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Program
Presentation Podcasts
- Welcome Message
 Symposium Welcome.mp4 [91Mb]
- History of the Desert Knowledge Movement
Harold Furber, Chair, Desert People's Centre, Deputy Chair Desert Knowledge Australia, Board Member Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)
Harold Furber.mp4 [25Mb]
- Desert Knowledge Australia - looking forward
Jan Ferguson, Managing Director, Desert Knowledge CRC
John Huigen, CEO, Desert Knowledge Australia
John Huigen & Jan Ferguson.mp4 [38Mb]
- Review of Day 1 of the 2006 Desert Knowledge Symposium
Bruce Walker, CEO, Centre for Appropriate Technology, Board Member, Desert knowledge Australia, Board Member, Desert Peoples Centre
Bruce Walker.mp4 [65Mb]
- What Makes a Regional Community Work?
Ken Johnson, Outgoing CEO, Desert Knowledge Australia
Ken Johnson.mp4 [39Mb]
- Doing Business in the Desert - Keynote Address
Shirley McPherson, Chairperson, Indigenous Land Corporation
Shirley McPherson.mp4 [66Mb]
- Leveraging through Linking - international experiences of business clustering
Ifor Ffowcs Williams, Director, Cluster Navigators, New Zealand
Ifor Ffowcs-Williams.mp4 [61Mb]
- Linking businesses across the desert
Joy Taylor, Desert Knowledge Australia
Joy Taylor.mp4 [41Mb]
- Creating and sustaining a small consultancy business in Central Australia
David de Vries, Director, Centre for Sustainable Arid Towns, NT
David de Vries.mp4 [42Mb]
- The role of protected areas in tourism-based regional development
Pascal Tremblay, Charles Darwin University, NT and Desert Knowledge CRC
Pascal Tremblay.mp4 [71Mb]
- Desert Guides - a professional development pilot program
Craig Catchlove, General Manager, Central Australian Tourism Industry Association, NT
Craig Catchlove.mp4 [69Mb]
- Community-based Tourism in Namibia
Usiel Ndjavera, Head Joint Venture Unit, Namibia Community-Based Tourism Association, Namibia
Usiel Ndjavera.mp4 [52Mb]
- Linking with the local Indigenous community to provide a world-class tourism experience
Gary Fry, Park Manager, Alice Springs Desert Park, NT
Gary Fry.mp4 [49Mb]
- Water and Energy Solutions for Desert People - Keynote Address
Graham Turner, Senior Analyst, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Graham Turner.mp4 [46Mb]
- Natural Resource Management in the Desert - Keynote Address
Tougiani Abasse, National Agricultural Institute of Niger
Tony Rinaudo, Senior Country Program Coordinator, World Vision Australia
Tony Rinaudo & Tougiani Abasse.mp4 [68Mb]
- The citizen scientist in the desert: the community environmental monitoring program
David Shafer, Executive Director, Desert Research Institute, Nevada, USA
David Shafer.mp4 [60Mb]
- Community engagement in natural resource management - capacity auditing in the South Australian arid lands
Jenny Cleary and Chris Raymond, Rural Solutions, Pt Augusta, SA
Jenny Cleary & Chris Raymond.mp4 [55Mb]
- Enhancing community engagement in the Lake Eyre Basin
Tim Smith, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Queensland and Desert Knowledge CRC
Tim Smith.mp4 [34Mb]
- Alternative futures analysis: a scenario-based strategic planning assessment technique to aid environmental management
Scott Bassett, Desert Research Institute, Nevada, USA
Scott Bassett.mp4 [63Mb]
- Building the Sustainability of Desert Communities - Keynote Address
Mohammed Sherzad, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ajman University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates
Mohammed Sherzad.mp4 [81Mb]
- Sustaining rural communities in arid Namibia
John Mendelsohn and Selma El Obeid, Research and Information Services of Namibia
John Mendelsohn.mp4 [73Mb]
- Sustainable governance for small desert settlements: combining single settlement localism and multi-settlement regionalism
Will Sanders, Research Fellow, Centre of Aboriginal Policy Research, ANU and Desert Knowledge CRC
Will Sanders.mp4 [49Mb]
- Towards a post-mining economy in a small town: challenges, obstacles and lessons from South Africa
Doreen Atkinson, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University, South Africa
Lochner Marais, Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State, South Africa
Dorreen Atkinson & Lochner Marais.mp4 [39Mb]
- Education and the Knowledge Economy - Keynote Address
Jonathon Ladmore, CISCO Systems
Jonathan Ladmore.mp4 [56Mb]
- Getting ready for desert knowledge: learning in universities
Greer Allen, Kim Webeck, Kate Hartig and Stuart Pearson, University of Newcastle, NSW
Stuart Pearson.mp4 [66Mb]
- Learning for livelihoods: lessons from training in diverse desert contexts
Metta Young, Centre for Appropriate Technology, NT and Desert Knowledge CRC
Metta Young.mp4 [52Mb]
- Leaving a legacy in the desert
Alicia Boyle, Education Coordinator, Desert Knowledge CRC and Charles Darwin University
Alicia Boyle.mp4 [34Mb]
- Exploring online community as education support in a youth centre context
Linda Chellew, Gap Youth Centre, Alice Springs
Linda Chellew.mp4 [61Mb]
- Land and Desert Culture - Keynote Address
Rose Kunoth-Monks, Chair, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, NT
Kunoth Monks.mp4 [75Mb]
- The science of desert living
Mark Stafford-Smith, Desert Knowledge CRC and CSIRO
Mark Stafford Smith.mp4 [72Mb]
- A catalyst for change in the desert - The Desert Peoples Centre
James Bray and Rose Kunoth-Monks, Board Members, Desert Peoples Centre
James Bray & Rose Kunoth-Monks.mp4 [35Mb]
- Culture and livelihoods - healthy jobs on country
Jocelyn Davies, Core Project Leader, Desert Knowledge CRC and CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, NT
Jocelyn Davies.mp4 [48Mb]
- Aboriginal Burning Issues in the Southern Tanami
Petronella Vaarzon-Morel, Parks and Wildlife NT and Desert Knowledge CRC
Petronella%20Vaarzon-Morel.mp4 [51Mb]
- Ara Irititja - Looking back and looking forward: organising and storing Aboriginal cultural history
Ushma Scales, Ara Irititja / Pitjantjatjara Council, SAC
Ushma Scales.mp4 [71Mb]
- Case Study on intellectual property protection of traditional knowledge of plants and their uses
Louis Evans, Director, Centre for Natural Resource Enterprise, Curtin University, WA and Desert Knowledge CRC
Louis Evans.mp4 [85Mb]
- A cross cultural translation schema for cultural natural resource management
Diana James, Australian National University and Desert Knowledge CRC
Diana James.mp4 [48Mb]
For the LATEST printable version of the Program, click here. (includes details about individual presentations and a detailed
schedule).
A basic, abbreviated program is listed below.
Poster Presentations will be made throughout the Symposium. Presenters will be presenting at their Poster from 1.00-1.30pm on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd November. Click here for details of Poster Presentations.
For further Symposium information download a copy of
the Brochure.
Special Event - Delegates and visitors arriving
before Wednesday 1st November, are welcome to attend the Desert
Knoweldge CRC Desert Fire Symposium, a one day event scheduled to
coincide with the Desert Knowledge Symposium. This is an open event,
without registration or cost. To download a preliminary program,
click here.
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Delegate Registration
Welcome reception at Alice Springs Convention Centre |
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Welcome and Introductory Session
The Hon. Fred Chaney AO
Chair, Desert Knowledge Australia
Paul Wand,
Chair, Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre
Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation - Welcome
to Country
Her Worship the Mayor Fran Kilgariff,
Mayor of Alice Springs
The Hon. Kon Vatskalis MLA
NT Minister for Business, Economic and Regional Development
The Hon Jon Ford JP MLC
WA Minister for Local Government and Regional Development;
Fisheries; the Kimberley; Pilbara and Gascoyne
Harold Furber - The History of Desert Knowledge
Chair, Desert Peoples Centre
Jan Ferguson (Managing Director, Desert Knowledge
Cooperative Research Centre) & John Huigen
(CEO, Desert Knowledge Australia) - The Future of Desert Knowledge
Keynote Overview – Shirley McPherson,
Chairperson, Indigenous Land Corporation, SA
Keynote
Address - Doing Business in the Desert, Barry Taylor,
Managing Director of the Ngarda Ngarli Yarndu Foundation and
Executive Chairperson of Ngarda Civil & Mining Pty Ltd,
WA
Keynote Address - Building the Sustainability
in Desert Communities, Dr Mohammed Sherzad,
Department of Architectural Engineering, Ajman University of
Science & Technology, United Arab Emirates
Keynote
Address - Natural Resource Management in the Desert - Desert
Communities’ Initiatives and Innovations for Improving
Livelihoods Through Tree Crop Management and Use, Tony
Rinaudo, World Vision Australia, VIC & Tougiani
Abasse, National Agricultural Research Institute of Republic
of Niger
| AFTERNOON SESSIONS (CONCURRENT)
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| DOING BUSINESS IN THE
DESERT - DESERT TOURISM |
Outback -An Essential Experience, Wendy
Hills, Tourism Australia, NSW
The Charge of the ‘Might’ Brigade
– Challenges for a Sustainable 4WD Tourism Industry,
Andrew Taylor, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Darwin
University, NT and Desert Knowledge CRC
Profiling 4WD Tourism Markets for Desert Australia,
Andrew Taylor, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Darwin
University, NT and Desert Knowledge CRC
The Outback Highway - A Journey through the Heart,
Patrick Hill, Chairman, Outback Highway Development
Commission Inc, WA
The Role of Protected Areas in Tourism-based Regional
Development in Arid Australia, Associate Professor
Pascal Tremblay, Charles Darwin University, NT &
Desert Knowledge CRC
Desert Guides, Mr Craig Catchlove, General
Manager, Central Australian Tourism Industry Association,
NT
Community-Based Tourism in Namibia, Usiel
Ndjavera, Head, Joint Venture Unit, Namibia Community-Based
Tourism Association, Namibia
Linking with the Local Indigenous Community to Provide
a World-Class Tourism Experience, Mr Gary Fry,
Park Manager, Alice Springs Desert Park, NT
| DOING BUSINESS IN THE
DESERT |
Stronger Families & Communities through Small
Business: Factors that Contribute to Sustainable Enterprise
Development in Aboriginal Communities, Mara West
& Dr Martin Anda , Desert Knowledge CRC & Murdoch
University, WA
Aboriginal Community Art as Sustainable Business,
Mr John Oster, CEO, desART, Alice Springs, NT
Partnerships in the Tanami, Sally McMartin,
Newmont Australia & Harold Howard, Central Land
Council, NT
Wholesalers & Harvesters of Bush Foods: How They
Do Business, Josie Douglas, Indigenous Research
Fellow, Charles Darwin University, NT & Desert Knowledge
CRC
Contributing to Security in the Sahel: A Role for
Business, Peter Yates, Director, Kalkardi
Pty Ltd, NT
Creating and Sustaining a Small Consultancy Business
in Central Australia, David DeVries, Director,
Centre for Sustainable Arid Towns, Alice Springs, NT
Leveraging Through Linking: International Experiences,
Ifor Ffowcs-Williams, Director, Cluster Navigators,
NZ
Linking Businesses across the Desert, Joy
Taylor, Business Network Manager, Desert Knowledge Australia
| NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
IN THE DESERT |
The Citizen Scientist in the Desert: The Community
Environmental Monitoring Program, Dr David Shafer,
Executive Director, Desert Research Institute, Nevada, USA
Community Engagement in Natural Resource Management
– Capacity Auditing in the South Australian Arid Lands,
Chris Raymond, Jenny Cleary & Karen
Cosgrove, Rural Solutions, SA
Enhancing Community Engagement in the Lake Eyre Basin,
Assoc
Prof Tim Smith, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO, Adjunct
Assoc. Professor, University of Queensland & Desert Knowledge
CRC
Alternative Futures Analysis: A Scenario-Based Strategic
Planning Assessment Technique to Aid Environmental Management,
Assistant Professor Scott Bassett, Desert Research
Institute, Nevada, USA
Can Buffel Grass (Cenchrus cillaris) Be Managed
Sustainably in Desert Australia? Dr Margaret
Friedel, Principal Research Scientist, & CSIRO Sustainable
Ecosystems, Alice Springs, NT
Rabbit Control, David Lord, Thackaringa
Station, Broken Hill, NSW
The 21st Century Pastoralism Project – An Emerging
Desert Pastoral Research Collaboration, Mr Adrian
James, Desert Knowledge CRC & Department of Primary
Industry, Fisheries & Mines, NT
The Indigenous Pastoral Program - A Collaborative
Approach to Indigenous Economic Development, Mark
Ashley, Desert Knowledge CRC & Dept of Primary Industry
Fisheries & Mines, NT
| BUILDING THE SUSTAINABILITY
OF DESERT COMMUNITIES |
Sustaining Rural Communities in Arid Namibia,
Dr John Mendelsohn & Selma el Obeid, Research &
Information Services of Namibia, Namibia
Sustainable Governance for Small Desert Settlements:
Combining Single Settlement Localism & Multi-Settlement
Regionalism, Dr Will Sanders, Research Fellow,
Centre for Aboriginal Policy Research, Australian National
University, ACT & Desert Knowledge CRC
From Old Cars to Mobile Phones, Rita
Cattoni, Warlpiri Media Association, NT
Towards a Post-Mining Economy in a Small Town: Challenges,
Obstacles, and Lessons from South Africa, Professor
Doreen Atkinson, Institute for Social and Economic Research,
Rhodes University, South Africa & Lochner Marais,
Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State,
South Africa
The Viability of Desert Communities & Rising
World Oil Prices, Dr David Worth, National
Native Title Tribunal, Perth, WA
The Challenge of Sustainability in Aboriginal Settlements,
Dr Sarah Holcombe, Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal
Economic Policy Research, Australian National University,
ACT & Desert Knowledge CRC
Desert Water Resources - Aboriginal Participation
& Recognition of Rights & Cultural Values in Natural
Resource Management, Dr Naomi Rea, Senior
Lecturer, Charles Darwin University, NT &
Desert Knowledge CRC
Telstra Country Wide Symposium Dinner
Alice Springs Convention Centre
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Review of Day 1, Dr Bruce Walker,
Director, Centre for Appropriate Technology & Dr
Ken Johnson, Former CEO, Desert Knowledge Australia
Keynote Overview, Dr Mark Stafford
Smith, Desert Knowledge CRC & CSIRO, ACT
Keynote
– Land & Desert Culture, Ms Rose
Kunoth-Monks, Chair, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous
Tertiary Education
Keynote –
Education and the Knowledge Economy, Jonathon
Ladmore, Cisco Systems
Keynote
- Water and Energy Solutions for Desert People,
Dr Graham Turner, Senior Analyst, CSIRO Sustainable
Ecosystems
| EDUCATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY |
Getting Ready for Desert Learning: Knowledge in Universities,
Dr Stuart Pearson, Senior Lecturer, University of
Newcastle, NSW
Learning for Livelihoods: Lessons from Training in
Diverse Desert Contexts, Metta Young, Centre
for Appropriate Technology, NT & Desert Knowledge CRC
A Catalyst for Change in the Desert - The Desert
Peoples Centre - Mr James Bray & Ms
Rose Kunoth-Monks, Desert Peoples Centre, NT
Are You Interested in a Multi-disciplinary Research
Course on Australian Deserts That is Easy to Access?,
Jenine Bailey, University of South Australia, SA
Leaving a Legacy in the Desert, Alicia
Boyle, Education Coordinator, Desert Knowledge CRC &
Charles Darwin University, NT
| WATER AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS
FOR DESERT PEOPLE |
Water: The Key Ingredient to Viable Remote Settlements,
Dr Meryl Pearce, Senior Lecturer, Flinders University,
SA & Desert Knowledge CRC
Groundwater & Arid Ecosystems: Is Enough Available
for Both Humans & Native Vegetation? Assistant
Professor Scott Bassett, Desert Research Institute, Nevada,
USA
Sustainable Energy & Water Management in Desert
Aboriginal Communities, Sarah Hoyal, Project
Consultant, Centre for Sustainable Arid Towns, Alice Springs,
NT
From Problem to Profit with Waste Water in the Desert,
Phil Anning, Regional Director Central Australia,
Department of Primary Industry Fisheries & Mines, NT
Culture and Livelihoods - Healthy Jobs On Country,
Dr Jocelyn Davies, Core Project Leader, Desert
Knowledge CRC & CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, NT
A Case Study on Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional
Knowledge of Plants & Their Uses, Professor
Louis Evans, Director, Centre for Natural Resource Enterprise,
Curtin University, WA & Mr John Briscoe, Titjikala Community,
NT
Aboriginal Burning Issues in the Southern
Tanami, Petronella Vaarzon-Morel, Parks &
Wildlife, NT & Desert Knowledge CRC
Ara
Irititja - Looking Backward and Looking Forward: Organising
and Storing Aboriginal Cultural History, Wilton
Foster, Chair, Pitjantjatjara Council, SA
| ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
- FUTURE OF INLAND TOWNS |
Why Do Some Towns Thrive While Others Languish?
Dr Ian Plowman & Council Representatives
from inland towns across Australia
Future Directions, Jan Ferguson, Managing
Director, Desert Knowledge CRC & John Huigen,
CEO, Desert Knowledge Australia |
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