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Plenary discussion panels

Each morning the conference will open with a plenary panel to discuss and debate key issues relevant to the conference theme.

Venue : Manning Clark 1

Tuesday 29 September 9.30–10.30

Topic: ‘Who is Urban’?
Chair: Mick Dodson, Chair, AIATSIS
Panelists: Len Collard, Gillian Cowlishaw, Colleen Hayward, Jason Glanville, Rachel Perkins

Wednesday 30 September. 9.00-10.30

Should we all be ‘Treated’ the same: service provision in urban and remote areas.
Chair: Mick Gooda, CEO, CRCAH
Panelists: Stephanie Bell, Sam Jeffreys, Shane Huston, Russell Taylor, Julie Tongs

Thursday 1 October. 9.00-10.30

The Diversity of Urban Experience
Chair: Russell Taylor, CEO, AIATSIS
Panelists: Val Cooms, Matilda House, Merata Kawharu, Lester-Irabinna Rigney, Bill Simon.

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