1. HR Good Practice Conference Building sustainable HR practice in Higher Education through collaboration and innovation December 2 – 3 2010 UWS Parramatta Campus

2. Sponsors

3. Keynote address Mark Jenkins APM Assistant Commissioner, Human Resources New South Wales Police Force

4. Development and Evolution of the NSW Police Force Sexual Harassment Policy Juliet Adriaanse Manager, Workplace Equity Unit New South Wales Police Force

5. Plenary: HR in Higher Education – panel discussion Facilitator: Eric Sidoti Panellists: Jennifer Gilmore, Karen Fitzpatrick, Ann Tout, David Reynolds

6. Morning refreshments

7. Building VU Workforce Capacity Karen Fitzpatrick Director, Human Resources Sarah Wood HR Strategist Victoria University

8. Career and Reward Structures for Academic and Professional Staff Jennifer Gilmore Director, Human Resources University of Technology Sydney Greg Giles Manager, Organisational Development University of South Australia

9. Lunch 12.30 – 1.30

10. Performance Management Framework Blueprint Beverley Bosman Deputy Director, Human Resources Martin Hanlon Director, Planning and Quality University of Technology Sydney

11. Forum discussion Facilitator: Aggie Lim, Director Organisational Development Unit University of Western Sydney

12. 1.Integrating HR systems with business processes Key issues and strategies? Lessons learned? 2.Academic recruitment & retention Collaboration versus competition for talent 3.Employee engagement /participation /ownership (managers, academic staff, senior management) Strategies? 4.HR Partner /Strategist /Enablers versus Operationalist How do we embed change in the culture (way we do things around here) and not become overwhelmed by needing to be reactive? 5.Nuts and bolts eg induction, manager’s toolkit, resources, capability frameworks, academic leadership development, other Report back one or two key points What are one or two key themes you’ve heard form the last 2 days? What needs to happen next? Forum discussion

13. Afternoon Refreshments and Conference Close