Program
The Census | beyond the count program features speakers from across the private sector, government departments and community groups. Over the course of two days, the conference will explore the difference that the Census makes to community planning, infrastructure development, business opportunities and government policy.
Welcome reception and registration | Wed 2 March 2011 | |||||||||||
| 6pm - 8pm Drinks and canapes Ballroom Foyer |
Hosted by Paul Lowe, Head Population Census |
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Day One | Thur 3 March 2011 | |||||||||||
| 8:45am Welcome and opening Grand Ballroom |
Introduction of Master of Ceremonies, Steve Cannane
Welcome to Country
Welcome and opening of conference Brian Pink, Australian Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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| 9:30am Keynote plenary Grand Ballroom |
The stories behind the numbers Bernard Salt, KPMG Partner, Demographer and Trend Forecaster |
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10:30am | Morning Tea |
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| 11am Concurrent sessions | |||||||||||
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12:30pm | Lunch | |||||||||||
| 1:30pm Concurrent sessions | |||||||||||
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3:00pm | Afternoon Tea | |||||||||||
| 3:30pm Brighter futures: discussions on how the Census is lighting the way for a better Australia Grand Ballroom | |||||||||||
| ... for homeless Australians Felicity Reynolds, Prof Chris Chamberlain, Digby Hughes, Nicole Lawder and Assoc Prof Michael Darcy
... for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesPeter Yu, Luisa O'Connor, Phil Perry, Matthew James, Denise Lovett
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Day Two | Fri 4 March 2011 | |||||||||||
| 9am Day Two opening Grand Ballroom |
Welcome and summary of Day One | ||||||||||
| 9:30am Keynote plenary Grand Ballroom |
Tracking Trends: The role of the Census in changing the debate, and people’s lives Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO, Australian Council of Social Services |
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10:30am | Morning Tea |
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12:30pm | Lunch | |||||||||||
| 1:30pm Afternoon Plenary Grand Ballroom |
Inform, persuade, engage - Census is sexy! Ivan Motley - Founding Director, Informed Decisions Smarter Census: adding intelligence for better decision making Local Intelligence: taking statistics and what the Locals know and using it to welcome the world |
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3:00pm | Afternoon Tea | |||||||||||
| 3:30pm Grand Ballroom | The Hon Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation | ||||||||||
| 4pm Pecha KuchaGrand Ballroom |
A great Census begins in the field John D Moore - Director, Census Evaluation, Australian Bureau of Statistics Every story counts How are we going? One Census, an infinite number of stories |
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| 4:40pm ClosingGrand Ballroom | Beyond the conferenceClosing remarks by Paul Lowe | ||||||||||
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