Dr Katharine Betts, (Sociology) Associate Professor, Sociology Discipline, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology Dr Katharine Betts teaches Sociology at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. Her research focusses on immigration, population policy, citizenship and nationalism. She is the author of The Great Divide: Immigration Politics in Australia, Duffy and Snellgrove, Sydney, 1999. Recent articles include studies of public opinion, the boat people and the 2001 Federal election, immigration and social cohesion, and immigration policy under the Howard Government. With Dr Robert Birrell (Monash), she is co-editor of the quarterly demographic journal, People and Place. The journal first appeared in March 1993; back issues and further information can be found at http://elecpress.monash.edu.au/pnp/. Dr Betts is currently working on a study of attachment to, and disengagement from, the nation state. Emeritus Professor Valerie A Brown, AO BSc DipAdultEd MEd PhD Visiting Fellow, School of Resources, Environment and Society and Centre for Resource and Environment Studies, jointly, Australian National University Professor Valerie Brown is Director of the Local Sustainability Project at the University of Western Sydney and the Australian National University. Her research explores the collaborative decision-making required for whole-of-community initiatives towards social and environmental sustainability. She has undertaken collaborative action research in national integrated social and environmental change programs involving local governments, indigenous communities, Landcare groups and regional monitoring, respectively. Currently, her research programs include integrated knowledge management in the local government sector, whole-of-community engagement in the Murray-Darling Basin, and synoptic solutions to complex issues related to the sustainability transition. Her 12 books (alone and with others) include Risks and Opportunities: Managing Environmental Conflict and Change (Earthscan 1995); Managing for Local Sustainability: Policy, problem-solving, practice and place (National Office of Local Government 1997) and Towards Whole of Community Engagement (Murray-Darling Basin Commission 2003) Dr Colin D Butler, BMed, MSc, PhD (Epidemiology) Research Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University For some years Colin Butler was a solo country doctor in an ageing, socially unequal, and under-populated region of Tasmania. However, his main research interest is the health, well-being and sustainability of populations in developing countries. To support this he co-founded an aid organisation called BODHI, in 1989 (http://www.ecotimecapsule.com/bodhi/). His interest in environmental issues dates to living off the grid in the 1970s and his concern for population-resource issues is from the mid 1980s, when he spent a year in the Third World while a medical student. In 2002 he completed a PhD at the ANU, exploring the idea that global inequality is a major cause of "environmental brinkmanship". While formally grounded in epidemiology, this thesis involved contact with several disciplines, especially economics, demography and ecology. When not writing and consuming fossil fuel en route to meetings, he continues to work for BODHI, gardens, and escapes to the bush. Emeritus Professor John C Caldwell, AO FASSA (Demography) Visiting Fellow, Demography and Sociology Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University Jack Caldwell obtained his PhD (Demography) at the Australian National University. He was head of the Department of Demography, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU 1970-1988; Associate Director, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU 1988-1993; University Fellow ANU 1994-1997; Visiting Fellow, NCEPH and Demography and Sociology Program, ANU 1998 - present. He is an Adjunct Professor, Harvard University. Since 1959, Jack Caldwell, often in collaboration with his wife, Pat Caldwell, has worked extensively in developing countries, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. He has directed major demographic research programs on The changing African family, Drought and desertification in sub-Saharan Africa, The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and Australian family formation. He has written reports for the New York Academy of Science and the United Nations on Desertification and Environmental Degradation in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. He was Foundation President of the Australian Population Association, 1980-82; Vice President, 1989-93 and President 1993-97 of the International Union of the Scientific Study of Population. Mr Ian Castles, FASSA (Statistics) Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Development Studies, The Australian National University Ian Castles has spent most of his career in the Australian Public Service, including as Secretary of the Department of Finance (1979-86) and Australian Statistician (1986-94). After his retirement from the public service, he was appointed Executive Director (1995-97) and subsequently Vice President (1998-2000) of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Mr. Castles is now a Visiting Fellow at the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University. In recent years he has criticised the standard of statistical reporting by several of the major international development institutions. His major research interest is to improve the relevance and comparability of official statistics at the global level. Mr Rawdon Dalrymple, AO, (Government and International Relations) Honorary Research Associate, Discipline of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Rawdon Dalrymple was born and educated in Sydney. He was Rhodes Scholar for NSW in 1952 and graduated from Oxford with first class honours in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He lectured in philosophy at Sydney University before joining the Department of External Affairs in 1957. He joined the Asian Development Bank in Manila in 1967 as Alternate Director, was then minister in the Australian embassy in Jakarta from 1969 to 1972, and ambassador to Israel from 1972 to 1975. Mr Dalrymple was appointed ambassador to Indonesia in 1981, the United States in 1985 and Japan in 1989. He retired from Foreign Affairs and Trade in 1994. From 1966 until 2002 he taught courses in international relations as a visiting professor in Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. He has published articles in journals in Australia, the United States, France and Canada and writes a monthly column in a leading Japanese newspaper. His book Continental Drift: Australia’s Search for a Regional Identity was published by Ashgate in March 2003. Dr Stephen Dovers, (Policy and Institutional Analysis) Senior Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, The Australian National University Steve Dovers is engaged in research, training and communication in the areas of policy and institutional dimensions of sustainability, environmental history, adaptive resource management, science-policy linkages, participatory policy design, and decision making in the face of uncertainty. Recent edited and co-edited books include Environmental history and policy (Oxford University Press, 2000), South Africa's environmental history (Ohio University Press, 2002), Strategic environmental assessment in Australasia (Federation Press, 2002), New dimensions in ecological economics (Edward Elgar, 2003), Managing Australia's environment (Federation Press, 2003) and Australia burning: fire ecology and policy (CSIRO, in press). The forthcoming book Institutional change for sustainable development (Edward Elgar, in press), co-authored with Robin Connor, reports on a recent major research project. Mr Richard Eckersley, (Multidisciplinary Analysis) Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University Richard Eckersley's work covers many aspects of progress and wellbeing and whether life is getting better or worse. Current and recent projects include: writing a book on this topic (in press); developing a national index of subjective wellbeing; and analysing the cultural correlates of wellbeing. He has convened conferences and edited and contributed to books on 'The social origins of health and wellbeing' (2001), 'Measuring progress: Is life getting better?' (1998) and 'Challenge to change: Australia in 2020' (1995). His former positions include: senior specialist, strategic analysis, CSIRO Resource Futures Program; ministerial consultant in two Commonwealth Government portfolios; principal issue analyst in the Office of the Chief Executive of CSIRO; senior analyst with the Australian Commission for the Future; head of the CSIRO Media Liaison Office; and science reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald. Mr Barney Foran, (Environmental Scientist) Barney Foran is an environmental scientist with research interests in ecology, agriculture, energy, trade, population and the future of Australia's 'physical economy'. He was the co-author of the 'Future Dilemmas' report for the Federal Government on future options for Australia's population, technology, resources and environment. Professor Stuart Hill, (Social Ecology) Foundation Chair, Social Ecology, School of Social Ecology and Lifelong Learning, University of Western Sydney Professor Stuart B. Hill is Foundation Chair of Social Ecology at the University of Western Sydney. Prior to 1996 he was at McGill University, in Montreal, where he was responsible for the zoology degree and where in 1974 he established Ecological Agriculture Projects, Canada’s leading resource centre for sustainable agriculture (www.eap.mcgill.ca). He has published over 300 papers and reports. His latest book (with Martin Mulligan) is Ecological Pioneers: A Social History of Australian Ecological Thought and Action, Cambridge UP, 2001.In Canada he was a member of over 30 regional, national and international boards and committees. He is currently on the editorial board of four refereed journals and represents professional environmental educators on the NSW Council on Environmental Education. He has worked in the West Indies, French West Africa, Indonesia, The Philippines, and the Seychelles, as well as in the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. His background in chemical engineering, ecology, soil biology, entomology, agriculture, psychotherapy, education, policy development and international development, and his experience of working with change, have enabled him to be an effective facilitator in complex situations that demand both collaboration across difference and a long-term co-evolutionary approach to situation improvement. Hon. Dr Barry Jones, AO FAA FAHA FTSE FASSA (Science, society, environment and population - policy responses) Barry Jones was a Member of the Victorian Parliament 1972-77 and the House of Representatives 1977-98, and served as Minister for Science 1983-90. He chaired the House of Representatives Standing Committee for Long Term Strategies 1990-96 and this produced major reports on ageing, Australia's population carrying capacity, information policy and the changing labor force. He served on the Executive Board of UNESCO, Paris, 1991-95 and was Vice President of the World Heritage Council 1995-96. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party 1992-2000. Elected as a Fellow of all four learned academies, Barry Jones has written extensively on science and society and linkages between the humanities and the sciences. His book Sleepers, Wake! (OUP, 1982) is now in its 26th impression. He was elected as a Visiting Fellow Commoner at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1999 and worked on demographic issues with the late Peter Laslett. He has also been a consultant for the OECD. Dr Alan Jones, (Marine Ecology) Head, Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Australian Museum Alan Jones was awarded his PhD in marine ecology from the University of Queensland in 1974. He has since worked as a university tutor and for environmental consultants in Brisbane before joining the Australian Museum in 1975. Dr Jones' principal research interests include the ecology and biology of marine and estuarine invertebrates and the management of marine and coastal ecosystems. His early work was conducted in Moreton Bay, Queensland and at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef. In recent years, his research has targeted environmentally-vulnerable areas such as the Hawkesbury River Estuary and beaches in the Sydney region and has addressed pollution and disturbance issues. He also has a strong interest in the relationship between population size and ecological sustainability. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist and Head of the Museum's Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Professor Peter McDonald, (Demography) Professor of Demography and Program Head, Demography and Sociology Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University Since 1996, Professor Peter McDonald has been Head of the Demography and Sociology Program in the Research School of Social Sciences of the Australian National University. ANU Demography is one of the oldest and largest centres for the study of demography in the world. He is also Co-Director of the Australian Centre for Population Research. His international research is focused on explanations of low fertility rates in advanced countries and the implications of population dynamics for ageing and the labour force. With Rebecca Kippen, he has written widely on population dynamics in Australia. With Siew-Ean Khoo, he has co-edited the recent UNSW Press volume, The Transformation of Australia’s Population, 1970-2030. He is Chair of Panel A of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and is a Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Scientific Activities of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Professor Tony McMichael, (Epidemiology) Director, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University Tony (A.J.) McMichael directs the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, at The Australian National University, Canberra. He was, from 1994 until 2001, Professor of Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His research interests over three decades have spanned occupational diseases, dietary influences on chronic diseases, environmental epidemiology and, more recently, the population health consequences of global environmental change. During 1990-92, he chaired the Scientific Council of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. During 1993-2001 he co-chaired the assessment of health impacts for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He is currently contributing to the work of the international Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Project, assessing the impacts of human-induced ecosystem changes on human wellbeing and health. His recent book, “Human Frontiers, Environments and Disease: Past Patterns, Uncertain Futures”, was published (paperback) in 2001, by Cambridge University Press. Dr Ted Trainer, (Sociology) Visiting Fellow, School of Social Work, University of New South Wales Ted Trainer is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Social Work, University of New South Wales. His main interests have been global problems, sustainability issues, radical critiques of the economy, alternative social forms and the transition to them. He has written numerous books and articles on these topics, including, The Conserver Society: Alternatives for Sustainability, London, Zed, 1995; Saving the Environment: What It Will Take, Sydney, University of N.S.W Press, 1998; and What Should We Do?, (In press). He is also developing Pigface Point, an alternative lifestyle educational site near Sydney, and a website, http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/tsw/. [No Author],