BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20190805T200000 UID:5e5c9b87e4b65 DTSTAMP:20200302T163711 LOCATION:The Commonwealth Club 25 Forster Cresent Yarralumla 2600 ACT DESCRIPTION:WEN \;event: An evening with member for Canberra Alicia Payne: on economics\, public policy and equity \; The ACT Women in Economics Network invites you to to hear from Alicia Payne\, the newly elected member for Canberra to hear about her journey into economics\, politics and the importance of making sure no one is left behind. Alicia is an economist and her career focus has been on social policy. She holds an honours degree in political economy from the University of Sydney and began her career as a researcher at the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM)\, publishing on issues such as poverty\, higher education and the impact of policy on families. \; Alicia has worked at Commonwealth Treasury\, in the areas of social policy and tax and as a policy adviser to then Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Shadow Social Services Minister Jenny Macklin. Alicia grew up in Canberra and has seen it grow and diversify. She loves our unique and progressive city and is raising her baby son here. Event Details: Date: Monday 5 August 2019Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pmLocation: The Commonwealth Club\, 25 Forster Cres \;YarralumlaCost: $0 members | $25.00 non-members * Canapes \;and drinks will be served WEN \;has been formed to promote and support the career development of women in the economics profession in Australia. \;All employees\, regardless of gender\, are able to attend Women in Economics events\, and you do not need to be a member of the Economic Society of Australia to attend. URL;VALUE=URI:http://esaact.org.au/event/39827 SUMMARY:WEN event: An evening with member for Canberra Alicia Payne DTSTART:20190805T180000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR