Note that time has been allocated at the end of each session for audience engagement with the speakers. There will also be an entire session devoted to contributions from the floor by the community.
Please note that on the evening of Monday 8 November, there will be a Welcome to Country and presentation of Indigenous views of Land and Peoples by traditional owners, Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation. Could you please confirm attendance to this event by contacting:
| Tuesday 9 November 2004 |
8.30am - 5.15pm |
| 8.00am |
Registration |
| Session One |
Welcome and Introduction |
| Welcome by your host |
8.30am |
| Justin Murphy |
Journalist and Broadcaster, Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Welcome to Country |
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| Lhere Artepe |
Aboriginal Corporation |
| Welcome to Forum |
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| Prof. Donna Craig |
Chair of Desert Knowledge, Charles Darwin University |
| Welcome to the University and a vision for Charles Darwin University in the desert |
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| Prof. Helen Garnett |
Vice Chancellor, Charles Darwin University |
| Session Two |
Deserts |
| Extremes: Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere |
9.00am |
Innovative, compelling visual presentation from the National Museum of Australia.
Background: Extremes: Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere is a major travelling exhibition currently under development by the National Museum of Australia (NMA). CSIRO (Discovery
Centre and the Division of Sustainable Ecosystems) has been invited to partner with the NMA in the development of this world-first project. It is expected to officially open on Australia Day 2005.
Core partners in the project include Federal, NT and WA Governments and Agencies, Indigenous land Councils, major Australian universities and private businesses, the Desert
Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (DK-CRC) together with over twenty other supporting partners
The purpose of this session is to present a strong visual and intellectual presentation about the great deserts of the southern hemisphere. |
| Discussion of the presentation |
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| Speaker |
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| Dr. Mark Stafford Smith |
CEO, Desert Knowledge - Cooperative Research Centre |
| Meanings of "Desert": Intellectual, Ideological and Research Issues |
9.30am |
| Terms such as "desert" and "wilderness" are not value neutral. They can be associated with colonialism or may be part of very specific environmental or other political movements. This session will discuss the complexity of "Desert" as a concept, homeland, "Indigenous Country" and the ethical issues and values associated with it. |
| Speakers |
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| Sonia Smallacombe |
Charles Darwin University |
| Morning Tea |
10.30am |
| Session Three |
Universities |
| The Meanings of University: Historical Evolution |
11.00am |
University: What it has been and what it could be. Our speakers have expertise in the history and role of universities. They address the challenge of creating enduring higher education institutions in remote and arid regions (a consideration of possible forms and roles). |
| Chair |
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| Prof. Robert Wasson |
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Charles Darwin University |
| Speakers |
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| Prof. Seumas Miller |
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Ethics, Australian National University |
| Harold Furber |
Chair, Desert Peoples Centre |
| Visions of Great Universities in the Desert |
11.40am |
| Speakers may draw on overseas and Australian experiences of established higher education institutions in desert regions and analyse strengths and weaknesses. Suggestions could be made about approaches to curriculum and delivery that would have more positive outcomes for desert communities in terms of delivery of educational services, research and community development. |
| Chair |
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| Prof. Donna Craig |
Chair of Desert Knowledge, Charles Darwin University |
| Speakers |
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| Prof. Octaviana Trujillo |
Northern Arizona University |
| Assoc. Prof. Ibtisam Abu-Duhou |
Charles Darwin University |
| Lunch |
1.00pm |
| Session Four |
Desert Knowledge |
| Regional and Community Development through Desert Knowledge |
2.00pm |
| This session will discuss the meaning of Desert Knowledge and how it can make a difference to communities and regions. Emphasis should be on sustainable ecosystems and livelihoods. Speakers could explore the diversity (and difficulties in definition) of "communities" and "stakeholders". |
| Chair & Joint Presenter (with Dr Ram Vemuri) |
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| Prof. Veronica Arbon |
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education |
| Speakers |
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| Dr. Ram Vemuri |
Charles Darwin University |
| Larry Bannister |
NT Government, Office of Chief Minister |
| Prof. Stephen Garnett |
Charles Darwin University |
| Afternoon Tea |
3.30pm |
| Session Five |
Indigenous Knowledge |
| Valuing, Understanding and Protecting Indigenous Knowledge |
3.50pm |
| This session should highlight Indigenous approaches to knowledge and learning. Issues related to customary law, intellectual and cultural property and "public domain" could be considered in the context of research and higher education in desert regions. |
| Chair |
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| Sonia Smallacombe |
Charles Darwin University |
| Speakers |
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| David Ross |
Chair, Central Land Council |
| Robynne Quiggin |
University of Technology
Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning |
| Prof. Octaviana Trujillo |
Northern Arizona University |
| Day One Wrap Up |
5.00pm |
| Closing remarks from your host |
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| Justin Murphy |
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| Wednesday 10 November 2004 |
8.30am - 5.00pm |
| Registration |
8.00am |
| Session Six |
Knowledge Economy |
| Building the Knowledge Economy with the Desert Regions of the World |
8.30am |
This session explores the meaning of the knowledge economy and the opportunities and constraints on building a knowledge economy in desert regions.
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| Chair |
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| Dr. Mark Stafford Smith |
CEO, Desert Knowledge - Cooperative Research Centre |
| Speakers |
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| Sopan Joshi |
Centre for Science and the Environment, India |
| Prof. Steve Dowrick |
School of Economics, Australian National University |
| Dr. Ken Johnson |
CEO, Desert Knowledge Australia |
| Morning Tea |
10.15am |
| Session Seven |
Community and Partnerships |
| Community Forum: Community Visions of Learning and Research in the Desert |
10.45am |
| Facilitator |
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| Justin Murphy |
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| This forum should consider the needs and expectations of communities that the University will serve. It could also consider issues relating to the development of a regional identity |
| Engagement and Partnerships for Higher Education and Research in the Desert: Building Pathways and Bridges between Institutions |
11.15am |
| This session could consider innovative and equitable approaches for co-operative institutional arrangements, articulation to higher qualifications and new approaches to using universities for rapid capacity building in targeted fields |
| Speakers |
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| Prof. Robert Wasson |
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research
Charles Darwin University |
| Dr. Gregor Ramsey |
Australian National University |
| Prof. Malcolm Gillies |
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education)
Australian National University |
| Lunch |
1.00pm |
| Session Eight |
Working Together |
| Community Forum: Ways of Working Together |
2.15pm |
| Discussion of issues raised in our previous session. |
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| Facilitator |
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| Justin Murphy |
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| Afternoon Tea |
3.15pm |
| Session Nine |
Outreach |
| Outreach: Taking the University to Remote Areas |
3.45pm |
This session needs to consider how higher education institutions in the desert can capture public support and imagination (parallels with the "flying Doctor" and "School of the Air") Speakers could consider the strengths and weakness of information technology and consider some case studies or models such as the MALU in central Australia.
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| Speakers |
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| Alicia Boyle |
Charles Darwin University |
| Graeme Sawyer |
Entity 1 |
| David Reilly |
Charles Darwin University |
| Steve McBurnie |
Charles Darwin University |
| Helen Parer |
Charles Darwin University |
| Dr. Jan Richardson |
Charles Darwin University |
| Metta Young |
Centre for Appropriate Technology |
| Symposium closes |
5.00pm |
| Closing remarks from your host |
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| Justin Murphy |
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