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<div id="divRpF404277" style="direction:ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Bronwyn Cran on behalf of Dean Arts<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 8 April 2013 12:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> College of Arts<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [college.arts] FW: A level playing field? Ethics and power in sport<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,32,96)">It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend a special lecture presented by the
<u>Victoria University Chancellor’s Lecture Series</u> – a thought provoking annual series providing an opportunity to engage with thought leaders and experts to stimulate debate and discussion on issues of importance to the wider community. As part of our
commitment to contributing to knowledge exchange, we are delighted to be hosting Mr Peter Gordon from Gordon Legal, and President of the Western Bulldogs Football Club, to give the first Chancellor’s Lecture for 2013:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,32,96); line-height:115%">A level playing field? Ethics and power in sport</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,32,96); line-height:115%"><br>
on Tuesday 16 April at 6.30pm at Victoria University’s City Flinders campus<br>
(refer to attached invitation for details)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,32,96); line-height:115%">I think you would agree that this is a most relevant and interesting topic which is being hotly debated at all levels
of the media, within sporting organisations and among sports administration professionals. What is the future of professional sport, and does it contain drugs, match fixing, gambling and organised crime?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,32,96); line-height:115%">The principle of equalisation has a strong historic and intellectual base. For well over a century the sports industry
has recognised the value of a level playing field. But what are the mechanics of competitive balance in professional, modern day sport? How do we ensure checks and balances in the system remove unfair advantage through illegal or banned substances?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,32,96)">Peter Gordon is the President and Chairman of the Western Bulldogs Football Club, and internationally renowned for his work on numerous
landmark cases. He was a successful lawyer at Slater & Gordon for 30 years, and since leaving Slater & Gordon has commenced class actions around the world for thalidomide survivors.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(0,32,96)">It would be wonderful if you could contribute to this important evening of knowledge exchange in this area of strategic importance to
the University.</span></p>
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Please RSVP by Tuesday 9 April to <a href="mailto:vuevents@vu.edu.au?subject=RSVP%20to%20Peter%20Gordon%20lecture" target="_blank">
vuevents@vu.edu.au</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">Mr George Pappas</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">Chancellor</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125)">Victoria University
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