Workshops

	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
1.30 pm	Science presentation skills (Lee Wilkinson, Communicate Consultants, supported by the RSNZ)	Starting your own business (Cynthia Phillips, business coach)
	Balancing work and preschool children’s needs (Pat Penrose)	Writing science articles for mainstream media (Jim Tully, Department of Journalism, University of Canterbury)
	Magic of Science I	Health and well-being
	Resilience in a science career	Team dynamics
	Team dynamics	Meet and greet women with careers in science (for secondary school students)
3.30 pm	Science presentation skills (Lee Wilkinson)
	Balancing work and preschool children's needs (Pat Penrose)
	Resilience in a science career
	Success with the PBRF (Paula Jameson, University of Canterbury)
	Magic of Science II

Workshop Presenters

Lee Wilkinson, Communicate Consultants

Presenting so you really communicate

Lee Wilkinson is a verbal communications specialist who focuses on helping people to develop their ability in communicating with groups. She leads training programmes and coaches individuals in the important skill of presenting to groups. Through the Royal Society of New Zealand, Lee has provided training to a wide range of scientists in New Zealand. She is a previous workshop leader at AWIS and relishes the chance to help women scientists enhance such important career skills.

Lee's style is warm, light hearted, honest and thoughtful. Her extensive experience with clients enables her to quickly pick up the unique aspects of any situation and to relate to people from all backgrounds.

Pat Penrose, Open Polytechnic Early Childhead Lecturer

Balancing work and young children's needs

I began in Playcentre and held a national training position (as national Education Convener). I have been a lecturer and tutor at Christchurch College of Education and Christchurch Polytechnic. I was employed by Early Childhood Development for ten years, providing professional development to Canterbury licensed and chartered early childhood groups. During that time I wrote the booklet “Choices in early childhood education” and revised/edited “Quality in early childhood education”. This experience has given me a wide knowledge and understanding of all the types of early childhood services and the ability to work with any level of student or adult group.

I have held regular parenting workshops and early childhood professional development courses for the last 35 years. I had a regular column in the local newspapers and wrote a series of 12 pamphlets, ‘0-3 years, Babies and Toddlers’. I am the author of ‘Take Another Look, Tirohia Ano - A Guide to Observing Children’, used as a text in early childhood training programmes. Writer, moderator and tutor for Open Polytechnic Early Childhood Courses. Recently presented a paper on Fathering at the Parenting Imperatives 11 Conference in Adelaide.

I also enjoy working with teams in leadership, conflict resolution, team building and supervision. Human development is my passion.

I am a parent and enjoy being a grandmother. I worked privately as a parent educator and early childhood consultant (5 years) until two years ago when I took up a position as Regional Lecturer for the Early Childhood Diploma Course with The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.

Jim Tully, University of Canterbury School of Political Science and Communication

Writing for mainstream media

Associate Professor Jim Tully has been Head of the School of Political Science and Communication at the University of Canterbury since 2003. He joined academia in 1987 after 18 years in daily newspapers during which he was the inaugural New Zealand Journalist of the Year and held such positions as editorial manager and assistant editor of the Auckland Star and editor of the 8 O’Clock weekend newspaper. Jim has acted as a UNESCO consultant in Western Samoa and the Cook Islands and has held numerous workshops on science communication for the Royal Society of New Zealand. He edited a book on risk communication published by the NZ Centre for Advanced Engineering in February and has just completed the new national journalism text. Jim is a frequent commentator on the media.

Paula Jameson, University of Canterbury School of Biological Sciences

PBRF: Evidence Portfolios

In this workshop I will discuss the setting of realistic personal targets, the impact of the PBRF on quality versus quantity of publications and provide suggestions for the preparation of portfolios.

Paula Jameson is currently Professor of Biology and Head of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury, having returned to her alma mater after some 24 years, half of these at the University of Otago and the other half at Massey University. Paula has supervised some 20 PhD, 15 MSc and 20 Honours students whose research has been in the general area of plant developmental biology. She was a member of the Marsden Fund Committee (chairing the EEB panel for three years) and on the Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council. She has given numerous public talks on issues to do with genetic engineering. She has also served on the Biological Sciences Panel for both PBRF rounds and has given a number of presentations on PBRF Evidence Portfolios. In 2002 Paula was awarded Life Membership of the New Zealand Society of Plant Physiologists. Paula's total portfolio was awarded an "A" in the PBRF.

Jaki Horn

And they all lived happily ever after: how to harness your inner strengths to survive, strive and thrive (Resilience in a science career)

This workshop gives you a 90-minute head start to unlocking your own personal resources to face the challenges of the myriad roles and expectations on women in the world of science and the world beyond. What does it take to maintain a science career and have a good time in the process – where a good time includes being passionate about your work and life? What does it mean to be a resilient scientist? We address some of the barriers women face in their careers, and then learn to identify our own strengths and harness these to make a meaningful difference.

Dr Jacqueline (Jaki) Horn is a registered clinical psychologist who has always enjoyed combining applied, academic, research and teaching roles throughout her career. She is a member of two statutory bodies, the Liquor Licensing Authority and the Psychologists Board, and is a founding member of the board of Ako Aotearoa, the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. In addition, she does consultancy work with a variety of organisations which includes running training workshops, and auditing health and disability services.

She obtained her B Sc Hons, Diploma in Clinical Psychology and PhD from Canterbury University, and is a qualified ISO9001:2000 series auditor. She has worked as a clinical psychologist in a variety of settings. She was a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch for 12 years, where she continues as a clinical senior lecturer. Occupational stress, burnout and resilience have been among her research interests.

She also has a husband, three stepsons, three daughters and two cats.

Cynthia Cody, Womenzbiz

Starting your own business

In this workshop Cynthia will outline the steps to establishing a successful business and guide you through a number of practical exercises that will help you:

set realistic personal and business goals
break down the barriers between you and your business dreams
gain renewed motivation for your personal and business dreams.

Cynthia Cody is a personal and business coach who inspires business women to achieve their business and personal dreams. Cynthia began working as a Primary School Teacher. After retraining in London to be a Life Coach Cynthia simultaneously established both a Personal and Business Coaching Practice and a Children’s Aerobics Business. Returning to New Zealand in 2006, Cynthia established Womenzbiz. Womenbiz has allowed Cynthia to focus her energy on empowering women in business, particularly ‘Mumpreneurs’, to achieve their true potential in both their personal lives and their businesses. Cynthia now lives in Wellington with her husband and her new baby daughter, Isabella. She is enjoying the challenge of balancing life with a new baby and the continual development of Womenzbiz.

Team dynamics ‑ Belbin Role Theory

Terri Johnstone, Catalyst for Change

Terri is an experienced human resource consultant with successes in the facilitation of positive change. Her background and qualifications in mental health, and years of practical experience within the corporate and government sector, has shaped her pragmatic and professional approach to providing grounded solutions.
Terri has over 15 years experience in:

Conflict Resolution
Culture change
Career mapping
Executive coaching

Belbin team role theory can be used to improve the dynamics of the workplace through obtaining information into individual behavioural contributions to a team. The theory is effective in that it plugs into natural behaviour as opposed to developing behaviour that requires adaptation thus utilising too much energy. The door for positive individual change and consequently team cultural change is insight.

Health and wellbeing

Megan Harlick, NZ Academy of Sport

Having trouble sticking to your New Year's resolutions? Megan Harlick, a mental skills trainer with the NZ Academy of Sport, can help you get back on track. In this workshop she will cover such topics as: how to turn resolutions into achievable goals, maintaining motivation, developing ways to overcome barriers, incorporating healthy diet and exercise routines into your everyday lifestyle.

Megan is currently employed as the High Performance Manager for Softball New Zealand. Until recently she worked for the New Zealand Academy of sport as a Performance Advisor and mental skills trainer. She has an interest in behaviour change and healthy lifestyles and developed a training workshop for regional sports trusts and health professional in the area of enhancing behaviour change in sedentary populations. She is a fulltime working mum, who enjoys running and keeping fit and healthy.