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richieh2122
Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:09 am

Re: Introduction topic
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I have the privilege of planning a 3-4 month sabbatical in Japan, spending time based in Kyoto and traveling to Hokkaido and quite a few places in between with my family later this year and came across the site while exploring options in Hokkaido.

Much of my professional role is in dealing with social impacts of resource, tourism and infrastructure projects on Indigenous peoples in Australia and my sabbatical is to begin exploring similar issues in Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia.

I'm currently in marking mode at the end of a long semester of teaching, but look forward to exploring the website over coming weeks to assist in planning some interesting side trips and connections. Many thanks to all contributors for your generous postings and contributions.

Cheers

Richie
