BEST Network
 
BEST Network Agenda
 
9:15 am - 10:00 amRegistration, Arrival tea & coffee
10:00 am - 10:10 amOfficial Welcome & Opening Address
Professor Geoff McColl, Professor of Medical Education & Training and Director of the Medical Education Unit, University of Melbourne Medical School
10:10 am - 11:30 amBEST Network Launch
Dr Dror Ben-Neim, Founder and CEO , Smart Sparrow
Professor Nicholas Hawkins, Head, School of Medical Sciences, BEST Network Project Lead
Dr Patsie Polly, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
Dr Louise Lutze-Mann, Deputy Head of School, UNSW School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
Dr Nalini Pather, Senior Lecturer, UNSW, School of Medical Sciences
Sandra Uren, Senior Lecturer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne
11:30 am - 11:40 amMorning Tea
11:40 am - 12:30 pmPanel Discussion & Q&A: The Future of Medical Education
Tim Dodd (Moderator), Education Editor, Australian Financial Review
Professor Iain Martin, Vice President & Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of New South Wales
A/Prof Gregor Kennedy, Director of eLearning, The University of Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Professor Nicholas Hawkins, Head, School of Medical Sciences, BEST Network Project Lead
Ben Veness, President, Australian Medical students' Association
Dr Dror Ben-Neim, Founder and CEO , Smart Sparrow
12:30 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmSpeed Dating Showcase - A fast-paced, interactive, fun and engaging session, during which attendees will have the opportunity to explore, discover, touch, feel and learn about the innovative BEST educational content and technology, straight from the academics that already use them.
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvent Concludes
*Subject to change: Agenda correct as of 26/09/2013