Agenda

CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Monday 28th May 2012

Day One | Day Two

8:30 Registration and coffee

9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Adam Byrne, Director, Campus Safety & Security, University of Western Sydney

9:10 International Keynote Opening Address: Emerging Threats - Challenges for Public Safety

• Identifying threats in the 21st Century
• Assessment and intervention

Tony Beliz, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Emergency Outreach Bureau - Field Response Operations, County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health

9:50 Campus Threat Assessment in Australia and the US: Where do we stand?

• Introduction
• NSW and Australia. What is the current situation?
• The US experience
• Where are we similar?
• Where and why do we differ? (Law, culture etc)
• Contrasts within the US
• Where do we need to improve?
• What can we teach the USA?
• Conclusion

Darrin Cowan, Consultant, E&E Consulting
Former Senior Clinical Advisor, Mental Health Intervention Team, NSW Police Force

10:30 Morning tea

11:00 International Student Security and the Challenge of Crime

• Drawing on security, crime and the international education literature and interviews with informed observers – this paper compares how the threat crime poses to the security of international students is perceived and addressed in Australia, the UK and the US
• How international students perceive the threat crime poses to their security and the strategies that host governments have embraced to preserve both the security of these students and their nations' reputation as a safe study destination
• Method of analysis and insights offered by our informants to explain the diversity our review of the literature has shown existing across the three case countries
• What the study implies for international education theory and policy

Chris Nyland, Professor of Management, Monash University

11:40 International Student Security and Crime: Perspectives from Professionals at the Coal-Face in Australia, UK and US

• Primarily as victims and to a lesser extent as perpetrators of crime, international students have become the subject of media reports, academic research and numerous policy debates
• Interviews with 72 professionals working at the coal-face in Australia, the UK or US provide insights into the forms and circumstances associated with international students and crime
• Identify and discuss four main themes that contribute to an understanding of the link between international education and crime

Dr Helen Forbes-Mewett, Lecturer & ARC Postdoctoral Fellow Sociology School of Political and Social Inquiry Faculty of Arts Clayton Campus, Monash University

12:20 Lunch

1:30 Regional Campus Case Study: How do Multiple Vulnerabilities in a Student Cohort Increase Perceptions of a Lack of Safety at Universities in Australia

• Are some students more vulnerable than others and if so why?
• Is the trigger for the vulnerability externally driven, such as safety experience (i.e. targeted attacks) or internally driven, such as behaviours and understandings by the student or the cohort generally?
• How do multiple vulnerabilities in a student cohort increase perceptions of a lack of safety at universities in Australia?
• How is this displayed in the regional university context?
• What are the lessons for safety education and reporting mechanisms to increase levels of perceived and actual safety for students with particular reference to the international students' cohort?

Dr Danielle Campbell, Research Fellow- Student Experience (SECAT), University of Tasmania

2:10 The Student Experience: Latest News and Developments from Universities Australia

• Universities Australia will provide an update on the latest developments in the sector regarding a range of student experience issues and projects including:
  > Enhancing the Student Experience Projects
  > International Student Survey
  > International Student Barometer
  > Student Finances Survey 2012
  > Health and mental health issues
• Universities Australia will canvass ongoing work on improving access to safe and affordable accommodation, including an update on the National Rental Affordability Scheme and any developments in relation to transport concessions

Ainslie Moore, Assistant Director, Policy and Analysis, Universities Australia

2:50 Afternoon tea

3:20 Organisational Resilience for Universities - What is it, How is it Achieved and What Role can Security Play?

• Business continuity planning
• Crisis management
• Research protection
• IT Disaster recovery
• Role of security in strategic planning

Adam Byrne, Director, Campus Safety & Security, University of Western Sydney

4:00 Panel Discussion: Hypothetical Scenarios -

This interactive session will introduce three hypothetical scenarios relating to the topics below. Based on their job and organisation experiences, the panel will discuss the topics in further detail. The audience will be given the opportunity to contribute to the discussion with a view to improving on-campus security for both staff and students

> Alcohol
> Hazing
> Role of social media in a University context

Facilitated by

Adam Byrne, Director, Campus Safety & Security, University of Western Sydney
Dr Helen Forbes-Mewett, Lecturer & ARC Postdoctoral Fellow Sociology School of Political and Social Inquiry Faculty of Arts Clayton Campus, Monash University
Dr Carl A. Gibson, Director Risk Management, and University Incident Controller, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Further panellists to be confirmed

5:00 Closing remarks from the Chair

5:10 Networking drinks

CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Tuesday 29th May 2012

Day One | Day Two

8:30 Morning coffee

9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Adam Byrne, Director, Campus Safety & Security, University of Western Sydney

9:10 Implementing a Model Integrated Security and Safety Framework for a Model Community: La Trobe University's Experience

• The practical design and implementation of an integrated risk-based approach to on-campus and off-campus security and safety, an approach that involves students, general and academic staff working together
• Initiatives to improve the security and safety of both staff and students including: integrated threat management and intervention; safer communities and student residences, bushfire response, enhanced emergency management, off-campus security and safety, improved staff and student safety and security awareness programs
• Case studies of significant threats and incidents that have occurred at La Trobe University in recent years

Dr Carl A. Gibson, Director Risk Management, and University Incident Controller, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Susan Furness, Course Coordinator Paramedic Practice, and Regional Incident Controller, La Trobe University, Bendigo

9:50 Emergency Management and Student Safety/Security - Case Study of the University of Canterbury's Experiences from the Canterbury Earthquakes

• Discuss the preparedness program the University had in place prior to September 2010, how the University dealt with the effects of the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th, and then on through the continuing aftershocks
• Highlight February 22nd's devastating shock and the subsequent major shocks in June and December 2011
• What makes a resilient organisation? How the University dealt with business continuity and the many lessons learned throughout this time

Chris Hawker, Group Manager - Facilities & Operational Services, Primary Incident Controller, Learning Resources Directorate, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

10:30 Morning tea

11:00 Effective Pandemic Planning and Management for Universities

• Pandemics – fact or fantasy?
• Case study – History of pandemics
• Health, social and economic impacts
• New roles and the responsibilities of University staff and security managers
• Planning and preparation Managing and recovery to improve your health and safety processes
• Impact on Campus – How will this affect your organisation?

Cliff Reece, Principal, Crisis Risk Management, Cliff Reece & Associates Pty Limited

11:40 Influencing Resident Behaviour – Case Study of RMIT Village Student Accommodation

• Residents need boundaries
• The importance of being consistent with processes - Consequences, consultation, mediation and restorative justice
• People, systems and processes
• Often about 'us', not 'them' – Prevention, resource allocation, training and behaviour management
• Lessons learnt – Methods RMIT Village uses to mitigate risk
• Security measures – The benefits of CCTV as a useful tool to manage risk
• The importance of stakeholder relationships

Michael Lynch, General Manager, RMIT Village and Yarra House, NMIT

12:20 Lunch

1:20 Coercive-dominating Behaviours and Campus Violence

• Dynamics and consequences of bullying
• Submissive-passive patterns of behaviour
• Empowering the observer in bully-victim encounters

Tony Beliz, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Emergency Outreach Bureau - Field Response Operations, County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health

2:00 Improving Outcomes for University Students Exposed to Crime: The Role of Campus Services

• Overview of a study of Australian university students exposed to crime
• There a number of health and social consequences for students, as well as an increased fear of crime and difficulty knowing what support services are available
• What risk management and harm minimisation strategies can be put into place for students exposed to crime, are there implications for campus services?
• How can we improve access to support services and outcomes for university students?

Rosemary Cassidy, PhD Candidate, Family and Community Health Research Group, University of Western Sydney

2:40 Adverse Action and Anti Discrimination Laws

• The scope of adverse action
• What is a workplace right
• Recent cases especially Barclay v. Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education
• Interaction between union activities and adverse action
• Adverse action litigation process
• Recent cases and decisions under anti-discrimination law concerning employees & students
• Strategies in minimizing complaints and defence mechanisms when claims are made

Nick Ruskin, Partner, Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety, DLA Piper

3:20 Closing remarks from the Chair

3:40 Afternoon Tea and Close of Conference

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