEUNG, Y.ZHANG,
T.G. HASKELL AND T.H. BARNES "LOW COST SEGMENTED MIRRORS FOR
ABERRATION CORRECTION IN SMALL APERTURE SYSTEMS", OPTICS AND
LASERS IN ENGINEERING 42 (2) 253-265 (2004)
A.R.D. SOMERVELL, M. WILLIAMS, T.H. BARNES "DIRECT
MEASUREMENT OF FRINGE AMPLITUDE AND PHASE USING A HETERODYNE
INTERFEROMETER OPERATING IN BROADBAND LIGHT' OPT. COMM. VOL
229 1-6 PP59-64 (2004)
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC');
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS,
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY;
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES,
FOUNDATIONS, ETC;
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES;
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS;
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND.
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
AUCKLAND, PROFESSOR TOM BARNES PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND
VISION IN ACHIEVING THE UNIVERSITY'S STRATEGIC GOALS, IN
RELATION TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION POLICY ACROSS THE
UNIVERSITY. SPECIFICALLY:
- RESEARCH RELATED PLANNING AND POLICY, INCLUDING QUALITY
ASSURANCE IN RESEARCH AND RESEARCH EDUCATION
- MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION OF MAJOR CHANGES IN
GOVERNMENT RESEARCH POLICY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES
IN RESPONSE TO SUCH POLICY CHANGES
- DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE GROWTH IN REVENUE TO
SUPPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITY
- COORDINATION OF UNIVERSITY BUDGET
- DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ALLIANCES AND
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: YES
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 181
PERSON-ID: 168
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: UK
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: UK
RES-CNTRY-ID: UK
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: CHRISTOPHER
M-NAME: CHARLES
L-NAME: TREMEWAN
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 06/08/1951
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
START MEMO POSITION:
PRO VICE CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
SENIOR CONSULTANT, ASIA PACIFIC POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
HONG KONG 1994-95
SENIOR ASSOCIATE MEMBER ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE OXFORD
UNIVERSITY 1991-92
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, CC- ASIA, SINGAPORE 1981 - 1986
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
ON UNIVERSITY OR ACADEMIC BUSINESS.
MAY 2004 NYC WASHINGTON DC BALTIMORE FOR NAFSA CONFERENCE
2003 VISITING FELLOW NY VA DC
2001 HARVARD
2000 SEATTLE.
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
BOARF OF EDUCATION NEW ZEALAND
MEMBER. INTERNATIONAL POLICY OF THE NEW ZEALAND VICE
CHANCELLORS COMMITTEE
FORMER DIRECTOR OF NZ ASIA INSTITUTE.
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN SINGAPORE (1994,
1996) NEW YORK LONDON: ST MARTIN'S PRESS, MACMILLAN.
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVESITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
TO GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF THE US-NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
RELATIONSHIPS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDING
BODIES
TO LEARN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF KEY
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS:
INSTITUTIONS:
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
AS PRO VICE CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) DR CHRISTOPHER
TREMEWAN IS A PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND HAS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIVERSITY-WIDE LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT AND
COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING POLICY
FORMULATION AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE PRO VICE
CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) ALSO OVERLOOKS THE OVERALL
MANAGEMENT OF 'AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL' WHICH IS RESPONSIBLY
FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT, STUDENT
MOBILITY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: NO
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 183
PERSON-ID: 170
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: NZ
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: NZ
RES-CNTRY-ID: NZ
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: JOHN
M-NAME: STUART
L-NAME: TAYLOR
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 11/10/1941
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND
START MEMO POSITION:
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
PRINCIPAL, KINGS COLLEGE AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND 1988 - 2002
PRINCIPAL RATHKEAL COLLEGE MASTERTON NEW ZEALAND 1979 - 1988
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
PERSONAL TRAVEL AND ACADEMIC BUSINESS.
1984
1993 ( INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM)
1995
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
67- 69 EUROPE JAPAN MOSCOW ISRAEL SINGAPORE
1984 UK
1986/87/89/92/96/98/01/02 AUSTRALIA
1990 THAILAND
1991 THAILAND SINGAPORE MALAYSIA, TAIWAN HONG KONG
1993 US FRANCE
1995 UK
1999 HONG KONG CHINA THAILAND 2000 UK CANADA TURKEY FRANCE
2002UK FRANCE SAMOA TONGA
2003 UK
2004 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA CHINA KOREA UK
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
MA VICTORIA UNIVERSITY WELLINGTON. TEACHERS CERTIFICATE
CHRISTCHURCH TEACHERS COLLEGE.
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
THE EDUCATION FORUM
THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE
THE NEW ZEALAND EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC');
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS,
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY;
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES,
FOUNDATIONS, ETC;
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES;
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS;
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND.
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS:
INSTITUTIONS:
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH),LEXINGTON, MA
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/)
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF
MATERIALS (PRISM),PRINCETON, NJ
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML)
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/)
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H
TML)
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/)
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/)
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW,
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/)
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER PAO
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
AS THE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS FOR AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY JOHN TAYLOR OVERSEES THE MAINTENANCE AND
DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN AUCKLAND
UNIVERSITY AND OTHER LEADING UNIVERSITIES.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: NO
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 184
PERSON-ID: 171
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: NZ
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: NZ
RES-CNTRY-ID: NZ
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
START BIO:
PREFIX:
F-NAME: ERICK
M-NAME: PER EMANUEL
L-NAME: LITHANDER
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: YES
GENDER: M
DOB: 05/31/1974
MAR-STAT: S
BIRTH-CITY: LERUM
BIRTH-CNTRY: SWEDEN
CITIZ-CNTRY: SWEDEN
RES-CNTRY: SWEDEN
START MEMO POSITION:
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS POLICY ADVISOR, UNIVERSITY OF
AUCKLAND
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
MANAGING EDITOR, REVIEWS FOR WALDEN PUBLISHING UK JAN 2001 -
DEC 2001
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
BSC LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS UK
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: SWEDISH
OTHER-LANG-ID: SY
READ: 5
SPEAK: 5
COMP: 5
END OTHER-LANGS:
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: SPANISH
OTHER-LANG-ID: QB
READ: 5
SPEAK: 5
COMP: 5
END OTHER-LANGS:
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY;
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH;
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS -
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW). THE
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS. POST
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
TO GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, THE
US - NZ HIGHER EDUCATION RELATIONSHIP AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
FURTHER COLLABORATION ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH.
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS IN
RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDING
BODIES
TO LEARN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF KEY
RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
AS PER VICE CHANCELLOR
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GOVER PAO
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
ERICK LITHANDER IS THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS POLICY
ADVISOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND WITH RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STRATEGY, MANAGING KEY RELATIONSHIPS
WITH OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS AND BI-LATERAL PARTNERSHIPS.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF:
SPEAKER?: NO
NOTIFY-EMB: YES
MEDIA?: NO
HOME-STAY: NO
HOME-HOSP?: NO
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 185
PERSON-ID: 172
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: SW
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: SW
RES-CNTRY-ID: SW
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 4005
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
END BIO:
END NOMINATION:
END FIXED-FORMAT TEXT:
6. POST THANKS THE OFFICE OF VOLUNTARY VISITORS FOR ADVICE
ON AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS VOLUNTARY VISITOR REQUEST.
THANKS AND REGARDS, BURNETT