Experience the Nigenneh Tunapry aboriginal exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, followed by a welcome reception in the museum courtyard and historic Bond Store.  This is a great opportunity to catch-up with friends and meet other delegates and exhibitors whilst enjoying a drink and cocktail food catered by well-known local chef Waji.

    
Photo 1: ningenneh canoe. Photo 2: island.05  Photo 3: Two tall baskets L-R:  1. Unknown maker, basket, c.1845 white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea) 2. Audrey Frost, Collecting bag, 2008, white flag iris (Diplarrena moraea). Photograph: Simon Cuthbert, TMAG
 

The conference dinner will be a night to remember! The dinner will be held in the grand Federation Ballroom at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. Music will be provided by the legendary Giant Hamsters.

We would like to extend to you a unique and very special opportunity to join the Conference at a commemorative breakfast to thank and acknowledge our educational leaders from the National Education Committee.

A badge of honour.  Those of us who are old enough to be around in the hey days of the first policies in Aboriginal education and first guidelines for teaching Aboriginal studies will well and fondly remember the National Aboriginal Education Committee which provided the early pioneering, guidance and direction to our current Indigenous educational agenda. The Committee was chaired from 1977 through to its retirement in 1989 by eminent Indigenous scholars and visionaries with the first Chair Steven Albert from WA, followed by and in respect, the late John Budby from Queensland, Professor Paul Hughes SA and the final Chair the respected late, Dr Errol West from Tasmania.

Many prominent Indigenous scholars, community members and drivers of Indigenous education during and beyond this era are people currently held in the highest esteem in the Indigenous educational community and too many to name here. But you will get to celebrate their individual and unique contributions to education at this 5th National Indigenous Education Conference by joining us for breakfast to recognise these pioneering and innovative visionaries. Please accept our invitation to this very special event in celebration of their lifelong contribution.