2015 Program

Conference Program

This program is provisional and will be updated as planning proceeds, so please check this page regularly. Times may change in the final program.

Tuesday 1 December 2015
0800	Registration
0830-1630	Professional Development Day Tuesday’s PD sessions are an additional cost to attend and not included in the conference registration fee.
	Schools Day	PD Workshops	PD Workshops
	Delacombe	Huntingfield	Stradbroke
0900-1030	Beyond Standard 5 … meeting minimum standards for under-18 international students Daisy Adams & Gary Bourton	Introduction to student advising Mary Ann Seow, Sylvia Hooker	Mental health first aid Orania Tokatlidis
1030-1100	Morning Tea for PD Participants \| Foyer, Pullman on the Park
1100-1230	Integration & cohesion of Asian (and particularly Chinese) youth in Australian Schools Guest Speaker: Joanna Zhu Panel: Melanie Duncan, Michelle Wang, Emilia Fields, Natalie Siritzky	Continued…	Continued…
1230-1330	Lunch for PD Participants \| Foyer, Pullman on the Park			Roundtable	NAGCAS
1230-1330	Lunch for PD Participants \| Foyer, Pullman on the Park			Latrobe	Uni of Melb.
1330-1500	Effective subject support & improving English competency Panel: Angela Bielby, Sue Katsavos, Helen Nicholls-Stary, Emilia Fields	Critical incidents management Sylvia Hooker	Internationals students and privacy of informationCharlotte Long	1400-1700 Roundtable of Local and State Governments: Holistic Support for International Students By invitation only	Careers for international students NAGCAS
1500-1530	Afternoon Tea for PD Participants \| Foyer, Pullman on the Park
1530-1700	Teaching international students problem solving, assertiveness and leadership skills Guest Speaker:Deborah Eyles Roleplay presentation:Manorani Guy	Continued…	Continued…	Continued…
1700-1900	Welcome Reception \| Stradbroke Foyer, Pullman on the Park

Wednesday 2 December 2015
0800	Registration \| Foyer
0700	Speakers Preparation Room Open \| Hotham
	Opening Session \| Ballroom 2-3
0845-0915	Chair: Mary Ann Seow, ISANA President Welcome to Country \| Aunty Carolyn Briggs, Elder of the Boon Wurrung People Official Opening \| Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley
	Keynote Speakers
0915-1000	Dominic Scott, Chief Executive of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) A rough guide and round-up on international student issues in the UK
1000-1045	Professor Susan Elliott, Deputy Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, University of Melbourne Collaborations and the makings of the global graduate
1045-1115	Morning Tea & ePosters \| Foyer
	Community Panel \| Ballroom 2-3
1115-1215	Chair: Melanie Duncan, La Trobe University The Community Panel brings together Community and Sports Groups to highlight the collaborative work they do with institutions and with international students as their target audience. As international students spend much of their time off campus, services and interactions outside the institutions can play a crucial role in fostering interactions, connectedness and wellbeing. This panel discussion highlights the benefits of such collaborations and opportunities for further collaborations. Panellists: Peter Hichaaba – The Couch, Meaghan Williams – Welcome Dinner Project, Parsu Sharma-Luita – FECCA, Jane McGough – Melbourne Football Club
	Plenary Session – Ombudsman’s Office
1215	Chair: Sharon Smith, City of Melbourne The Overseas Students Ombudsman: Connecting and collaborating with other overseas student complaint handlers to provide a positive student experience Melita Hoskin, Assistant Director, Overseas Students Ombusdman
1300	Lunch & ePosters \| Foyer
	Concurrent Session 1
	Academic Collaborations	Working with Community	International Students Social Networks and Information Seeking	Workshop	Workshop
Room	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Ballroom 3	Stradbroke	Huntingfield
Chair	Donna Velliaris	Terry McGrath	Alex Prentice
1400-1425	Thinking beyond the classroom in internationalised higher education: Learning from six teacher education graduates who have gone home Dr Vivienne Anderson*, Dr Lee Smith REFEREED PAPER	Retirees – A hidden resource to welcome international students into the community Andrea Kornhoff, Dan Morgan	Myth busting stereotypes: The connections, disconnections and benefits of international student social networks Dr Catherine Gomes*, Shanton Chang, Lyndell Jacka, David Coulter, Basil Alzougool, Dora Constantinidis REFEREED PAPER	Intercultural competence – Enabling reflection Helen Warren*, Emily Tzu-Ping Ou	#Whanau4Life – An Indigenous cultural based international student alumni engagement strategy Jason King*, Elberta Chan
1430-1455	Teaching you, teaching me: Onshore and offshore international students collaboration and support of Australian transnational academics Dr Kath Lynch	The benefits and challenges of working with a community group Bronwyn Gilson*, Ashleigh Dempster	The importance of collaboration in providing information to students Shanton Chang, Dr Catherine Gomes*, Lyndell Jacka, David Coulter, Basil Alzougool, Dora Constantinidis
1500-1530	Afternoon Tea & ePosters \| Foyer

	Special Interest Forums
	Ballroom 1	Stradbroke	Hopetoun	Ballroom 2	Huntingfield	Ballroom 3
Chairs	Karen Taylor	Amy Kyriakopoulos	Jo Fischer & Emilia Fields	Claire Croker	Alister Quinn	Kee Hung Tiong
1530-1700	Counsellors	Under 18 Students	Schools	Compliance and Academic Progress Monitoring	Utilising Alumni Services	Use of Technology for Pre and Post Departure
1700	Sessions End

	Dress for Dinner
1800-1830	Highlights Tour of MCG (bookings essential) \| Meet tour guides in foyer area outside Gate 2 (between light towers 1 & 6)
1830	All dinner Guests meet for special performance \| Foyer area outside Gate 2 (between light towers 1 & 6)
1900 till Late	Conference Dinner ‘COLOURS OF OUR CODES/SPORTS‘ \| Members Dining Room, Level 2, MCG

Thursday 3 December 2015
0800	Registration \| Foyer
0800	Speakers Preparation Room Open \| Hotham
	Industry Panel \| Ballroom 2-3
1000	Chair: Diana Crvenkovic, International Education, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources The Industry Panel will consist of employers who are current employers or hosts of International Student workplace internships. The panel will highlight the challenges and opportunities of working with institutions and international students. There will also be a discussion of the important topic of how institutions can work with industry to enhance student employability. Panellists: Racquel Shroff – Global Education Solutions, Derinda Smith – Australian Computer Society, Dr Noel Edge – Graduate Careers Australia, Heather Hill – Deloitte
1100	Morning Tea & ePosters \| Foyer
	Concurrent Session 2
Theme Track	Working with Peer Groups	Models of Student Support	Employability and International Students	Student Safety and Wellbeing	Workshop
Room	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Ballroom 3	Stradbroke	Huntingfield
Chair	Bronwyn Gilson	Jason Cushen	Manorani Guy	Joshua Wong
1130-1155	Collaborations in providing services to international students; using a Peer Model Delivery Service Bahareh Saberi	The discipline embedded International Student Advisor: A collaborative model for academic and non-academic support and advisement for international students Dr Kath Lynch	Collaborations to enhance international student employability: The Victorian Case Study Diana Crvenkovic	International students and crime: New research findings Dr Helen Forbes-Mewett	‘World-travelling’ as a framework for strengths-based support in internationalised education Dr Vivienne Anderson
1200-1225	Inspiring students’ creative and performing arts interests in collaborative university and community programs through iStage – Intercultural Sharing of Talent and Art Groups Enthusiasts Maria Victoria McCarthy*, Uma Parvathy Krishnasamy, Yousef Farouk Kurashi	International student satisfaction with support services: A driver for campus internationalization Adriana Perez-Encinas, Ravi Ammigan	Melbourne Global Careers 2015 – A virtual international careers fair for international students in Victoria Sharon Smith, Racquel Shroff	Community safety and international students understanding of Australian Law PART 2 The outcomes Desma Smith
1230-1255	Working with student volunteers in a community setting Sharon Smith	Working across sectors: Providing a collaborative service to under 18 year students transitioning from UNSW Global Foundation to UNSW Australia Louise Tabrum*, Kasia Orlando	English communication skills and employability Cath Moore	Building networks across sectors and communities to enhance student experience Alex Prentice
1300-1430	Lunch & ePosters \| Foyer (Regional Campuses Networking \| Huntingfield) 1330-1430 ISANA AGM \| Ballroom 1
	Keynote Speaker \| Ballroom 2-3
1430	Chair: Jason Cushen, University of Otago Experts or all of us? Global realities about our changing world Sam Johnson
1530	Afternoon Tea & ePosters

	Special Interest Forums Special Interest Forums
	Ballroom 1	Huntingfield	Hopetoun	Ballroom 2	Stradbroke	Ballroom 3
Chairs	Shanton Chang	Melanie Duncan	Brett Lyon	Jason Cushen	Molly Bonnefin	Claire Croker
1600-1730	Career Mentoring and Placements	International Admissions and Marketing	Language and learning	Directors and Office Managers	Accommodation Services	Creative Solutions for Orientation activities
1730	Sessions End

	Free Evening

Friday 4 December 2015
0800	Registration \| Foyer
0800	Speakers Preparation Room Open \| Hotham
	Plenary Session \| Ballroom 2-3
0900	Opening & Housekeeping
	Health Services Panel
0905-0955	Chair: Mary Pozzobon, Allianz Assistance The Health Service Panel brings together attending health service providers to discuss current challenges and insights in supporting the wellbeing of international students. Current issues around educating hospitals and other service providers, as well as health professionals will be discussed. Panellists: Budi Sudarto – Health Promotion Team, Victorian AIDS Council, Alison Coelho – Centre of Culture, Ethnicity and Health, Kim-Jane Turudia – Medical Services Practice Manager, Deakin University
1000-1030	Morning Tea & ePosters
	Concurrent Session 3
	Working with Student Associations	Sexual Health Symposium PART 1	Academic Collaboration	Doctoral Consortium PART 1	Workshop / Paper
Room	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Ballroom 3	Stradbroke	Huntingfield
Chair	Difie Boakye-Mensah & Kofi Osei Bonsu	Shanton Chang	Edward Pember	Cat Gomes & Kath Lunch	Yvonne Giltinan
1030-1055	The role of student associations in providing community involvement and Integration between domestic and international students Adriana Perez-Encinass REFEREED PAPER	Sexual health promotion strategies for international university students: Recommendations from students Dr Georgia Babatsikos, Kim-Jane Turudia*,	A clearer pathway to institutionalising academic integrity: Distinguishing between collaboration and collusion Dr Donna Velliaris REFEREED PAPER	Bringing international students into the centre: transnationalism, agency and the city Paula Dunstan REFEREED PAPER	Join a Job Club- A collaborative approach that enhances student outcomes and employability Yvonne Giltinan
1100-1125	Reflecting upon student experience as a collaborator in providing services for students Sirirat Chaunkamnerdkarn, Amanda Nyasha Green	Health and Wellbeing Collaborative sessions: Getting the message across to international students in a fun and informative way Isabelle Droulers, Jennifer Hsu	Building bridges: Collaboration for student success Dr Vanessa Reher, Dr Vanessa Schneider, Dr Cristiane Albuquerque, Kim Cartwright, Ryan Keen, Shona Burton	Saudi international students’ perception about services provided by Victorian Universities Naif Daifullah Alsulami
1130-1155	Wellbeing and inclusiveness: Working with international student associations Difie Boakye-Mensah, Kofi Osei Bonsu – CISA	Health and Wellbeing Collaborative and interactive session: getting the message across to a captive audience at orientation Laurynda Giles	Improving re-entry preparation programmes for international graduates returning to a diverse range of countries Sylvia Hooker, Terry McGrath	Information seeking challenges when moving across cultures: The case of Saudi female international students in Australia Haifa Binsahl*, Shanton Chang, Rachelle Bosua REFEREED PAPER	Partnered Allianz Global Education (PAGE): Global partnering in international student services David Bycroft
1200-1300	Lunch & ePosters
	Concurrent Session 4
Theme Track	Collaboration Across Sectors	Sexual Health Symposium PART 2	Transition from Foundation Studies	Doctoral Consortium PART 2	Workshop
Room	Ballroom 1	Ballroom 2	Ballroom 3	Stradbroke	Huntingfield
Chair	Kee Hung-Tiong	Shanton Chang	Wendy Blastock	Cat Gomes & Kath Lunch
1300-1325	The Welcome Dinner Project – Changing the face of Australian society one dinner at a time! Penny Elsley	ISANA Survey of Sexual Health Support Open Discussion on research and services supporting the sexual health of international students, highlighting challenges and strategies for institutions, in collaboration with health service providers.	Collaboration with La Trobe University in providing services to international students at La Trobe Melbourne Navitas Bundoora Ltd Usha Rao	Factors influencing Vietnamese students’ decision to study abroad and selection of the host institution and host country: Implication for marketing strategies Tran Le Huu Nghia REFEREED PAPER
1330-1355	Collaboration and partnerships across multiple sectors – contributing to Defence’s strategic and development goals through international education and training, with a focus on customised student support throughout the scholarship life-cycle Sylvia Wheeler, Alison White*		Beyond the practicalities of newness: the benefits of an extended orientation Rinskje Bruinsma	How media technologies and cultural backgrounds affect the pursuit of spiritual well-being among international students Joshua Wong REFEREED PAPER
1400-1425	Academic learning support and interdepartmental collaborations – enhancing student transition and retention Ed Pember			Open discussion on doing research in international education
1430-1500	Afternoon Tea & ePosters
	Closing Plenary \| Ballroom 2-3
1500-1600	Chair: Catherine Gomes, RMIT Student Panel The Student Panel highlights international students’ thoughts on the papers at the conference and what has been discussed. It’s a way to give the international students the “final say”. It asks them the questions: “What else needs to be done in providing more collaborative services to international students?”, “What were the highlights and inspirations?”, “What other services might help?” Panellists: Difie Boakye-Mensah, Kofi Osei Bonsu – CISA, Amanda Waninga – UNE, Helena Nendongo – Monash College, Sonia Barnsley – Griffith University, Samuel Onuoha – Challenger WA
1600-1630	Conference Handover & Close

ePosters

Supporting the academic success of international students through an Academic Monitoring Programme
Kelly Atherton

Confidence booster – English Conversation Groups
Seon Nyeong Kim

Sun, sand and safety – Working together to promote beach safety
Sue Oulton, Wendy Blastock, David Holland, Mounil Kadakia

Case study of the organic life cycle of a grassroots peer community: Fertilising the ‘hidden’ social networks under the surface of student support
Neville Smith, Myra Lee

Paving positive pathways: Pre-university programs and professional partnerships
Donna M Velliaris, Luis J Frenzel

Scholarly collaborations: Advancing the literature on short-term, cross border, offshore and outbound mobility experiences
Donna M Velliaris

2015 Program

Conference Program

By invitation only

Chair: Mary Ann Seow, ISANA President

Chair: Melanie Duncan, La Trobe University

Panellists: Peter Hichaaba – The Couch, Meaghan Williams – Welcome Dinner Project, Parsu Sharma-Luita – FECCA, Jane McGough – Melbourne Football Club

Chair: Sharon Smith, City of Melbourne

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Chair: Diana Crvenkovic, International Education, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources

Panellists: Racquel Shroff – Global Education Solutions, Derinda Smith – Australian Computer Society, Dr Noel Edge – Graduate Careers Australia, Heather Hill – Deloitte

Chair: Jason Cushen, University of Otago

Chair: Mary Pozzobon, Allianz Assistance

Panellists: Budi Sudarto – Health Promotion Team, Victorian AIDS Council, Alison Coelho – Centre of Culture, Ethnicity and Health, Kim-Jane Turudia – Medical Services Practice Manager, Deakin University

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Chair: Catherine Gomes, RMIT

Panellists: Difie Boakye-Mensah, Kofi Osei Bonsu – CISA, Amanda Waninga – UNE, Helena Nendongo – Monash College, Sonia Barnsley – Griffith University, Samuel Onuoha – Challenger WA

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