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 Conference Centre, 64 Anglesea Street, South Hobart, Tasmania, 7004

Day One | Tuesday 6th October

AAP and Season Overview, Expeditioner Support & Community Building

0830-0900: Registration (30mins) 
0900-0910: Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome (10mins) 
0910-0940: Housekeeping / Icebreaker (30mins) 
0940-1010: Australian Antarctic Program (30mins) 
1010-1040: Season Overview (30mins)
1040-1100: Morning Tea (20mins)
1100-1140: Expeditioner Services (40mins)
1140-1240: Integrity (60mins)
1240-1320: Lunch (40mins)
1320-1340: Icebreaker / Quiz / Activity (20mins)
1340-1440: Creating a Community Culture (60mins)
1440-1500: Afternoon Tea (20mins)
1500-1600: Creating a Community Culture contd (60mins)
1600-1630: Station Links (30mins)
1630-1640: Day Summary & Feedback (10mins) 

Day Two | Wednesday 7th October

Science & Infrastructure Projects and Station Safety

0820-0830: Overview / Q&A (10mins)
0830-0940: Science Planning & Science (70mins) *Panel & Q&A
0940-1000: Environmental  Regulation (20mins) 
1000-1020: Environmental Management (20mins)
1020-1040: HPAI (20mins)
1040-1100: Morning Tea (20mins)
1100-1200: Cargo & Biosecurity (60mins) *Rotations
1200-1300: Station Infrastructure *Panel (60mins)
1300-1340: Lunch (40mins)
1340-1410: Work Health & Safety (30mins)
1410-1500: Electrical Safety, Station Safety & Reporting (50mins) *Rotations 20 mins each
1500-1520: Afternoon Break (20mins)
1520-1600: Manual Handling (40mins)
1600-1630: CPSU (30mins) *Optional
1630-1640: Feedback / Summary / What's on tomorrow

Day Three | Thursday 8th October

Medical Support, Mental Health Support & Preparation

0820-0830: Recap & Overview (10mins) 
0830-0910: Medical Support (40mins) 
0910-0950: Mental Health Support (40mins)  
​​​​​​0950-1020: Polar Med Q&A "You Can't Ask That" (30mins) 
1020-1050: Morning Tea (20mins)
1050-1120: Cold Injury (30mins)
1120-1130: Medical Research (10mins)
1130-1245: Personal Care & Hygiene/First Responder/Telehealth *Rotations (20mins) + (5mins) each
1245-1325: Lunch (40mins)
1330-1400: OMC & Incident Management (30mins) 
1400-1530: Life Hacks (90mins) *Panel/Q&A
1530-1550: Afternoon Tea (20mins)  
1550-1600: Icebreaker / Activity (10mins)
1600-1630: Media & Comms & Arts Fellowship (30mins)
1630-1640: Feedback / Summary / What's on tomorrow (10mins) 

Day Four | Friday 9th October

Fire & Field Safety and Life on Station

0830-0840: Recap & Overview (10mins)
0840-0910: Remote ICT on station (30mins)
0910-0940: Bureau of Meteorology (30mins)
0940-1000: Icebreaker (20mins) 
1000-1020: Morning Tea (20mins)
1020-1120: Fire Presentation (60mins)
1130-1230: Field Safety Theory (60mins)
1230-1310: Lunch (40mins)
1310-1500: Field Safety Rotations (30mins) + (5mins) 
1500-1520: Afternoon Break (20mins)
1520-1620: Life on Station (60mins)
1620-1630: Summary, Feedback & Close (15mins)  

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