ACICA is pleased to announce the first two recipients of the ACICA Pacific Islands Practitioner Scholarship (Scholarship).
ACICA has awarded Scholarships to Jeanale Nigs, a Senior Associate at Dentons in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and Ake Spiros Poa, In-House Counsel at the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
The Scholarship recipients will attend Australian Arbitration Week (AAW) 2024 in Brisbane (13–18 October 2024) including the lead event, the ACICA & Ciarb Australia International Arbitration Conference. Recipients will meet with members of the ACICA Secretariat to obtain an understanding of ACICA’s work and will be offered the opportunity to be a part of the ADR practitioner network that ACICA seeks to encourage in the South Pacific.
ACICA received 72 applications for the inaugural Scholarship programme. Applications were received from several countries in the Pacific including Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Soloman Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
The Honourable James Allsop AC, member of the Scholarship selection panel said: “The high number of applications we received for the inaugural scholarship programme across the Pacific is very encouraging. It highlights the relevance of initiatives such as this one, and the role ACICA can play in building networks with the dispute resolution communities in this region. Given the importance of our neighbours in the Pacific, regional engagement has been a priority for ACICA for some years having formed a dedicated Taskforce to develop this relationship and shape future initiatives.”
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