2010 NATIONAL AUSTAFE Conference – CALL FOR PAPERS

2010 AUSTAFE Conference – Call for Papers
Leadership, Innovation and Workplace Culture

Organised and sponsored by the TAFE NSW Managers Association
Citigate Central Sydney, NSW
Thursday, 14 – Friday, 15 October 2010
Welcome Reception - 13 October 2010

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE AND THE THEME
Leadership has re-emerged as a critical concept for TAFE managers in an era where change is the onlyconstant.
The AUSTAFE Conference 2010 provides an opportunity for educational managers to identify and to develop the leadership capability they need in the context of global climate change, financial turbulence, and changing demand for skills driven by economic, industry, commercial, political and social developments.
Innovation is a critical factor for high performing organisations which are faced with new competitive pressures, shifts in technology and economic change. They need to remain competitive and attractive to their customers; vocational education and training organisations need to innovate and continuously improve, by exploring and seizing opportunities with emerging technology, computer applications products, processes and new media.

Workplace culture is emerging as an important focus and factor for vocational education and training organisations. The prevailing ideas, beliefs, attitudes and behaviours of staff increasingly influence workplace dynamics and, in turn, the nature of vocational education and training products and services.
Evidence is emerging in vocational education and training organisations about the importance of established and changing ethos, ethics and ecology of the workplaces and the need to align more effectively with commercial imperatives, contestability, community values and industry needs.

INVITATION TO PROVIDE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
We invite submissions for individual presentations of relevant papers or workshops to be presented at the AUSTAFE Conference.
Presentations sessions must be no longer than 45 minutes, which will allow 30 minutes for your paper and at least 15 minutes for questions and discussion.
Abstracts for Posters are also invited. Posters will be displayed in the Foyer area where a small exhibition will be held.

ABSTRACT AND SUBMISSION DATES
Abstracts are required and must be lodged online. Please click on the link in the “To Submit an Abstract” section. Abstracts must be submitted before Friday, 27 August 2010 Close of Business.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
•Abstracts must be no longer than 300 words
•Indicate if your abstract is for a paper presentation, an
interactive session (symposium, workshop, roundtable or panel
discussion) or a poster presentation
•All abstracts need to be lodged via the link provided in the
“To Submit an Abstract” section.

2010 AUSTAFE Conference Secretariat
PO Box 576
Crows Nest NSW 1585 Australia
Tel: +61 2 9431 8632
Fax: +61 2 9431 8677
Email: 2010austafe@conferenceaction.com.au

1. Prepare your abstract
- Abstracts must be typed in English and use a 12 point font with
single line spacing.
- All abstracts must not exceed 300 words, excluding title, authors
and institution.
- The complete title should be in capitals
- Underline the presenting author only, do not include titles or
degrees.
- Author(s) and institution(s), city, state and country, in
capital/lower case letters, should follow the title

2. Register your presentation
To submit your abstract, click on the Abstract Submission button at the bottom of this page.
You will be asked to enter your contact details, abstract title, presentation type, author(s), etc.
You can submit multiple abstracts.

3. Upload your abstract
At the end of the Abstract Submission process you will be asked to upload your Microsoft Word abstract document.

4. Amending your abstract
Changes should be made to your Word document and then re-uploaded using the Speaker Zone area.

NOTIFICATION OF ABSTRACT STATUS
An acknowledgment email will be sent within 7 days of receipt of your abstract.
After the review process, an email will be sent to the nominated contact for the abstract by Monday, 20 September 2010 notifying
acceptance or otherwise of the abstract as the basis for a paper to be submitted for consideration as part of the conference program.

TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
To submit an abstract for the 2010 AUSTAFE Conference, please click on the following link:
https://secure.conferenceaction.com.au/ei/getdemo.ei?id=559&s=_2T40MAELI

SPEAKERS ZONE
To amend/proof an abstract or update your details, please click on the following link:
https://secure.conferenceaction.com.au/ei/rs.esp?id=559&scriptid=SZONE1

REGISTRATIONS
It is a prerequisite that all speakers must register for a minimum of one day to the conference.
A personal link will be sent to all authors of accepted abstracts to register online.