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 24th November 2026

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: CPSU (20mins)
1340-1440: Creating a Community Culture Part 1 (60mins)
1440-1500: Afternoon Tea (20mins)
1500-1600: Creating a Community Culture Part 2 (60mins)
1600-1630: Station Links (30mins) *live link to stations
1630-1640: Day Summary & Feedback (10mins) 

Day Two | Wednesday 25th November 2026

Science & Infrastructure Projects and Station Safety

0830-0840: Overview / Q&A (10mins)
0840-0950: Science Planning & Science (70mins) *panel/Q&A
0950-1010: Environmental Management (20mins) 
1010-1030: Environmental Regulation (20mins)
1030-1050: HPAI (20mins)
1050-1110: Morning Tea (20mins)
1110-1210: Station Infrastructure *panel (60mins)
1210-1240: Work Health & Safety (30mins)
1240-1320: Lunch (40mins)
1320-1345: Electrical Safety (rotation with Station Safety & Incident Reporting (20mins + 5 mins) *rotations
1345-1410: Station Safety & Incident Reporting (rotation with Electrical Safety) (20mins + 5 mins) *rotations
1410-1455: Manual Handling (40mins + 5mins)
1500-1520: Afternoon Break (20mins)
1520-1620: Cargo & Biosecurity (60mins) *rotations
1620-1630: Feedback / Summary / What's on tomorrow (10mins)

Day Three | Thursday 26th November 2026

Medical Support, Mental Health Support & Preparation

0830-0840: Recap & Overview (10mins) 
0840-0920: Medical Support (40mins) *recorded presentation
0920-1000: Mental Health Support (40mins)  
​​​​​​1000-1030: Polar Med Q&A "You Can't Ask That" (30mins) 
1030-1050: Morning Tea (20mins)
1050-1120: Cold Injury (30mins)
1120-1140: Medical Research (20mins)
1140-1200: Icebreaker (20mins)
1200-1315: Personal Care & Hygiene/First Responder/Telehealth (20mins) + (5mins) *rotations 
1315-1400: Lunch (45mins)
1400-1430: Remote ICT on Station (30mins)
1430-1530: Life Hacks (60mins) *panel/Q&A
1530-1550: Afternoon Tea (20mins)
1550-1620: Life Hacks contd. (30mins) 
1620-1630: Feedback / Summary / What's on tomorrow (10mins) 

Day Four | Friday 27th November 2026

Fire & Field Safety and Life on Station

0830-0840: Recap & Overview (10mins)
0840-0910: OMC & Incident Management (30mins)
0910-0940: Bureau of Meteorology (30mins) 
0940-1040: Field Safety Theory (20mins) 
1040-1100: Morning Tea (20mins)
1100-1245: Field Safety (110mins) *practical rotations
1245-1325: Lunch (40mins)
1325-1425: Fire Presentation (60mins) *demonstration
1425-1455: Outreach Media & Comms (30mins)
1500-1600: Life on Station (60mins) *panel/Q&A
1600-1615: Summary, Feedback & Close (15mins)  

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