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Saturday, 23 August 2008
8.00am REGISTRATION and Coffee
8.45am Welcome PHIL ANDERSEN
NSW Dept Sport & Recreation
 
9.00am Keynote THE HON JUSTICE PAUL BRERETON
Judge, The Supreme Court of NSW

Aspects of Law for Outdoor Educators:
Inherent Risk and Risk Waivers
Negligent Infliction of Grevious Bodily Harm

10.00am
MORNING TEA .......... MORNING TEA .......... MORNING TEA
10.20am Workshop 1 DR IAN BOYLE
The Scots College - Glengarry

Integrating IT and Technology into the Day to Day Running of Your Outdoor Education Program

Workshop 2 MAJ DARYL SOUTH
Adventurous Training Wing

The Use of Infield Bio-Feedback Tools to Enhance Stress Management Training

Workshop 3 MATT McCLELLAND
Wild Walks

Using Track Notes & Guide Books to Promote a Culture of Bushwalking in Australia

WENDY BITHELL
Vision Walks
A Night Alternative
11.20am Workshop 1 MARK COLLARD
Project Adventure Inc
No Props to No Flops
Workshop 2 ART LIDBETTER & TEX SKUTHORPE
Dept of Sport and Recreation
A Journey with Youth at Risk
12.20pm
LUNCH ..........LUNCH .......... LUNCH
1.00pm Keynote COL COLIN AXUP
Australian Army Cadets

The Cadet Experience: A Test of Leadership in the Outdoors

2.00pm Workshop 1 DR TRACEY DICKSON
University of Canberra
What Do You Think You Are Doing Putting My Child's Life at Risk?
Workshop 2 TEX SKUTHORPE & ART LIDBETTER
Noonghaburra teacher

The Use of Story Telling in Outdoor Education Programs

Workshop 3 STUART CLARK
Wild Aid, First Aid
Alternative Bush Medicine For Healing and Pain Relief
3.00pm
AFTERNOON TEA .......... AFTERNOON TEA .......... AFTERNOON TEA
3.30pm Workshop 1 ANITA PRYOR
Deakin University

Why Go Bush?
Therapeutic Outdoor Adventure Interventions in Australia

Workshop 2 CHARLIE CROSS & LORRAINE SMITH
TAFE NSW, Western Institute

The Positive Effects of Outdoor Education on Employability Skills and Personal Attributes

4.30pm Day in Review
4.40pm ORIC Annual General Meeting
5.15pm
FREE TIME .......... FREE TIME .......... FREE TIME
6.30pm PRE-DINNER DRINKS
7.00pm INDUSTRY AWARDS DINNER AND PRESENTATIONS Dinner Speakers - James Castrission and Justin Jones
"Crossing the Ditch
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Sunday, 24 August 2008
8.45am Welcome Celebrating 100 years of Scouts
9.00am Keynote DR SUE ROFFEY
University of Western Sydney
Circle Time: Targeting Skills that Lead to Better Relationships, Resilience and Responsibility
10.00am
MORNING TEA .......... MORNING TEA .......... MORNING TEA
10.20am Workshop 1 DR SUE ROFFEY
University of Western Sydney
Circle Time: Practical Skills and Infield Programer's Application Workshop
Workshop 2 JULIE EVANS
Bureau of Meteorology
Understanding Weather in the Field pdf
Workshop 3

DENNIS NICKELL
The Scots College - Glengarry

What To Do Once You Reach Camp

11.20am Workshop 1 CLARE DALLAT
Outdoor Education Group
Communicating Risk to Parents: Looking at recent research, literature & pratical examples for improving risk communication processes
Workshop 2 PAMELA SIMON
Surf Life Saving NSW

Volunteer Retention in a Competitive Volunteer Market

Workshop 3 MARK VAN DER HAAR
Phillips Financial Services
Once Upon a Time....
12.20pm
LUNCH .......... LUNCH .......... LUNCH
1.00pm Keynote

DR KAREN MALONE
University of Wollongong

Every Experience Matters - Learning Outside of the Classroom

2.00pm Workshop 1 PETE GRIFFITHS
Outdoor Education Group

Learning Journeys - Educational Outcomes

Workshop 2 PETER COLLINS
Service Skills Australia
Changes to the Outdoor Recreation Training Package
Workshop 3 OWEN FITZGERALD From Failed Rail to Rail Trails
3.00pm Workshop 1 ROSS BOWEY
The Highlands School
Why Wilderness?
Workshop 2 DAVE NOBLE
Canyoner & 'Discoverer' of the Wollemi Pine
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Canyoning
Workshop 3 DENNIS CAREY
Oberon Correctional Centre

Balancing Adventure and Experiential Learning into Vocational Education, Theory, Personal Development, Work Ethic and Self Responsibility

4.00pm
Closing remarks
AFTERNOON TEA .......... AFTERNOON TEA .......... AFTERNOON TEA

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