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HRA Equine Influenza Forum - From
Return to Racing to ID08 - All In Six Months
Wednesday, 27
February, 2008
Moonee Valley Racecourse, McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
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9.00am |
Program |
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Forum Opening |
Geoff Want, Chairman,
Harness Racing Australia Inc |
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9.05am |
Session 1: What We Have Learnt |
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Chair: |
John Baker, Board Member and
former Chairman, New South Wales, Harness Racing Club |
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Facilitator: |
Tony Castricum |
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Speakers: |
John Coughlan, Chief
Executive, NSW Greyhound & Harness Racing Regulatory Authority |
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Andrew Kelly, Chief
Executive, Queensland Harness Racing Board |
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John Anderson, Chief
Executive, Harness Racing Victoria |
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Dr Andy Carroll, Australian
Chief Veterinary Officer, Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry |
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Mr Rob Setter, Acting
Director-General, DPI, Qld |
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Dr Ron Glanville, Chief
Bio-Security Officer, DPI, Qld |
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Dr Tony Britt, Manager
Animal Health, DPI, Victoria |
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Session 1 Program |
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Setting The Scene |
John Baker |
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DAFF - Coordination of
National EAD Response |
Dr Andy Carroll |
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Affected States: New
South Wales and Queensland |
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EI Was "Equine Influenza" - Could It Be "Eradicated Infection?" |
John Coughlan |
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QHRB - What Have We Learnt? |
Andrew Kelly |
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Lessons Learnt from the Equine Influenza Outbreak in Queensland |
Mr Rob Setter and Dr Ron
Glanville |
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Unaffected State:
Victoria |
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Why Victoria Is An "Affected" State |
John Anderson |
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Equine Influenza - A Victorian Perspective |
Dr Tony Britt |
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Panel Review and Summary |
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10:50am |
Session 2: Cost to the Industry - Financial & Human Impacts |
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Chair: |
Neil Busse, Chairman,
Harness Racing Victoria and Executive Member, Harness Racing Australia
Inc. |
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Facilitator: |
Tony Castricum |
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Speakers: |
Max Pool, Chief Executive,
Harness Racing New South Wales |
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Tim Vial, Chief Financial
Officer, Harness Racing New South Wales |
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Tracey Harris, Finance
Manager, Queensland Harness Racing Board |
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Rod Pollock, Chief
Executive, Harness Racing Australia Inc |
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Dr Mike Bond, Director
Programs, Animal Health Australia |
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Robert Kus, Partner, Price
Waterhouse Cooper, and Consultant to the QHRB and Qld Racing Industry |
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Dr Mel Taylor, Senior
Research Fellow, University of Western Sydney |
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Ross Cooper, Director,
Racing & Wagering WA |
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Session 2 Program |
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Setting The Scene |
Neil Busse |
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How To Assess
Participant/Stakeholder Financial Impact |
Robert Kus |
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Affected State
Jurisdictions: New South Wales and Queensland |
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Race Financing Impacts,
Participant Impacts, Business Mitigation Action |
Max Pool and Tim Vial |
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Cost and Financial Impact of
Equine Influenza on Qld Harness Racing |
Tracey Harris |
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Unaffected State
Jurisdiction: Western Australia |
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Costs and Financial Impacts
of Equine Influenza in Unaffected Jurisdictions |
Ross Cooper |
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Emergency Animal Disease
Response Agreement (EADRA) - AUSVETPLAN |
Dr Mike Bond |
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Human Impacts of Equine
Influenza |
Dr Mel Taylor |
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Panel Review & Summary |
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1.30pm |
Session 3: Breeding
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Chair: |
John Bagshaw (former
Chairman, Australian Harness Racing Council) |
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Facilitator: |
Tony Castricum |
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Speakers: |
Rob Nalder, NSW Breeders
Association, and Board Member, Harness Racing New South Wales |
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Ian Kitchin, Secretary,
Victorian Standardbred Breeders Association |
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Dr Anne Jacobson, HRA
Veterinary Consultant & HRV Board Member |
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Peter Bourke, HRV Board
Member and Chairman, Australian Pacing Gold |
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John Anderson, Chief
Executive, Harness Racing Victoria |
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Shane Gloury, General
Manager - Business Development, Harness Racing Victoria |
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Session 3 Program |
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Setting The Scene |
John Bagshaw |
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Breeding - Australian
Perspective |
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Foal Registrations, HRNSW
Response |
Rob Nalder |
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Effects of EI in
Victoria |
Ian Kitchin |
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HRA / HRV / Regulation Perspective (AI/ST) |
Dr Anne Jacobson |
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Breeding - Racing and
Breeding Incentive Schemes |
Peter Bourke / John Anderson / Shane Gloury |
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Panel Review and Summary |
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3.15pm
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Session 4: Marketing Challenges - Post Equine Influenza
From Return to Racing to ID08 - All in Six Months |
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Chair: |
Ray Sharman, Treasurer,
Harness Racing Australia Inc. and Board Member, NSW Harness Racing Club |
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Facilitator: |
Tony Castricum |
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Speakers: |
Richard Smith, Business
Development Manager, Harness Racing Australia Inc. |
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Andrew Kelly, Chief
Executive, Queensland Harness Racing Board |
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Lauren Sykes, Sponsorship &
Marketing Manager, Harness Racing New South Wales |
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Trevor Parkes, Retail
In-Market Manager, Tabcorp Wagering Marketing Group |
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Session 4 Program |
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Setting The Scene |
Ray Sharman |
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Challenges for the Industry
Post Equine Influenza |
Richard Smith |
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QHRB - Marketing Challenges
Faced Post EI (State Perspective)? |
Andrew Kelly |
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HRNSW - A Marketing Windfall |
Lauren Sykes |
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A Wagering Perspective |
Trevor Parkes |
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Review Panel and Summary |
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4.45pm |
Forum Closure: |
Geoff Want |
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