program - Day 1

FRIDAY 5 MAY – GEOGRAPHY 11–12 / Year 11 Focus
8.00 – 8.30 Registration
8.30 –9.20
Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country  – GTA President
Syllabus introduction and Year 11–12 Course overview

Year 11 Focus Area: Earth’s Natural Systems  
Introductory analysis – GTANSW & ACT 
9.20 - 9.50Earth’s Natural Systems Kati Thanda Lake Eyre Basin

Guest speaker: Richard Kingsford, Professor of Environmental Science, Director of Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney
9.50 - 10.30Workshop & Plenary /reflect / discuss/ share/ plan Unit of Work
10.30 –11.00
Morning tea 
11.00 - 11.15
Focus Area: People, patterns and processes

Introductory Analysis - GTANSW & ACT

11.15 - 11.45People, Patterns, and processes – Global population trends and insights
Guest speaker: Simon Kuestenmacher,
Director & Co-founder of The Demographics Group, Geographer
11.45 - 1.00Workshop & Plenary/ reflect / discuss/ share/ plan – Unit of Work
1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
2.00 - 2.15 Focus Area: Human – Environment interactions
Introductory Analysis - GTANSW & ACT
2.15 - 2.45Human – Environment interactionsClimate Change Adaptation
Guest speaker: Catherine Kerr, Office of Energy and Climate Change, NSW Treasury Climate Change Adaptation / Geographer
2.45 - 3.15Human – Environment interactionsFire and Flood Resilience Missions 
Guest speakers: Karen O'Connor, Fire Shield Mission Lead, Minderoo Foundation
Rania Poullos, Fire Shield Project Manager, Minderoo Foundation
3.15 - 4.00Workshop & Plenary / reflect / discuss/ share/ plan – Unit of Work
Concluding comments on Year 11 Course Q & A
4.00CLOSE