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Conference Program
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Keynote Speakers
- Dr Rita Gardiner: Director, Royal Geographical Society with the IBG, UK
- Dr Peter Hill: CEO, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reprting Authority
- Duncan Chessell: adventurer and explorer
- Tim Costello: CEO, World Vision Australia
View keynote speaker details here
Program
View conference program details here
Monday 10th January
- Australian Geography Curriculum
- Keynote, plus workshops
Tuesday 11th January
- Fieldtrips Day 1
Wednesday 12th January
- Fieldtrips Day 2
Thursday 13th January
- Australian Geography Curriculum
- Keynote, panel discussion, plus workshops
- Conference Dinner and close
Workshops
Workshops will be offered on Monday and Thursday. A workshop listing can be downloaded here.
Fieldwork
There will be two days of fieldwork:
- Tuesday 10th January and Wednesday 11th January 2010
- On both days you will be taken on a special educational experience and be provided with a range of resources, images and experiences to captivate your students.
The following fieldtrips will be offered:
- Fieldtrip 1: Adelaide Metropolitan Coastline
- Fieldtrip 2: Adelaide Suburbs (Urban growth and renewal)
- Fieldtrip 3: Adelaide’s CBD – an urban field trip within the Terraces
- Fieldtrip 4: GPS Golf
- Fieldtrip 5: Lower Lakes and Coorong
- Fieldtrip 6: Lower Lakes and Coorong
- Fieldtrip 7: Port Adelaide: More Than A Football Team
- Fieldtrip 8: St Kilda Mangroves and Salisbury Wetlands and Storm Water Recovery
- Fieldtrip 9: Resource Recovery
Key elements of the fieldwork trips are:
- A pub/café/restaurant lunch stop
- CD/DVD of resources related to the fieldtrip
- a leader with expertise in the area of study
- Numbers restricted to 20
Social Events
- Pre-conference Winery Tour on the Sunday to Adelaide Hills Wineries
- Sunday: Registration, welcome drinks and BBQ
- Monday: RGS Library tour
- Tuesday: RGS Library tour followed by Eating Out in Adelaide
- Wednesday: BBQ and AGTA Cup games
- Thursday: Conference dinner