DATE: Friday, 28 September 2018
VENUE: The University of Queensland, Advanced Engineering Building (49) – Boardroom (601) – 6th Floor, Staff House Road, 4072 St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland (Google Maps)
FREE REGISTRATION: EventBrite
PROGRAM:
09.30 – 10.00 Registration and Networking (morning tea)
10:00 – 10:05 Dr Jurij Karlovšek, The University of Queensland, SAAA, QLD Section Coordinator Welcome and MC
10:05 – 10:10 Representative TBA, The University of Queensland
Acknowledgment and welcome
10:10 – 10:15 Dr Kaja Antlej, SAAA President
Opening address
10:15 – 10:20 H.E. Mr Jurij Rifelj, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Australia
Opening address
10.20 – 10.30 Ms Nevenka Golc-Clarke, Hon. Consul for Slovenia in Queensland
Opening address
10:30 – 10:45 Andrew Bratina, SAAA Treasurer
SAAA – aims, vision and mission
10:45 – 11:15 Professor Boštjan Kobe, National Health and Medical Research Council Fellow Structural biology in medical research and biotechnology
11:15 – 11:30 Ms Julija Cvetkovič, Queensland Academies for Creative Industries at Kelvin Grove
How, why and what’s next after finishing year 12
11.30 – 12:30 Panel Discussion: Australian and Slovenian current and future research opportunities
12:30 – 13:30 Light Lunch
13:30 – 13:45 Dr Martin Grabert, Director, Projects & Communications, Montroix Pty Ltd Opportunities to support Slovenia-Australia research collaboration
13:45 – 14:00 Mr Matthew Coote, Research Officer, EU Centre At RMIT
Social Media: EU-Australia digital diplomacy, GDPR and EU digital market
14:00 – 14:15 Ms Jerneja Sveticic, PhD Student in Criminology, Griffith University, Researcher in Suicide Prevention, Queensland Health
How to keep 4 balls in the air in a country where nobody can say your name
14:15 – 14:30 Dr Ziva Vuckovic Mueller, Research Fellow at Monash University
Structural studies of GPCRs
14:30 – 14:45 Ms Manca Ogrizek, Teaching Assistant, Monash University, Multimedia and interaction design teaching and practice
14.45 – 15:00 Dr Kaja Antlej, Lecturer in Industrial Design, School of Engineering, Deakin University
Cross-Reality (XR) in museums and heritage
15:00 – 15:15 Dr Jurij Karlovšek, Lecturer in Civil Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, UQ
A tunnel from Australia to Slovenia and back
15:15 – 15:30 Mr Marko Žibert (ZOOM online presentation),
Managing Director, iCA – Interdisciplinary Consultants Australia Pty Ltd
New horizon, new projects, digital vision
15:30 – 15:45 Dr Dejan Valentinčič (ZOOM online presentation), Secretary, Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenians Abroad
New approaches of the Republic of Slovenia in relation to its diaspora: What has been done and what still needs to be done?
15:45 – 16:30 Discussion
16:30 – 16:35 Closing remarks and close of the conference
17.00 – 18:00 SAAA Annual General Meeting (ZOOM live streaming for members)
The program may be subject to change.
CONTACT:
Conference manager
Dr Jurij Karlovsek
j.karlovsek@uq.edu.au
+61 7 344 31686