We are very pleased to announce that the 2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium and Business Showcase has been set for 3 to 6 November 2008, at the Alice Springs Convention Centre.

Desert Knowledge Australia and the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre have been joined by a new partner, the Desert Peoples Centre, in hosting the 2008 Symposium and Business Showcase.

Currently under construction at the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs, the Desert Peoples Centre is a tertiary and vocational training education facility for Aboriginal students from across desert Australia. Their partnership involvement in hosting the 2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium and Business Showcase is sure to add great value to the program.

We will be joining with a group of sponsoring organisations to build upon the great success of the two previous Desert Knowledge Symposia.

Be sure to mark the 2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium and Business Showcase dates in your diary. Be part of this rare opportunity to hear about how business innovators, researchers and educators from Australia and overseas are working in partnership with communities, industry and governments to develop a body of desert knowledge that will help sustain desert communities around the world.

2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium and Business Showcase will focus on six key themes:

• Making remote governance work
• Networking business and knowledge
• Learning for desert futures
• Capturing industry opportunities for desert people
• Seizing the desert environment opportunity
• Exporting desert knowledge