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TEM Conference Manual 2006

The Annual Tertiary Education Management Conference (TEMC)

The permanent web site for all TEM Conferences is www.temc.org.au.

The Tertiary Education Management Conference is expected to attract professional managers from higher education and TAFE institutes, Polytechnics, Wananga, government departments, private providers and similar organisations. While maintaining its traditional strong practitioner focus, the Conference will give participants opportunities to focus on big-picture issues as well, and to reflect on their management practice in a regional, national and global context.

The Tertiary Education Management Conference is organised in partnership by the Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM) and the Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association (TEFMA).

Why go to the ATEM Conference?

ATEM is the only professional association for administrators and managers working in tertiary education in Australasia and is dedicated to advancing professional practice. The Association provides members with an edge in their professional activities and gives members a voice in their areas of expertise in the wider industry environment.

The Association's Annual Conference is a flagship activity, which gives members opportunities to be involved in presentations, discussions and papers on national and international trends in tertiary education management. The Conference also provides an opportunity for members to share outcomes of their initiatives and work projects with their peers. Papers presented at the Conference are published on the Association web site, and can be listed by presenters on their CVs.

The Conference attracts excellent Keynote Speakers, who will be at times provocative, and who will challenge the "what, where and how" of the tertiary education sector. This provides opportunities for members to broaden their outlook and knowledge, and encourages them to look beyond their institutions and their immediate roles.

Professional Benefits

There are many professional benefits that accrue for delegates to the Association Conference.

Networking:

As one of 400-500 delegates, members get the opportunity to meet tertiary education administrators and managers working in similar roles to their own. This expands their links and potential knowledge base, broadens their outlook, and provides them with first points of contact for a number of institutions. This personalises institutional contacts, which greatly enhances responsiveness and the ability to share knowledge, procedures and practices.

Concurrent session papers:

Up to 50 papers by staff from all levels, roles and institutions are presented at the Conference. These papers are generally at the practitioner level, and are extremely valuable in expanding the knowledge base of the practice of tertiary education administration and management, and in assisting those in similar projects to be aware of the possible pitfalls, shortcuts, and benefits. Members also then have the paper itself to use as a reference point, and also the ability to contact the presenter(s) for more information, guidance and discussion.

Experience in Delivering a Paper or Chairing a Session:

The Conference's concurrent session papers provide an excellent forum for those in the sector to present a paper, which tertiary education administrators and managers have limited opportunity to do. These papers are generally delivered to groups of 30-100 delegates, in a relatively informal and unstructured format. The presenters are required to prepare a formal paper which will be published (via the website), and which forms the basis of the presentations. These sessions always allow for interaction with the delegates, which often provide an alternative approach and further contacts.
The concurrent sessions are chaired by a delegate, which again provides an excellent opportunity for gaining valuable experience which is rarely available with an institution.

Sponsors' displays:

These range from demonstrations of new systems and software packages, to presentations by tertiary education sector suppliers on services and activities. These often have an international flavour as well, and will give members immediate access to a range of potential partners for institutions.

ATEM Members Forum:

The Conference includes a session called the "Members Forum" where ATEM members can discuss issues, such as initiatives and opportunities and ATEM's strategic directions, and to provide input and suggestions about ATEM activities for the Executive and Council to consider. This is an informal discussion, and enables members to have input and to provide important feedback about members' issues.

Focus Groups:

At each conference, there are arrangements made for delegates with a special interest to meet in focus groups before, after or during the main conference timetable. These may be in areas such as student records systems, law administration, timetabling, information and communications technology, secretariat, marketing, or finance. Region Support: Some ATEM regions provide limited assistance to support members' attendance at the Association Conference. Members should contact their local Region Chair for advice.

Personal Benefits

The ATEM Conference brings around 500 delegates to one city for four days each year. These are all people with a common interest in the management and administration of the tertiary sectors in Australia and New Zealand, and with similar experiences at the various levels.

Delegates are from all levels in institutions, from CEOs to middle managers and supervisors, and from institutions that are public and private in ownership, from university, college, and polytechnic sectors, and from the full range of working roles. This provides them with a unique opportunity to interact in a professional, educational and social setting across the sectors and across the normal working environments.

All conferences include opportunities for delegates to learn something of the host city, state or country, through events, visits, or assistance to make private tour arrangements. In addition, ATEM conferences have at least one formal dinner, and optional events where delegates can meet each other socially, and forge new or renew existing friendships.

Past Conferences (including venue and theme):

Date	Venue	Theme
1977	Sydney	National Policies in Higher Education and Education as a Profession
1978	Melbourne	Institute Organisation and Effective Management
1979	Canberra	Tertiary Education Administration - The Third Estate
1980	Brisbane	Theory at Work
1981	Sydney	Planning for Excellence versus the Survival Syndrome
1982	Canberra	The Administrator of 1990 - Some Asia Pacific Perspectives
1983	Adelaide	Alternatives in Tertiary Education
1984	Melbourne	The Realities of Managing Tertiary Education
1985	Brisbane	The Implications for Social Change for Tertiary Education
1986	Hobart	Innovation in Tertiary Education
1987	Perth	Managing Tertiary Education - Learning from the Entrepreneurs
1988	Sydney	Tertiary Education Towards 2000 - Challenges and Response
1989	Auckland	Reformation and Post Reformation
1990	Canberra	The Contribution made by Education Administrators to Tertiary Education
1991	Darwin	Tertiary Education: Evolution or Extinction
1992	Ballarat	The National System - Uniform, Unified (or Unifizz?)
1993	Surfers Paradise	Think Strategically, Manage Practically
1994	Adelaide	Managing Quality
1995	Hobart	Partnerships in Tertiary Education
1996	Perth	Management Strategy for the New Millennium: tertiary education at the crossroads
1997	Sydney	Coming of Age - Finding the Key to the Future
1998	Darwin	Walking the Tightrope: Competitive Collaboration
1999	Wellington	A Balancing Act: Looking Ahead, Learning from Experience
2000	Melbourne	The Selling of Education - New Ways of Doing Business
2001	Canberra	Federations of Learning
2002	Brisbane	E=MC3 Excellence = Managing Colleagues, Customers and Core Values
2003	Adelaide	Public Good and Market Commodity
2004	Hobart	Better the DEVIL you know or is it? Dare to Excel, Visualise, Inspire and Lead.
2005	Perth	Surviving or Thriving: Forging the Way in the New Landscape
2006	Sydney	What we Do Makes a Difference
2007	Canberra	Look to the Future
2008	Christchurch	"Connect to Christchurch" Investing for Success
2009	Darwin	13-16 September
2010	Melbourne
2011	Brisbane
2012	Adelaide

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