Acknowledgements
Many thanks are owed to the individuals and organizations who helped make the conference, which has led to this special issue, a success. In particular, thanks to the Centre for Advanced Studies of Australia, Asia and the Pacific, Curtin University and specifically to Graham Seal, Sue Summers, Suvendrini Perera, Denise Woods, and Susan Leong for their enormous help in the running of the conference. Thanks also to the keynote speakers, Jon Stratton, Koichi Iwbuchi, Krishna Sen, and Mayu Kanamori, and to all of the participants who created a lively, stimulating, and collegial environment. I would also like to thank Panizza Allmark at Continuum for her enthusiasm for this project, and to Jon Stratton for encouraging this publication in the first place.