The Australian tour for The Upside of Down took place in August-September 2007. Information can be found below.
The book tour in the United Kingdom took place in June 2007. The book tours in Canada and the U.S. were completed in early 2007.
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Australian Tour Appearances 2007 |
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MELBOURNE |
Saturday, August 25 @ 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Melbourne Writers' Festival, CUB Malthouse, 113 Sturt St, Southbank 3006  03 9685 1111, info@mwf.com.au, click here view map |
MELBOURNE |
Sunday, August 26 @ 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Melbourne Writers' Festival, Storey Hall, cnr Swanston and LaTrobe Streets 03 9685 1111, info@mwf.com.au, click here view map |
SYDNEY |
Monday, August 27 @ 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 'The Upside of Down' lecture, Sydney Ideas, the University of Sydney's international public lecture series. The Seymour Theatre Centre, The University of Sydney (02) 9351 7940, click here view map |
GOLD COAST |
Tuesday, August 28 @ 10.00 a.m. Big Book Club event at Griffith University, Macrossan Building N16 0.06, Nathan Campus click here view map |
BRISBANE |
Tuesday, August 28 @ 3.00 p.m. Big Book Club event at Queensland University Art Gallery, Building 11, University Drive click here view map |
BRISBANE |
Tuesday, August 28, @ 6.30 p.m. Big Book Club event at Avid Reader Bookshop, 193 Boundary Street, West End (07) 3846 3422, email, click here view map |
BRISBANE |
Wednesday, August 29 @ 8:30 a.m. Keynote address: "Breakdown or Breakthrough," Leadership Symposium, Parliament House, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000 (07) 5533 3813, click here |
ADELAIDE |
Thursday, August 30 @ 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Big Book Club event at Burnside Library (08) 8348 2311, click here view map |
ADELAIDE |
Thursday, August 30 @ 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Big Book Club event in Bragg Lecture Theatre, Adelaide University 08 8348 2311 view map, view campus map (PDF) |
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U.K. Tour Appearances 2007 |
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HAY-ON-WYE |
Sunday, June 3 @ 7:00 p.m. Hay Festival, The Drill Hall, 25 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AD 0870 990 1299, email form, or click here view map |
LONDON |
Tuesday, June 5 @ 10:00 a.m. Foreign Office discussion |
LONDON |
Wednesday, June 6 @ T.B.A. Waterstone's Economist Bookshop, London School of Economics (LSE), Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE The Economists' Bookshop is located on LSE campus in St Clements opposite Student Services. Austin Williams: Austin.Williams@emap.com view map |
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Canadian Tour Appearances 2006 |
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VANCOUVER |
Monday, November 6 @ 7:30 p.m. "Talk of the Town" Series University of British Columbia, Robson Square (604) 822-5675, info.talkofthetown@ubc.ca, or click here view map |
VICTORIA |
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CALGARY |
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EDMONTON |
Tuesday, November 14 @ 7:00 p.m. Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (Building 23 - ETLC), Room E2-002; University of Alberta Andy Knight: knight@ualberta.ca view map |
WINNIPEG |
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LONDON |
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WATERLOO |
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HAMILTON/ BURLINGTON |
Wednesday, November 22 @ 7:00 p.m. Art Gallery of Hamilton
905-527-6610 ext 232, or click heresponsored by A Different Drummer view map |
TORONTO |
Thursday, November 23 @ 7:30 p.m. Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto Pages Books and Magazines:(416) 598-1447 view map |
ORANGEVILLE |
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OTTAWA |
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OAKVILLE |
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TORONTO |
Friday, December 8 @ 12:30 p.m. University of Toronto, St. George Campus The Wallberg Building, Room 116 RESERVE NOW AS SPACE IS LIMITED (416) 978-5527 view map |
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U.S. Tour Appearances 2006 |
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NEW YORK |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. |
Thursday, November 2 @ 3:00 p.m. The InfoShop / The World Bank, Room J1-050 (auditorium left of the lobby before security) Patty Springer: pspringer@worldbank.org,(202) 473-9510 view map |
WASHINGTON, D.C. |
Friday, November 3 @ 10:00 a.m. The Wilson Center (202) 691-4178, or Karin Bencala: (202) 691-4185 view map |
SEATTLE |
Wednesday, November 8th @ 7:30 p.m. Town Hall Event in conjunction with University of Washington (206) 652-4255, or you can register online view map |
SAN FRANCISCO |
Thursday, November 9th @ 6:00 p.m. World Affairs Council of Northern California registration@wacsf.org, 415-293-4600,or you can register online view map |
BOSTON |
Monday, November 27 @ 11:45 a.m. International Security Professional Interest Council/Kennedy School, Harvard University, JFK School of Government, Littauer Building, Room L-382 - Lunch provided jason_blackstock@ksg08.harvard.edu view map |
BOSTON |
Monday, November 27 @ 5:30 p.m. The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Cabot Intercultural Center, 206 (classroom) Mieke Wansem, mieke.wansem@tufts.edu, or
Celia Mokalled, celia.mokalled@tufts.edu, 617-627-3079 view map |
BOSTON |
Tuesday, November 28 @ 4:30 p.m. Society for Law and Global Policy / Harvard Law School, Harkness Commons, South Dining Room jason_blackstock@ksg08.harvard.edu view map |
CHICAGO |
Wednesday, November 29 @ 3:00 p.m. University of Illinois at Chicago, Great Cities Institute, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Large Conference Room, CUPPA Hall Denita Johnson, djohnson@uic.edu view map |
2007 |
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NEW YORK |
Thursday, January 25 @ 7:00 p.m. American Museum of Natural History Central Reservations Department,212-769-5200 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) view map |
Booking and Tour Information
In Canada, contact Scott Sellers of Random House of Canada by phone (416) 957-1564 or by email at: .
In the United States, contact Jill Danzig of Danzig Communications by phone (212) 579-5215 or by email at: .
In the U.K., contact James Doyle of Souvenir Press by phone at 020 7580 9307 or by email at: .
In Australia, contact Kirsty Wilson of Text Publishing by phone +61 (0) 3 8610 4510 or by email at: .
