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 09 December - Season Overview and Operations

08:30 – 09:00

Topic: Registration
Location: Atrium

09:00 – 09:15

Topic: Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome
Presenter: Matt Wuersching, a/g Branch Head, People & Culture
Location: Anglesea Room

09:15 – 09:20

Topic: Housekeeping
Presenter: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training 
Location: Anglesea Room

09:20 – 09:45

Topic: Icebreaker
Presenter: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training 
Location: Anglesea Room

09:45 – 10:45

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

10:45 – 11:00

Morning tea, Atrium

11:00 – 11:30

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

11:30 – 12:30

Topic: Station Infrastructure Presentation and Panel 
Presenter: Lisa Wilkinson, Director - Infrastructure Maintenance
Panel: tbc
Location: Anglesea Room

12:30 – 13:10

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

13:10 – 13:40

Lunch, Atrium

13:40 – 14:30

Topic: Cargo & Biosecurity
Presenters: Brendan Hopkins, A/g Director - Supply Chain Operations
Rotations: Kyle Travers, Asst Director - Cargo & Biosecurity, Charlie Hill - Governance and Planning Mgr - Supply Chain, Cargo Planning Team Lead, Casey Balmer, Supply Chain Support Team Lead
Location: Anglesea Room

14:30 – 15:30

Topic: Science
Presenter: Damien Stringer, Director - Science Planning & Coordination
Location: Anglesea Room

15:30 – 15:45

Afternoon break, Atrium

15:45 – 16:15

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

16:15 – 16:30

Topic: Day Summary
Presenter: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Location: Anglesea Room

Day Two | Wednesday 10 December - Culture Setting, Community Building & Safety

08:30 – 08:40

Topic: Day Two Overview
Presenter: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Location: Anglesea Room

08:40 – 09:00

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

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: Media & Comms 
Presenters: Jono Gul, Communications Manager 
Location: Main Auditorium

12:45 – 13:15

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

13:15 – 13:45

Lunch, Atrium

13:45 – 15:30

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: Anglesea Room, Red room, Green Room

15:30 – 15:45

Afternoon break, Atrium

15:45-16:15

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

16:15 – 16:30

Topic: Day Summary 
Presenters: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Location: Main Auditorium

 

 

Day Three | Thursday 11 December - Medical & Mental Health Support, and Life on Station

08:30 – 08:35

Topic: Day Three overview
Presenter: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Location: Anglesea Room

08:35 – 09:15

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

09:15 – 10:00

Topic: Mental Health Support
Presenter: Professor Kim Norris, Director - University of Tasmania Clinical Psychologist
Location: Anglesea Room (remote presentation)

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: Anglesea Room

10:30 – 10:45

Morning tea, Atrium

10:45 – 11:15

Topic: Cold Injury
Presenter: Dr Clive Strauss, Antarctic Medical Practitioner
Location: Anglesea Room

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: Anglesea Room

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

13:00 – 13:30

Lunch, Atrium

13:30 – 15:00

Topic: Life Hacks
Presenter: Maree Riley, Director - Organisational Psychology Services 
Location: Anglesea Room

15:00 – 15:15

Afternoon break, Atrium

15:15 - 16:15

Topic: Life on Station
Presenter: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Panel: TBC
Location: Anglesea Room

16:15 – 16:30

Topic: Day Summary 
Presenters: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Location: Anglesea Room

08:30 – 08:45

Topic: Day Four overview
Presenter: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Location: Anglesea Room

08:45 – 09:15

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

09:15 – 10:15

Topic: Field Safety Theory 
Presenter: Chris Gallagher, Senior Field Support - Station Operations
Location: Anglesea Room

10:15 – 10:30

Morning tea, Atrium

10:30 – 13:00

Topic: Field Safety Practical rotations
Presenter: Chris Gallagher, Senior Field Support - Station Operations
Location: Anglesea Room, outside - grassy area

13:00 – 13:30

Lunch, Atrium

13:30 – 14:00

Topic: Station Links 
Presenters: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training & Dave Buller, Station Leader - Mawson (ingoing) 
Station Leaders: Davis, Casey, Mawson, Macca - tbc
Location: Anglesea Room (remote link to Antarctic Stations) 

14:00 – 15:00

Topic: Putting all the Pieces Together
Presenters: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Matt Wuersching, Kat Rawnsley
Location: Anglesea Room

15:00 – 15:15

Topic: Summit Summary & Close
Presenters: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training
Location: Anglesea Room

 

Venue map and breakout rooms

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

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