SAAA CONFERENCE 2017: PROGRAM

Monday, 22 May 2017 (336-348 Swanston Street Melbourne

(https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/RMIT+University+Storey+Hall/@-37.8091968,144.964036,15z/data=%214m2%213m1%211s0x0:0x124e
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09.30-10.00 Registration and networking (morning tea)

Dr Kaja Antlej, President of the Slovenian Australian Academic Association (SAAA)

10.00-10.05
Opening address

Matthew Coote, Special project Ocer, EU Centre at RMIT

10.0510.10
Opening address

H. E. Mrs Helena Drnovek-Zorko, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Australia

10.1010.15
Opening address

Professor Zlatko Skrbi, President of the University of Ljubljana Global Alumni and Associates Network (SMUL) & Vice-
10.15-10.40 Provost (Graduate Education, Monash University)
The future of international collaboration in education and research

Professor Glenda Sluga, ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of International History, FAHA, The University of Sydney
10.40-11.05
Why and when Slovenia matters

Dr Friderik Pribac, Climate Change Ocer Clarence City Council, Board Member of the Multicultural Council of Tasmania
11.05-11.15
The challenges and benets of participating in multicultural activities to maintain the presence of a small community

Eddy Kontelj, Managing Director, William Adams Pty Ltd

11.15-11.25
The experience of the Slovenian in Antarctica

11.25-11.40 Discussion

11.40-12.00 Tea break

Dr Rado Faleti, Director, Projects & Communications, MONTROIX Pty Ltd

12.0012.10
Funding opportunities to support Slovenia-Australia research collaboration

Matthew Coote, Special project Ocer, EU Centre at RMIT

12.1012.20
EU Centre at RMIT research activities

Dr Masha Mikola, Research and Policy Coordinator at the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health
12.2012.30 Academic migration in Australia: reection on educational and professional pathways and multicultural working
environments (Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships)

Lara Cerneti, Committee Member, Slovenian Australian Chember of Commerce

12.3012.40
Business opportunities & research

12.40-13.00 Discussion

13.00-14.00 Light lunch

Dr Oliver Vodeb, Researcher, Lecturer, Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology; Memefest
14.0014.10
Food democracy, critical lessons in communication, design and art

Aleksandra (Sasha) L. Ceferin, President of The Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria Inc.
Slovenian Language in the secondary school system of Victoria (1976-2005), activities of the Institute for Slovenian Studies of
14.1014.20
Victoria, and its core project, educational resources portal Thezaurus.com. (1998-) and signicance of online learning for
minority languages

Draga Gelt OAM, Slovenians in Australia

14.2014.30
Slovenians in Australia web portal

Neza Muzic de Vries, Master of Fashion (Entrepreneurship)

14.3014.40 Universities on both ends, further collaboration and socialising

Gregor Cerinek (VIDEO), Project manager and researcher, Institute for Innovation and Development of University of
Ljubljana
14.4014.45
Real-life Learning Lab Model engaging interdisciplinary groups of students working on real-life industry and societal
assignments

Assistant Professor Dr Ivan Jerman (VIDEO), Head of Coating development group in Department for Materials Chemistry at
14.4514.50 National Institute of Chemistry in Slovenia
Materials for renewable energy harvesting

14.50-15.10 Discussion

15.10-16.00 Round table and conclusion: How to improve knowledge exchange between Slovenia and Australia?

16.00-17.00 SAAA Annual meeting

18.00- Dinner (not paid)

Program may be subject to change.

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INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE: Australian and Slovenian current and future research opportunities, 22 May 2017, Melbourne
(http://saaa.si/2017/02/16/invitation-to-the-conference-australian-and-slovenian-current-and-future-research-opportunities-22-may-2017-
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New president of the SAAA (http://saaa.si/2017/01/17/new-president-of-the-saaa/)
CALL FOR PROJECT VISITS: Funding of project visits to Slovenian higher education institutions (217. JR) (http://saaa.si/2017/01/16/call-for-
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