The aim of the Towards 2016: Australian and Brazilian Strategies for Success forum is to provide a
platform for researchers to explore areas for research collaboration between Australia and Brazil. It will
be an exciting opportunity for attendees to meet other researchers with similar interests in fostering
research collaboration, to exchange ideas and explore funding opportunities. There will be discussion
about the challenges and successful models for research collaboration, and different research
approaches.
8:00am – 6:00pm
Registration commences at 8:00am (9:00am start)
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Victoria University City Convention Centre
Level 12, 300 Flinders Street
Melbourne
Hosted by Victoria University’s Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL); with support from
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Council On Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR);
the Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil; and the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
PROGRAM
8:00am
Arrivals and Registration
9:00am
Welcome
Professor Hans Westerbeek, Director, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University
9:20am
Australian Cultural Event
Welcome Ceremony: Wurundjeri Council Elder
Chair:
9:40am
Dr Rob Aughey, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), and School of Sport
and Exercise Science
Can better pacing strategies improve the performance of Australian and Brazilian athletes
Dr Adriano Eduardo Lima-Silva, The Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil
10:00am
The effects of strength training on middle-and long-distance endurance performance
Dr Romulo Bertuzzi, University of São Paulo
10:20am
How greater buffering capacity can improve performance and adaptations to training
Professor David Bishop, Research Leader (Sport), Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
10:45am
Morning Tea
Chair:
11:15am
Professor David Bishop, Research Leader (Sport), Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), and
School of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University
Type and time of recovery in high-intensity intermittent exercise: effects on performance and on
anaerobic and aerobic contribution
Mr Rodrigo da Silva Fermino de Oliveira (Brazil)
11:30am
Latest research in skill acquisition
Professor Damian Farrow, Professor of Sport Science, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), School of
Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
11:50am
The role of sport psychology
Professor Remco Polman, Research Leader (Active Living), Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL),
Victoria University
12:10pm
Government funding to support the establishment of Australian-Brazilian partnerships
Ms Cris Talacko, President, Australia-Brazil Chamber of Commerce
12:30pm
Lunch (Australian style)
PROGRAM
Chair: Professor. Mike McKenna, Research Director, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria
University
1:40pm
The role of sport in improving health – the Brazilian experience
Professor Victor Matsudo (Brazil) – Vice President of the International Council for Sports Sciences and Physical
Education (ICSSPE), and Chair of the Physical Activity Network of the Americas
2:00pm
The role of sport in improving health – the Australian experience
Dr Nigel Stepto, Lecturer, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), and School of Sport and Exercise
Science, Victoria University
2:20pm
Sport business opportunities between Australia and Brazil
Professor Hans Westerbeek, Director, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University
2:40pm
Q&A
2:50pm
Afternoon Tea
Chair:
3:20pm
Professor Michael McKenna, Research Director, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL),
Victoria University
Towards 2016: Lessons from the USA
Dr Susie Parker-Simmons, Sport Science Co-ordinator, Victorian Institute of Sport
3:40pm
Towards 2016: The Brazilian Approach
Professor Luis Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Head of Sports Science, Brazil’s Olympic Committee
4:10pm
Towards 2016: The Brazilian Approach
Dr Marcelo Aoki, University of São Paulo
4:40pm
Towards 2016: The Australian Approach
Professor Allan Hahn, Chief Scientist, Australian Institute of Sport
5:00-
Informal discussion
6:00 pm
Brazilian Canapes plus drinks and Entertainment
Brazilian Bossa Nova Band