Announcements

Welcome Address:      Ian Hunter      Wurundjeri representative

Keynote Address:        "A Blast from the Past"
                                          Professor John Mulvaney    9:50-10:25 am

Legislation: The Reality VS the Dream       Convenor:     Dr Roger Luebbers

Examples of the way specific jurisdictions are applying legislation in Australia and around the world to achieve heritage conservation objectives. How does the reality differ from the vision? Observations on the directions and areas of improvements from those who work inside government.

• 10:30 am   Mike McIntyre, Manager, Policy and Strategic Development, Heritage Victoria.
  "Legislation: Panacea to Strait-jacket".
   
• 11:00 am   Dr Joy Elley, Director, Heritage Services Branch, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria.
  "Managing Change in Aboriginal Heritage: A View from Inside".
   
• 11:30 am   Ross Anderson, Maritime Archaeologist, Maritime Heritage Unit, Heritage Victoria.
  "Life-jackets, not Strait-jackets: Community and Government in Maritime Heritage".

Lunch:    12:00 - 12:45

Partnerships: Working with Community Members       Convenor:     Dr Jane Lydon

Consultation: how is it achieved and measured? Who defines the community and what is its aspiration about heritage? How are the boundaries of the community defined and how can archaeological service providers help? Do partnerships work?

• 12:45 pm   Dr Anita Smith, Researcher/Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Deakin University, Melbourne.
  "Cultural Tourism at Yarrawarra Aboriginal Community - A Collaborative Research Process".
   
• 1:15 pm     Tracy Ireland, PhD student, Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney.
  "Consultation Conundrums: An Analytical Discussion of Recent Contentious Cases in Sydney".
   
• 1:45 pm     Dr Nikki Stern, Lecturer, School of Historical and Archaeological Studies, La Trobe University.
  "Archaeological Research in Indigenous Africa: A View from Kenya".

Afternoon Break:    2:15

Delivering the Product to the Community       Convenor:     Dr Richard Cosgrove

What do communities want to see or know? What do archaeologists wish to sell or give to the community? Is the legislative requirement the only reason we do our work? How do communities wish to see their heritage places presented? What products or services do communities need to understand their past? How is heritage used by the community? The packaging of Heritage.

• 2:30 pm    Dr Ian McNiven, Lecturer, School of Fine Arts, Classical Studies and Archaeology, University of Melbourne
  "An Acceptable Past? Issues in Decolonising Australian Indigenous Archaeology".
   
• 3:00 pm    Professor Richard Wright, United Nations Consultant, Sydney.
  "Forensic Archaeology in Solving War Crimes: A Recent Example from Bosnia".
   
• 3:30 pm    Professor Tim Murray, School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University.
  "Some Recent Examples of Historical Archaeology in the Community".

4:00 pm    Panel Discussion:    Professor Ian Davidson and Dr David Frankel

5:00 pm    Close

6:30 pm    Dinner:    Regency Thai Restaurant, 109 Queens Pde, Clifton Hill.
                   All are welcome.