2019 Professional Staff Conference
Thursday 19 September
People - Our most Important Asset
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Date: Thursday 19 September - 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Professional Staff Conference is designed to bring together professional staff from across the University to highlight best practice, share ideas, and provide professional development and networking opportunities to our vibrant staff community.
This year’s theme of People our most important asset will be explored through the lenses of Harmony & Success, The Importance of Being Us, Future World and Career Evolution.
The conference is an opportunity to interact, share experiences and learnings, collaborate, showcase our achievements and celebrate the role of professional staff at the University of Melbourne.
Your ticket price includes admission to our Networking Event, which will take place immediately after the Conference at a near-by venue. Registrations and waitlist are now closed.
#workinginharmony
The Professional Staff Conference is designed to bring together professional staff from across the University to highlight best practice, share ideas, and provide professional development and networking opportunities to our vibrant staff community.
This year’s theme of People our most important asset will be explored through the lenses of Harmony & Success, The Importance of Being Us, Future World and Career Evolution.
History
Established in 2014 and co-founded by three professional staff – The conference aims to encourage the exploration of best practice, reporting of project outcomes, sharing of new trends and opportunities, while engaging staff through motivational and creative practice.
Delivered within a project framework, the conference focuses on broadening networks and collaboration across the different campuses of the University, while contributing to the sustained excellence of services supporting learning, teaching, research and engagement at the University of Melbourne.
The Conference...
- Celebrates the contribution made by professional staff to the wider success of the University
- Acknowledges the expertise and passion of professional staff through presentations that share best practice and showcase innovation in higher education administration
- Provides participants and organisers mentoring and professional development opportunities and creates time for networking, collegiality and fun
Your Conference Committee members
The Professional Staff Conference is organised by professional staff for professional staff. Here is your 2019 Committee
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The 2019 Profession Staff Conference celebrates People: Our Most Important Asset
The Professional Staff Conference program is now available, featuring a fantastic lineup of speakers and presentations by University of Melbourne staff members. Explore each session and start thinking about which sessions you will attend.
**Check out the full program for room allocations. **
| 8.00 | Registrations Open | ||||
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Didgeridoo performance | ||||
| 9:00 - 9:25 |
Welcome to Country Welcome to Conference – Mr Neil Robinson - Head, Operational Performance | ||||
| 9:25 - 10:25 | Panel Session: Career evolution and leadership Moderated by Dr Shane Huntington, Deputy Director, Strategy & Partnerships, MDHS | ||||
| 10:25 - 10:45 | Morning Tea | ||||
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Morning Keynote: Dr Bridie O’Donnell Director, Office for Women in Sport & Recreation, Victorian Government | ||||
| Harmony and Success | The Importance of Being Us | Future World | Harmony and Success | Wellness @ Work | |
The Wellness @ Work room will be running sessions at various times from 11.40am through until 14.40pm, including: Paws the Pressure 13.15pm – 13.55pm and 14.00pm – 14.40pm Meet some friendly canines in the Wellness @ Work Room from Paws the Pressure – interact with the dogs! 3 Minute Angels - 11.40am – 12.15pm, 13.15pm – 13.55pm and 14.00 – 14.40pm Take a break and rejuvenate with a massage by 3 Minute Angels. Additional offerings include Audiology Clinic, OHS/Ergonomics, Pride Network, Jawun Indigenous Strategy, Sustainability, UM Sport, Remembrance Day Project, Infused Water Station | |||||
| 11.40 - 12.15 | Gift Implementation - “So you’ve got the Gift – Now What?” | Jawun: A Partnership that Builds Indigenous Empowerment | Unconscious Bias at Work | Strengthening governance and procurement through diversity and inclusion | Building inclusive University cultures with a focus on wellbeing |
| 12.15 - 13.15 | Lunch Room 208: 12.35pm - 13.08pm Film Screening: It Started in the Sunderland (running time 33 mins) Join Producer Sandra Macriyiannis and Director Mariona Guiu for a special screening of this journey into the untold stories of the Medical Building. Wellness @ Work lunchtime session - 12.45pm - 13.05pm UM Eyecare Clinic, Associate Professor Daryl Guest | ||||
| Harmony and Success | The Importance of Being Us | Future World | Career Evolution | Wellness @ Work | |
| 13.15 - 13.55 | Autism 201 | If People are Assets, Frontline Employees are Gold | Glass Half Empty or Glass Half Full? Our Personal Journey Through Organisational Change | Building Tomorrow: Reimagining the Candidate Experience | Pecha Kucha Presentations Community Engagement: Gut Health and Cancer Care13.15pm- 13.25pm |
| 14.05 - 14.45 | Helping Hands Framework: Building Leadership at all Levels | 34 Teaching Spaces and 3000 Cups of Tea | Creating and Measuring Content with Impact | Design Thinking for your Career | Level Up! Returning to work as a parent |
| 14.45 - 15:10 | Afternoon Tea | ||||
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Professor Duncan Maskell, Vice-Chancellor | ||||
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Afternoon Keynote: Dylan Alcott OAM Founder of Dylan Alcott Foundation and Co-founder of Get Skilled Access Alumnus of the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Melbourne | ||||
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Conference Close | ||||
| 16:45 - 19:00 | Networking Event | ||||
The final program is subject to change.
Sub-Themes
Harmony & Success | Realising your own potential, coping with stresses of life and working productively within the University. Have you brought people together to share experiences, challenges and learnings? How has a collaborative project or skill development resulted in personal or professional harmony for you? Do you have personal experiences where failure has taught valuable lessons? Your proposed submission may include such topics as our diverse campus life and experience; contributing to student experience and success; navigating change and resilience; healthy workplaces and mindfulness; bouncing back from failure. |
The Importance of Being Us | It’s not you, it’s me – celebrating individuality, diversity and inclusion in the UoM workplace. Do you have a story to tell? How do you combat conscious and unconscious bias in your daily life? Do you feel empowered? Can you demonstrate positive or negative outcomes from a connection being made through a personal or professional experience? Do you have experience working with teams from all of the University’s geographically diverse locations? |
Future World | How do we work with all the new platforms - will this make our lives easier? What role does Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and emerging technologies play in our changing workplace? Does technology provide us with the skillsets to future proof work? We invite you to share your experiences with technological or methodological tools to solve problems or create more efficient or effective outcomes. |
Career Evolution | Where to next in your career? We invite you to present your own experience and case studies on opportunities you have sought or been provided in your career. Do you have any practical examples of how you have exploited networking, shadowing, secondments or mentoring? Have you had any surprising career transitions? How have leaders supported you in your journey? |
| Wellness @ Work | An interactive place to be inspired, uplifted and educated. We recognize the importance of all health and wellbeing to staff. This room is a celebrated addition and is full of ideas to take back to your workplace and implement. We also have some special guests who we assure will make you smile. |
Read more about the Conference Themes and Sub-Themes here.
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The Professional Staff Conference is excited to announce our Keynote Speakers and introduce the members of our Panel Discussion on 'Career evolution and Leadership'.
DR BRIDIE O'DONNELL
Morning Keynote
Dr Bridie O’Donnell is a medical doctor and world champion cyclist.
Dr Bridie O’Donnell graduated as Valedictorian from the University of Queensland Medical School and won the J R S Lahz Prize for Most Outstanding Intern in 1999. During her residency she was a rower and then an Ironman triathlete, and finished the Ironman Hawaii World Championships in 2006.
In 2007, she began road cycling and in 2008 after winning the National Time Trial title, she raced in the Australian National Team, and then Professional teams in Europe and the United States, representing Australia at three World Championships.
In November, 2017, Bridie was appointed the inaugural Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation by the Victorian Government and in May, 2018 she published ‘Life and Death – a cycling memoir’ about her experiences as a professional cyclist in the international peloton.
Dr Bridie O’Donnell champions leadership for women in sport and challenges traditional stereotypes and structures, and explores new ways of ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’.
DYLAN ALCOTT - OAM
Afternoon Keynote
Dylan Alcott OAM wins Quad championship at Wimbledon!
Not many people can lay claim to being a Paralympic gold medallist and world champion whilst still being in their teenage years. Then again, there aren’t many people like Dylan Alcott.
Dylan, a dual sport athlete, has represented Australia on the international stage in both wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis since the age of 13.
Dylan created Dylan Alcott Foundation, is an entrepreneur, and is the cofounder of Get Skilled Access, a training provider educating corporates and governments on how to better understand and treat customers with disabilities.
Dylan is an alumnus of the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Melbourne.
Professional Staff Conference – SOLD OUT
Registrations and waitlist are closed. No walk-ins will be accepted on the day of the conference. If you think you registered, but you have not received any confirmation or emails from the conference committee, please contact psc-info@unimelb.edu.au.
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2019 Professional Staff Conference is open to all professional staff of The University of Melbourne (and we also welcome any of our academic colleagues who would like to join us).
Please seek approval from your supervisor before registering for the 2019 Professional Staff Conference.
| Registration | Cost |
|---|---|
| Early Bird Registration - SOLD OUT! | $180 |
| General Registration - SOLD OUT! | $230 |
| Presenter Registration - CLOSED | $180 |
Registrations transfers and cancellations
Transfers: Ticket transfers will be accepted until Friday 6th of September at 5pm.To make changes to your booking, please contact psc-info@unimelb.edu.au
Cancellations: Registrants can cancel at any time. The following conditions apply for refunds:
- Attendees who register before 22/07 will be able to get a full refund if they cancel before or on 26/08
- Attendees who register after 22/07 will be able to get a full refund if they cancel before or on 31/07
Downloading the App and General Information
General Conference Information
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The Professional Staff Conference is excited to be featuring several new initiatives at the 2019 Conference, to enhance your Conference experience.
PSC Challenge
Extending on the theme of working in harmony, this year's Professional Staff Conference is excited to introduce the PSC Challenge. Want to form new, meaningful connections at the Professional Staff Conference? Play the PSC Challenge, meet new people and form connections you can take back into work (or beyond!).
Panel Discussion - read more about it here!
The Conference will include a Panel Discussion on the the theme of Career Evolution and Leadership which will be moderated by Dr Shane Huntington and featuring incredible members of our university, including Professor Sandra Eades, Dr Victor Sojo Monzon and Sarah Fortuna, and Dennis Gentilin from Deloitte. Read more about the Panel members here. The panel will include an interactive Q&A session on the journey and challenges of panel members’ careers and leadership.
Wellness @ Work
We are happy to announce for the first time at a PSC we will have a Wellness @ Work Room. We recognise the importance of all health and wellbeing to staff and this room is a celebrated addition. The Room will be an interactive place to be inspired, uplifted, educated and is full of ideas to take back to your workplace and implement. We also have some special guests who we assure will make you smile. Explore the activities in the Room.
App
This year we will be running a PSC Conference App. The App will be full of information on the speakers, program, venue, sponsors and more.
Thank you to our Gold Sponsor University House, for their support of the 2019 Professional Staff Conference.
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If you have questions or comments, please contact the committee via email
psc-info@unimelb.edu.au