Vernon Parker Dinner Oration
Guest Speaker
The Honourable Brendan Nelson
Director of the Australian War Memorial
Hotel Realm
National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
Tuesday 26 May 2015, 7.00PM
Changing Times – Lasting Values. The men and women who gave our nation its story
The world is changing. It will not be changed back. The scale and pace of the transformation in
our region and globally challenges us politically, diplomatically and economically.
Beyond the need for our leaders to articulate vision and oversee strategic planning, the nation in
the centenary of the Anzac landings and all that followed, needs more than ever to draw on the
rich repository of its history. For within it is who we were, who we are and the people we strive
to become.
Dr Nelson held the offices of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Minister for
Education, Science and Training. He was Minister for Defence when troops were deployed to
Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands. He oversaw major new investments in
Defence including the decision to purchase 24 FA-18F super hornets, three air warfare destroyers,
and two LHDs.
Dr Nelson served as Leader of the Opposition and as ambassador to the EU and NATO. He was
appointed Director of the AWM in December 2012.
When:
Drinks at 6.15pm, Dinner at 7pm on Tuesday 26 May 2015
Where: Hotel Realm, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
Cost:
Dress: Lounge Suit
Non-members: $75.00; ANI Members: $60.00; ADFA Undergraduates/Junior Sailors: $60.00
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Bookings for the Vernon Parker Oration and Dinner close at 4.00pm on Monday, 18 May
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VERNON PARKER DINNER ORATION – Tuesday 26 May 2015
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