Programme

Tuesday 14th February, 2012
17:15 Workshop attendees arrive at Rydges, 701 Swanston St, (http://www.rydges.com/Melbourne), level 4
17:30 Summary/orientation presentation
18:30 Canapes and drinks, followed by dinner
22:00 Conclude
Wednesday 15th February, 2012
Breakfast on your own
 8:00 Coach pick up to Lorne. Coach will come to Rydges, 701 Swanston, and Ibis Hotel on Therry St 
      (Jasper hotel is short walk to that IBIS).
10:30 (approximate) Arrive in Lorne, deposit bags, stretch legs, walk to beach.
11:30 Brief presentations by Sue Dumais, Leif Azzopardi, and Jamie Callan, followed by discussion.
12:30 Lunch, provided by workshop.
13:45 Brief presentations by Mark Sanderson, Diane Kelly, and David Hawking, followed by discussion.
15:15 Tea break and hotel check-in.
16:15 Discussion.
17:30 Adjourn for day.
Dinner (at own expense)
Thursday 16th February, 2012
 7:30 Breakfast (hot buffet, provided by workshop).
 9:00 Summary and agenda.
 9:15 Divide into six breakout groups.  Each group tasked with coming up with up to six ideas for 
      research directions, areas, initiatives to be "sold" to the whole group later in the morning.
10:45 Tea break.
11:00 Breakout group presentations, 10 minutes per group.
12:30 Lunch (provided by workshop).
13:00 Time to wander.
16:00 Vote on topics from group presentations to pick top six (afternoon tea provided at this time).
16:30 Second breakout groups on selected topics.
18:00 Dinner (at own expense).
20:00 Breakout group presentations, 10 minutes per group.
22:00 Adjourn for day (bar at own expense).
Friday 17th February, 2012
 7:30 Breakfast (hot buffet, provided by workshop).
 8:45 Check out of hotel by now.
 9:00 Summary then discussion of challenges, integrating top six as well as others that were explored.
10:45 Tea break.
11:15 Work on report.
12:30 Lunch (provided by workshop).
13:30 Work on final report.
15:00 Adjourn workshop (tea served at this time).
16:00 Coach pick up Lorne, back to Melbourne.
18:30 Coach arrives in Melbourne, dropping off at Southern Cross Station (handy for taxi to airport) 
      and the Ibis Hotel.

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