2006 HASS on the Hill:   Expanding Horizons

28 - 29 March 2006

Program

Day 1: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
Time Presentation
8:30 - 9:15 am Registration
National Museum of Australia
Downstairs in foyer to Main Theatre
9:15 -9:30 am Welcome
Professor Linda Rosenman, Vice President, CHASS

Nuts and bolts
Toss Gascoigne, Executive Director, CHASS
9:45 - 10:45 am Why Australia and the world needs my work.
3 panelists assess the ability of registrants to explain their work and its significance to Australia.
Jenni Metcalfe (Econnect Communication)
Andrew Nette (NTEU)
Fiona Poletti (The Australia Council)
Chair: Mr Toss Gascoigne
10:45 - 11:00 am Partnering up
Registrants to meet the person accompanying them to meetings with Parliamentarians, to plan their approach.
10:45 - 11:10 am Buses depart for lunch at the National Press Club
11:30 am - 1:30 pm National Press Club luncheon address by Sigrid Thornton
People seated with their partners.
1:45 pm Buses return from National Press Club to the National Library
2:00 - 3:00 pm Working across the disciplines
Professor Tim Brown, President of the Australian Council of Deans of Science
Professor Iain McCalman, Federation Fellow
Moderator: Jenni Metcalfe
3:00 pm Collaborating
Break registrants into smaller groups for a discussion on collaborations in research and education.
Chair: Dr Anne Pisarski
5:00 - 5:45 pm Talking to politicians - an MP's view
How to approach meetings with MPs.
Andrew Laming MP
Carmen Lawrence MP
Chair: Ms Libby Raupach
6:00 pm Registrants may like to meet over a social drink: the Kurrajong Hotel in National Circuit is right next door to the dinner venue, the Hyatt in Commonwealth Avenue is not far away.
7:00 for 7:15 pm Dinner
All registrants allocated to one of two venues:
The Ottoman Restaurant
9 Broughton St, Barton. Ph 6273 6111

 


Day 2: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
Time Presentation
7:30 am National Library of Australia, in the Bookplate Restaurant, ground floor.
8:00 am Breakfast with the Minister
Julie Bishop, Minister for Education, Science and Training
Chair: Professor Linda Rosenman
From 8:00 am Individual meetings with MPs commence at Parliament House.
People with early meetings should aim to be at the House by 7.40am. Go to the Security Desk just inside the main entrance, collect your security pass, and go straight to the room of your meeting.
8:30 am Buses leave from National Library, to go to Parliament House. enter via the main entrance and collect your pass from the security desk in the foyer.
From 9:00 am Base Room
CHASS has established a base room at 2S3. Registrants are requested to return to this room between appointments.
9:30 - 10:00 am Research Possibilities in Europe
Room 2S3
Henry Stronkhorst (Head, Social Sciences Unit, European Science Foundation).
Claus Nowotny (Director of Communications, European Science Foundation).
Michaela Bauer (Senior Science and Research Officer, Australian Embassy, Brussels).
Chair: A CHASS Board Member
10:15 am Morning tea with the Opposition
Lindsay Tanner MP, Shadow Minister for Finance
Room 2S3
11:00 am Visit the Parliamentary Library
2nd Floor, Ministerial Wing.
12:15 pm (first bus) Walk to the National Library
OR
Buses depart from underground car park at Parliament House, to take registrants to lunch at the National Library. Walk out main entrance, go down stairs to car park.
When you leave Parliament House, please hand you pass in to Security. You can collect it here again if you have afternoon meetings.
12:30 pm Lunch at the National Library of Australia
1:30 pm Warwick Cathro
Acting Director-General
National Library of Australia

Professor Malcolm Gillies
President, CHASS
1:45 pm Collaborations
Consultants give report on small group discussions from previous day.
Discussion and comment.
2:30 pm Collaborations (continues)
Identify new areas that could benefit from a collaborative approach.
3:00 pm Bus to APH for people with 3.30pm meetings with MPs
3:15 pm Final collection of material, feedback froms, thanks.
3:30 pm Event concludes. Bus to APH for those with afternoon meetings with MPs.