Calendar of Events
Please check the calendar of events below regularly for updates. A more detailed calendar of events suitable for printing is available here (PDF format).
Monday, 10 September 2007, 7.30pm screening of the film Faust with new musical score.
See GerMANY FACES Australia for details.
DAY 1: TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2007
NB: These are concurrent sessions
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2007
SCHEDULED EVENTS - GENERAL
| TIME |
ACTIVITY |
| ALL DAY |
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT THE SEYMOUR CENTRE:
- Information booths: Siemens, BrainLab, Fresenius Medical Care, Bayer, B. Braun, Zeiss, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Foundation), Humboldt Foundation (German Research Foundation), Allianz Insurance, Munich Re, BMW, Schenker Logistics, Deutsche Welle, Deutsche Bank, CeBIT/Hannover Fairs, Goethe-Institut, Uvex
- University of Sydney Careers Centre
- Research and Innovation find out how with Sydnovate, which assists industry and government to gain access to the University's research, expertise and intellectual property
- International student exchange information - International Office
PhD and Honours student poster networking hub - PhD and Honours students will talk about their current research
- Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP) - how to get the most out of grants and funds for research
- CeBIT/Hannover Fairs will be hosting a live blogging site
|
| 10.30 am |
Buses to depart for Spurensuche (Shpoorenzoohe) from the Seymour Centre for 11.00 am start at Queen Victoria Building in the city. Find out about traces of Germany in our own city - you will be surprised at the connections you discover! And then finish off with a cool German beer! |
| 10.30-11.45 am |
Networking morning tea for IT and engineering industries. Discussion of opportunities and future developments |
| 12.00-1.30 pm |
Official opening and plenary panel session
CHAIR
Professor Don Nutbeam, Provost & DVC, Academic, University of Sydney
WELCOMING ADDRESS
Professor Gavin Brown, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney
Dr Guenter Gruber, German Consul General
Mr Klaus Krischok, Director, Goethe-Institut
Mrs Dorothea Fitterling, Director, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
PANEL MODERATOR
Professor Gavin Brown, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Sydney
PANEL SPEAKERS
Professor John Hearn, Deputy Vice Chancellor, International, University of Sydney
Topic: Stem Cell Research- Rhetoric or Reality
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: Scientist/Broadcaster/Writer
Topic: A Short History of the belly button!
Cameron Marcuccio, General Manager, Marketing Department, Siemens
Topic: Megatrends and Siemens on film
Heinrich Eder, Manager Director, Munich Re
Topic: Example of Emerging Risk- Identity Theft
Ian Caterson, Boden Professor of Human Nutrition, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences
Topic: Obesity
|
| 3.00-4.30 pm |
Research, Co-operation, Innovation - The DAAD and Humboldt Foundation Alumni. Open to all - discussions will focus on research co-operations from various perspectives |
| 5.00-5.30 pm |
Business German on Show - Role play about applying for a job in Germany. |
| 5.00-5.30 pm |
Networking and discussions with booths |
| 5.30-7.00 pm |
Sydney Ideas public lecture, Everyday Living - The impacts of IT and New Technology, Dieter Rombach, Fraunhofer Institute, commentary by Judy Kay, Sydney University |
| 7.00 pm |
Cocktail Reception, hosted by DAAD |
SCHEDULED EVENTS - THEME 1: HEALTH
| TIME |
ACTIVITY |
| 1.40-3.00 pm |
Focus 1: Healthy Minds
CHAIR
Professor Max Bennett, Professor of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Director, Brain and Mind Research Institute
SPEAKERS
Professor Ian Hickie, Brain and Mind Institute
Topic: Schizophrenia
Professor Juergen Goetz, Medical Faculty/Brain and Mind Institute:
Topic: Alzheimer's Disease
Richard Banati: Chair, Medical Radiation Sciences:
Topic: Medical Imaging of the Brain
Dr Simon Kinder, Product Manager, Zeiss
Topic: Digital Imaging in Research
Mr Cameron Marcuccio, Managing Director, Marketing Department, Siemens:
Topic: Siemens healthcare innovations in meeting the challenges - imaging, diagnostics, nuclear medicine
|
| 3.10- 4.30pm |
Focus 2: Healthy Bodies
CHAIR
Professor Jocalyn Lawler
SPEAKERS
Professor Ian Caterson , Boden Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Sydney;
Topic: Obesity
Mr Kendall Hockey, Area Sales Representative, BrainLab
Topic: Innovation in Stereotactic Radio Surgery, Cranial and Extra Cranial
Peter O'Neill, Divisional Manager, B. Braun
Topic: Orthopilot Life in Motion
Linda McCorriston, Manager Outreach Program, Fresenius Medical Care
Topic: Chronic Kidney Disease Strategies
Perspectives on living with MS ( name not yet supplied) and comments from Professor Jocalyn Lawler
|
| 4.40-5.30 pm |
Focus 3: Biotechnology and IT
CHAIR
Dr Michael Charleston, Senior Lecturer, School of Information Technologies (TBC)
SPEAKERS
Professor Hans Coster: Director, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Chief Scientist, INPHAZE
Topic: From Basic research to start up company
Dr Uwe Roehm, School of Information Technology
Topic: Data Base Support for Bioinformatics (Scientific Data Management)
Rainer Krause, Managing Director, ELO Digital
Topic: Industry Perspectives on data management
Dr Sabrina Dehn, School of Chemistry and DAAD recipient
Topic: Developing Luminating Gels
|
SCHEDULED EVENTS: THEME 2 - SUSTAINABILITY
| TIME |
ACTIVITY |
| 1.40-3.00pm |
Focus 1: Emerging Risks, including climate change
CHAIR
Mr Bob Kotic, Chief Operating Officer, Deputy Vice Chancellor
SPEAKERS
Mr Heinrich Eder, Managing Director, Munich Reinsurance of Australasia
Topic: Setting the Scene - what are the new emerging risks?
Professor Les Copeland, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; and Professor Alex McBratney, Director, Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture
Topic: Soil Science and Climate Change
Mr Don Nicoll, Development Manager, Bayer CropScience
Topic: Sustainability in Agriculture
Mr Nicholas Scofield, general Manager Corporate Affairs, Allianz Insurance
Topic: Climate Change: an Insurance Perspective
|
| 3.10-4.30pm |
Focus 2: Energy and Ethical Investment
CHAIR
Dr Andrew Harris, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
SPEAKERS
Mr David Woollcott, Product trainer BMW Group Australia
Topic:BMW Efficient Dynamics/BMW Clean Energy
Dr Andrew Harris, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering:
Topic: New Energy Technologies
Dr Christopher Dey, Director Integrated Sustainability Analysis, School of Physics
Topic: Sustainability Accounting - techniques for companies to do sustainable reporting
Mr Tom Meagher, Director Private Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank and Ms Sandra Van Der Laan: Discipline of Accounting.
Topic: Principals of Socially Responsible Investment
|
| 4.40-5.30pm |
Focus 3: Cities, Transport and Communications
CHAIR
Ms Diané Ranck, Executive Manager, International and Development
SPEAKERS
Ms Sabine Schlosser, Sports, Events and Removals Manager, Schenker Australia
Topic: The Sydney Olympics: The Behind the Scenes Story - How Did They Do It?
Dr Anthony Capon, Consultant, Australia Health Policy Institute University of Sydney
Topic: Creating Healthy and Sustainable Cities
Professor Steffen Lehmann, DAAD Recipient:
Topic: Research in Sustainable Urban Design: The Future of our Cities
John Chapman, NSW Regional Manager, Siemens
Topic: MegaCities Report
|
SCHEDULED EVENTS: THEME 3 - COMMUNITY
| TIME |
ACTIVITY |
| 2.30pm |
Buses to depart for Spurensuche (Shpoorenzoohe) from the Seymour Centre for 11.00 am start at Queen Victoria Building in the city. Find out about traces of Germany in our own city - you will be surprised at the connections you discover! And then finish off with a cool German beer! |
| 4.00-8.00pm |
German Outreach Festival
Taste German beer and wine, sausages and enjoy the tunes of a German band in the courtyard and more
Hands-on Germany: food, drinks, company stores and products, German music and jazz band, VW cars, quiz, give-aways
PRIZES WILL BE DRAWN AT 6.00PM: BE THERE TO WIN -Professor Andrew Coats, DVC Community and Germany's Wine Queen for prize draw
Booths and displays by DAAD, Lufthansa, VW, German Tourist Office, Lowenbrau, Faber-Castell, Sixt, Bayer, Kaiserslautern, AHK, Goethe Institut, Humboldt Foundation, Deutsche Welle and more
|
| 4.00-8.00pm |
VW cars will be on display.
CEBIT/Hannover Fairs hosting live blogging site |
| 6.30-8.00pm |
Media Communications: Ethics and the New Media
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Dr Anne Dunn, Chair of Department, Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Ms Esther Blank, Foreign Correspondent representing Deutsche Welle
PANEL MODERATOR
Richard Glover, ABC Broadcaster/Writer
PANEL MEMBERS
Ms Esther Blank (Foreign Correspondent, Deutsche Welle),
Paul Cutler (SBS TV),
Juergen Corleis (Springer, Foreign Correspondent),
David Marr, Journalist/Author/Broadcaster (Fairfax Press),
Irene Quaille (Director, Deutsche Welle),
Dr Anne Dunn, Chair of Department, Media and Communications, University of Sydney,
Michael Mullins (Eureka Street),
David Salter (published a book on ethics and the media)
Urs Waelterlin (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Das Handelsblatt, Foreign Correspondent).
|
| 8.00pm |
Stereo Total (German-French pop duo) and I Heart Hiroshima (Australian band) |
|
|
