Wednesday, November 26
Pre-conference optional activities
1. “Derwent Valley Rural Development” (optional field trip)
Departure at 8.30 am from Hobart Function and Convention Centre.
See outcomes of participation in extension programs, business turn-around through ‘Executive Link’, community development through ‘Valley Vision’, and approaches to natural resource management. Return to Hobart Function and Convention Centre by 4.00pm.
2. Rural servicing in transition workshop. 10.00 am to 3.45 pm. Special event for Tasmanians ($50 registration fee inc lunch etc). Sponsored by DPIWE and APEN Tasmania. (see separate brochure)
3. ‘New to Extension?’ Induction workshop (commences 12.00). Free event for students and newcomers to the extension that will facilitate getting acquainted with others and networking; jargon busting; getting the most out of conferences; who’s who and special welcomes; mentoring. Lunch provided.
Conference begins
Registration and poster session, Hobart Function and Convention Centre
3.00 pm Registration and poster setup
4.00 Poster session and Indigenous Welcome
5.00 transfer to Government House
5.30 Government House reception with Governor Richard Butler in attendance
6.30 depart Govt House (buses to University Farm/Meadowbank or to hotels)
6.50 arrive University Farm for those attending AGM
(or wine tasting at Meadowbank for those not attending AGM).
6.55 welcome to the University Farm by Dr Neville Mendham, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research
7.00 APEN AGM
(short walk from University Farm to Meadowbank)
8.00 dinner at Meadowbank (see http://www.meadowbankwines.com.au)
please note that dinner will be in pre-allocated tables (refer to name badge)
10.00 depart Meadowbank
10.30 arrive hotels.
Thursday, November 27
8.30 am Registration
9.00 am Welcome (session chaired by Forum Convenor, Prof Frank Vanclay).
9.05 am Welcome by the Hon Bryan Green, Minister, Department of Primary Industries, Water & Environment, Tasmania (Abstract page 14)
9.20 am Overview and Forum concept, Prof Frank Vanclay, Forum Convenor
9.45 am Keynote speaker; Tasmania Together, David Morris (Abstract page 15)
10.30 am Morning Tea
11.00 am Invited speakers on “Perspectives from related disciplines”.
Museum outreach, Dr Ruth Lane (Abstract page 16)
Health promotion, A/Prof Ian Blue (Abstract page 17)
Adult Education, Dr Sue Kilpatrick (Abstract page 18)
12.30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm Group discussions: What are the implications of this morning’s presentations for personal practice and for the extension profession?
Group name |
facilitator |
Room |
Wombat |
Tim Tabart |
Sovereign |
Echidna |
Jane Weatherley |
Vengeance |
Penguin |
Sam Smee |
Gretel |
Tiger |
Mary Whittaker |
Mawson |
Devil |
Shane Broad |
Norfolk |
2.30 pm to 3.00 pm Concurrent paper Session I:
Location |
Author |
Title |
Sovereign |
Elix & Lambert |
Reshaping rural extension (p.42) |
(Chair: Tim Tabart) |
Leach |
Negotiation – The Hallmark of NRM Extension (p.51) |
Vengeance |
Murdoch |
One extension approach does not fit all - but how do you know what to use? (p.57) |
(Chair: Jane Weatherley) |
Bramley |
Using social research methods in extension planning (p.36) |
Gretel |
Heisswolf |
New experiences in working with horticultural farmers to improve NRM practices in Queensland (p.43) |
(Chair: Sam Smee) |
Kilpatrick et al. |
Effective farmer groups for defining best practices for sustainable agriculture (p.50) |
Mawson |
Hood |
How do you know you're having an impact? Evaluation of the Grapecheque program. (p.46) |
(Chair: Mary Whittaker) |
Parminter |
Dairy Farmers’ Evaluation of Biodiversity Practices in South West Victoria (p.60) |
Norfolk |
Teixeira |
Challenges after the research is "ready" (p.67) |
(Chair: Shane Broad) |
Palmer |
Discourses of sustainability: a foucauldian approach (p.59) |
Sovereign corner |
Dunn |
Action research with NSW dairy farmers (p.41) |
(Chair: David Fulton) |
Christiansen |
Ever improving: Building skill sand culture to evaluate cotton extension outcomes (p.38) |
3.00 pm Afternoon tea
3.30 pm Training workshops
Topic |
Presenter |
Room |
Community building (page 26) |
Lori Rubenstein |
Sovereign |
Environmental Management Systems (page 27) |
Genevieve Carruthers |
Gretel |
Evaluation (page 28) |
Christine Fahey and |
Vengeance |
Group facilitation (page 29) |
Mary Whitaker |
AQIS (meet in foyer at 3.20 pm for a short walk) |
Media Skills (page 30) |
Warwick Brennan and |
Mawson |
Public speaking (page 31) |
Sara Gul |
Norfolk |
5.30 pm CLOSE
6.00 pm APEN Forum Dinner cruise on the Derwent River estuary aboard the MV Cartela.
The Cartela sails from the Roche O’May berth at the Brooke Street Pier, 100 metres from the Convention Centre in a southerly direction (ie closer to Salamanca Square).
(See map on page 91)
NOTE: there will be a 6.30 pm sharp sailing after which no late-arrivals or departures will be possible. The dinner cruise will incorporate the festivities associated with the 10th birthday celebrations and honouring of APEN’s founders.
Friday, November 28
9.00 am APEN/GRDC award ceremony and speeches by award winners.
(Chair John James APEN President).
Jess Jennings (Abstract page 19)
Fiona Johnson (Abstract page 20)
10.00 am Concurrent paper Session II:
Location |
Author |
Title |
Sovereign |
Leach & Wallwork |
Enabling Effective Participation, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Advocacy in Participatory Research (p.52) |
(Chair: Tim Tabart) |
Petheram |
From engaging the public - to supporting citizens in collaborative partnerships (p.62) |
Vengeance |
Schmidt |
Online opportunities: the case for re-configuring extension in a web environment (p.65) |
(Chair: Jane Weatherley) |
Reid |
Linking Geographical Information Systems and Social Research: Investigating the Small Farm Sector (p.63) |
Gretel |
Maheshwari (Plunkett) |
Farmers’ perceptions about irrigation scheduling in the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment (p.54) |
(Chair: Sam Smee) |
Martin |
Rural Water Use, A Systems Approach to Three Years of Challenges with Triumphs (p.55) |
Mawson |
Parminter |
Appreciating the influence of our own and others’ world views upon extension strategies (p.61) |
(Chair: Mary Whittaker) |
Nettle |
Groups or one to one? Rethinking extension delivery - learning's from the dairy industry (p.58) |
Norfolk |
Kernot |
Theory into practice (p.49) |
(Chair: Shane Broad) |
Holmes |
Turning information into knowledge (p.45) |
Sovereign corner |
Brown |
Measuring rural community resilience (p.37) |
(Chair: David Fulton) |
Tarbotton (Bramley) |
An approach to designing extension (p.66) |
10.30 am Morning Tea
11.00 am Invited speakers on best practice in extension. (Chair Prof Frank Vanclay)
Mark Paine (Abstract page 21)
Jeff Coutts (Abstract page 22)
Bob Macadam (Abstract page 23)
12.30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm Group discussions: What are the implications of the talks for personal practice and extension profession?
Group name |
facilitator |
Room |
Wombat |
Tim Tabart |
Sovereign |
Echidna |
Jane Weatherley |
Vengeance |
Penguin |
Sam Smee |
Gretel |
Tiger |
Mary Whittaker |
Mawson |
Devil |
Shane Broad |
Norfolk |
2.30 pm Concurrent paper Session III:
Location |
Author |
Title |
Sovereign |
Kaine |
Personality and Innovation in Agriculture (p.48) |
(Chair: Tim Tabart) |
May |
Developing social capability through participatory action research (p.56) |
Vengeance |
Anderson |
Information and library services for extension officers in NSW Agriculture (p.34) |
(Chair: Jane Weatherley) |
den Exter |
Assisting Stakeholder Decision Making using System Dynamics Group Model Building (p.40) |
Gretel |
Machin |
Marron aquaculture strategic extension (p.53) |
(Chair: Sam Smee) |
Coltman (Speight) |
Extension in line with an industry productivity target (p.39) |
Mawson |
Hollier |
Shrinking Extension to Fit a Growing Small Farm Sector (p.44) |
(Chair: Mary Whittaker) |
Wilson |
Involving communities in conservation (p.69) |
Norfolk |
Jevremov |
Approaches to facilitating the national adoption of IPM by Brassica growers (p.47) |
(Chair: Shane Broad) |
Wanjala |
Information sources and dispersal channels in the extension of pasture weed management technologies (p.68) |
Sovereign corner |
Reynolds & Ash |
Success and structure (p.64) |
(Chair: David Fulton) |
Boyd |
Extension agents too focussed on their tools (p.35) |
3.00 pm Report back from group discussions
Report back from the Tasmania Rural Services in Transition workshop
3.30 pm Forum summary
4.00 pm CLOSE and afternoon tea
Transport to the airport.
