Conference Program
See below for details of the 2010 Native Title Conference. See also the list of speakers, and the abstracts and biographies of the speakers.
Conference Opening
All conference delegates are invited to attend the Conference Opening on Tuesday 1 June from 5.30pm-7.30pm at Parliament House.
The Conference Opening marks the start of the Public Program of the Native Title Conference 2010. The event will feature musical performances by schoolchildren and traditional dancing as well as a cocktail reception.
Pre Conference Workshops
Pre Conference Workshops are only available for native title representative bodies service providers and native title groups
See the online Pre-Conference workshop program, or download the PDF Pre-Conference Workshop Program (
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9.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday 1 June, 2010
Delegates from native title representative bodies and service providers and native title groups are invited to participate in pre conference workshops. Participation in these workshops is restricted to NTRB, NTSP delegates and native title groups only. These workshops will cater for the various areas of interest this sector, including issues of strategic importance and coordination. Key to the success of the workshops is the free and open dialogue and sharing of knowledge.
Public Program
The Native Title Conference is open to registered conference delegates. On these two days, keynote lectures and papers will be presented by native title holders and claimants, practitioners, NTRB/NTSP staff, researchers, government representatives, academics and others. The full and final program will be provided to delegates at the Registration Desk and is available and updated on this website.
See the online Conference program for Day 1 and Day 2, or download the PDF Public Program ( 433Kb).
9.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday 2 June, 2010
9.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday 3 June, 2010
Public Program Day 2 includes the 2010 Mabo Lecture which will be delivered by Marcia Langton in the Royal Theatre from 9.00am – 11.00am
Conference Dinner
All registered delegates are invited to attend the Conference Dinner on on the evening of Thursday 3 June, 2010 at 7:00pm at the National Convention Centre. The conference dinner concludes and celebrates the conference. Dinner is included in your registration fees unless you only registered for a single day or concession registration. If you want to purchase a dinner ticket you can do so separately via the registration forms. Dinner costs $130. Further details of Conference Dinner entertainment will be available on the website shortly.
Indigenous Talking Circles
Indigenous delegates only
The Indigenous Talking Circles are an important part of the conference program. These sessions provide an opportunity for Indigenous delegates to talk among themselves about the impact of the native title process on their communities. The sessions are not open to non-Indigenous delegates. See the programs for session times.