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23-24 JUNE 2016 ROSEHILL RACECOURSE, SYDNEY
ProgramVisit www.nationalsportsconvention.com.au or phone 1300
789 845
Encouraging more people to play, recreate and participate in
sport
PARTICIPATION • SURFACES • FACILITIES • PLAY • TECHNOLOGY
Platinum Sponsor
Supported By
Sports Turf Stream Sponsor
Media PartnerSocial Network Partner
Gold Sponsors Organised By
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Stream ThemesCollectively the National Sports Convention
comprises six streams that have been invested significantly to
promote, plan, manage and support the growth in participation
including:
Programs and Activities to Grow Participation Innovations,
programs and activities to encourage more people to be more active
more often on a regular basis.
Play Symposium Innovative, challenging and safe play spaces to
encourage children to be active beginning from early stage of
life.
Natural Sports Turf Innovation, technological advances and
design have allowed natural sports facilities to cope better with
increased demand.
Synthetic Sports Turf Standards, innovative design and
management practices, safety, health and environmental issues are
driving global improvements in the synthetic surfaces technology to
allow organisations to meet their challenge of growing demand.
Sport and Recreation Facility Management Developing designs and
managing sport, recreation, aquatics and leisure facilities to
encourage more people to be active needs innovation, flare and
understanding of best practice to encourage a growth in
participation.
Technological Solutions to Enhance Experience and Patronage To
avoid people moving away from traditional sports, technology is a
key factor that creates motivation, social connection and provide
intrinsic feedback.
Innovation Breeds SuccessTo grow participation in a manner that
makes a real difference to society, we have sourced the latest
innovations and case studies of how people and organisations are
doing things differently. To celebrate this diversity of
approaches, innovation is the overarching theme across the keynote
speeches, workshop streams, masterclasses and expo.
Keynote SpeakersWe are proud to welcome our keynote speakers who
have made a difference globally and within Australia to how
participants view play, recreation, fitness and sport. Innovation
and thinking differently has created their success and their
stories, strategies and impacts will be shared with us.
WelcomeIt is a pleasure to invite you to attend the 2016
National Sports Convention. This year’s program, with international
and Australian experts provides the most comprehensive educational
program on recreation and sports facilities in Australia. We invite
you to join collaborators, speakers and sponsors at this unique
event. The focus is:
“To encourage more people to play, recreate and participate in
sport together with what infrastructure facilities, programs,
activities and technological solutions are needed to support more
people being active.”A number of conferences, symposiums,
masterclasses and a dedicated Expo have been combined to encourage
the broadest network of delegates from play, recreation, sport,
government, education, consultancy, architectural and planning
sectors.
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Collaborators, Sponsors and SupportersThe National Sports
Convention 2016 has been developed with the support of our
collaborators, our generous sponsors and the speakers who have
travelled near and far to share their experiences on how Australia
can really make a difference by encouraging more people to be
active.
OUR SPONSORS
Platinum Sponsor Sports Turf Stream Sponsor
• Sport England
• Fitness First Australia
• Opus International Consultants (NZ)
• FIH
• VicHealth
• Tennis Australia
• Australian Sports Foundation
• Team App
• Australian Sports Turf Consultants
• Belgravia Leisure
• Links Modular Solutions
• Auckland Council
• Nature Play Qld
• Kidsafe NSW
• Polytan
• Singapore Sports Hub
• City of Ryde
• k20 Architecture
• SportEng
• parkrun
• Swinburne University
• Labosport
• Football Federation Australia
• Australian Sports Commission
• FIFA
• SESL Australia
• YMCA (NSW)
• mycause
• Worldwide Sports Management
• HG Sports Turf
• Andrew Burges Architects
• Victoria University
• Richmond Football Club
• Botanic Gardens & Centennial Parklands
• Aquatics and Recreation Institute
• Turf One
• dwp|suters
• SGL Funding Ltd
• STRI
• LandmarkPro
• Sydney Olympic Park Authority
• CareMonkey
• Institute of Groundsmanship UK
• revolutioniseSPORT
• Play Contractors Association
• Sport New Zealand
• World Rugby
• Total Irrigation Designers
• Funlab
• Cronulla Sharks
• AgEnviro Solutions
• Western Bulldogs
• Melos
• Sports Clean
• Moreland City Council
• Sport and Recreation Services (ACT)
• Acousto-Scan
• Federation University
• Proleisure
• Cycling Australia
• BioConnected
• Campbelltown City Council (NSW)
• Nunawading Swimming Club
• Rosterfy
• SponServe
REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS
OUR COLLABORATORS
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Media PartnerInnovations Overall Award
Social Network Partner
Gold Sponsors
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PROGRAM DAY 1 Thursday 23 June
8.00am Registration
9.00am Welcomes
9.15am - 10.15am
Global Keynote Session 1: Sport England - Whole of Government
Sporting Future StrategyJennie Price - Chief Executive - Sport
England
10.15am - 11.00am
Morning Tea & Coffee in Expo
11.00am - 12.15pm
Conference Keynote Session 1: Activating the Community that
Really Need to Participate
We Are FootballDavid Gallop - Chief Executive Officer - Football
Federation Australia
The Changing Face of Community Fitness CentresMichael Cunico -
National Fitness Manager - Fitness First Australia
Global Innovation In Play Transforms Community
ParticipationCatherine Hamilton - Principal - Landscape
Architecture - Opus International Consultants Ltd
12.15pm - 1.15pm
Lunch and Networking in Expo
1.15pm - 2.30pm
STREAM 1Synthetic Sports Turf
STREAM 2Natural Sports Turf
STREAM 3 Sport and Recreation Facility Management
Global Update on Synthetic Sports Surface Standards
1. Football Turf New Performance StandardsSpeaker to be
confirmed from FIFA
2. Synthetic Surfaces are Growing the Game in Rugby UnionLeanne
Walsh - Research and Equipment Manager - World Rugby
3. New Hockey Quality Turf ProgramAlastair Cox - Facilities
& Equipment Manager - Hockey (FIH)
Water Management - Too Much or Too Little
1. Budgeting for Water - An Art or a Science?Simon Leake -
Principal Soil Scientist & Managing Director - SESL
Australia
2. Innovation Around IrrigationMatthew Wilson - Managing
Director - Total Irrigation Designers
The Changing Face of Sport and Recreation
1. Health and Fitness Outcomes Driving Sport and Recreation
ParticipationJerril Rechter - Chief Executive Officer -
VicHealth
2. Community Development Supporting Sport and Recreation
ParticipationLeisa Hart - Chief Executive Officer - YMCA NSW
3. Changing Participation Patterns can be Achieved through
Packaging and Experience FocusBlaise Witnish - Group Operations
Director - Funlab
STREAM 4Programs and Activities to Grow Participation
STREAM 5Technological Solutions to Enhance Experience and
Patronage
STREAM 6Play Symposium
Innovative Revenue Streams to Fund and Grow Sport 1. Aligning
Sports Sponsorship with Community Participation ProgramsRobin
O’Neill - Manager, Strategy and Government Relations - Tennis
Australia
2. Crowd Funding - Is this the New Funding Vehicle for
Sport?Tania Burstin - Chief Executive Officer - mycause
3. Growing Donations to Sport to $100m – Tax Deductible
Fundraising for Sporting Infrastructure, Events, Participation and
PerformancePatrick Walker - Chief Executive Officer - Australian
Sports Foundation
Embracing Technology to Understand Your Customers Better 1.
Designing Innovation Technology into Sport and Leisure Centres to
Enhance Customer Experience and Generate Revenue StreamsSimon
Weatherill - Managing Director - Worldwide Sports Management
2. Designing Innovation into Sports Stadia to Grow Participation
and Spectators’ ExperienceScott Maxworthy - Head of Digital -
Cronulla Sharks
3. Buying a Bespoke System for Parks and Event Management Isn’t
That EasyJarrod Bean - Project Officer - Botanic Gardens &
Centennial Parklands
Designing For The Future of Play
1. Inside Out and Wrong Way Around – Innovation for
PlaygroundsFiona Robbé – Director – Architects of Arcadia
2. Designing a Playground that is Part of an Urban Regeneration
StrategyCatherine Hamilton - Principal - Landscape Architecture -
Opus International Consultants Ltd
2.30pm - 3.10pm
Afternoon Tea & Coffee in Expo
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3.10pm - 4.00pm
STREAM 1Synthetic Sports Turf
STREAM 2Natural Sports Turf
STREAM 3 Sport and Recreation Facility Management
Decision Making Options for the Key Types of Sports Turf 1. The
Synthetic Field OptionMartin Sheppard - Managing Director - Smart
Connection Consultancy
2. Natural Field Technology and OptionsMurray Fraser - General
Manager - Sportsturf Solutions Australia
3. Hybrid Turf Technology - The Best of Both WorldsErik Kinlon –
General Manager, Sales & Marketing - HG Sports Turf
Latest Turf Species to Increase Durability, Resilience and
Playing Capacity on Sports Fields
1. New Turf Species for Added Durability and ResilienceMatt
Roche - Director - Australian Sports Turf Consultants
2. Maintenance and Renovation, Best Practice for Natural TurfDr
Mick Battam - Principal Soil and Irrigation Scientist - AgEnviro
Solutions
The Future of Sport, Aquatic and Recreation Centres Facility
Design
1. The Future of Community Aquatics, Sport and LeisureAndrew
Burges - Principal - Andrew Burges Architects
2. From an Operators Perspective: How Should Centres Be Designed
for the Future?Damian Gorman - General Manager - Belgravia
Leisure
STREAM 4Programs and Activities to Grow Participation
STREAM 5Technological Solutions to Enhance Experience and
Patronage
STREAM 6Play Symposium
Empowering Females in Sport Through Leadership and
Participation
1. Leadership, Politics, Programs, and the PersonDr Clare Hanlon
- Associate Professor, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active
Living - Victoria University
2. Implementing a Fully Inclusive Policy For Sports ClubsArden
Joseph - Director Social Development - Moreland City Council
Technological Solutions to Grow Your Membership Base
1. Technology Allows For Extensive CRM AchievementsDon Hartley -
Chair - Managing Director - Links Modular Solutions
2. Consumer Segmentation and its Application to Membership
ProductsProfessor Heath McDonald - Associate Dean of Research &
Development at Swinburne UniversityCain Liddle, General Manager –
Consumer Business at Richmond Football Club
Play Surfaces
1. Introduction and Issues to ConsiderMark Cunningham and Mark
Weber - Play Contractors Association
2. Virgin Rubber InfillsMartin Oakes - Sales Manager - Melos
GmbH
4.00pm - 4.10pm
Change Workshops
4.10pm - 5.00pm
STREAM 1Synthetic Sports Turf
STREAM 2Natural Sports Turf
STREAM 3 Sport and Recreation Facility Management
Planned Maintenance to Extend the Life of Synthetic Sports
Surfaces
1. The Importance of Maintenance for Long and Short Turf Sports
FieldsAlastair Cox - Co-author of The Smart Guide to Maintaining
Synthetic Sports Turf (Long Pile)
2. Maintenance ProgrammingPeter Luffman - Owner/Director -
Sports Clean
Successful Management Practices to Increase Playing Capacity on
Community Sports Fields
1. Australian Approach - Demonstrating Innovative
StrategiesKeith McAuliffe - Managing Director - Labosport
Australia
2. Planning to Future Proof Sports FacilitiesMark Bowater -
Manager Parks - Auckland Council
Planning and Building Community Sport Precincts and Multi-Use
Games Areas for Local Communities
1. Balancing Multi-Sport Needs at Australia’s Busiest Community
Sports PrecinctEd Sanderson - Director, Sport & Recreation -
Botanic Gardens & Centennial Parklands
2. Balancing Active Lifestyle in Local Community ParksDavid
Jeffrey - Senior Manager, Sport and Recreation Facilities - Sport
and Recreation Services (ACT Government)
STREAM 4Programs and Activities to Grow Participation
STREAM 5Technological Solutions to Enhance Experience and
Patronage
STREAM 6Play Symposium
Thinking Differently to Grow Participation in Active
Recreation
1. Growing Participation with Families and Children In the
OutdoorsHyahno Moser - Program Manager - Nature Play Queensland
2. Encouraging Active Ageing - More People Participating In
Aquatic and Leisure CentresLouise Magee - Executive Officer -
Aquatics and Recreation Institute
Technology Solutions to Enhance the Participation in Physical
Activity
1. Designing Innovative Apps and Embracing Smart Phone
Technology for Greater Communication within SportRob Fletcher -
General Manager - Team App
2. Using Technology to Connect Participants to Increase
Participation FrequencySpeaker to be confirmed
The Balance Between Standards and Encouraging Kids to be
Risky
1. Play StandardsGrant Humphreys - Member of Play Standards
Committee
2. Encouraging Risk is Part of Kids Growing Up, Their
Personality Development and Exploring their AbilitiesAngela Marton
- Project Officer - Kidsafe NSW
5.00pm - 8.00pm
Innovation Awards, Networking and Entertainment in Expo
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11.00am - 12.15pm
Conference Keynote Session 2: Encouraging Key Target Audiences
to be More Active
How Can We Get More Men Active, Recreating and Playing
Sport?David Pickering-Gummer - Manager, Men’s Health Program -
Western Bulldogs
This Girl Can - Is this the Most Successful Women's
Participation Campaign?Jennie Price - Chief Executive - Sport
England
What Motivates and Inspires Young People to Participate and be
Active for Life?Geoff Barry - General Manager, Community Sport and
Recreation - Sport New Zealand
12.15pm - 1.15pm
Lunch and Networking in Expo
1.15pm - 2.30pm
STREAM 1Synthetic Sports Turf
STREAM 2Natural Sports Turf
STREAM 3 Sport and Recreation Facility Management
The Management of The Barriers for Adoption
1. UV Degradation and Impact on the SurfaceAndrew Morrow -
Senior Engineer - Turf One
2. Heat and Skin Friction ResearchDr Dara Twomey / Dr Lauren
Petrass - Federation University
3. Misconceptions Around Personal Health and SafetySpeaker to be
confirmed - Labosport
4. Environmental Impact ConcernsMarke Jennings-Temple - Director
of Operations: Asia-Pacific - STRI
5. Australian Case StudyRob Kirkwood - National Sales Manager -
Polytan
Designing Community Stadia and Centres of Excellence for the
Future 1. WA Centre of Excellence Case StudyMike McGrath - National
Leader, Sport + Leisure - dwp|suters
2. Global Centre of Excellence Case Study
Jon Stemp, Chief Infrastructure Officer (City Football Group)
and Director (Proleisure Ltd) & Ross Thompson – Director
(Proleisure Ltd)
3. Singapore Sports Hub Case StudyDirector of the Sports &
Community Programming Department, Singapore Sports Hub
Innovative Funding for Community Leisure, Aquatic and Sport
1. Commercial / Community Sports Club InvestmentPaul Cammack -
Manager, Redevelopment and Places to Play - Tennis Australia
2. Supporting Councils and Communities to Optimise Community
FundingSteve Bramley - Founding Director - SGL Funding Ltd
STREAM 4Programs and Activities to Grow Participation
STREAM 5Technological Solutions to Enhance Experience and
Patronage
Planning for the Future - Innovative Strategies to Create Impact
to Increase Participation
1. Developing Strategies for Growth with Local Campaigns
Targeting Specific AudiencesKieran Donohue - National Participation
Coordinator - Juniors - Cycling Australia
2. Competing or Complementary AgendasSimon James - Senior
Coordinator - Sport & Recreation - City of Ryde
Wearable Technology to Grow Participation and Success
Wearables Forum - What is the Latest Wearable Technology and How
It Can Improve PerformanceDr Sven Rees, Managing Director -
BioConnected
Speakers to be confirmed
8.00am Registration
9.00am Welcomes
9.15am - 10.15am
Global Keynote Session 2: The Need for Sports to be Innovative
to Assist with Financial Sustainability and Grow Participation
Australia’s Community Sporting FutureSimon Hollingsworth - Chief
Executive Officer - Australian Sports Commission
Sport New Zealand’s New Strategic PlanPeter Miskimmin - Chief
Executive Officer - Sport New Zealand
10.15am - 11.00am
Morning Tea & Coffee in Expo
PROGRAM DAY 2Friday 24 June
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2.30pm - 3.10pm
Afternoon Tea & Coffee in Expo
3.10pm - 4.15pm
STREAM 1Synthetic Sports Turf
STREAM 2Natural Sports Turf
STREAM 3 Sport and Recreation Facility Management
Managing Politics and Community Perceptions Around Natural,
Hybrid and Synthetic Sports Surfaces
1. Synthetic Sports Turf (The UK Experience)David Teasdale -
Chair - The Institute of Groundsmanship (UK)
2. Understanding the Reasons why some Local Communities do Not
Like Synthetics (The Australian Experience)Martin Sheppard -
Managing Director - Smart Connection Consultancy
3. Proactively Managing Perceptions (The New Zealand
Experience)Mark Bowater - Manager Parks - Auckland Council
Innovative Options for Designing Sports Fields and Associated
Infrastructure
1. Designing Innovative Sports PavilionsKate Butler - Associate
Architect - k20 Architecture
2. Innovation for Cost Effective PavilionsDarryl Gayton -
National Marketing Manager - LandmarkPro
3. Innovative Lighting Considerations for Sports FieldsNeil Ames
- Sport and Leisure Coordinator - Campbelltown City Council
(NSW)
4. Innovative Sports Field Designs for the FutureJarrod Hill -
Director - SportEng
Best Practice Revenue and Sustainability: Case Studies
1. Aquatic Centre Facility Mix Ross Coggan - Executive Manager,
Sports Venues - Sydney Olympic Park Authority
2. Using Water Playgrounds in Aquatic Centres to Drive
PatronageSpeaker to be confirmed
3. Developing the Most Successful Swim School in a Local
Government Aquatic CentreGary Barclay - Chief Executive Officer -
Nunawading Swimming Club
STREAM 4Programs and Activities to Grow Participation
STREAM 5Technological Solutions to Enhance Experience and
Patronage
The Changing Nature of Community Sports Participation
Facilities, Events and Modified Sports
1. Understanding Trends and Demographic Analysis to Design
Future ProgramsRobin O’Neill - Manager, Strategy and Government
Relations - Tennis Australia
2. Innovation can make a Difference to Physical Activity
ParticipationStefan Grun - Manager – Physical Activity, Sport &
Healthy Eating - VicHealth
3. Community Based Network of Weekly Park Racing Shows Global
Success and SustainabilityTim Oberg - Chief Executive Officer -
parkrun
Smart Technology and Apps to Grow Club Sports Capacity and
Capability
Forum: Growing and Supporting Sports Club Capacity Through
Innovative Club Management SystemsTroy Westley, Chief Executive
Officer - CareMonkeyMark Thompson, Founder - SponServeBennett
Merriman, Director, Business Operations - RosterfyAlex Mednis,
Director - revolutioniseSPORTRob Fletcher, General Manager - Team
App
4.15pm Convention and Expo Closes
Program correct at time of printing.
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GLOBAL KEYNOTE SESSION 1
Thursday 23 June - 9.15am - 10.15am
Sport England - Whole of Government Sporting Future
StrategyJennie Price - Chief Executive - Sport England Sport
England has recently published their ‘Sporting Future: A New
Strategy for an Active Nation’ which has
received global applause from government, sport and the
education sectors. With support from the Prime Minister and the
Role of Government clearly top of the agenda, is this the secret to
a successful community sport strategy? Jennie will explain the
background to the Strategy, how it is driving the nation to be more
active and some of the successes already achieved from grass roots
programs.
Jennie Price, a barrister by training, has been at Sport England
since April 2007. Since joining as Chief Executive, she has
successfully implemented a new strategic approach to investing in
community sport, and a restructuring of the organisation to better
deliver the new strategy. The sports bodies with which Sport
England works now have a clear direction, linked to the outcomes of
growing and sustaining regular participation, as well as nurturing
talent. Jennie has a strong track record of working with
Government, and in 2010 the incoming Coalition Government gave
Sport England responsibility for designing and delivering the mass
participation legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
GLOBAL KEYNOTE SESSION 2
Friday 24 June - 9.15am - 10.15am
The Need for Sports to be Innovative to Assist with Financial
Sustainability and Grow ParticipationBeing innovative and focusing
on the grass roots participation to activate broader sections of
the community so being sustainable. This unique session will
explore the key strategies and learnings from both Australia and
New Zealand.
Australia’s Community Sporting FutureSimon Hollingsworth - Chief
Executive Officer - Australian Sports CommissionSport needs to be
more innovative to succeed - the Australian Sports Commission is
keen to facilitate
this. Activating the community by providing options to meet
local needs, whether that be at schools and recreation facilities,
and with collaborative partners such as local government, the
education sector, health, and commercial providers.
Simon Hollingsworth joined the Australian Sports Commission as
Chief Executive Officer in 2011. Prior to this, he spent nine years
with the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC),
including as Executive Director of the Policy and Cabinet Group.In
2005, Simon was seconded for a year to work for the United Kingdom
Government’s Department for Education and Skills in London. Simon,
a dual Olympian, represented Australia on numerous occasions in the
400-metre hurdles and 4x400-metre relay. This includes the 1992 and
1996 Olympic Games, the 1990 and 1994 Commonwealth Games and the
1995 World Championships. During Simon’s time as CEO the ASC has
implemented two important strategies, Australia’s Winning Edge and
Play.Sport.Australia. These strategies focus on high performance
sport and participation respectively and link to the ASC’s core
goals of helping Australia’s athletes achieve their sporting dreams
on the world stage and getting more Australians doing sport.
KEYNOTES
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SESSION 1
Thursday 23 June - 11.00am - 12.15pm
Activating the Community that Really Need to
ParticipateInnovational approaches by organisations that are
embracing new initiatives to grow participation. Insights and
perspectives from three successful industry sectors covering
children and play, commercial operator and a National Sport
Organisation
We Are FootballDavid Gallop - Chief Executive Officer - Football
Federation AustraliaAs Australia’s fastest growing sport, Football
Federation Australia has invested significantly to plan
and support the continued growth of football. With their “We Are
Football” Vision for the whole of Football. David will explain how
FFA is going to work with football and other partners, including
local government to grow and sustain the sport so that its
recognised as Australia’s number one sport.
David Gallop AM was appointed Chief Executive Officer of
Football Federation Australia in November 2012.David’s tenure since
this time has coincided with a period of stability, growth and
innovation in Australian football, underpinned by the successful
2015 AFC Asian Cup that saw the Socceroos crowned as the Champions
of Asia, Australia’s qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in
Brazil, and the Matildas’ inspiring run during the quarter-finals
of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.On the domestic front,
initiatives include the launch of the Westfield FFA Cup, roll out
of the AIA Vitality MiniRoos, Foxtel A-League All Stars, the
National Premier Leagues, and sustained growth in Hyundai A-League
ratings and crowds.David entered the world of Football having been
Chief Executive of the National Rugby League for over a decade.
Sport New Zealand’s New Strategic PlanPeter Miskimmin - Chief
Executive Officer - Sport New Zealand Launched in 2009, the
Strategy paved the way for the provision of dedicated national
support to young people
and adult participation across New Zealand. The 2015 - 20
strategy reflects the learnings and focuses on the opportunities
and challenges of community sport and the role of stakeholders
delivering sport opportunities to New Zealanders, including its own
role in leading change. Sport NZ has worked with and learnt from
sector partners, focused on research efforts and developed
international connections.
Peter Miskimmin has a wealth of experience as an athlete, coach
and sports leader. Peter was appointed Chief Executive of Sport NZ
in 2008. Since then he has overseen two of New Zealand’s most
successful Olympic Games (Beijing and London) and driven an
increased focus on community sport. Prior to his time at Sport NZ
Peter spent 17 years at New Zealand Post, where he held a number of
management roles in the sales, marketing and commercial sides of
the business. A two time Olympian (Los Angeles and Barcelona),
Peter has been Captain of the New Zealand Men’s Hockey Team, played
150 test matches for his country and twice won the New Zealand
Hockey Player of the Year Award. He is currently a selector for the
national men’s side, the Black Sticks. He coached the Junior Black
Sticks at the 2009 Junior Hockey World Cup where the team (ranked
12th) finished 4th. He has served on the Boards of the New Zealand
Olympic Committee and the New Zealand Sports Foundation.
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on a successful program from Liverpool FC, is an extensive
health promotion and behaviour change program to address worrying
health standards among men living and working in Melbourne’s west.
The program aims to empower participants to have a greater
understanding of their health and to provide a safe and supportive
learning environment for them to expand their health knowledge and
develop skills and contacts to engage in healthier behaviours. The
specific objectives are to increase physical activity, social
connectedness and improve overall health among the participating
men.Recognised as one of the most innovative programs in Victoria
the SOTW has activated thousands of men.
David has always been fascinated in the ability of sport to
instil sense of belonging; A sense of purpose. After completing an
undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science and Masters in Public
health, David looked to adapt his knowledge of physical and mental
health to community development initiatives. Through the use of
sport as a powerful engagement tool, David has been able to see the
success of a number of key ventures. David has been a key architect
behind the Sons of the West men’s health program. The SOTW Men’s
Health Program is an extensive health promotion and behaviour
change program developed to leverage key entities from across the
health, sport, education, corporate and government sectors to
address worrying health standards among men living and working in
Melbourne’s west. Since its development in 2014, the program has
engaged with over 3000 men through various methods with an overall
objective of improved individual and community resilience, health
literacy and physical activity.
This Girl Can - Is this the Most Successful Women’s
Participation Campaign?Jennie Price - Chief Executive - Sport
EnglandMillions of females have been inspired to get active by
Sport England’s’ ground-breaking This Girl Can
campaign. One year on, 2.8 million 14-40 year old females report
to have started or continued being physically active as a result of
this campaign. This Girl Can presents the unedited story of females
who exercise, play sport, and celebrate the reality of cellulite,
sweat and jiggling flesh. What is the story behind such a campaign
and what are the learnings for Australia?
What Motivates and Inspires Young People to Participate and be
Active for Life?Geoff Barry - General Manager, Community Sport and
Recreation - Sport New ZealandSport NZ has developed an approach
that puts the
young person at the centre of their thinking and focuses on
meeting their needs and aspirations.
Following a career in Education, Geoff spent nine years as Chief
Executive of Surf Life Saving New Zealand, three years as Chief
Executive of the Canterbury West Coast Sports Trust. He was
employed by Sport New Zealand as the General Manager of Community
Sport in late 2012. Through his leadership, the Community Sport
Strategy 2015 – 2020 was adopted by the Board in mid-2015 and is
now being implemented. The strategy is founded on the need to be
‘Participant-Focused’. Geoff is driving the belief that unless the
Community Sport system is more responsive to the changing needs and
wants of participants and non-participants then we will become
increasingly irrelevant to todays and tomorrows participants. This
is no-more true with our young people – where a bad experience
todway could influence a life time of decision making regarding
participating in community sport.
The Changing Face of Community Fitness CentresMichael Cunico -
National Fitness Manager - Fitness First AustraliaAs Australia’s
first and largest global fitness brand,
Michael will share how the company is re-positioning the brand
to meet the changing fitness needs of the community and how it
continues to strive to reach more than the norm of 5-10% of the
community that fitness centres are happy to attract.
Michael Cunico is the National Fitness Manager for Fitness First
Australia. In this role he is responsible for the strategic
direction of the fitness product nationally, including the
development of fitness products and programming throughout all
Fitness First clubs. He has overseen the development of thousands
of personal trainers through his involvement with Fitness First’s
induction and development programs and presents regularly on all
areas of the industry, including the business of fitness and how to
get the most out of your body. A regular contributor to numerous
national publications Michael is a sought after commentator on all
things fitness.
Global Innovation In Play Transforms Community
ParticipationCatherine Hamilton - Principal - Landscape
Architecture - Opus International Consultants LtdThe topic will
relate to the transformational power of
investment in public open space and recreation infrastructure,
particularly relating to innovate play provision.
Catherine has over 30 years’ experience as a Landscape Architect
and has led design teams in the delivery of hundreds of public and
private realm projects. The scope of her work ranges from
broad-scale masterplanning and design through to the design and
planning of smaller places and spaces within our cities, along our
coastlines and in our rural areas. Catherine specialises in
designing and delivering public playspaces. She is at the vanguard
of the new direction in play provision which aims to create spaces
that are accessible, well integrated into the landscape,
distinctive, sustainable and possess a high level of play value.
Included in her achievements are her role as a lead designer for
the Margaret Mahy Family Playground in Christchurch - an important
anchor project in the recovery of post-earthquake Christchurch and
the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere. In 2015, two
parks she designed received NZRA national awards; Albany Lakes
Civic Park in Auckland picked up the top award in the Outstanding
Park category while Parrs Park in Auckland received the Highly
Commended award in the same category.
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SESSION 2
Friday 24 June - 11.00am - 12.15pm
Encouraging Key Target Audiences to be More ActiveAppreciating
that as an industry we need to be more innovative to encourage some
target audiences to be more active, this Key Note session explores
global case studies that have proven a success”
How Can We Get More Men Active, Recreating and Playing
Sport?David Pickering-Gummer - Manager, Men’s Health Program -
Western BulldogsInnovative approach to encouraging men to be
more
active, appreciating their needs, barriers and drivers. The
Western Bulldogs’ Sons of the West Men’s Health Program (SOTW)
based
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1.15pm - 2.30pm
Global Update on Synthetic Sports Surface StandardsWith changes
in sports key performance criteria that aims to address quality,
heat, durability, UV, installation and safety the key World
Governing bodies will share with us the key changes.
1. Football Turf New Performance StandardsSpeaker to be
confirmed from FIFA FIFA has issued their new Football Quality
Program Performance Standards for Football Turf which addresses the
durability and performance of surfaces in a more holistic way. The
standards will be excellent for the grass roots fields in
Australia.
2. Synthetic Surfaces in Rugby UnionLeanne Walsh - Research and
Equipment Manager - World Rugby With player welfare at the heart of
World Rugby’s objectives, how can the performance specifications
move to ensure even higher quality rugby turf for game development
and participation to sport.
3. New Hockey Quality Turf ProgramAlastair Cox - Facilities
& Equipment Manager - Hockey (FIH)Global standards for Hockey
have recently been released and FIH has expanded them to cover
Products, Providers and Builders as part of their FIH Quality
Program. The importance of the new standards and why it’s important
to have field tested to ensure new performance criteria are
met.
3.10pm - 4.00pm
Decision Making Options for the Key Types of Sports TurfWith
proven and accessible options now available for quality and more
durable natural, hybrid and synthetic sports turf what are the
technological, economic benefits and considerations.
1. The Synthetic Field OptionMartin Sheppard - Managing Director
- Smart Connection ConsultancySynthetic Sports Fields can cope with
up to three times the usage than natural grass. Comparative figures
for the three turf types and usage parameters.
2. Natural Field Technology and OptionsMurray Fraser - General
Manager - Sportsturf Solutions AustraliaExploring the different
natural turf options to improve durability, resilience and
performance in sports fields that will assist the decision making
process for key variables.
3. Hybrid Turf Technology - The Best of Both WorldsErik Kinlon –
General Manager, Sales & Marketing - HG Sports TurfHybrid Turf
Grass Systems combine the positive benefits of natural grass with
the durability and strength of synthetic turf to produce a more
hard wearing, all year round natural grass surface. Whilst this
technology is widely used in other parts of the world it is only
beginning to develop interest in the Australia/NZ market, from
Elite Stadia to Council and Community fields.
4.10pm - 5.00pm
Planned Maintenance to Extend the Life of Synthetic Sports
SurfacesThe critical importance of maintenance and the best way to
rectify the major problems to ensure that the surface maximizes its
life expectancy. 1. The Importance of Maintenance for Long and
Short Turf Sports FieldsAlastair Cox - Co-author of The Smart Guide
to Maintaining Synthetic Sports Turf (Long Pile)Maintenance of long
pile and hockey fields are critical to achieve continued
performance playing characteristics and life expectancy. The
importance of maintenance and the key routines required maintenance
and renovations programming.
2. Maintenance ProgrammingPeter Luffman - Owner/Director -
Sports CleanSport fields: Maintenance practices and ideas for
improved renovation practices.
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The Management of The Barriers for AdoptionExploring key issues
identified as barriers for government and sport adopting synthetic
sports surfaces. The key issues of heat, environmental impact,
cancerous links, UV, skin abrasion and increased propensity to
injury occurrence. 1. UV Degradation and Impact on the
SurfaceAndrew Morrow - Senior Engineer - Turf OneWith the harsh
climate of Australia, exploring the impacts of UV degradation and
what can be learnt from the first 10 years to allow purchasers to
be more prepared.
2. Heat and Skin Friction ResearchDr Dara Twomey / Dr Lauren
Petrass - Federation UniversityFederation University has been
studying the impacts on heat for the past 3 years and will explore
this and the skin friction issues that are often a concern for many
players.
3. Misconceptions Around Personal Health and SafetySpeaker to be
confirmed - LabosportMany local governments have faced the
community concerns about the SBR infill being cancerous and
dangerous if ingested. Identifying the issues and exploring the
reality of the components of SBR and what happens when people
ingest material.
4. Environmental Impact ConcernsMarke Jennings-Temple - Director
of Operations: Asia-Pacific - STRIMany community groups are
concerned about the perceived leaching of the SBR into the ground
and water systems. The latest research by Auckland City Council
over the past 3 years will be shared and this provides objective
answers to the communities’ concerns.
5. Australian Case StudyRob Kirkwood - National Sales Manager -
PolytanThe manufacturers of the synthetic surface systems are
investing significantly in R&D. The infill options and
application for the temperature to be reduced by up to 25% on a hot
day.
3.10pm - 4.15pm
Managing Politics and Community Perceptions Around Natural,
Hybrid and Synthetic Sports SurfacesUnderstanding the perceptions
of the local community, how to handle it politically and how to
develop strategies to make a generational difference to grow sport
participation.
1. Synthetic Sports Turf (The UK Experience)David Teasdale -
Chair - The Institute of Groundsmanship (UK)The UK began investing
in the use of synthetic technology over 30 years ago, what have
been the lessons of history, what can Australia learn about the
merits of grass and synthetic surfaces as experienced in the
UK?
2. Understanding the Reasons why some Local Communities Do Not
Like Synthetics (The Australian Experience)Martin Sheppard -
Managing Director - Smart Connection Consultancy Appreciating why
some local communities don’t like synthetic sports surfaces can
assist local government and sport develop strategies to alleviate
the challenges before they become issues.
3. Proactively Managing Perceptions (The New Zealand
Experience)Mark Bowater - Manager Parks - Auckland CouncilAuckland
Council has managed perceptions in the community and introduced
hybrid technology to support synthetic options.
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Water Management - Too Much or Too LittleThe changing weather
patterns are impacting significantly on sports fields. Exploring
innovation and using science to provide greater insights will help
keep the fields open.
1. Budgeting for Water - An Art or a Science?Simon Leake -
Principal Soil Scientist & Managing Director - SESL
AustraliaThe science behind water budgets and how much water do
sport fields really need. Planning for storage, harvesting and
funding for capacity for the future protection of sports fields.
What tools should be used?
2. Innovation Around IrrigationMatthew Wilson - Managing
Director - Total Irrigation DesignersWhat are the innovative
options for the future of Irrigation system designs and technology?
Exploring a wide range of cloud based systems, irrigation pipework
and moisture sensor technology from a design and practical
management perspective and addressing storm water harvesting and
storage.
3.10pm - 4.00pm
Latest Turf Species to Increase Durability, Resilience and
Playing Capacity on Sports FieldsWhat options and technology is
here now and what’s coming through the US research channels that
may work in Australia? 1. New Turf Species for Added Durability and
ResilienceMatt Roche - Director - Australian Sports Turf
ConsultantsExploring new varieties in the pipeline to appreciate if
they can future proof the sports fields and provide greater
carrying capacity for sports turf. How may these new varieties
compare to what’s on offer in Australia?
2. Maintenance and Renovation, Best Practice for Natural TurfDr
Mick Battam - Principal Soil and Irrigation Scientist - AgEnviro
SolutionsMaintenance practices for sports fields and ideas for
improved renovation practices for natural sports fields.
4.10pm - 5.00pm
Successful Management Practices to Increase Playing Capacity on
Community Sports FieldsDeveloping playing field strategies that
define playing field capacity, explore the options available and
then gain support from Councillors should provide security for
sport for the next generation. Case Studies from New Zealand and
Australia on two different approaches. 1. Australian Approach -
Demonstrating Innovative StrategiesKeith McAuliffe - Managing
Director - Labosport AustraliaCalculating playing field capacity,
communicating this to stakeholders and technical strategies to
extend playing hours of the turf.
2. Planning to Future Proof Sports FacilitiesMark Bowater -
Manager Parks - Auckland CouncilAuckland Council’s sports field
capacity development programme has over $50m invested over the last
3 years comprising over a dozen synthetic pitches, a new focus on
hybrid pitches, a growing focus on environmental sustainability,
and the use of green technology/engineering principles.
Natural Sports Turf
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Designing Community Stadia and Centres of Excellence for the
FutureExploring the Centre of Excellence as the new trend as elite
sport and local government work together to the benefit of the
community. International and Australian case studies 1. WA Centre
of Excellence Case StudyMike McGrath - National Leader, Sport +
Leisure - dwp|sutersThe WA High Performance Centre is located at
Challenge Stadium within Perth’s elite sports precinct. The centre
offers superior facilities for WAIS athletes who are vying for a
spot on Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic teams. The new centre
will also nurture athletes aspiring for selection to state and
national teams. dwp|suters and Sandover Pinder’s approach extends
the value of the facility as an enabler of much broader societal
benefits related to the health and fitness challenges of the
Australian community such as the development of sports technology
and medicine and the encouragement of greater participation in
sport and physical activity.
2. Global Centre of Excellence Case StudyJon Stemp, Chief
Infrastructure Officer (City Football Group) and Director
(Proleisure Ltd) & Ross Thompson – Director (Proleisure Ltd)On
behalf of the City Football Group, Proleisure was responsible for
developing Manchester City’s Football Academy and Melbourne City’s
Football Academy. Insights will be provided on what today’s Centres
of Excellence comprise, and what is incorporated in terms of
technology and resources, in creating world-class training spaces
and surfaces.
3. Singapore Sports Hub Case StudyDirector of the Sports &
Community Programming Department, Singapore Sports HubThe Singapore
Hub has positioned itself as one of Asia Pacific’s major sports
hubs and has to balance major international events, such as the
Asian Games, the WTA Tour Finals with being a Centre of Excellence
for key sports as well as community usage. What are the learnings
from the Sports Hub?
3.10pm - 4.15pm
Innovative Options for Designing Sports Fields and Associated
InfrastructureAppreciating the critical design aspects that
complement the surfaces to benefit the whole site usage,
including:1) Pavilions for the modern sports field: 2) Lighting
Considerations - the Metal Halide and LED; 3) Civil design
considerations. 1. Designing Innovation into Sports PavilionsKate
Butler - Associate Architect - k20 ArchitectureAward winning sports
architectural practice k20 Architecture will explore the key
innovations, considerations and the 10 key principles a client
should consider before commissioning a new sports pavilion.
2. Innovation for Cost Effective PavilionsDarryl Gayton -
National Marketing Manager - LandmarkProDeveloping cost effective
pavilions that meet the needs of the local community may be more
accessible with new portable technology at a fraction of the
price.
3. Innovative Lighting Considerations for Sports FieldsNeil Ames
- Sport and Leisure Coordinator - Campbelltown City Council
(NSW)Understanding local sporting needs, balancing the traditional
Metal Halide with new LED light technology and its promised
improvements can cause perceived unproven issues. Experiences and
benefits to the local community and how options can be considered
objectively.
4. Innovative Sports Field Designs for the FutureJarrod Hill -
Director - SportEngKey considerations for the engineering aspect of
the design to enable the sustainability of fields (natural and
synthetic).
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The Changing Face of Sport and RecreationExploring the future of
sport and recreation as participants move away from traditional
sport. 1. Health and Fitness Outcomes Driving Sport and Recreation
ParticipationJerril Rechter - Chief Executive Officer - VicHealthTo
encourage more people to be active VicHealth has developed a
strategy to drive innovation in the sport sector by responding to
the changing way people play sport and participate in physical
activity, in particular the desire for non-traditional programs.
Why was this rationale was embraced and what are some key themes
that are gaining momentum from VicHealth’s Physical Activity
Innovation Challenge; Female Sport Program, State and Regional
Sport Programs and Community Activation Program.
2. Community Development Supporting Sport and Recreation
ParticipationLeisa Hart - Chief Executive Officer - YMCA NSWThe
YMCA is globally renowned for community development and the use of
sport and leisure to activate key target audiences with health
promotion messages and outcomes. As a result inclusive programs
have been integrated and the aim is to strengthen communities to
enable participants gain from the commercial sectors and feel a
sense of belonging.
3. Changing Participation Patterns can be Achieved through
Packaging and Experience FocusBlaise Witnish - Group Operations
Director - FunlabPackaging sport and recreational activities that
provides fun, entertainment and thrill seeking options for kids and
adults is a solution on how to get people physically active that
means they will want to come back time and time again. Are there
commercial secrets that government and sport can learn from when
packaging their services?
3.10pm - 4.00pm
The Future of Sport, Aquatic and Recreation Centres Facility
DesignWhat local facilities should be designed for aquatic,
recreation and sport to provide a catalyst for vibrant and socially
inclusive neighbourhoods? 1. The Future of Community Aquatics,
Sport and LeisureAndrew Burges - Principal - Andrew Burges
ArchitectsInspired by the beach pools of Sydney, the design by
Andrew Burges Architects will create a venue for the Green Square
community which is as much about relaxing as sport and active
leisure. How does the concept fit into the urban design of Green
Square and to integrate active and passive leisure that will
provide a social connection to the expected new 40,000 plus
residents over the next decade?
2. From an Operators Perspective: How Should Centres Be Designed
for the Future?Damian Gorman - General Manager - Belgravia
LeisureBelgravia Leisure manage more than 100 Centres from health
retreats, to aquatic centres, to fitness facilities and snow
fields. What will people want in a decade and how should we be
thinking about them now so that local government can plan to
provide facilities that will be truly accessible and inclusive?
4.10pm - 5.00pm
Planning and Building Community Sport Precincts and Multi-Use
Games Areas for Local CommunitiesInnovative designs and planning
that integrates active and passive use for the growing trend of
regional parks of sports precincts. Exploring how the communities
can be ‘just’ as happy with an integrated approach to using pocket
parks for multi-use sports areas. 1. Balancing Multi-Sport Needs at
Australia’s Busiest Community Sports PrecinctEd Sanderson -
Director, Sport & Recreation - Botanic Gardens & Centennial
ParklandsSydney’s Centennial Parklands is Australia’s largest
community sporting precinct. Learn about business, planning and
design initiatives that enable this green oasis on the fringe of
Sydney’s CBD to host annually in excess of 700,000 registered
sports users across 35 sports, incorporating in excess of 400
sporting organisations inclusive of local sporting clubs and
schools to professional teams.
Sport and Recreation Facility Management
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Innovative Funding for Community Leisure, Aquatic and
SportAlternatives to government funding for programs, community
initiatives and facilities - two very different approaches with a
high return on investment criteria from Australia and New Zealand
1. Commercial / Community Sports Club InvestmentPaul Cammack -
Manager, Redevelopment and Places to Play - Tennis AustraliaTennis
Australia has a facilities strategy that requires the significant
redevelopment of a large number of community assets around the
country. Partnerships with the private sector, including the
development of a PPP model with Next Generation Clubs, have been a
critical component of addressing the funding shortfall when
redeveloping larger assets. Tennis Australia will explain how close
alignment with Government objectives, the retention of community
access to traditionally community assets, and the unlocking of
gates at membership-based venues is attracting investment back into
the sport.
2. Supporting Councils and Communities to Optimise Community
FundingSteve Bramley - Founding Director - SGL Funding LtdCombining
leisure planning skills and the principles of fundraising, to
develop comprehensive community-wide funding strategies, has raised
over $500m in New Zealand for community facility development, in
the last 10 years. Exploring some of the past practices together
with latest innovations occurring with this unique funding
approach, that encapsulates funding from corporate, individual,
local and central government, other public funders, NFPs and
commercial sources.
3.10pm - 4.15pm
Best Practice Revenue and Sustainability: Case StudiesHow to
increase the financial sustainability of a leisure centre by
exploring what is the optimum facility mix, the latest thinking
around water play and an integrated approach to Learn to Swim
schools. 1. Aquatic Centre Facility Mix Ross Coggan - Executive
Manager, Sports Venues - Sydney Olympic Park AuthorityThe Sydney
Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, is consistently being challenged to
balance events, community programs, commercial needs, needs of
sport and mass participation activities. What would be the best mix
of facilities for a regional and local aquatic centre to balance
these challenging deliverables?
2. Using Water Playgrounds in Aquatic Centres to Drive
PatronageSpeaker to be confirmed Case studies and success stories
of how the investment in water playgrounds can increase family and
children’s patronage. This session will explore the latest trends
and learnings from floor type and safety issues.
3. Developing the Most Successful Swim School in a Local
Government Aquatic CentreGary Barclay - Chief Executive Officer -
Nunawading Swimming ClubHow to develop a sustainable partnership
that provides a win-win-win for local government, members of the
community and a swimming club / swim school provider. Includes
ideas to maximise your swim school numbers, providing satellite
swim schools in community facilities to assist in additional swim
school demand, making significant license fee to Council annually
and providing pathways to a swimming club.
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2. Balancing Active Lifestyle in Local Community ParksDavid
Jeffrey - Senior Manager, Sport and Recreation Facilities - Sport
and Recreation Services (ACT Government) The changing demographic
and needs of the community is driving a different kind of design
and planning • Planning – where you decide to place them and why?•
Solution – what was designed and what components were included and
why?• Reaction – how well have they been received ?• The Learnings
– what would you enhance for the next round of installation?
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Innovative Revenue Streams to Fund and Grow SportAlternative
options that can work for community sport, including crowd funding,
sponsorship linked to program development and promotion and use of
the Australian Sports Foundation to support commercial benefactors.
1. Aligning Sports Sponsorship with Community Participation
ProgramsRobin O’Neill - Manager, Strategy and Government Relations
- Tennis Australia Developing commercialisation, investment and
sponsorship proposals to ensure financial sustainability for
tennis.
2. Crowd Funding - Is this the New Funding Vehicle for
Sport?Tania Burstin - Chief Executive Officer - mycause Crowd
funding is an exciting new platform for individuals, clubs and
sport to generate income for programs, events and activities. So
what is crowd funding and why can it be so much more than just a
vehicle to raise money?
3. Growing Donations to Sport to $100m – Tax Deductible
Fundraising for Sporting Infrastructure, Events, Participation and
PerformancePatrick Walker - Chief Executive Officer - Australian
Sports FoundationThe Australian Sports Foundation helped raise more
than $24m for sport in 2015. Find out how the Foundation can work
with sports clubs and organisations to help them fundraise via of
tax deductible donations - from the smallest donation to million
dollar philanthropy partnerships.
3.10pm - 4.00pm
Empowering Females in Sport Through Leadership and
ParticipationUnderstanding the barriers can develop strategies,
successful campaigns and programs that can encourage greater
participation by women.
1. Leadership, Politics, Programs, and the PersonDr Clare Hanlon
- Associate Professor, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active
Living - Victoria UniversityThere has been considerable interest in
increasing the number of females as leaders in sport. Why the
interest, what has been implemented, what are good practice
examples, and where to from here for government, organisations and
the female?
2. Implementing a Fully Inclusive Policy For Sports ClubsArden
Joseph - Director Social Development - Moreland City CouncilBeing
inclusive and promoting opportunities for juniors, women and girls,
people with a disability and people from CALD communities are
supported by many Councils. How to implement such a commitment may
be harder. This session explores a Victorian Case Study where the
policy was developed, communicated to all the State Sport
Organisations and then implemented with the sports clubs.
4.10pm - 5.00pm
Thinking Differently to Grow Participation in Active
RecreationWhat innovative strategies and ways of thinking should be
explored to activate two of our largest target audiences - families
and the older generations? 1. Growing Participation with Families
and Children In the OutdoorsHyahno Moser - Program Manager - Nature
Play Queensland Queensland community organisation Nature Play QLD
has registered 130,000 children for a series of outdoor play and
recreation programs. Encouraging children to swap their screen time
for ‘green time’ (unstructured play in nature), the Passport to an
Amazing Childhood program challenges them to complete a series of
age appropriate ‘nature play missions’ and record their results in
their Nature Play passports, now adopted by over 800 towns.
2. Encouraging Active Ageing - More People Participating In
Aquatic and Leisure CentresLouise Magee - Executive Officer -
Aquatics and Recreation InstituteARI Active Ageing is a
collaboration between the Aquatic and Recreation Institute and the
NSW Government. A total of 2,002 classes where held over the 12
month pilot at 13 centres, with 41,848 participants (90% woman).
How was the program implemented and what were the key
learnings?
Programs and Activities to Grow Participation
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Planning for the Future - Innovative Strategies to Create Impact
to Increase ParticipationIntegrating planning and strategies to
ensure inclusiveness should have a greater outcome for community
sport and physical activity with all stakeholders collectively
focused and committed to the same priorities - exploring what this
means to high performance and community sport. 1. Developing
Strategies for Growth with Local Campaigns Targeting Specific
AudiencesKieran Donohue – National Participation Coordinator -
Juniors - Cycling Australia Developing a strategy for a sport that
has more recreational participants than competitive members is a
challenge. Cycling Australia has embarked on developing strategies
that recognises recreational use of bikes and collaborating with
local government, to raise community awareness of the competitive
side cycling provides. Campaigns such as “She Rides” and “Lets
Ride” underpin the communication and messages needed to activate
the key target groups of the community.
2. Competing or Complementary AgendasSimon James - Senior
Coordinator - Sport & Recreation - City of RydeIf the
activation of community sport succeeds and participation increases
another 5%, in many communities the current supply of facilities
will not cope with the increased usage. The importance of a
collaborative agenda and working between government and sport at
all levels to ensure supply can meet the growing demand.
3.10pm - 4.15pm
The Changing Nature of Community Sports Participation
Facilities, Events and Modified SportsActivating unused community
spaces to offering modified sport programs, what are the secrets to
encourage more participants to be more active in different
environments? 1. Understanding Trends and Demographic Analysis to
Design Future ProgramsRobin O’Neill - Manager, Strategy and
Government Relations - Tennis Australia Tennis Australia has
studied the demographics to identify what people really want from
their sport and have now developed modified games to satisfy those
needs including, ANZ Hotshots and Fitbit Cardio Fitness. What has
been learnt and what will be done differently in the future?
2. Innovation can make a Difference to Physical Activity
ParticipationStefan Grun - Manager – Physical Activity, Sport &
Healthy Eating - VicHealth VicHealth’s Physical Activity Innovation
Challenge supports sporting organisations to develop innovative new
participation programs. Three rounds of funding have provided the
creation of social and unstructured physical activity options.
Examples will be provided of innovative solutions that have been
supported and key outcomes.
3. Community Based Network of Weekly Park Racing Shows Global
Success and SustainabilityTim Oberg - Chief Executive Officer -
parkrunWell organised community running events can generate greater
participation outside the sports club culture. Fostering a more
active community and how they can be promoted in local areas.
parkrun celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2015 and is now one of
the fastest growing participation events and providers in
Australia.
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Embracing Technology to Understand Your Customers BetterTo
appreciate what customers and members want, the right data is
required to identify their interests, buying patterns, or usage
history. Exploring key approaches to Cloud technology, wearable
devices and technological integration between devices,
understanding how the technology can inform what customers want
potentially before they even know. 1. Designing Innovation
Technology into Sport and Leisure Centres to Enhance Customer
Experience and Generate Revenue StreamsSimon Weatherill - Managing
Director - Worldwide Sports Management How to provide technological
solutions, from WIFI to CRM to apps in an integrated manner to grow
relationships between customers and leisure centre management to
create a cost effective sustainable environment.
2. Designing Innovation into Sports Stadia to Grow Participation
and Spectators’ ExperienceScott Maxworthy - Head of Digital -
Cronulla SharksUtilising technological advances to provide an
enhanced customer experience. What is happening, what is working
and what can be learnt from for the community experience as well as
large stadia?
3. Buying a Bespoke System for Parks and Event Management Isn’t
That EasyJarrod Bean - Project Officer - Botanic Gardens &
Centennial ParklandsWhat does one of the busiest event and sports
parks do when they want to continually meet their user needs.
Centennial and Moore Park Trust will share their story and
learnings when they tried to purchase a single system and what they
are now doing.
3.10pm - 4.00pm
Technological Solutions to Grow Your Membership BaseUsing
technology to collect information on potential customers or
members, allows targeted communication and packaging of leisure
options. To succeed, an understanding of the technology and related
strategies are required.
1. Technology Allows For Extensive CRM AchievementsDon Hartley -
Chair - Managing Director - Links Modular SolutionsCurrent and
future technology allow for centres, sports clubs and event
organisers to learn significant amounts of details about customers.
As a result better communications, development of programs, events
and activities to encourage them to be more active, should
occur.
2. Consumer Segmentation and its Application to Membership
ProductsProfessor Heath McDonald - Associate Dean of Research &
Development at Swinburne UniversityCain Liddle, General Manager –
Consumer Business at Richmond Football ClubManaging customers who
are ‘members’, or subscription based, presents some unique
challenges. The Australian Football League has met these challenges
successfully, doubling its membership base and significantly
growing profits over the last 10 years. This growth has run in
parallel with a move away from aggregated communications and
engagement and a move towards a segmentation model where consumer
behaviour and the centrality of the product to their life, now
guide messaging and marketing campaigns. The reasons for their
success and the key research findings that guided their strategies
will be shared. Practical ways in which Richmond has responded to
these findings and doubled their membership in 5 years will also be
discussed. Learnings of the AFL’s will be discussed from a
community health and fitness perspective.
4.10pm - 5.00pm
Technology Solutions to Enhance the Participation in Physical
ActivityTechnology continues to change the world, our community and
each individual. How can technology be harnessed to create
opportunities for people to be more physically active and how can
it make it easier for people to be active and enjoy the
experience?
1. Designing Innovative Apps and Embracing Smart Phone
Technology for Greater Communication within SportRob Fletcher -
General Manager - Team AppHow are some of Australia’s largest
participation sports developing apps to enhance the experience of
the individual participant to ensure their continued return?
Technological Solutions to Enhance Experience and Patronage
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Wearable Technology to Grow Participation and SuccessWith the
growth in wearable technology driving health and fitness, what are
Australia’s innovative companies offering the market? This forum
session provides the opportunity for five key companies to share
the latest technology and case studies on how they are making a
difference. Wearables Forum - What is the Latest Wearable
Technology and How It Can Improve PerformanceDr Sven Rees, Managing
Director - BioConnectedSpeakers to be announcedAustralian start-up
companies will provide an overview of their technological solutions
and benefits to the industry, followed by a 25 minute Q&A
interactive session.
3.10pm - 4.15pm
Smart Technology and Apps to Grow Club Sports Capacity and
CapabilityPeople want access to instant information and expect
technology to make their life better. How can smart technology and
Apps be embraced to encourage sports clubs to be better managed,
and grow capacity and capability so they can focus on growing
participation and providing experiences to encourage participants
to return? Forum: Growing and Supporting Sports Club Capacity
Through Innovative Club Management SystemsTroy Westley, Chief
Executive Officer - CareMonkeyMark Thompson, Founder -
SponServeBennett Merriman, Director, Business Operations -
RosterfyAlex Mednis, Director - revolutioniseSPORTRob Fletcher,
General Manager - Team AppAustralian Sports Technology Network
(ASTN) will facilitate a forum where four of Australia’s leading
innovative technological companies will share their solutions to
supporting sport in the business of club and association
management, including: CareMonkey; Team App; Rosterfy and
SponServe.
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2. Using Technology to Connect Participants to Increase
Participation FrequencySpeaker to be confirmedProgram providers are
now embracing the wearable technology, linking apps and using
social media to share performances in a manner that encourages
people to have the social interaction that keeps them motivated.
This session will explore how program providers capitalise on this
by connecting and communicating socially.
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Designing For The Future of PlayPromoting play is critical for
the development of our future generations. How should facilities be
designed to be more enticing and encouraging for children? 1.
Inside Out and Wrong Way Around – Innovation for PlaygroundsFiona
Robbé - Director - Architects of ArcadiaWhat should be designed to
encourage more children to play and express themselves? Are we
really designing the playgrounds well to encourage children to play
in all corners of the playground and keep returning because of the
fun, or are we designing around one large piece centrepiece?
Playgrounds are a place for people and where do the adults belong?
This talk will provide insights and examples to illustrate how to
get it right for people.
2. Designing a Playground that is Part of an Urban Regeneration
StrategyCatherine Hamilton - Principal - Landscape Architecture -
Opus International Consultants LtdCommunity consultation,
innovation and pushing the boundaries has resulted in a playground
that has resulted in thousands of children and families visiting
the Takaro-a-Poi/Margaret Mahy Family Playground in Christchurch,
on a weekly basis since its opening in late 2015.
3.10pm - 4.00pm
Play SurfacesThe use of playground surfaces, what is safe and
will last without fading and disintegrating? What are the options
and what should be sought? Insights from one of Europe’s leading
manufacturers of rubber surfaces and infill for sports infills and
industry case studies from one of Australia’s leading installers of
rubber surfaces. 1. Introduction and Issues to ConsiderMark
Cunningham and Mark Weber - Play Contractors Association Exploring
the different rubber surfaces and how they can be used in
Australia, from playground surfaces, to water play surfaces to
sports surfaces and infills.
2. Virgin Rubber InfillsMartin Oakes - Sales Manager - Melos
GmbHWith so many infills available, what should a purchaser look
for in their surface when so many products claim to offer the same
benefits? Exploring TPE’s and EPDM’s.
4.10pm - 5.00pm
The Balance Between Standards and Encouraging Kids to be
RiskyWhat are the new standards for playgrounds and how far should
we go in protecting our children compared to encouraging them to
take some risks? 1. Play StandardsGrant Humphreys - Member of Play
Standards Committee How do you balance the need for play surface
standards and encouragement of risk? With the new standards due out
in 2016 this session will explore what that means from a safety,
testing and play development perspective.
2. Encouraging Risk in Play Angela Marton - Project Officer -
Kidsafe NSWHow best to balance standards and risk so children learn
and receive benefits from play.
Play Symposium
Thursday 23 June
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MasterclassesTo provide a practical hands-on experience,
delegates and industry operators can enrol into one of our
specialist Masterclass Sessions, which are specially designed to be
in-depth and share greater practical insights.
1. Maintaining Synthetic Sports Turf
Join Football NSW and Northern NSW Football to explore the
number one issue facing the most popular sport in the state – the
lack of quality grassroots facilities. How can clubs and councils
work collaboratively to fund, design and build facilities to meet
the future needs of our sport?
Thursday 23rd June 3.00pm – 3.50pm Venue: Rosehill Racecourse
Cost: $0 for delegates and $29 +GST for non-delegates
Learn the key principles, how to correct key problems with
synthetic sports turf, how the machinery works, what to use for
what challenge together with access to some of Australia’s leading
maintenance firms. Authors of the Smart Guide to Synthetic Sports
Turf (Long Pile) will be running the Masterclass.
Wednesday 22nd June 2.00pm – 4.00pmVenue: TBC Cost: $99 +GST
3. Football NSW Masterclass
As one of NSW growing sports, the AFL will be sharing with
delegates the key strategies to expand the code in NSW/ACT.This
will provide local government and sport the opportunity for
collaboration and to explore key issues and solutions.
Thursday 23rd June 4.00pm – 4.45pmVenue: Rosehill
RacecourseCost: $0 for delegates and $29 +GST for non-delegates
2. Australian Sports Foundation Masterclass
Join the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) to appreciate how
they can work with government and sport to generate income for
specific programs, events and projects through philanthropy.The ASF
will take delegates through the process and provide case study
examples that show why over 30 years they have assisted in raising
and supporting over $300m of funding.
Thursday 23rd June 3.15pm – 4.00pm Venue: Rosehill
RacecourseCost: $0 for delegates
4. AFL (NSW/ACT) Masterclass
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The Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Innovation
AwardsAs part of the National Sports Convention 2016 it is hosting
the inaugural Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Innovation Awards
to recognise individuals, not for profits, commercial, play,
recreation and sport sectors, in how they are being innovative to
get more people active.
The theme of the convention is focused on Innovation. The
anticipated outcome is to encourage reflection and potential
activities. The purpose of the awards is to recognise innovation
and success that is occurring in the industry using the following
categories:
1. Programs, Activities or Events – that have been developed to
encourage the community to be more active in large numbers;
2. Sports Turf – innovative solutions that encourage greater
intensity and durability of natural or synthetic sports fields in a
manner that allows for greater usage;
3. Technological Solutions and Products – for the Business to
Business or the Business to Consumer markets that encourage more
people to play sport or be active;
4. Play Grounds – designs and developments that encourage more
children to play, have fun and be active;
5. Young Innovator – a young person (under 25) who has developed
a program, space, activity, technological solution or innovative
partnership that is encouraging more people to be active;
6. Marketing and Communications – the packaging and
communication of an opportunity in a manner that has encouraged
more people to be active;
7. Facility Design and Development - innovative design and
management that creates and environment where more people are
active (built and natural environments); and
8. The Overall Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Award for
Innovation – sponsored by one of the globes leading sports surface
innovators, FieldTurf, this award will provide the prize and trophy
for the inaugural National Sports Convention Sport, Recreation and
Play Innovations Award. The winner will be chosen from one the
above seven winners.
Each category will be independently assessed by a panel of
industry experts.
As part of the National Sports Convention expo the final three
short listed applicants will be provided with an opportunity to
display their innovation as part of the industry expo so that the
rest of the industry can appreciate their innovations.
The awards will be presented on the night of Thursday 23rd June
at the Innovations Award and Networking Event in the National
Sports Convention expo area. Trophies and cash prizes are to be
provided to all winners and a $5,000 prize for the overall
winner.
Enter at www.nationalsportsconvention.com.au
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Innovations Overall Award
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Exhibitor List• ABC Sports Clean
• Acousto-Scan
• All Stakes Supply
• Australian Leisure Management
• Australian Sports Foundation
• Court Craft Australia
• Dalton Consulting Engineers
• Grassports Australia
• Greenplay Australia
• Ground Science
• HG Sports Turf
• Huan U-Crown Playground Materials Co Ltd
• Jiangsu Nabo Artificial Turf Co Ltd
• LandmarkPro
• Polytan
• Smart Connection Consultancy
• Sportsturf Solutions
• SportEng
• Sports Contractors Association
• Suntex Sports-Turf (Kunshan) Corporation
• Tennis Lights
• TigerTurf
• Trocellen
• Turf One
• Tyrecycle
• Universal Magazines
• Yangzhou Lvbao Artificial Turf Co. Ltd
AccommodationBook now - Don’t miss out
Rydges Parramatta
Rydges Parramatta puts guests in the heart of it all. Just
opposite of Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and very close to
Parramatta CBD. Our contemporary, spacious and earth-friendly
Parramatta accommodation options provide convenience for business
and leisure travellers alike. The 151 well-appointed rooms and
suites within our Parramatta accommodation boast modern
technologies such as FREE WI-FI and flat-screen TVs, In addition to
the desirable features and amenities we offer guests comfortable
luxuries such as ergonomic leather chairs and the coveted Rydges
Dream Bed with Egyptian cotton linens and plump Dream Pillows.
Rydges Parramatta offers complimentary WiFi, car parking and has
five in house dining options.
Address: 116-118 James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142Phone: (02)
8863 7600
The National Sports Convention expo has five themes. The expo is
free to attend and the themes are:
Sport Turf Surfaces – Natural, hybrid, synthetic and acrylic
Sports Facilities – Aquatic, recreation, pavilions and sports
facilities
Play Surfaces and Playground Equipment
Technological Solutions – Wearables, customer database, Point of
Sale/Membership systems and technological equipment
Sports Equipment – Infrastructional or equipment (e.g. drainage,
watering, play equipment etc.)
There will be demonstration areas and the Industry Innovation
Awards on Thursday 23rd evening at the end of the first day of the
convention (5.00pm – 8.00pm).
Expo
Prices 2 Day Full Conference
2 Days - Association AUD $849.00
2 Days - Delegate AUD $899.00
Discounted Price AUD $849.00If Registered by Friday, May 20,
2016
Wednesday 22 June
Site Visit AUD $99.00
Thursday 23 June
1 Day - Thursday AUD $499.00
Friday 24 June
1 Day - Friday AUD $499.00
Expo 23 & 24 June
2 Days FREE
*Correct as at the 10 March 2016, check website for latest
exhibitor list.
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Interpoint EventsInterpoint Events was launched in 2004 and
delivers the final piece of a 360 degree marketing concept for
Intermedia. Interpoint specialises in exhibitions and conferences
and organises events in diverse markets such as pools and spas,
cleaning, supply chain & logistics, corporate health, assistive
technologies and hotel management. Interpoint also holds events for
a number of different industry bodies including the Green Building
Council of Australia, Cleaning Council of New Zealand and the
Assistive Technologies Suppliers Association.In 2011 Interpoint was
awarded winner of the Best Australian Show by the Exhibition and
Event Association of Australasia. Interpoint organises events in
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the USA. As a Founding
Partner Interpoint is committed to ensuring the delegate experience
is excellent in every way.
Smart Connection ConsultancySmart Connection Consultancy has
over the past decade established itself as one of the leading
advisors and advocates for the use or synthetic surfaces to
encourage more people to play, recreate and be involved in
sport.Its Managing Director, Martin Sheppard has been involved in
the planning, development, management of parks, playgrounds, sport
and leisure facilities, both in Europe and Australia. He has spoken
both nationally and internationally, published books, written many
articles and assisted over 200 Councils, sports and schools in
Australia and New Zealand understand the benefits of sport,
recreation and the use of sports facilities to improve people’s
health, development of the community and economic benefits to an
area. As part of the NSC Founding Team, Martin believes that the
National Sports Convention is unique in the Asia Pacific Rim in
promoting a One Stop Shop for everything to do with getting more
people to play, recreate and participate in sport, recreation and
for fitness. It is an opportunity not the be missed by sports
clubs, community facilities, education, play, local government or
the commercial sector, there will be something for everyone.
About us
Grand Pavilion Rosehill Gardens, Sydney
We are excited to be bringing NSC to this stunning, modern
location again. This fantastic venue boasts the following amenities
which will be beneficial to both our exhibitors and visitors:
• 5,000 free car parking spaces
• A train station at the front door
• Easy vehicle access
• Centrally located in the geographic heart of Sydney
About the Venue
Sydney City
Rosehill Racecourse
Parramatta
Contact usFor more information
Phone: 1300 789 845+61 2 9660 2113
Fax +61 2 9660 9786
Email: [email protected]
www.nationalsportsconvention.com.au