The 18th Women, Management and Employment Relations Conference on workplace relations, negotiation and equal opportunity will be held on 27-28 July 2006 at the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney. This high profile conference is organised by Macquarie University and attracts up to 200 participants from public and private sectors. It provides an annual audit of the key issues confronting women in the workplace.
Themes for the 2006 conference include:
- employment relations
- leadership
- negotiation
- age discrimination.
Topics for discussion will cover new directions in employment relations, negotiating in a tough world, discrimination: bridging the age gap, women breaking through, leadership is women’s business, managing distress at work and winning ways to corporate success. All sessions are interactive and will explore practical solutions to issues.
Senator Helen Coonan will present the keynote address.
“I am pleased to support the 18th Women, Management and Employment Relations Conference which examines how women can continue to make a valuable contribution to the workplace, the economy and the community more broadly,” Senator Coonan said.
The dinner address will be delivered by Ann Sherry AO, from the Westpac Banking Corporation. Other leading speakers include Cath Bowtell, ACTU; Christine Charles, Newmont Australia; Brigadier Elizabeth Cosson CSC, Australian Defence Force; Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru Goward; Brian Hartzer, ANZ; Dr Nicole Highet, beyondblue; Professor Mara Olekalns, University of Melbourne; Heather Ridout, Australian Industry Group and Captain Debbie Slade, Qantas.
Further information contact Pam Morpeth, Conference Co-Director on (02) 9850 8985, email pam.morpeth@efs.mq.edu.au or visit www.lmsf.mq.edu.au/wmer
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