This 4-day Australian Antarctic Program Expeditioner Summit brings together expeditioners heading south for mandatory training required to ensure the safety of our expeditioners, build community and provide a comprehensive season overview of the Australian Antarctic Program.

Location

C3 Convention Centre

64 Anglesea Street, South Hobart

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Day One | Tuesday 14 October - Season Overview and Operations

08:30 – 09:00

Topic: Registration
Location: Atrium

09:00 – 09:15

Topic: Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome
Presenter: Emma Campbell, Head of Division
Location: Main Auditorium

09:15 – 09:20

Topic: Housekeeping
Presenter: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training 
Location: Main Auditorium

09:20 – 09:45

Topic: Icebreaker
Presenter: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training 
Location: Main Auditorium

09:45 – 10:45

Topic: Australian Antarctic Program & Season Overview
Presenters:Matt Filipowski, Branch Head - Operations & Logistics & Ant Halstead, Director - Operations Planning
Location: Main Auditorium

10:45 – 11:00

Morning tea, Atrium

11:00 – 12:00

Topic: Science
Presenter: Damien Stringer, Director - Science Planning & Coordination
Location: Main Auditorium

12:00 – 12:40

Topic: Environmental Management & Regulation
Presenters: Kirsten Leggett, Environmental Manager & Gill Slocum, Director - Antarctic & Environmental Regulation
Location: Main Auditorium

12:40 – 13:10

Lunch, Atrium

13:10 – 14:00

Topic: Cargo & Biosecurity
Presenters: Brendan Hopkins, A/g Director - Supply Chain Operations
Rotations: Kyle Travers, Asst Director - Cargo & Biosecurity, James Murray, Cargo Planning Team Lead, Casey Balmer, Supply Chain Support Team Lead
Location: Main Auditorium

14:00 – 15:00

Topic: Station Infrastructure Presentation and Panel 
Presenter: Lisa Wilkinson, Director - Infrastructure Maintenance
Panel: Cameron Lea, Shaun Azzopardi, Daniel Edwards & Lee Sice
Location: Main Auditorium

15:00 – 15:20

Topic: Operations Management Centre & Incident Management (brief overview)
Presenter: Simon Owen, Director - Operations Command Centre
Location: Main Auditorium

15:20 – 15:35

Afternoon tea, Atrium

15:35 – 16:05

Topic: Station Links 
Presenter: Justine Thompson, Casey Station Leader (ingoing)
Panel: Station Leaders - Andy Warton, Karen Pye, Dave Roberts & Brendan Heaver on behalf of Nic Bye
Location: Main Auditorium

16:05 – 16:15

Topic: Day Summary
Presenter: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Main Auditorium

Day Two | Wednesday 15 October - Culture Setting, Community Building & Safety

08:30 – 08:40

Topic: Day Two Overview
Presenter: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Main Auditorium

08:40 – 09:00

Topic: Integrity
Presenters: Eliza Murphy, Asst Director - Strategy, Policy & Engagement (Professional, Ethical Standards and Security Branch - DCCEEW) 
Location: Main Auditorium

09:00 – 10:00

Topic: Expeditioner Services, Mentor Program
Presenters: Gina Woodward, Director - Expeditioner Services & Kat Rawnsley, Director - Leadership & Culture
Location: Main Auditorium

10:00 – 11:00

Topic: Creating a Community Culture
Presenters: Dean Cooper, Director & Specialist Facilitator - Cooper Consultancy
Location: Main Auditorium

11:00 – 11:15

Morning Tea, Atrium

11:15 – 12:15

Topic: Creating a Community Culture (contd.)
Presenters: Dean Cooper, Director & Specialist Facilitator - Cooper Consultancy
Location: Main Auditorium

12:15 – 12:45

Topic: Work Health & Safety
Presenters: Martin Boyle, Director - Safety & Risk
Location: Main Auditorium

12:45 – 13:15

Lunch, Atrium

13:15 – 14:45

Topic: Safety Rotations

  • Electrical Safety - Lee Sice, Electrical Systems Specialist - Infrastructure Maintenance
  • Manual Handling - Brad Conway, Leap Health
  • Incident and Investigations Reporting - Michelle Morrisby, Asst Director - Safety & Risk

Location: Main Auditorium, Red room, Anglesea Room

14:45 – 15:00

Afternoon tea, Atrium

15:00 – 16:00

Topic: Fire Safety Presentation
Presenter: TasFire 
Location: Main Auditorium & outside grass area

16:00 – 16:15

Topic: Day summary
Presenter: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Main Auditorium

 

Day Three | Thursday 16 October - Medical, Mental Health & Operational Support

08:30 – 08:35

Topic: Day Three overview
Presenter: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Main Auditorium

08:35 – 09:15

Topic: Medical Support
Presenter: Dr Jeff Ayton, Chief Medical Officer
Location: Main Auditorium

09:15 – 10:00

Topic: Mental Health Support
Presenter: Professor Kim Norris, Director - University of Tasmania Clinical Psychologist
Location: Main Auditorium

10:00 – 10:30

Topic: Polar Medicine: Q&A “You can’t ask that” panel
Chair: Dr Jeff Ayton, Chief Medical Officer
Panel: Dr Clive Strauss, Professor Kim Norris, Dr Sophie Plowman
Location: Main Auditorium

10:30 – 10:45

Morning tea, Atrium

10:45 – 11:15

Topic: Cold Injury
Presenter: Dr Clive Strauss, Antarctic Medical Practitioner
Location: Main Auditorium

11:15 – 13:00

Polar Med Rotations

Topic: Personal Care & Hygiene
Presenter: Dr Sophie Plowman, Antarctic Medical Practitioner
Location: Red Room

Topic: First Responder
Presenter: Dr Clive Strauss, Antarctic Medical Practitioner
Location: Auditorium

Topic: Telemedicine
Presenter: Dr Jeff Ayton, Chief Medical Officer
Location: Anglesea

13:00 – 13:30

Lunch, Atrium

13:30 – 14:15

Topic: Media & Comms & Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship
Presenters: Jono Gul, Communications Manager & Dr Annalise Rees, Asst Director Antarctic Arts and Education Engagement
Location: Main Auditorium

14:15 – 14:45

Topic: Remote ICT on Station
Presenters: Alex Bowyer, Assistant Director - Remote ICT
Location: Main Auditorium

14:45 – 15:00

Afternoon tea, Atrium

15:00 - 15:30

Topic: Bureau of Meteorology
Presenters: Hilary Wilson, Antarctic Meteorologist - Bureau of Meteorology
Location: Main Auditorium

15:30 – 15:35

Topic: Day Summary & CPSU introduction
Presenters: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Main Auditorium

15:35 – 16:05

Topic: CPSU (optional)
Presenters: Jake Morgan, Field Organiser - CPSU
Location: Main Auditorium

Day Four | Friday 17 October - Life on Station & Field Safety

08:30 – 08:45

Topic: Day Four overview
Presenter: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Main Auditorium

08:45 – 10:15

Topic: Life Hacks
Presenter: Maree Riley, Director - Organisational Psychology Services 
Panel: Lisa Wilkinson, Tim Whelan, Tim Spedding
Location: Main Auditorium

10:15 – 10:30

Morning tea, Atrium

10:30 – 11:30

Topic: Life on Station
Presenter: TBC
Panel: TBC
Location: Main Auditorium

11:30 – 12:30

Topic: Field Safety Theory 
Presenter: Chris Gallagher, Senior Field Support - Station Operations
Location: Main Auditorium

12:30 – 13:00

Lunch, Atrium

13:00 – 14:45

Topic: Field Safety Practical rotations
Presenter: Chris Gallagher, Senior Field Support - Station Operations
Location: Main Auditorium, outside grass area

14:45 – 15:00

Afternoon tea, Atrium

15:00 – 16:00

Topic: Putting all the Pieces Together
Presenters: Josh Baker, Matt Wuersching, Kat Rawnsley
Location: Main Auditorium

16:00 – 16:15

Topic: Summit Summary & Close
Presenters: Josh Baker, A/g Director - Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Main Auditorium

 

Venue map and breakout rooms

Map of the C3 centre and breakout rooms for the AAD.

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