14-15 March 2018 National Film and Sound Archive McCoy Circuit, Acton, Canberra

Wednesday 14 March

9:30AM REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 10:00AM WELCOME & > Acknowledgement of Country Dr Christina Parolin, Executive Director, Australian Academy of the Humanities OVERVIEW > Overview of Day 1 and Day HISTORIES & > Brief history of Australian national research infrastructure development Professor Gerard Goggin FAHA, Acting Head of School, Literature Art and FUTURES Media, ARC Future Fellow and Professor Media and Communications, University > Place and potential of humanities, arts and culture research in of Sydney the national Infrastructure agenda Dr Kylie Brass, Director Policy and Research, Australian Academy of the > Platforms for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Humanities focus area

10:40AM HUMANITIES, ARTS > State of play of research practices and communities Ingrid Mason, Deployment Strategist, AARNet & CULTURE DATA > Data collections; scale and diversity of data Roxanne Missingham, University Librarian, Australian National University Chair: Professor Gerard > Research and data curation lifecycles Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Goggin FAHA Professor Julian Thomas FAHA, Director Technology, Communication and Policy > Perspective on data types, metadata, standards Lab, and Director Enabling Capability Platform for Social Change, RMIT > Future directions and priorities University 12.10PM LUNCH 1.15PM > National research infrastructure developments 2018 and A NATIONAL Professor Robyn Owens, DVC-Research, University of Western and beyond RESEARCH DATA Chair NRDC Reference Group > NRDC future design advice to Department of Education and CLOUD (NRDC) Rob Cook, Consultant, NRDC Training Chair: Dr Kylie Brass Emeritus Professor Tom Cochrane, QUT, and Director Australian Digital Alliance > Opportunities for HASS and cultural and collecting institutions 2.30PM AFTERNOON TEA 3.00PM RESEARCH > Scope, scale and vision of projects over time Professor Linda Barwick FAHA, – PARADISEC INITIATIVES > Project planning process, building teams, institutional Professor Julian Meyrick, – AusStage Chair: Professor Joanne support, collaborations, processes of evaluation and review Professor Mark Finnane FASSA FAHA, – Prosecution Project Tompkins > Workforce, resources, governance, skills and training Alexis Tindall, Research Engagement Specialist – Humanities and Social Sciences > Role of international collaboration and networks Data Enhanced Virtual Lab (HASS DEVL) Professor Patrik Wikström, Head of School of Communication and Chief Investigator Digital Media Research Centre, QUT 5.00PM RECEPTION hosted by Peter Elford, Director Government Relations and eResearch, AARNet

Bringing together researchers, policy makers and institutions to discuss Provisional program as at 6 March 2018 a national strategic approach and digital infrastructures needed for preserving and openly sharing Australia’s vast social and cultural data collections. humanities.org.au  #HACDS2018

14-15 March 2018 National Film and Sound Archive McCoy Circuit, Acton, Canberra

Thursday 15 March 8:30AM REGISTRATION 9:00AM Professor Joy Damousi FASSA FAHA, President, Australian Academy of the WELCOME & OVERVIEW Humanities NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE > Trajectory of NCRIS-funded facilities and platforms, RESEARCH including facilitation processes Dr John La Salle, Director, Atlas of Living Australia INFRASTRUCTURE > Data challenges and opportunities Dr Merran Smith, Chief Executive, Population Health Research Network STRATEGY (NCRIS) > Institution and infrastructure building, governance, Andrew Gilbert, General Manager, Bioplatforms management frameworks PLATFORMS & MODELS Professor Bert Roberts, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian > Chair: Alec Coles Research engagement strategies Biodiversity and Heritage > Possibilities for HASS collaboration 10:45AM MORNING TEA 1.15PM PLATFORMS FOR HASS Professor Rachel Fensham, Chief Investigator Social and Cultural Informatics Platform, Chair: Emeritus Professor Tom > Visions for a national strategic collaborative agenda for Cochrane humanities, arts and culture Jan Müller, CEO, National Film & Sound Archive > Links and connections to social sciences and Indigenous Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies research platforms Alison Dellit, Assistant Director-General, National Collections Access, > Building next-generation platforms National Library of Australia Dr Steve McEachern, Director & Manager, Australian Data Archive, ANU 1:00PM LUNCH 2.00PM HUMANITIES, ARTS & > Developing the HAC agenda CULTURE (HAC) PRIORITIES > Top 5 priorities Chair: Professor Gerard Goggin > Next steps FAHA 3:00PM CLOSE

The Australian Academy of the Humanities is grateful for the Australia’s Academic and Provisional program as at 6 March 2018 Research Network (AARNet) generous sponsorship of the Thursday evening reception and to the National Film and Sound Archive for their support in hosting the summit. humanities.org.au  #HACDS2018