[Pkg-libopendbx-maintainers] The Word is coming to Australia 2016 and 2015 National Indigenous Women’s Network Conference
Indigenous Conference Services
conferencenews at iinet.net.au
Thu Aug 20 03:34:34 UTC 2015
MEDIA RELEASE
Indigenous Conference Services (ICS) and the National Aboriginal & Torres Straits Islander Women’s Alliance (NATSIWA) is ready to accommodate delegates of the 2015 National Indigenous Women’s Network Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Darwin, Northern
Territory, Australia.
The convenors of the 2015 National Indigenous Women’s Network Conference scheduled on the 28th to 30th of September at the Hilton Hotel Darwin formally invites you to attend this year’s conference which is the forerunner to the Global Indigenous
Women’s conference scheduled for 2016 at the Stamford Grand Adelaide. The 2015 National Indigenous Women’s Network Conference agenda has now being finalized with more than twenty featured keynote speakers. As the conference has been centred
around the sharing of information, increasing network and access to programs, what a great opportunity it will be to have more than twenty experts gathered in one roof, over the course of this three - day conference, from various states and territories of
Australia freely sharing knowledge, ideas based on successes of programs implemented at the community and national level as well as results of research studies and yarning about personal journeys relative to improving Indigenous Women’s wellbeing.
The National Indigenous Men’s Conference agenda will be released Friday 21st August 2015. with a kaleidoscope of national indigenous male identities speaking and sharing with other indigenous menfolk in an attempt to set up a National Indigenous
Menfolk Network, much in the same way as the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance(NATSIWA).
The 2015 National Indigenous Women’s Network Conference Agenda
DAY ONE (28th September 2015)
8:30 AM REGISTRATION
9:00 AM Welcome to Country by the Traditional Elder
9:30 AM Welcome Address & Formal Opening Keynote by Hon. Bess Price
Minister for Community Services, Local Government, Women's and
Men's Policy, Parks & Wildlife, Northern Territory
10:30 AM MORNING BREAK
11:00 AM KEYNOTE: Empowering Indigenous Women
Tracey Currie, Chief Executive Officer, NATSIWA
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance VIC
Hon. Linda Burney, Deputy Leader NSW Labor Party
Shadow Minister (Family & Community Services; Early Childhood
Education and Aboriginal Affairs), New South Wales
11:45 AM KEYNOTE: Saying No to Family Violence
Aunty Mary Cowley, CEO
Aboriginal Family Law Service, Western Australia
12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM KEYNOTE: A Services Journey to Increasing the Culturally Appropriateness
of a Mainstream Service
Patricia Occelli, CEO, Interrelate
Mereki, Community Development Officer, Interrelate
Kutanya Aboriginal Reference Group, New South Wales
2:15 PM KEYNOTE: Dead or Deadly, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Model of Primary
Health Care
Cleone Wellington, Manager, WAMINDA
Hayley Longbottom, Aboriginal Primary Health Worker
South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation, New South Wales
3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA
3:30 PM KEYNOTE: Determining Barriers to Engagement in National Cervical Screening Program
Dr. Abigail Evans, Obstetrics and Gyneacology Resident
Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland
4:15 PM KEYNOTE: Wagga Noongar Six Seasons
Barbara Bynder, Founder & Artist
Karda Designs,Western Australia
DAY TWO (29th September 2015)
8:30 AM REGISTRATION
9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Strong Women, Strong Communities: Stories from the NT Legal Aid
Outreach Project
Shelley Alvarez, Outreach Solicitor
Rebecca Wanganeen, Indigenous Liaison Officer
NT Legal Aid, Northern Territory
9:45 AM KEYNOTE: Kalyakool Moort- Always Family
Jayne Kotz, Researcher, Nurse Practitioner
Murdoch University, Western Australia
10:30 AM MORNING TEA
11:00 AM KEYNOTE: Fighting for the Future
Libby Davis, CEO
White Ribbon Australia, New South Wales
11:45 AM KEYNOTE: Strong Mums Away from Home Program
Christine Burgen, Strong Mums Away From Home Worker
North and West Remote Health, Queensland
12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM KEYNOTE: Yarning On - Respectful Relationships and Sexual Health
Bianca Mark, Investing in Aboriginal Youth Coordinators
Shine SA, South Australia
2:15 PM KEYNOTE: Our Women and the Voice of the Top End Aboriginal Broadcasting
Dr. Donna Odegaard, CEO
Larrakia Radio Northern Territory
3:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA
3:30 PM KEYNOTE: The Role of the Principal Aboriginal Consultant in a Statutory Setting
Tammy Brooks, Principal Aboriginal Consultant
Office for Child Safety, Families SA, South Australia
4.15 PM KEYNOTE: Indigenous Women’s In The Justice System
Priscilla Collins, Chief Executive Officer
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
5:30 PM CONFERENCE NETWORKING DINNER (Please claim your ticket at registration desk)
DAY THREE (30th September 2015)
8:30 AM REGISTRATION
9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Indigenous Women in the Justice System
Priscilla Collins, CEO
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, Northern Territory
9:45 AM KEYNOTE: Community Development from an Indigenous Women's Perspectives
Sandra Brogden, Education Consultant
Department of Education, Victoria
10:30 AM MORNING TEA
11:00 AM KEYNOTE: Young Aboriginal Women Connecting with Families & Communities
Lynette Briggs & Daria Atkinson, Program Co-ordinator & Facilitator
Gurwidj Aboriginal Neighbourhood House
Victorian Aboriginal Health Service VIC
11:45 AM KEYNOTE: National Aboriginal & Torres Straits Islander Women's Alliance
12:30 PM CULMINATION LUNCH: Distribution of CDs and Certificates
REGISTRATION: With the quality of both papers and programs put forward and included in the conference agenda, numbers are filling fast and vacancies are limited. Hence, we encourage anyone who wishes to attend the conference to register as soon as
possible. We have structured our registration in such a way that will save organization's money while at the same time providing a great forum for frank and open discussion. We’ve also negotiated a special conference rate that can only be availed by
registered delegates booking their hotel rooms direct at Hilton Hotel Darwin
2016 will be a huge year with other conferences etc....The WORLD is coming to Australia. Listed below are a list of the events for 2016, all of the events for 2016 are calling for Papers and Submissions.
We invite you to be a part of this great celebration of Indigenous Conferences and Events, to date we have secured speakers from 16 different countries form the four corners of the globe.
As the conferences will be extremely well subscribed, we invite you to take the opportunity to submit a paper whether it be from community, government, non-government organisations, charities or individuals.
2016 CONFERENCES
• Grief & Loss Conference
• National Indigenous Justice Conference
• National Indigenous Board of Director’s Conference
• International Indigenous Men’s Conference
• International Indigenous Women’s Conference
• Indigenous Aged Care Conference
• National Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Workers Conference
Global Indigenous Allied Health
• International Indigenous Domestic & Family Violence Conference
• Indigenous Business Conference
For further information, please visit the conference webpage: http://www.indigenousconferences.com/#!2015-indigenous-womens-conference/c16ag or email us at adminics at iinet.net.au
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