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 23 September

08:30 – 09:00

Topic: Registration
Location: Atrium

09:00 – 09:15

Topic: Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome
Presenter: Matt Wuersching, People & Culture Branch Head
Location: Main Auditorium

09:15 – 09:20

Topic: Housekeeping
Presenter: Josh Baker & Gina Woodward
Location: Main Auditorium

09:20 – 09:45

Topic: Icebreaker
Presenter: Josh Baker & Gina Woodward
Location: Main Auditorium

09:45 – 10:30

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

10:30 – 10:45

Morning tea, Atrium

10:45 – 11:30

Topic: Operations Management Centre & Incident Management
Presenters: Simon Owen
Location: Main Auditorium

11:30 – 12:30

Topic: Creating a Community Culture 
Presenter: Dean Cooper
Location: Main Auditorium

12:30 – 13:00

Lunch, Atrium

13:00 – 14:00

Topic: Creating a Community Culture (cont.)
Presenter: Dean Cooper
Location: Main Auditorium

14:00 – 14:15

Afternoon tea

14:15 – 14:35

Topic: Integrity
Presenter: Eliza Murphy, Assistant Director - Strategy, Policy & Engagement DCCEEW
Location: Main Auditorium

14:35 – 15:15

Topic: Expeditioner Services - Support, PQs & EPRs
Presenter: Gina Woodward, Director Expeditioner Services
Location: Main Auditorium

15:15 – 15:45

Topic: Station Links
Presenter: Station Leaders
Location: Main Auditorium

15:45 – 16:00

Topic: Day Summary
Presenter: Josh Baker, Assitant Director Expeditioner Capability and Training Team
Location: Main Auditorium

Day Two | Wednesday 24 September

08:30 – 08:45

Topic: Day Two Overview
Presenter: Josh Baker
Location: Main Auditorium

08:45 – 09:45

Topic: Environmental Management & Regulation
Presenters: Kirsten Leggett & Gill Slocum
Location: Main Auditorium

09:45 – 11:00

Topic: Science: Antarctic Research & Projects
Presenters: Damien Stringer, Alexa Shaw & Aleks Teraud
Location: Main Auditorium

11:00 – 11:15

Morning Tea, Atrium

11:15 – 11:35

Topic: Marine Science Technical Support
Presenters: Lloyd Symons, Director AAD Polar Technology
Location: Main Auditorium

11:35 – 11:45

Topic: Data Management
Presenters: Johnathan Kool, AAD Data Centre
Location: Main Auditorium

11:45 – 12:00

Topic: Sample Management
Presenters: Charlie Hill & Will Borthwick
Location: Main Auditorium

12:00 – 12:30

Topic: Bureau of Meteorology
Presenter: Meg Lorang & Scott Carpentier
Location: Main Auditorium

12:30 – 13:00

Lunch, Atrium

13:00 – 13:45

Topic: Cargo & Biosecurity
Presenter: Brendan Hopkins, Charlie Hill, Will Borthwick & Kyle Travers
Location: Main Auditorium

13:45 – 14:30

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

14:30 – 15:00

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

15:00 – 15:15

Afternoon tea, Atrium

15:15 – 16:15

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

16:15 – 16:30

Topic: Day summary
Presenter: Josh Baker
Location: Main Auditorium

 

Day Three | Thursday 25 September

08:30 – 08:35

Topic: Day Three overview
Presenter: Josh Baker
Location: Main Auditorium

08:35 – 09:15

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

09:15 – 09:55

Topic: Polar Medicine: Mental Health Support
Presenter: Prof Kim Norris, Director, University of Tasmania Clinical Psychologist
Location: Main Auditorium

09:55 – 10:10

Morning tea, Atrium

10:10 – 10:40

Topic: Polar Medicine: Q&A “You can’t ask that” panel
Chair: Dr Jeff Ayton, Chief Medical Officer
Panel:

  • Dr Clive Strauss
  • Dr Kate Kloza

Location: Main Auditorium

10:40 – 11:05

Topic: Cold Injury
Presenter: Dr Clive Strauss, Polar Medicine
Location: Main Auditorium

11:05 – 12:35

Polar Med Rotations

Topic: Personal Care & Hygiene
Presenter: Dr Kate Kloza, Polar Medicine
Location: Red Room

Topic: First Responder
Presenter: Dr Clive Strauss, Polar Medicine
Location: Auditorium

Topic: Telemedicine
Presenter: Dr Jeff Ayton, Polar Medicine
Location: Anglesea

12:35 – 13:05

Lunch, Atrium

13:05 – 13:15

Topic: Icebreaker
Presenter: Josh Baker
Location: Main Auditorium

13:15 – 14:45

Topic: Life on Station/Life Hacks
Presenter: tba
Location: Main Auditorium

14:45 – 15:00

Afternoon tea, Atrium

15:00 - 16:00

Topic: Life on Station/Life Hacks continued
Presenters: tba
Location: Main Auditorium

16:00 – 16:15

Topic: Day Summary & CPSU introduction
Presenters: Josh Baker
Location: Main Auditorium

16:15 – 16:30

Topic: CPSU (optional)
Presenters: tba
Location: Main Auditorium

Day Four | Friday 26 September

08:30 – 08:35

Topic: Day Four overview
Presenter: Josh Baker
Location: Main Auditorium

08:35 – 09:35

Topic: Station Infrastructure
Chair: Lisa Wilkinson
Panel: tba

Location: Main Auditorium

09:35 – 10:15

Topic: Work Health & Safety
Presenters: Martin Boyle
Location: Main Auditorium

10:15 – 10:30

Morning tea, Atrium

10:30 – 12:15

Topic: Safety Rotations

  • Electrical safety - Lisa Wilkinson
  • Practical session on Manual Handling - Brad Conway
  • Incident and Investigations Reporting - Martin Boyle

Location: Main Auditorium, Red room, Anglesea Room

12:15 – 12:45

Lunch, Atrium

12:45 – 13:45

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

13:45 – 14:15

Afternoon tea, Atrium

14:15 – 14:45

Topic: Media & Comms
Presenters: Jono Gul
Location: Main Auditorium

14:45 – 15:45

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

15:45 – 16:00

Topic: Summit Summary & Close
Presenters: Josh Baker
Location: Main Auditorium

 

Venue map and breakout rooms

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

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