2017 AAMRI Annual Convention Program
13 September 2017There is a great line up of speakers for the 2017 AAMRI Annual Convention in Canberra (6-7 December), including the Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel AO, NHMRC Chief Executive, Professor Anne Kelso AO, and MTPConnect Chief Executive, Ms Sue MacLeman.
The Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP will be the guest speaker at the AAMRI Dinner and will present the CSL Medal.
The Leader of the Opposition, The Hon Bill Shorten MP will be the guest speaker at the AAMRI President’s breakfast.
Visit the 2017 Annual Convention and Dinner event page for details and information about how to register.
Download a pdf version of the 2017 Convention program
Wednesday 6 December | |
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9.00am | Registration Opens |
9.30am-12.30pm | MRI BUSINESS MANAGERS' MEETING |
9.30am | Welcome Session Chair: Dr Cath Latham, AAMRI |
9.35-10.25am | Opportunities for MRIs: National facilities for research data management |
9.35am | MRIs and Data Sharing Ms Kate LeMay, Senior Research Data Specialist, Australian National Data Service (ANDS) |
9.50am | Opportunities for MRIs at RDS and Nectar Mrs Lien Le, Deputy Director, Research Data Services (RDS) |
10.05am | Connecting Colorectal cancer data and making it FAIR Professor Steve Wesselingh, Executive Director, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) |
10.15am | Q&A panel: Research Data Services and Collaboration with Kate LeMay, Lien Le & Steve Wesselingh |
10.25am | The Power of Patterns in Big Data – how and when can data be repurposed? Mr Malcolm Crompton AM, Chair, PRAXIS Australia Ltd |
10.50am | MORNING TEA – sponsored by Praxis Australia |
11.20am | Data Growth in Medical Research – Challenges and Opportunities Mr Ian Briggs, Chief Technology Officer, Baker Institute, Burnet Institute & CERA |
11.45am | Bespoke software systems for the entire research lifecycle Mr Michael Creevey, Chief Executive, Endpoint IQ |
12.05pm | Risky Business - Insuring the uninsurable through collaboration Mr Ralph Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer, Children's Medical Research Institute & Mr Gerald Ewing, Chief Executive & Mr Ian Mundy, Member Services Director, Unimutual |
12.30pm–1.30pm | LUNCH – MRI Business Managers and Directors |
1.30pm–5.00pm | AAMRI STRATEGY MEETING |
1.30pm | Welcome Session Chair: Professor Tony Cunningham AO, AAMRI President |
1.35pm | Medical Research in Australia: a perspective from AAHMS Professor Ian Frazer AC FRS FAA, President, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences |
2.05pm | Future prescriptions for medical research Dr Alan Finkel AO, Chief Scientist for Australia |
2.35pm | A time of change at NHMRC Professor Anne Kelso AO, Chief Executive, NHMRC |
3.15pm | AFTERNOON TEA |
3.45pm | VicAAMRI: Establishing a Victorian State Branch of AAMRI Ms Samantha Ludolf, Deputy Director, Strategy and Operations, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research |
4.05pm | MRIs and growth in the MTP Sector Ms Sue MacLeman, Chief Executive, MTPConnect |
4.30pm | Showing progress towards research impact: informing decisions and promoting investment in research Professor Jonathan Carapetis & Dr Tobias Schoep, Telethon Kids Institute |
5.00pm | Close |
5.30pm–6.30pm | MRI BOARD MEMBERS' DRINKS |
6.30pm–10.00pm | AAMRI 2017 ANNUAL DINNER - Supported by CSL |
6.30pm | Transport by bus from Hotel Realm to Parliament House |
7.00pm | AAMRI 2017 Annual Dinner, Great Hall, Parliament House Guest speaker: The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health Sponsored by CSL and including the presentation of the CSL Florey Award |
10.00pm | Close |
Thursday 7 December | |
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7.30am | AAMRI PRESIDENT'S BREAKFAST Guest Speaker: The Hon Bill Shorten MP, the Leader of the Opposition |
8.30am | AAMRI Annual General Meeting Registration |
8.45am | AAMRI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
11.00am | Close |