The Conference Program
This will be a Conference with a difference! Less talking heads and more interactive sessions. You will contribute more, take away more - and have fun!
A feature of the Conference will be the use of political theatre to set the scene and sum up each day.
Conference themes
1. Organisational capacity building
The business of work, people and culture, workforce planning, performance management, governance and ethics.
2. Partnerships
Partnering with other departments, other levels of government, NGOs, Universities, the Private sector, the community and related partnering models such as governing by network.
3. Models of Service Delivery
Innovative current and future models of service delivery, and interaction between departments and levels of government.
4. Communities
Working with diverse and engaged communities, and unpacking what ’community’ means.
Plenary sessions
The Conference program will begin with a welcome reception on the evening of Wednesday 18 June 2008.
The following morning the National IPAA President, Andrew Podger, will open the Conference and introduce our first keynote speaker Jocelyn Bourgon.
There will be plenary sessions throughout the Conference, one being the Garran Oration and another being an exciting and thought-provoking panel debate, as well as our political theatrics.
Futures forums - interactive concurrent sessions
Each of the 4 Conference themes will be closely examined in the concurrent "Futures Forum" interactive sessions over the 2 days of the Conference. Indicative examples of possible topics are listed below. Confirmed topics will be added as they are finalised.
1. Organisational Capacity Building
- People and Culture
- Performance and customer demographics - evidence based workplace planning issues
- Performance Management and Industrial Relations
- Leadership and values-based management
2. Partnerships
- Partnership - Interface public/private and customer/ community, recognising public sector values
- Devolution and joined-up government
- Partnering and networking models-within government agencies, across agencies, and with other leave of government
- Partnering for health/education/sustainability
3. Models of Service Delivery
- Shared services - governance models (client/provider perspectives)
- State plans across Australia
- Management by target’s
- Regional service delivery
4. Communities
- Accountability and responsiveness in Government
- Diversity, working with engaged communities
- Critiquing community development models
- Balancing individual rights and public interest: striking the right balance
