Location
C3 Convention Centre
64 Anglesea Street, South Hobart
Day One | Tuesday 4 March
08:45 – 09:00
Topic: Registration
Location: Outside Anglesea Room
09:00 – 09:15
Topic: Welcome to the Expeditioner Summit
Presenter: Emma Campbell, Division Head, Australian Antarctic Division
Location: Anglesea Room
09:15 – 09:30
Topic: Local Acknowledgment of Country & Housekeeping
Presenters: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
09:30 – 09:45
Topic: Icebreaker
Presenter: Anna Spain, Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
09:45 – 10:00
Morning tea, Atrium
10:00 – 10:30
Topic: Australian Antarctic Program overview: History, Vision and Purpose of the Program.
Presenter: Matt Filipowski, A/Branch Head, Operations and Logistics
Location: Anglesea Room
10:30 – 11:15
Topic: 2024/25 Season overview: Major projects and season operations, shipping and aviation transport
Presenters: Robb Clifton, Director, Operations Planning
Location: Anglesea Room
11:15 – 11:45
Topic: Incident Management
Presenter: Martin Boyle, Director, Risk & Business Continuity
Location: Anglesea Room
11:45 – 12:45
Lunch, Atrium
* 12:15 - 12:45 CPSU Representation (Opt-in for questions)
12:45 – 13:30
Topic: Creating a Community Culture
Presenter: Dean Cooper & Dave Kramer
Location: Anglesea Room
13:30 – 13:35
5 min break
13:35 – 14:35
Topic: Creating a Community Culture (cont.)
Presenter: Dean Cooper & Dave Kramer
Location: Anglesea Room
14:35 – 14:50
Afternoon tea
14:50 – 15:10
Topic: OMC Presentation
Presenter: Simon Owen, A/Chief of Operations, Operations Management Centre
Location: Anglesea Room
15:10 – 15:30
Topic: Environmental Regulation
Presenter: Andrea Turbett, Parks & Reserves Manager Macquarie Island, Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service
Location: Anglesea Room
15:30 – 16:30
Topic: Cargo & Biosecurity
- Cargo
- Business Rules
- Biosecurity
Presenters: Brendan Hopkins, Voyage Leader, Charlie Hill, Governance & Planning Manager and Kyle Travers, Cargo & Biosecurity Manager.
Location: Anglesea Room
16:30 – 16:35
Topic: Day Summary
Presenter: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
16:35
Busses to accommodation, Outside venue
Day Two | Wednesday 5 March
08:30 – 08:40
Topic: Tuesday overview
Presenter: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
08:40 – 10:00
Topic: Science: Antarctic Research & Projects
Presenters: Rhonda Bartley, A/G Head Scientist, Louise McMahon, Team Lead Science, Planning and Coordination and Julie McInnes, Monitoring Scientist
Location: Anglesea Room
10:00 – 10:15
Morning Tea, Atrium
10:15 – 12:15
Topic: Building a Stronger Sense of Community
Presenters: Kat Rawnsley Director, Leadership & Culture
Location: Anglesea Room
12:15 – 13:00
Lunch, Atrium
*(DTC briefing, Sean Murray, SFTO)
13:00 – 13:30
Topic: Work Health and Safety
Presenters: Keith Ashby, WHS Manager
Location: Anglesea Room
13:30 – 14:00
Topic: Bureau of Meteorology: An introduction to Antarctic weather and the role of The Bureau on the ice
Presenter: Rachel McInerney, Team Lead Ocean & Antarctic Services
Location: Anglesea Room
14:00 – 14:30
Topic: Station Links: Live video link to Antarctic stations
Chair: Anna Spain, Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Panel:
Dani Yannopoulos, Casey Station Leader and Andy Warton, Deputy Station Leader
Rebecca Jeffcoat, Macquarie Island Station Leader
Nic Bye, Davis Station Leader
David Roberts, Mawson Station Leader
Location: Anglesea Room
14:30 – 14:45
Afternoon tea, Atrium
14:45 – 16:00
Topic: Life on Station: Day-to-day life, food, energy management and additional station roles
Chair: Anna Spain, Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Panel:
Julie McInnes, Monitoring Scientist
Tim Whelan, Station & Field Operations
ICT
Location: Anglesea Room
16:00 – 16:20
Topic: Expeditioner Services
Presenter: Gina Woodward, Director, Expeditioner Services
Location: Anglesea Room
16:20 – 16:25
Topic: Day summary
Presenter: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
16:30
Busses to accommodation, Outside venue
Day Three | Thursday 6 March
08:30 – 08:40
Topic: Wednesday overview
Presenter: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
08:40 – 09:20
Topic: Medical Support
Presenter: Dr Jeff Ayton, Chief Medical Officer
Location: Anglesea Room
09:20 – 10:00
Topic: Polar Medicine: Mental Health Support
Presenter: Prof Kim Norris, Director, University of Tasmania Clinical Psychologist
Location: Anglesea Room
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
- Dr John Cherry
Location: Anglesea Room
10:30 – 10:45
Morning tea, Atrium
10:45 – 11:00
Topic: Medical Research
Presenter: Dr Jeff Ayton, Chief Medical Officer
Location: Anglesea Room
11:00 – 13:00
Topic: Polar Medicine rotations
- Cold Injury (Red Room)
- Personal Care and Hygiene (Purple Room)
- First Responder (Anglesea Room)
- Telehealth support (Green Room)
Presenters: Dr Clive Strauss , Dr Bridget McCormack, Dr John Cherry, Dr Jeff Ayton.
Location: as indicated above
13:00 – 13:40
Lunch, Atrium
Optional: 13:00 - 13:40 Field Hygiene (opt-in for questions)
13:40 – 15:10
Topic: Life Hacks
Chair: Maree Riley, AAD Organisational Psychologist
Location: Anglesea Room
15:10 – 15:25
Afternoon tea, Atrium
15:25 – 16:25
Topic: Fire Presentation
Presenters: Tas Fire Station Officers
Location: Anglesea Room & outside in back carpark
16:25 – 16:30
Topic: Day Summary
Presenters: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
16:30
Busses to accommodation, Outside venue
Day Four | Friday 7 March
08:30 – 08:40
Topic: Thursday overview
Presenter: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
08:40 – 09:00
Topic: Media & Communications
Presenter: Jono Gul, Communications Manager
Location: Anglesea Room
09:00 – 10:00
Topic: Station Infrastructure
Chair: Matt Wuersching, Director, Infrastructure Delivery
Panel:
- Dan Edwards
- Cam Lea
- Andrew Plumridge
Location: Anglesea Room
10:00 – 10:30
Topic: Environmental Management
Presenters: Kirsten Leggett, Environmental Manager and Nicole Mudge, Environmental Systems Officer
Location: Anglesea Room
10:30 – 10:45
Morning tea, Atrium
10:45 – 11:45
Topic: Safety Rotations
- Electrical safety (Red Room)
- Practical session on manual handling (Purple Room)
- Incident and Investigations Reporting (Green Room)
Presenters: Andrew Plumridge, Electrical Supervisor, Brad Conway, Leap Health and Keith Ashby, Manager Work Health and Safety
Location: as indicated above
11:45 – 11:55
Short bathroom break
11:55 – 12:25
Topic: Safety Rotations (continued)
12:25 – 13:10
Lunch, Atrium
13:10 – 13:30
Topic: Expeditioner Performance Review
Presenter: Gina Woodward, Director, Expeditioner Services
Location: Anglesea Room
13:30 – 13:50
Topic: Integrity
Presenter: Nardi I’Anson, Assistant Director, Professional and Ethical Standards, Strategy, Policy and Engagement (DCCEEW)
Location: Anglesea Room
13:50 – 15:05
Topic: Field Safety Theory
Presenters: Chris Gallagher, Traverse Field Leader
Location: Anglesea Room
15:05 - 15:20
Afternoon tea, Atrium
15:20 – 16:20
Topic: Field Safety Practical Rotations
- Practical Sessions on Field Safety
- Field Survival Clothing
- Field Camps/Shelters
Presenters: Chris Gallagher, Traverse Field Leader
Location: Anglesea Room & outside venue
16:20 – 16:30
Topic: Summit Summary & Close
Presenters: Anna Spain Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training and Kelly Norris, Assistant Director, Expeditioner Capability & Training
Location: Anglesea Room
16:30
Busses to accommodation
Venue map and breakout rooms
Map of the C3 centre and breakout rooms for the AAD.
Note: Other rooms are not to be used
