AWE National Conference Program August 2008

Association of Women Educators’ National Conference
Cairns 1 – 3 October 2008.
Conference Program
Tuesday, 30 September : Cocktail Reception
Venue: Pacific International – Pacific Harbour Room Time: 5:30p.m.
(Visit The Esplanade or the Pacific International’s new restaurant for Dinner.)
DAY 1
WEDNESDAY 1 OCT / DAY 2
THURSDAY 2 OCT / DAY 3
FRIDAY 3 OCT
8:30 / Sign on and Registration – Tea and Coffee
9:00- 9:15 / Welcome Opening of Conference
Welcome to country – Henrietta Fourmile / KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Julie Mills - Professor of Civil Engineering
(Non Traditional Careers)
‘Women Engineers in Australia’
2008 AWE AWARD EXCELLENCE IN GIRLS’ EDUCATION to ELYSE BROWNING / KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Gina Archer – Chair of QIECC
(Cultural Differences)
9:15 – 10:30 / KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Nerida Wilson - Cairns Barrister (Life Chances)
‘Speaking the Unspeakable’
10:30 / Morning tea and networking
11:00 -12:00 / SESSION 1
1.  “Supporting Pregnant & Parenting Students in your Community” Corinne Harper and Tracey Gude
2.  “Students@Work” - Sally Edsall
3.  ‘High Ho the Derryo, the Farmer takes a Husband’(2hr) - Dr Carole Ford / SESSION 1
1.  ‘Tackling Teens’ – Denise Bewert
2.  ‘Women in Non Traditional Trades – Plumbing’ – Annie Cowling
3.  ‘Update on the work of S4W (Security for Women’ - Elly Buckley / SESSION 1
1.  “Leading Social Change Forum” (2 hr) Maria Delaney
2.  ‘Women – our own best friends’ –(1hr) - Letizia De Rosa
3.  (TBA) – Donna Maree O’Connor
12:00 – 1:00 / SESSION 2
1.  ‘Troubled Teens’ - Denise Bewert
2.  ‘Butterfly Gardens or Burn-out’- Hilary Whitehouse
3.  High Ho the Derryo, the Farmer takes a Husband’(cont’d) - Dr Carole Ford. / SESSION 2
1.  ‘Widening the Choices, Opening the Pathways‘ - Dianne Payne
2.  ‘Challenges for Women in School Leaderhsip’ –Virginia Gill
3.  “Australian Women, Skills Shortages and Non Traditional Trades: Transport & Logistics, Construction” Kimberley Turner-Zeller / SESSION 2
1.  “Leading Social Change Forum” (cont’d) Maria Delaney
4.  ‘Challenges for Women in School Leaderhsip’ –Virginia Gill
2.  ‘TBA’ - Donna Maree O’Connor
1:00 – 2:00 / Lunch
2:00 – 3:00
/ PANEL 1- “Challenges for young women.”
Facilitated by Denise Bewert / PANEL 2 – “Diversity” Issues for Refugees and non English speaking women.
Facilitated by Maria Delaney / AWE Showcase and Future Directions.
National Council Report
Facilitated by Lesley MacFarlane
3:00 - 3:30 / Afternoon Tea
3:30 – 5:00 / Well being Sessions – see website - includes
massage, meditation, belly dancing, hair and beauty, etc
5:00 – 6:30 / Free Time
6:30 – 7:00 / Pre Dinner Drinks
7:00 – 11:00 / Conference Dinner – Tjapukai
9:30 – 10:30
Day One KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Nerida Wilson - Cairns Barrister
(Life Chances) / Nerida, a Cairns barrister recently called to the bar. The immediate past chair of the Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service and a former Federal Police Office in Family Conflict.
Day Two KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Julie Mills - Prof of Civil Engineering
(non Traditional Careers) / Julie is currently the Associate Professor and Program director in Civil Engineering in the school of Natural and Built Environments, University of Australia.
Day Three KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Gina Archer – Chair of QIECC
(Cultural Differences) / Gina Archer is the chair of Qld Indigenous Education Consultative Committee. She has worked in Queensland schools in many capacities and was an Australian Hockey player. She is a Torres Strait Islander who brings extensive experience in Indigenous education and advice to education systems and government. Ms Archer has worked in schools, including leadership positions for over thirty years as well as some experience in systemic support roles to teachers and schools. Ms Archer has a strong background in planning and delivery of strategies and will be able to provide advice on how proposed strategies and solutions can be implemented. She is currently a secondary teacher at the Brisbane School of Distance Education.