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To download a copy of the latest version of the program click here: MD03_prog22sept.pdf (PDF 35k), MD03_prog22sept.rtf (Rich Text Format 335k), or MD03_prog22sept.doc (MS Word Document 132k).
Any revised versions of the program will be posted here. A copy of the final program will also be available in the booklet at the conference.
The main conference program will consist of a mix of plenary and parallel sessions and optional activities.
- Optional Conference Activities begin at 10am on October 1, 2003.
- Main Conference Program begins with Registrations at 8am, 2-3 October.
Conference Program
- 1 October - Demographic Guide Launch, Art Exhibition Launch, Cultural Tour & Cocktail Reception:
- The activities outlined below for the first day of the conference are optional. You can register to attend one or all of these events.
- * Launch of the 2nd Edition of the Handy Guide for Service Providers - Migrant Resource Centre North East
- - Location: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
- - Time: 10.00 to 11.00pm
- - Morning Tea provided
- - A handy guide for service providers working with newly arrived migrants and refugees in the North (Banyule, Darebin, Moreland, Nillumbik, Whittlesea & Yarra)
- * Launch of Conference Art Exhibition
- - Location: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
- - Time: 11.00 to 12.30pm
- - Light refreshments provided.
- * Cultural Tour of the City of Darebin
- - Departure point: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
- - Time: 12.45 to 5.30 pm
- - Afternoon Tea provided
- * VMC Pre Conference Cocktail Reception
- - Location: Queen's Hall, Parliament House, East Melbourne
- - The Victorian Multicultural Commission welcomes conference delegates to Victoria.
- - Time: 7.30 to 10.30 pm
- - Entertainment by Kavisha Mazzella, Groovy Grooves, and Platform Theatre.
- - Light refreshments provided.
- 2 October - Main Conference Event:
- * Opening Ceremony - conference to be opened by the Honourable Gary Hardgrave, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs.
- * Plenary Sessions - keynote presentations
- * Parallel Sessions - general delegate presentations
- * Conference Dinner - 7.30 to 10.30 pm (optional activity - bookings essential)
- - Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
- - Ticket Prices - $88
- 3 October - Main Conference Event:
- * Plenary Sessions - keynote presentations
- * Parallel Sessions - general delegate presentations