2007 Delivering Outcomes

Symposium for directors of university-based centres

Monday and Tuesday, 3 - 4 September 2007, RMIT

Program

 

Day 1: Monday, 3 September 2007
Time Presentation
8:00 - 8:50 am Registration
Storey Hall, RMIT, Melbourne
8:50 am Welcome
Professor Jim Barber, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Chair: Professor Stuart Cunningham, President, CHASS
9:00 am The contributions universities make to their region and the nation.
An exploration of the new report Melbourne - Australia's knowledge capital.
Dr Julie Wells. Director, Policy and Planning, RMIT.
Chair: Dr John H Howard, Director, Research, CHASS
9:40 am Town and gown: The Melbourne Report from the perspective of Centres, and from the city of Melbourne.
How are centres linked in to the community, the region, the nation?
What value does the City put on partnerships that support the work of the Centre?
Panellists:
Mr Peter Chaffey, Manager, Knowledge City Initiatives.
Professor Bruce Wilson, Head of School/ Co-Director, PASCAL School of Global Studies, RMIT.
Dr Anne Marsh, Associate Professor, Theory of Art & Design, Monash University.
Chair: Dr John H Howard, Director, Research, CHASS
10:30 am Morning tea
Outline of open space, and invitation to post proposals.
11:00 am

The first series of workshop discussions. - Choose 1.
Each discussion centres on the ideas contained in one chapter of the Melbourne Report.

Workshop 1A: Universities making a difference to the urban environment and infrastructure
Ms Barbara Norman, Global Cities Institute, RMIT University

Workshop 1B: Universities in a community, cultural and social setting
Professor Pam Sharpe, School of History and Classics, University of Tasmania

Workshop 1C: Universities as "engines of innovation"
Professor Ross Gibson, Media Arts & Production, University of Technology, Sydney

Workshop 1D: Universities as custodians of knowledge assets
Dr Ian Johnson, Director, Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney

12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Three things to consider in sustaining a Centre.
Ms Rosalind King, Business Development Manager, Monash University
Chair: Professor Sue Willis, CHASS Board Member
2:00 pm

Workshop 2A: Cross-disciplinary and co-operative research
Professor Paul James

Workshop 2B: Business planning
Professor Jill McKeough, Dean Faculty of Law UTS

Workshop 2C: Building research talent and capability
Professor Stephen Muecke, Writing and Cultural Studies, UTS

Workshop 2D: Engaging external expertise
Associate Professor Gerry Bloustein, Deputy Director, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia

Workshop 2E: Mentoring and succession planning
Professor Louise Edwards, Professor, Chinese Studies, UTS

3:20 pm Afternoon tea
3:50 pm Networks and collaborations
Professor Margaret Sheil, CEO, ARC
Respondent: Professor Linda Rosenman, Vice-president CHASSv Chair: Professor Stuart Cunningham
5:00 pm Formal sessions end
5:30 pm Reception with the Vice-Chancellor
Professor Margaret Gardner, VC RMIT
Chair: Professor Neil Furlong, Pro Vice-Chancellor, RMIT
6:30 for 7 pm Dinner De Lacy - 29 Niagara Lane 9670 9099


Day 2: Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Time Presentation
9:00 am The RQF
Ms Leanne Harvey, Innovation and Research Systems, DEST
Chair: Professor Sharon Bell, CHASS Board
9:45 am The development of panel-specific guidelines (to date)
Professor Ian Palmer, Chair Panel 10
Professor Iain McCalman, Chair Panel 12
Professor Sue Rowley, Chair Panel 13
Ms Leanne Harvey, DEST
Chair: Professor Sharon Bell, CHASS Board
10:40 am Morning tea
11:10 am High impact programs: impact and the challenges of the RQF
Professor Mark Burry, Chair in Innovation: Spatial Information Architecture, RMIT.
Dr Elaine Lally, Assistant Director of the Centre for Cultural Research, UWS.
Professsor Huib, Schippers, Director, Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre.
Chair: Professor Sharon Bell, CHASS Board
12:30 pm Lunch
Participants have 30 minutes to grab lunch then move to Open Space discussions.
2:40 pm Communicating impact to the public
Panellists:
Mr Trent Gillam, Principal Policy Advisor, Chancellery.
Mr Nick Coe, Channel Nine, A Current Affair reporter, Melbourne.
Chair: Mr Toss Gascoigne, Executive Director, CHASS.
3:40 pm Final remarks
Event ends