The program has been built along the theme of Engagement Unlocked: Keys to Trust, Connection and Potential and sessions have been selected to energise, challenge and inform practitioners by addressing the issues that matter in modern engagement practice.
IAP2 Australasia reserves the right to change this program at any time.
Masterclass: Engaging in Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Environments with IAP2 Australasia trainer, Michelle Feenan
Sponsored Workshop presented by Bang the Table: Designing digital engagement to build trust and transparency with Dan Popping
Yarning Circle: Interactive discussions about challenges and learnings for engaging First Nations communities with Trish Blackman and Elle Davidson
Sponsored Workshop presented by Ethos Urban: Post plastic engagement: is there too much single-use consultation? with Jo Cannington, Ross Hornsey and Julia Miller-Randle
Young and Emerging Professionals Mixer
Welcome reception by the pool
30 October 2019
Conference Opening with special guest keynote presenter Julia Suh, Small Shift
Plenary and breakout sessions:
Young people don’t give a sh1t, why should we? with Melissa Yee, Janine Lyon and Siobhan Butler, Sam Champion
Unlocking the value of local connections – Relationship based Engagement with Carolyn Wallace
Going deeper together with Joel Levin
Cross Cultural Engagement – The Aboriginal Males Healing Centre Development with Geoffrey Barker and Devon Cuimara
Youth Engagement with Phoebe Schumacher and Sarah Fabian
Next Generation Research Update – Understanding social risk in the infrastructure sector presented by research team from Australian National University’s Next Generation Engagement Program
Playzone sessions
Gamification: Expanding your digital engagement toolkit to enable greater participation with Melissa Cordy and Alicia Pickering
Public space engagement: Keeping place with civic participation with Catherine Atoms
International Keynote Panel: Participation, Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals – Global Opportunities and Challenges for IAP2
IAP2 Australasia Annual General Meeting
Core Values Awards Gala Dinner
31 October 2019
Breakfast with the Core Values Awards Stars
Keynote presenter: Lisa Smith, Minds at Work
Breakout sessions
What do purpose and vulnerability have in common? with Nicole Walton
Mingle: Creating vibrant communities, building genuine neighbourhood connections and the tips to get you there with Jody Gleeson
Best Practice Community Engagement: How do we know what ‘best’ really means? with Dr Kirsty Jones, Assoc Prof Sara Bice and Alicia Pickering
Walking together: a journey of sharing, learning and building trust with Lauren Harding, Joel Steller, Jo Anne Rey, Julie Bukari Jones, Michelle Locke and Anne Loxley
Selling a Dream with Julie Boucher, Sarah Azam and Ashlie Carlyle
Feel the burn! Managing burnout as a community engagement practitioner with Rebecca Spencer
Data security and ditching the spreadsheet with Sarah-Jane Dabarera and Alison Hendricks
Let’s Talk Local: a place-based engagement approach with Alison Chisholm
Planning for future engagement with Julie Spencer and Kate Thomas
Playzone sessions
Empowering the community through art – workshop with Leesa Merrett and Sophie Cook
