DATTA Qld State Conference 2025 Program
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Pre-conference workshop - Augmented Reality |
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| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Pre-conference workshop - Augmented Reality |
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| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Pre-conference workshop - Augmented Reality |
Thursday, June 19, 2025
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.01 (double session) Using the problem-solving process in Engineering (General) |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 1.01 (continued) |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.01 (double session) Practices in manufacturing subjects – Community of Practice |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 3.01 (continued) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.02 Aboriginal tools and fibre – knowing native plants and their uses in tool-making, healing, medicine and everyday items |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 2.02 Teaching QCE Design Units 3 & 4 |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.02 Trades for the future: emerging education on flood resilient building and design |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 4.02 From collections to the classroom: Live from State Library |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.03 (double session) How to design the customer journey |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 1.03 (continued) |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.03 (double session) Good idea vs Bad idea |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 3.03 (continued) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.04 (double session) Making thinking visible: Unpacking real-world issues to design solutions for local Agricultural Show entries |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 1.04 (continued) |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.04 Urgent Innovators: Powering through the Design Process |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 4.04 2025 Engineering – Mock Confirmation |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.05 (double session) Supporting resources for Engineering Skills 2024 |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 1.05 (continued) |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.05 Enhancing Design and Technology assessment: Pairing Investigations with Projects |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 4.05 Robotics at the intersection of Design and Technology |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 2.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 4.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.07 off-site tour (double session) Cross River Rail Experience Centre Tour |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 1.07 off-site tour (continued) |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.07 off-site tour (double session) Cross River Rail Experience Centre Tour |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 3.07 off-site tour (continued) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
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| 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration and information desk open (Thursday) |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Conference welcome and formalities |
| 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM | Keynote presentation: Transforming learning: Innovative approaches to Technology and Design Education in Queensland |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Panel TBA |
| 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM | Morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 1 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Session 1.08 off-site tour (double session) State Library of Queensland Tour including The Edge |
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Session 2 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM |
Session 1.08 off-site tour (continued) |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Lunch and trade displays |
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Session 3 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 3.08 off-site tour (double session) State Library of Queensland Tour including The Edge |
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Session 4 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Session 3.08 off-site tour (continued) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Networking session with trade displays and raffle draws |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference dinner |
Friday, June 20, 2025
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays | |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.01 (double session) OnGuard Safety – the most comprehensive safety training platform used in Australian schools |
Session 5.02 How we teach Advanced Manufacturing |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 5.01 (continued) |
Session 6.02 Emerging Technologies X Design Thinking: An outlook 2025-2030 |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays | |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.01 Designing quality assessment in Design and Technologies: Strategies for 7–10 |
Session 7.02 From passive users to pioneers: Student voice in Technology |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws | |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays | |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.03 Assessment for updated Design syllabus |
Session 5.04 (double session) Teaching students how to read drawings |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 6.03 Scaffolding student thinking: Strategies for building independence in the Design Process |
Session 5.04 (continued) |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays | |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.03 Timber in Action: Designing for sustainability, biodiversity and real-world solutions |
Session 7.04 Bridging the cybersecurity skills gap: Practical pathways for schools |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws | |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities | |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays | |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.05 Clothing and soft materials drawing workshop |
Session 5.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 6.05 Ideas for creating a Year 10 Design program |
Session 6.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays | |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.05 Integrating sheet metal fibre laser cutting and SolidWorks Workflow into education |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws | |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.07 off-site tour (double session) State Library of Queensland Tour including The Edge |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 5.07 off-site tour (continued) |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.01 (double session) OnGuard Safety – the most comprehensive safety training platform used in Australian schools |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 5.01 (continued) |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.01 Designing quality assessment in Design and Technologies: Strategies for 7–10 |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.02 How we teach Advanced Manufacturing |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 6.02 Emerging Technologies X Design Thinking: An outlook 2025-2030 |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.02 From passive users to pioneers: Student voice in Technology |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.03 Assessment for updated Design syllabus |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 6.03 Scaffolding student thinking: Strategies for building independence in the Design Process |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.03 Timber in Action: Designing for sustainability, biodiversity and real-world solutions |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.04 (double session) Teaching students how to read drawings |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 5.04 (continued) |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.04 Bridging the cybersecurity skills gap: Practical pathways for schools |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.05 Clothing and soft materials drawing workshop |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 6.05 Ideas for creating a Year 10 Design program |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
Session 7.05 Integrating sheet metal fibre laser cutting and SolidWorks Workflow into education |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 6.06 Visit the exhibition (self-guided) |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
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| 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Registration and information desk open (Friday) |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Day two welcome and formalities |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Keynote presentation: Young Change Agents |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Friday morning tea and trade displays |
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Session 5 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM |
Session 5.07 off-site tour (double session) State Library of Queensland Tour including The Edge |
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Session 6 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM |
Session 5.07 off-site tour (continued) |
| 12:55 PM - 1:50 PM | Friday lunch and trade displays |
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Session 7 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Conference close and final prize draws |
