AIYA Links: 11 November

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In the news

• Veteran corro John McBeth reports on ‘gloom’ in Indonesia over a Trump presidency.
• PT Danareksa’s chief economist looks at what the Trump economic agenda means for Indonesia.
• Shares of companies linked to Trump developments blipped upwards on the Jakarta stock exchange Wednesday.

At the AIYA Blog

• Our own Julia Winterflood has a great wrap up of the recent Ubud Writers & Readers Festival.
• Katrina Steedman reflects on learning the spirit of gotong royong amidst hardship during ACICIS.

Events & opportunities

• Perth, 14-15 November: AIYA members can access discount tickets to the AIBC conference. Discounted delegate passes for AIYA members can be secured by emailing executiveofficer@aibc.com.au and expressing interest.
• Perth, 12-13 November: get down to the Indonesia Fair at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
• Nominations for the Australia Indonesia Awards close on 15 November 2016.
• Sydney, 15 November: The Sydney Southeast Asia Centre hosts standup comic Sakdiyah Ma’ruf for a free public event, The Virtues of Self-Censorship: Islam, Comedy and the (Punch) Line.
• Perth, 17 November: The US Asia Centre hosts former Foreign Minister Stephen Smith to address what a Trump Presidency means for Australia-Indonesia relations.
• Sydney, 19 November: enjoy an end of year Sate Sizzle with AIYA NSW.
• Brisbance, 30 November:  sign up for the AIBC Queensland Christmas Networking Function.