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 03 February - Season Overview and Operations

08:15 – 08:45

Topic: Registration
Location: Atrium

08:45 – 09:00

Topic: Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome
Presenter: Emma Campbell, Head of Division
Location: Anglesea Room

09:00 – 09:30

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

09:30 – 10:20

Topic: Australian Antarctic Program & Season Overview
Presenters: Ant Halstead, Director - Operations Planning
Location: Anglesea Room

10:20 – 10:40

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

10:40 – 11:00

Morning tea, Atrium

11:00 – 12:00

Topic: Station Infrastructure Presentation and Panel 
Presenter: Lisa Wilkinson, Director - Infrastructure Maintenance
Panel: Cameron Lea, Daniel Edwards, Andrew Plumridge
Location: Anglesea Room

12:00 – 13:00

Topic: MISP
Presenters: Anna Spain, Director - Macquarie Island Station Project
Location: Anglesea Room

13:00 – 13:30

Lunch, Atrium

13:30 – 14:30

Topic: Tas PWS brief
Presenters: Andrea Turbett, Parks and Reserves Manager (Macquarie Island)
Location: Anglesea Room

14:30 – 14:50

Topic: Environmental Management 
Presenters: Kirsten Leggett, Environmental Manager- Environmental Stewardship Program
Location: Anglesea Room

14:50 – 15:00

Afternoon break, Atrium

15:00 – 15:40

Topic: Science - General & Macquarie Island Specific
Presenter: Damien Stringer, Director - Science Planning & Coordination
Location: Anglesea Room

15:40 – 16:10

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

16:10 – 16:15

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

Day Two | Wednesday 04 February - 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 – 13:00

Topic: Cargo & Biosecurity
Presenters: Brendan Hopkins, A/g Director - Supply Chain Operations, 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, Noel Tennant - Station Support Officer (Catering and Hotel)
Location: Anglesea Room

13:00 – 13:30

Topic: Work Health & Safety
Presenters: Vanessa Hollister - Safety & Risk
Location: Main Auditorium

13:30 – 14:00

Lunch, Atrium

14:00 – 14:25

Topic: Electrical Safety
Presenter: Andrew Plumridge, Asst Director - Infrastructure Maintenance
Location: Anglesea Room

14:25 – 15:00

Topic: Manual Handling
Presenter: Brad Conway, Leap Health
Location: Anglesea Room

15:00 – 15:25

Topic: I​​​​​​ncident and Investigations Reporting
Presenter: Jill Butterworth, Safety Advisor - Safety & Risk
Location: Anglesea Room

15:25 – 15:45

Afternoon break, Atrium

15:45-16:15

Topic: Station Links 
Presenters: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training & Dave Buller, Station Leader - Mawson (ingoing) 
Station Leaders: Davis SL - Jenny Bonser, Casey SL - Justine Thompson, Mawson SL - Dave Roberts, Macquarie Island SL - Karen Pye
Location: Anglesea Room (remote link to Antarctic Stations) 

16:15 – 16:30

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

Day Three | Thursday 05 February - 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, Dr John Cherry
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 – 11:45

Topic: Station & Field Hygiene & Personal Care 
Presenter: Dr Sophie Plowman, Antarctic Medical Practitioner
Location: Anglesea Room

11:45 – 12:15

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

12:15 – 12:45

Topic: First Responder
Presenter: Dr Clive Strauss, Antarctic Medical Practitioner
Location: Anglesea Room

12:45 – 13:15

Lunch, Atrium

13:15 – 14:45

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

14:45 – 15:00

Afternoon break, Atrium

15:00-15:30

Topic: CPSU 
Presenters: Jake Morgan, Field Organiser - CPSU
Location: Anglesea Room

15:30 - 16:00

Topic: Media & Comms 
Presenters: Jono Gul, Communications Manager 
Location: Anglesea Room

16:00 – 16:15

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

Day Four | Friday 06 February - Field Safety & Station Links

09:00 – 09:15

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

09:15 – 10:15

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

10:15 - 10:45

Topic: Remote ICT on Station 
Presenter: TBC 
Location: Anglesea Room

10:45 – 11:00

Morning tea, Atrium

11:00 – 12:00

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

12:00 – 12:30

Lunch, Atrium

12:30 – 14:00

Topic: Field Safety Practical Rotations  
Presenters: Chris Gallagher, Senior Field Support - Station Operations
Location: Anglesea Room

14:00 – 14:15

Lunch, Atrium

14:15 – 15:15

Topic: Putting all the Pieces Together
Presenters: Rebecca Jeffcoat, Director - Expeditioner Capability and Training, Matt Wuersching - Branch Head, People and Culture
Location: Anglesea Room

15:15 – 15:30

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.

An architectural plan of the C3 centre, with breakout rooms highlighted in red
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