Day 4 - Thursday 10 May 2012 - NSW Trade & Investment: Business in NSW

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Day 4 - Thursday 10 May 2012

Day 4 - Thursday 10 May 2012

9.00am	Destination management planning - best practice guide A framework developed by the Australian Regional Tourism Network will be explained to assist those charged with the management of tourism destinations Dean Gorddard, Executive Manager, Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism
9.10am	Community showcase – Renew Newcastle Marcus Westbury, Founder, Creative Director
9.40am	Concurrents (choose one)
	D1 Attracting visitation through social media Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, Youtube and Flicker are the new frontier for regional tourism operators and tourist associations. In this session you can pick up some tips from what others are doing in this space. The Northern Rivers Tourism Engine - benefiting local tourism associations through a new marketing platform and unified approach to regional tourism management Russell Mills, CEO, Northern Rivers Regional Tourism Organisation How The Long Paddock - Cobb Highway Touring Route is using its website and social media to meet the changing needs of visitors Alison Maclean, Project Manager, The Long Paddock-Cobb Highway Touring Route
	D2 Event development though evaluation You built your event, people came and went, what do you do now? How event evaluation translates into resilient community events Jo Mackellar, Manager, Destination Research and Development The value of evaluating the Tocal Field Days and the Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival in its infancy Wendy Franklin, Manager, Tocal Field Days Association Inc Nelson Bay Events evolution and impact Marian Sampson, Events Coordinator, Nelson Bay and District Business Chamber Ltd
	D3 Nurturing leadership in small communities Small communities thrive on working cooperatively, but how do you build leadership so they can keep growing in the future? Angela has been one of the main drivers of Gulargambone 2828 since its inception over a decade ago – a catalyst project in building this community's resilience Angela O'Brien, Gulargambone 2828 Barellan & District Progress Association The leaders of a proactive progress association representing the south west NSW community of Barellan for over 100 years share their knowledge on harnessing the efforts of the community for the benefit of the whole town Louise Mulligan, President, Barellan & District Progress Association Leanne Hawker, Secretary/Treasurer, Barellan & District Progress Association
	D4 Smart infrastructure and the future With governments investing heavily in 'smart infrastructure' what will this mean for regional communities, now and in the future? Fast broadband – the rollout, the benefits, the Armidale experience Alun Davies, Head of NBN Workgroup and Regional Communications Advocate 'Connecting the Hunter' provides an overview of the integrated infrastructure needs of the region and delivers the framework for improving the region's success in accessing funding Todd Williams, CEO, Regional Development Australia - Hunter
11.00am	Morning tea
11.30am	Keynote speech Fostering leadership and resilience in regional communities Margaret Harrison, wheat farmer, Founder and Director of Mungindi Music Festival, Regional Advisory Board Member of Women & Leadership Australia
12.00pm	Sponsor presentation Nurturing community leadership through community enterprise projects Tim Butt, Regional Manager South West NSW, Bendigo Bank Community partner (tba)
12.30pm	Closing remarks
12.45pm	Conclusion and boxed lunches