12-30 to 2-00pm Lunch

Session 1 — Opening

2-00 to 2-15pm

Welcome to country

Ms Betty Pearce, Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation, Alice Springs

2-15 to 2-30pm

Conference opening and launch of the new Lake Eyre Basin poster map

Session 2 — Lake Eyre Basin retrospective – Ten years on

2-30 to 3-00pm

LEB retrospective: The past 10 yrs – where have we been? What have we learnt?

People with long involvement in the LEB process will give brief vignettes of important lessons, milestones, triumphs and hiccups that stand out for them over the past ten years.

Chair: Prof. Geoff Lawrence

Speakers:

• Prof. Geoff Lawrence
• Mr Angus Emmott
• Ms Sharon Oldfield
• Ms Kate Andrews
• Mr Alun Hoggett

3-00 to 3-30pm Afternoon tea

3-30 to 4-30pm

LEB retrospective: The past 10 yrs – where have we been? What have we learnt?

Workshop session to build a clearer picture of the past and what we have learnt from it.

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

4-30 to 5-00pm

Keynote address — ‘How can the Lake Eyre Basin survive the 21st Century?’

Professor Ian Lowe

Conference Dinner – Crowne Plaza

Tuesday 14 September 2010

Session 3 — Community

8-30 to 8-55am

Presentation 1: ‘Choosing a future in the desert’

Dr Mark Stafford Smith

8-55 to 9-20am

Presentation 2: to be advised

Mr Darryl Pearce

9-20 to 10-10am

Foresighting/scenario-planning — smaller group workshops: The future of the LEB through a community lens.

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

10-10 to 10-40am  Morning tea

Session 4 — Environment

10-40 to 11-05am

Presentation 1: ‘The Lake Eyre Basin environment – chasing the holy grail of sustainability’

Prof. Richard Kingsford

11-05 to 11-30am

Presentation 2: ‘Climate surprises in the Lake Eyre Basin’

Prof. Amanda Lynch

11-30 to 12-20am

Foresighting/scenario-planning — smaller group workshops: The future of the LEB through an environment lens.

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

12-20 to 1-30pm: Lunch and Local NRM displays/mini expo

Session 5 — Industry

1-30 top 1-55pm

Presentation 1: ‘The Lake Eyre Basin and Mining: Current Environmental Status and Future Sustainability Issues’

Dr Gavin Mudd

1-55 to 2-20pm

Presentation 2: to be advised

Mr David Pearse

2-20 to 2-45pm

Presentation 3: ‘Lake Eyre Basin Tourism – Now and into the Future’

Mr Joc Schmiechen

2-45 to 3-35pm

Foresighting/scenario-planning — smaller group workshops: The future of the LEB through an industry lens.

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

3-35 to 4-10pm Afternoon tea

Session 6 — Technology

4-10 to 4-35pm

Presentation 1: ‘Remote Sensing Applications for Mapping and Monitoring Dryland Systems’

Dr Peter Scarth

4-35 to 5-00pm

Presentation 2: ‘Blue-sky dreaming: Lake Eyre Basin leads the way in remote area communications’

Prof. Margaret Alston

5-00 to 5-45pm

Foresighting/scenario-planning — smaller group workshops: The future of the LEB through a technology lens.

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

Conference BBQ – Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

• Wednesday 15 September 2010 — Understanding what the future may bring and rising to the challenge

• What may the future bring to the Lake Eyre Basin?
• What future do we want to see for the Basin?
• Strategic Adaptive Management — towards a shared vision for the Basin.
• Rising to the challenge of the LEB future.

The workshop sessions will be interspersed with 2 short presentation sessions in the NRM Mini-Expo area, immediately before morning tea and lunch. These will provide the opportunity for 4 organisations (2 per session) to each give a very short (5 minutes) presentation at their Expo display, on a project of their choice, including implications of their project work for the future of the Lake Eyre Basin.

Session 7 — Understanding what the future may bring and rising to the challenge

9-00 to 10-15am

Workshop discussions

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

10-15 to 10-30am

2 x Short presentations at NRM Mini-Expo displays

2 organisations, 5 minutes each

10-30 to 11-00am  Morning tea

Session 8 — Understanding what the future may bring and rising to the challenge

11-00 to 12-15pm

Workshop discussions

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

12-15 to 12-30pm

2 x Short presentations at NRM Mini-Expo displays

2 organisations, 5 minutes each

12-30 to 1-30pm Lunch

Session 9 — Understanding what the future may bring and rising to the challenge

1-30 to 3-00pm

Workshop discussions

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

3-00 to 3-30pm Afternoon tea

Session 10 — Understanding what the future may bring and rising to the challenge

3-30 to 5-00pm

Workshop discussions

Facilitator: Mr Mark Butz

5-00pm

Conference Close