Home Economics Institute of Australia Biennial Conference, Sydney, Australia

Updated
8 Jan 07

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Program is subject to change

Wednesday, 10 January 2007

8.15am	Registration open
9.00am	Opening Ceremony & Welcome Julie Taylor, President, Home Economics Institute of Australia Inc.
9.30am	Keynote address: Putting out the garbage—Ethics in action at home and in industry Associate Professor Gay Hawkins, University of New South Wales
10.45am	Morning Break
11.00am	Industry visits Option 1: Masterfoods Option 2: CSIRO Food Science Institute Option 3: Longina Phillips Digital Printing Design Studio and Bonds Pacific Fabrics Option 4: Women’s Weekly Test Kitchen and Simon Johnson Purveyor of Quality Foods Option 5: Gourmet Dinner Service Option 6: Vaucluse House
5.00pm	Return to The Grace Hotel
6.30pm	Welcome Cocktail Reception L’Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour

Thursday, 11 January 2007

7.15am	Registration open
7.30am – 8.30am	Special interest meetings: Student forum Central Office curriculum officers Promoting home economics in schools Home economists in industry
9.00am	Keynote address: The war over work Dr Don Edgar
9.45am	Keynote address: Social and emotional wellbeing—more than an add on Gavin Hazel, Defence Force
10.45am	Morning Break
11.15am	IFHE: Global networking in Home Economics—What you really need to know Carol Warren and Dr Donna Pendergast
11.35am	Panel discussion: Ethical policies and practices in industry Robert Gray, Whole Fruit—One Harvest Robin Cranston, CSIRO Smart Textiles Project Tony Cranston, Bonds Pacific Textiles
1.05pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Workshop options: Ethical environmental decision-making in the classroom Dr Kim Walker, University of Bath, England Food in Australia digi stories: Cultural diversity and inclusive teaching practice using information and communication technologies Lyndall Foster, NSW Department of Education and Training Julie King, NSW Department of Education and Training Bone builders—Building strong bones for a lifetime Sharon Hoelscher Day, University of Arizona, USA School-based approaches to prevention of obesity and eating disorders Zali Yager, PhD student, University of Sydney Packaging our World—Protect, preserve, contain, inform Prudence Frost, Australian Packaging Council of Australia John Neill, Huhtamaki Multi-media in the hospitality classroom Sharon Galloway, Futura Training
3.30pm	Afternoon Break
4.00pm	Submitted paper options: 2.1 Comparing home economics: A cross cultural perspective on values (Refereed paper) Dr Donna Pendergast, The University of Queensland Yvonne Dewhurst, University of Aberdeen Softwear to Software (Refereed paper) Rose Sinclair, Dept Design, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK The role and function of the school food service and its position within the school system (Refereed paper) Claire Drummond, PhD student, University of South Australia Dr Lorraine Sheppard, University of South Australia (not presenting) Corporate responsibility: Making healthier foods Megan Cobcroft, Corporate Nutritionist, Unilever Australasia Improving the financial literacy of college students Professor Brenda J. Cude, University of Georgia, USA Assistant Professor Angela Lyons, University of Illinois, USA Building whole-school wellbeing—Action for teachers and school communities Jill Pearman, MindMatters Celebrity chef alternative Experiencing the culture of Vietnam through food Peter Nguyen
5.00pm	Close
7.30pm	Conference Dinner Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour

Friday, 12 January 2007

8.00am	Registration open
7.30am – 8.30am	Special Interest meetings: Divisional Presidents International affairs What’s happening in tertiary education? How are you going with sustainability?
9.00am	Keynote address: Living with and educating the ‘click and go’ generation Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
10.00am	Keynote address: Values Education at the heart of Quality Teaching Professor Terence Lovat, University of Newcastle, NSW
11.15am	Morning Break
11.45am	Workshop and paper options: ICTs and relationships Dr Michael Carr-Gregg The place of cooking in healthy eating: A study on the perception of young people in Hong Kong on food preparation skills (Refereed paper) Theresa Lai Yeung Wai-ling, The Hong Kong Institute of Education Food choices the IT way Dr Janet Reynolds The vision splendid? The national values education initiative David Brown & Leanne Compton, Curriculum Corporation Housing sustainability and equity issues: Ethical decisions and values Professor Shirley Niemeyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA An analysis of communication and safety considerations of college students cell phone use Dr Peggy S. Meszaros, Director, Center for Information Technology Impacts on Children, Youth, and Families, Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA Celebrity chef alternative Chocolate meets education through flexible delivery Dean Gibson, Hunter Institute of TAFE
12.45pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Submitted paper options: The value of textiles education: promoting the moral, spiritual and cultural development of students (Refereed paper) Louise DuVernet, Australian Catholic University, NSW Cooking up a storm: The health implications of fats and oils used in popular magazine Vanessa Lake and Nicole Senior, Unilever Australasia Embedding ethical decision-making into the home economics curriculum Renae Stanton, Jade Sottile, Angela Custance, Home Economics Institute of Australia (Queensland) Effects of individual, family, and community resources on quality of life (Refereed paper) Professor Claudia J. Heath, University of Kentucky, USA Assistant Professor Baomei Zhao, University of Akron, USA Olga Dekhtyar, University of Kentucky, USA The Move Well Eat Well for Schools Project Karen Weitnauer, Department of Education, Tasmania Bullying in 21^st century: The prevalence and effects of cyber verses traditional bullying Natasha Magson, Lucy Griezel, Petra Eriksson, Students, University of Western Sydney Celebrity chef alternative Spice appreciation Ian Hemphill, Herbie’s Spices
2.30pm	Afternoon tea
3.00pm	Horizons: a challenge for Home Economics A forum of prominent professionals from Education/Industry/Government, who will discuss concepts raised at the Conference and define issues for the future.
4.15pm	Closing ceremony
5.00pm	Close

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