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WEDNESDAY MAY 2: PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

1-5pm Conference Room 1	Workshop for local government professionals: Measuring Cultural Vitality Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Senior Research Associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and Director Culture, Creativity and Communities Program, Urban Institute, Washington DC, USA. Hosted by the Cultural Development Network at the Woodward Conference Centre, 185 Pelham St, University of Melbourne, Carlton Informal lunch for participants at own cost, 11.30-12.45 pm, Barrreto Cafe, cnr Grattan and Barry Sts, Carlton LISTEN – part 1 LISTEN – part 2
1-5pm Board Room	Master Class for emerging researchers: Navigating Cultural Theory, Practice and Policy With Dr Eleonora Belfiore, Director of Graduate Studies, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK. Hosted by the Culture and Community Research Network and Centre for Cultural Partnerships, Faculty of VCA and MCM, Woodward Conference Centre, 185 Pelham St, University of Melbourne, Carlton
5- 6pm	Conference Welcome Reception: Happy Hour, Networking and Nibbles Tsubu Bar, 1888 Building, Gate 6, Swanston Street, University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Welcome: Kim Dunphy, Cultural Development Network
6.30 pm	Informal dinner for conference delegates: at Cafe Italia, 56 University St, Carlton (off Lygon St)

 

THURSDAY MAY 3

9:15 – 9:30 am Conference Opening Conference Room	Opening remarks Chair, Dr Lachlan MacDowall, Centre for Cultural Partnerships, Faculty of the VCA and MCM, University of Melbourne Welcome to Country: Aunty Joy Murphy Welcome from the University of Melbourne Professor Barry Conyngham, Dean, Faculty of the VCA and MCM, University of Melbourne
9:30 – 11 am Keynote 1 Conference Room	Keynote Address: Dr Eleonora Belfiore, Associate Professor in Cultural Policy and Director of Graduate Studies, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, UK. Followed by Q and A LISTEN
11 – 11:30 am	Morning Tea
11:30- 1 pm Plenary 1 Conference Room	From Data to Understanding: the big picture Chair: Penny Hutchinson, Director, Arts Victoria – Presentations followed by discussion – The role of culture in development from a human rights framework Annamari Laaksonen, Research Manager, IFACCA – Cultural Well Being And The Pacific Diaspora Professor Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop, AUT University – Cultural Policy Research and the ‘Known Unknowns’ Dr Michael Volkerling, Institute For Culture And Society, University of Western Sydney LISTEN
1 – 2 pm	Lunch Conference Room: Video – Top Ten Examples of Recent Data Visualisation
2 – 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions 1	More Than Numbers… Lone Keast, Arts Queensland. Carole Rosenstein, Urban Institute, Washington DC. Sarah Penhall & Robin Penty, Arts Centre Melbourne. (Rm C1: Chair, Greg Box, Yarra Ranges Shire Council) LISTEN	Cultural Identity and Attitudes Jill Gallagher, Victorian Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisation. Kaine Grigg, Monash University. Filipo Katavake-McGrath, AUT University, NZ (Rm C2: Chair, Marnie Badham) LISTEN		Local Innovations Rosalie Hastwell, City Of Moreland & Simon Wollan MGS Architects Cath Rutten & Michelle Zemancheff, Nillumbik Shire. (Board Room: Chair, Athena Williams, Community Indicators Victoria)		Indicators and Decision making Guy Redden, University of Sydney. Kay Ferres, Griffith University. Jamie Tanguay, and Benuel Lenge, Vanuatu National Statistics Office. (Rm 608: Chair, Emma Blomkamp, University of Melbourne/ Auckland)		Making the Unseen Seen José Antonio González Zarandona, University of Melbourne. Tod Jones, Curtin University. Duncan McKay, Edith Cowan University. (Rm 609: Chair, Kim Dunphy, CDN)
3:30 – 3:45 pm	Short break
3:45 – 5:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 2	The Search for the Holy Grail: Making use of indicator frameworks Jacqui Allen, Dept Culture and the Arts, WA. Lisa Thomson, VicHealth. Rachel Healy, City of Sydney. (Rm C1: Chair, Judy Morton, Arts Victoria) LISTEN		A Closer Look at the Culture of Cities Deb Verhoeven, Deakin University and Brian Morris, RMIT. Caroline Hamilton, University Of Melbourne and Kirsten Seale, RMIT University . Melissa Reese, National University of Singapore. (Rm C2: Chair, Jane Crawley, Manager, Arts and Culture, City of Melbourne) LISTEN		Making Culture Count in International Development Vicki-Ann Ware, Monash University. Elise Huffer, Secretariat Of The Pacific Community. Polly Stupples, Massey University. (Board Room: Chair, Martin Mulligan, RMIT)		Cultural Indicators, From Data to Democracy Emma Blomkamp, University of Melbourne/ Auckland. Rimi Khan & Audrey Yue, University of Melbourne. Marnie Badham, University of Melbourne. (Rm D2: Chair, Ben Eltham, journalist)
7pm	Conference dinner – Upper East Dining Room, University House, Professors’ Walk, University of Melbourne (separate booking required)

 

FRIDAY MAY 4

9:15 – 9.30 am	Planning and Cultural Impact Opening Remarks: John Smithies, Director, Cultural Development Network
9:30 – 11 am Keynote Session 2	Making Culture Count: Measuring What Matters Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Senior Research Associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and Director Culture, Creativity and Communities Program, Urban Institute, Washington DC, USA. Followed by Q & A. LISTEN
11 – 11.30 am	Morning Tea
11:30 – 1:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 3	Culture, Wellbeing, and the Global Movement to Redefine Progress Geoff Woolcock, Griffith University. Mike Salvaris, RMIT. Lenine Bourke, Contact Inc. (Rm C1: Chair, John Smithies, CDN) LISTEN	Capturing the Value of Culture David Adair, Griffith University. Alba Colombo, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain. Kim Dunphy, Deakin University. (Rm C2: Chair, Lachlan MacDowall, CCP) LISTEN	Cultural Diversity and Ecological Sustainability Andy Scerri, RMIT. Jodi Newcombe, Carbon Arts. (Rm GM 17: Chair, Rimi Khan, University of Melbourne)	Artists, Audiences and Accountants Ruth Fazakerley, RMIT. Katya Johanson, Hilary Glow, Anne Kershaw, Deakin University. Harriet Parsons, Artist-researcher, Melbourne. (Board Room, Chair: Marnie Badham, University of Melbourne)	Quantifying Arts Engagement Charlotte Latjes, Boekman Foundation, The Netherlands. Bridget Jones, Australia Council for the Arts. Peter Wright & Christina Davies, Murdoch University. (Rm 104: Chair: Jim Rimmer, VicHealth)
1:15 – 2 pm	Lunch
2 – 3:30 pm Plenary Session 2	Cultural Policy in a Post-Cultural World Chair: Emma Blomkamp Presentations followed by discussion Cultural Capital and Cultural Policy, Bourdieu and Biopolitics Assistant Professor Scott Brook, University Of Canberra Assessing Cultural Impact of Economics Professor Justin O’Connor, QUT Australian Cultural Policy: a critical overview of the state of play Ben Eltham, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney LISTEN
3.30 – 3.45 pm	Short break
3:45 – 5:00 pm Plenary Session 3	Promoting Cultural Indicators in International Policy Chair: John Smithies Panel discussion: Towards a shared understanding: an international declaration on measuring culture Mike Salvaris, Adjunct Professor, RMIT with Associate Professor Eleonora Belfiore, Director of Graduate Studies, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick and Dr. Lachlan McDowall, Centre for Cultural Partnerships, Faculty of the VCA and MCM, University of Melbourne. LISTEN
5 – 6pm	Farewell drinks on site
6.15pm onwards	Informal dinner for delegates and friends
7.30 pm	100% Melbourne: A Statistical Chain Reaction, Art Performance, Melbourne Town Hall (book here)