Professor Adrian Vickers, Conference Convenor and Chair of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts

Pictured at the official opening of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia are (left to right) Official Secretary and Chief of Staff in the Office of the Governor of NSW, Mr Brian Davies; Head of the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communications in the Faculty of Arts, Professor Philip Kitley; Director of CAPSTRANS, Associate Professor Lenore Lyons; Conference Convenor from the School of History and Politics in the Faculty of Arts, Professor Adrian Vickers; ASAA President from The Australian National University, Dr Robert Cribb; Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir; Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Andrew Wells; Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Cr Alex Darling; Mrs Rita Curtin from the Wodi Wodi Elders Corporation and UOW Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton

Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir; Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Cr Alex Darling and UOW Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton

Director of CAPSTRANS, Associate Professor Lenore Lyons; Conference Convenor from the School of History and Politics in the Faculty of Arts, Professor Adrian Vickers; ASAA President from The Australian National University, Dr Robert Cribb; Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Andrew Wells; Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir; Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Cr Alex Darling and UOW Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton

Ni Madé Pujawati travelled to UOW from London to present the world premiere of Candrakirana, a Balinese dance performance

The official opening featured a Balinese gamelan performance by Sekaa Gong Tirta Sinar