Australian Biosecurity Symposium in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Agriculture
Australian Biosecurity Symposium
Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Phone: +61 2 6232 5522
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25.01.2022 What a fabulous turn out tonight! Thank you everyone who attended the Welcome Reception, proudly sponsored by Carnovale Recruitment. Well see you all again and more tomorrow morning to really get things going! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
24.01.2022 Todays the day; the sun is shining and we kick off with our Welcome Reception tonight! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
24.01.2022 MEDIA RELEASE: New biosecurity collective ready for action With the number of pest and disease threats that could enter our country rapidly growing, last week biosecurity champions from across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico came together to form Australias first biosecurity collective. Read more - https://bit.ly/2WUbDyW... #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Australian Biosecurity NSW Department of Primary Industries NSW DPI Biosecurity Biosecurity Queensland JCU: James Cook University, Australia Elders Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis Ecowize Carnovale Recruitment Agriculture Victoria Local Land Services NSW
23.01.2022 AHA CEO Kathleen Plowman wraps up the 2019 Australian Biosecurity Symposium and sets the scene for the 2020 Workshop.
22.01.2022 Last day for it! Huge thanks to Local Land Services NSW for supplying the coffee thats keeping us all going! Dont forget to get your special branded keep cup! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
22.01.2022 We had some fabulous insights come out of our signature panel this afternoon! Some key takeaways included: - the need for a Biosecurity 2030 Strategy and clarifying the reasons and goals for starting this movement. - the importance of partnerships and collaborations across the entire biosecurity collective, because biosecurity is a shared responsibility by all. ... - the need for increased investment in funding, resourcing, technology and innovation and strong leadership. Did you sit in on this panel? Share your insights below! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Australian Biosecurity Ministry for Primary Industries
21.01.2022 Huge shout out to our satchel sponsor Agriculture Victoria! Not only do these bags look great, but theyre filled with lots of goodies! We kick off tomorrow night at our Welcome Reception is register early and pick up your Symposium satchel! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
21.01.2022 REGISTRATION LAST CALL: You have until COB Friday 31 May to secure your attendance at the inaugural Australian Biosecurity Symposium! The knowledge, innovation and ideas to be shared are not be missed. Find out more www.biosym.com.au/registration #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
20.01.2022 Less than 5 days to go! With over 100 presentations and 370 delegates, were in for a jam-packed two days of discussion, networking and building partnerships to shape the future of Australias biosecurity system. Find out more at www.biosym.com.au ... #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
19.01.2022 Sneak peek of our registration and exhibitor areas! Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
18.01.2022 Costa is in the building with Stacie and Lenny from who will be presenting our Welcome to Country! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
18.01.2022 Shout out to our Bronze Sponsor Ecowize! David held down the exhibitor table during the Symposium and he loved how much networking he was able to do and the ease of access to finding the right people to talk to. #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
17.01.2022 What a perfect morning to kickstart the day with a walk or run along the beach. Hope we see you there! If you missed todays morning activity were hosting it again tomorrow morning! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
16.01.2022 WOW what an amazing two days we just had! Thank you everyone who attended it means so much to us. We hope you all had a valuable time and learnt just as much as we did! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
15.01.2022 Animal Health Australia CEO Kathleen Plowman opening up day two of #BioSym2019; reflecting on the insights and learnings from yesterday. Its about sharing the experience and making a difference, thats why you, as the biosecurity collective, are so important. Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
15.01.2022 Our Symposium dinner was held on Wednesday 12 June and was proudly sponsored by our Diamond Sponsor, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture. We had such a fabulous night and we hope you did too! A huge thanks to our photographer for the night Stefan from Photographer at Large.
14.01.2022 So amazing seeing so many of our Gold Sponsor NSW Department of Primary Industries staff here at #BioSym2019! Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions NSW DPI Biosecurity
13.01.2022 Costa leading the charge with Animal Health Australias Executive Manager of Biosecurity Simon! Get in front, get a photo and go into the draw to win a prize by uploading to social media with the #BioSym2019 hashtag! Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
13.01.2022 #FacesofBioSym2019 so great to see Yvette and Daniel, some representatives from our Silver Sponsor JCU: James Cook University, Australia! The networking opportunities for engaging new people and ideas for biosecurity have been amazing. Also the ability to discuss environmental biosecurity alongside agriculture and reiterating the importance of environmental biosecurity preparedness, not just response. #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
12.01.2022 CEO of Invasive Species Council Andrew Cox with Gold Sponsors NSW Department of Primary Industries staff members Emily, Bruce and Nic with their just awarded Froget Award for their Biosecurity Warrior initiative. Froget Awards are given to people throughout the industry who are taking steps to progress Biosecurity. #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Centre for Invasive Species Solutions NSW DPI Biosecurity
10.01.2022 Congratulations to our poster competition winner Vivek taking out the top prize for his poster titled Institutional innovations for effective biosecurity action in peri-urban Australia & a shout out to Dianne for taking out the social media competition! University of New England, AU University of Canberra #BioSym2019
10.01.2022 PROGRAM: Are you coming to the Symposium? Dont miss out on hearing Rhiannon from Biosecurity Queensland speak about the collaborative outcomes of the Panama TR4 Program in far north Queensland. You can find Rhiannons talk and more like it in our program https://www.biosym.com.au/program/ #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
09.01.2022 What a fabulous start to today that weve had! Thankyou everyone for your enthusiasm, some great insights and learnings coming out of these sessions! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
07.01.2022 Get a photo in front of our ivy wall or inside our cut out frame, upload it to social media with the #BioSym2019 hashtag and go into the running to win a prize! Winners announce at our wrap up tomorrow afternoon!
07.01.2022 Three days to go! Are you as excited as we are? Visit www.biosym.com.au and stay tuned on our page for all the action. #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
06.01.2022 Did you meet the pawsitively adorable star of the day, Udon yesterday? big thanks to Australian Biosecurity and handler Mia! Check out the gallery below and add your own puppy snaps in the comments! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Australian Biosecurity
06.01.2022 Registration closes at 5pm AEST 31 May. If you have missed this deadline please email us at [email protected] or phone 02 6232 5522 to arrange an offline ticket. #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
05.01.2022 #FacesofBioSym2019 Great to have Graham and John from Elders with us as our Bronze Sponsor of #BioSym2019 In celebrating 180 years of Elders, obviously biosecurity is a really important part of what we need to do in order to protect producers and we need to understand the latest research and technology to pass on to our growers on a daily basis. Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
05.01.2022 Great to have so many delegates from our far-north Australian communities in attendance and speaking at our Caring for Country session showcasing the importance of community and cultural relationships. #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
03.01.2022 #FacesofBioSym2019 We have the lovely Jessamy Gee from Think in Colour with us for our Symposium translating the presentations into beautiful illustrations! As an outsider to the world of biosecurity Im really excited to be here and get some more insights into what its all about! Keep an eye out on our page over the next few weeks for some of her work!
03.01.2022 Was fabulous having a live demonstration with Detector Dog Udon Donny this morning! Highlighting the importance of the specialised training these animals receive to help ensure our border is protected. Animal Health Australias CEO Kathleen was busted carrying a banana! #BioSym2019 Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Australian Biosecurity
03.01.2022 PROGRAM: The latest and greatest (almost completely finalised!) program is availble online now. Featuring essential delegate information, new presentations, the complete list of posters and more! Download it at www.biosym.com.au/program #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
03.01.2022 A huge thanks to our Diamond Sponsor, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture for their assistance in supporting a number of international and national delegates across many sectors, who otherwise would not be able to attend the Symposium. We got as many of these delegates together as we could for some fabulous group shots with Australias Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, Ian Thompson and the Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary, Lyn OConnell, with Costa even sneaking in for a few! #BioSym2019 Australian Biosecurity Photographer at Large Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
02.01.2022 Silver Sponsor Biosecurity Queensland had a number of delegates at #BioSym2019! What a fabulous representation. When asked what they were enjoying they said they loved knowing they werent alone in their thinking and theres others on the same page! Fisheries Queensland Queensland Agriculture Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
01.01.2022 Did you see the fabulous Jessamy from Think in Colour live illustrating away during our plenary sessions? If you missed out, heres a gallery of all the amazing drawings and keep an eye out on the page over the next few weeks as we give you a deeper insight to what each one is about! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
01.01.2022 We had Georgia from United Nations Development Programme - UNDP all the way in Mexico presenting at our Symposium on a multi-stakeholder approach to improving biosecurity in Mexico. The project is carrying out actions at a national level in collaboration with over 15 institutions and has led to an established continuous dialogue with the general public and stakeholders. Check out the great visual summary of this presentation by Jessamy from Think in Colour.... #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
01.01.2022 Say hi to Detector Dog Udon and his handler Mia! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Invasive Species Council Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Australian Biosecurity
01.01.2022 Great to have Costa open the Symposium with Invasive Species Council CEO Andrew Cox and our first keynote, Professor Hugh Bradlow from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering! #BioSym2019 Animal Health Australia Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
