SYDNEY: Sydney-born scholar, Dr. Panayiotis Diamadis has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Evening to be held on Tuesday 24 April, 2007 at the Willoughby Town Hall.
The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee announced that Dr. Diamadis will present a unique address to the community and attending guests titled; ‘Australians and the Armenian Genocide’.
“It is an honour to have a Genocide scholar of Dr. Diamadis’ capacity attending this year’s commemoration ceremony as keynote speaker,†Armenian National Committee of Australia President, Mr. Varant Meguerditchian said. “His studies linking Australia to the Armenian Genocide relief effort must be experienced by all interested.â€
Dr. Diamadis was born in 1971 and is a University of Sydney graduate. He has completed a Bachelor of Arts, a Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary), a Master of Arts and A Doctor of Philosophy in the Political Science of Genocide Studies. Dr. Diamadis has been an educator in the secondary and tertiary sectors for eleven years.
He is currently teaching Genocide Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney; Ancient and Modern History at St Andrew's Cathedral School; and Greek Language and Anatolian History at the Workers' Education Association - Sydney.
Dr. Diamadis has published extensively on issues in Australian history and Genocide, and has lectured in Australia, Greece and England; the latter as a guest of the Gomidas Institute.
