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Book launch <strong>in</strong> ABS2080: Tania Lewis, Fran Mart<strong>in</strong> & Wann<strong>in</strong>g Sun, Telemodernities (Duke UP),<br />

launched by Graeme Turner<br />

Book launch <strong>in</strong> ABS2150: Ned Rossiter, Software, Infrastructure, Labor: A Media Theory of Logistical<br />

Nightmares (Routledge), launched by Orit Halpern<br />

1.30pm-3pm Parallel Sessions 8 See the schedule on page 4. See Parallel Session abstracts below.<br />

3pm-4.30pm Spotlight Sessions 2<br />

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ABS 1110 Data Cultures (Chair, Tony Bennett): Jean Burgess, Evelyn Ruppert, Rowan Wilken. See<br />

Invited Speaker abstracts below.<br />

ABS1040 Reconceptualis<strong>in</strong>g Security (Chair, Tess Lea): Gav<strong>in</strong> Smith, Alison Bashford, Kado Muir.<br />

See Invited Speaker abstracts below.<br />

ABS1130 Transform<strong>in</strong>g Christianities (Chair, Shanthi Robertson): Cecílía Mariz with Brenda<br />

Carranza, Crist<strong>in</strong>a Rocha, Marion Maddox. See Invited Speaker abstracts below.<br />

4.30pm-5.30pm<br />

Transit to Bondi<br />

Buses depart from Abercrombie St at 4.30pm. Your name-badge will be marked with a B <strong>in</strong> the Bondi<br />

Beach party circle to <strong>in</strong>dicate you not only paid for the additional party but also requested a seat on the<br />

bus to Bondi. Bondi Beach Pavilion is marked on the conference maps and buses, taxis and uber are all<br />

available if you did not book the bus but did pay for the party (no public buses go directly all the way to<br />

Bondi Beach so you will need to plan extra travel time).<br />

B<br />

7pm-8pm<br />

Bondi Beach Party<br />

Your name-badge will be marked with a green circle to <strong>in</strong>dicate you have paid for a ticket to the party at<br />

Bondi Beach Pavilion. This is the only event that required an extra payment. If you have paid for an<br />

additional accompany<strong>in</strong>g ticket there will be an extra ticket <strong>in</strong> your conference pack.<br />

Saturday, 17 <strong>December</strong><br />

8.30am-9am Registration (Foyer, Seymour Centre)<br />

9am-10.30am Keynote Lecture 3: Ghassan Hage, “Lenticularity: On the Entanglement of Realities” (York<br />

Theatre, Seymour Centre) – Chair, Elizabeth Pov<strong>in</strong>elli. See Invited Speaker abstracts below.<br />

10.30am-12pm Plenary Panel 2: Who Counts <strong>in</strong> the “Age of Humans”?: Elizabeth Pov<strong>in</strong>elli, Amita<br />

Baviskar, Steve K<strong>in</strong>nane (York Theatre, Seymour Centre) – Chair, Elspeth Probyn. See Invited Speaker<br />

abstracts below.<br />

12pm-1pm Transit to Abercrombie build<strong>in</strong>g and Lunch (floors 2 and 3)<br />

You may also collect your lunch and go to one of the follow<strong>in</strong>g book launches.<br />

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