2005 OMRRCA Conference

Put out into the deep for a great catch (Lk 5:4) -
Taking the Billings Method to the World in the 21st Century. Why we do it! How we do it!

25/26/27 February 2005
Melbourne, Australia

Friday, February 25, 2005

7.30 pm

Registration

8.00 pm

Keynote Address

"Put out into th edeep for a great catch"

Responding to the call of John Paul II in Novo Millennio Ineunte

Professor Mary Shivanandran

Professor Mary Shivanandan MA, STL, STD: Professor of Theological Anthropology and Associate Dean of the John Paul II Institute in Washington. Professor Shivanandan has many years experience as a researcher, writer and consultant on marriage, family, sexuality and fertility regulation.

Saturday, February 26, 2005

8.30 am

Registration

9.00 am

The Demographic Imperative

We do it for whole populations

Mr David Perrin

Mr David Perrin: following a career in business and politics, David is now devoting his time to writing and as National President of the Australian Family Association and Vice-President of the Family Council of Victoria.

9.45 am

The Sociological Imperative

We do it for families

Mrs Rita Joseph

Mrs Rita Joseph: a Canberra-based writer on family and human rights issues, Rita is a veteran of the UN Conference circuit having acted as advisor to Australian delegations to the UN. She is an adjunct lecturer to the John Paul II Institute.

10.30 am

Morning Tea

11.00 am

The Anthropological Imperative

We do it for human persons

Professor Hayden Ramsey

Professor Hayden Ramsay, MA (First) PhD: educated at the University of Edinburgh before coming to Australia on a Travelling Scholarship, he is a Professor and Permanent Fellow of the John Paul II Institute in Australia lecturing in Philosophy and Ethics and is on the staff of the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney.

11.45 am

The Prophetic Vision

We do it for God

Sr. Isabell Naumann, ISSM

Sr Isabell Naumann ISSM, DIP REP (TR) STD: born in Germany and a member of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstaff Sisters of Mary, Sister Isabell is a member of the faculty of the International Marian Research Institute, University of Dayton, a visiting Professor at the University of San Carlos, Cebu/Philippines and a Lecturer at the John Paul II Institute in Melbourne.

12.30 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm

Panel Discussion

Five previous speakers answering submitted questions

3.00 pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30 pm

Setting Personal Goals

Dr Mark Whitty

Dr Mark Whitty: qualified in medicine in 1981, Dr Whitty combines various interests within family medicine. President of the BOM organization in Northern Ireland, he has completed a Masters in Women’s Health within his thesis on NFP.

4.45 pm

Mass

6.30 pm

Conference Dinner

G.P.O. Bar Restaurant

186 High Street, Kew

Sunday, February 26, 2005

9.00 am

The Continuum from Menarche to Menopause

Hormonal Correlations

Professor J B Brown

(to be presented by Gillian Barker)

(Profeesor Brown will speak on Monday, February 28 as part of the Teacher Training Program)

Professor J.B. Brown, MSc, PhD, DSc, FRACOG: educated in New Zealand and at Edinburgh University, was the first to demonstrate the patterns of hormones during the ‘normal’ cycle. Professor Brown developed the Ovarian Hormone Monitor enabling people to conduct hormone assays in the laboratory or at home.

Gillian Barker, who will present the paper has been working with Professor Brown for many years

9.45 am

The Incredible Cervix

Its response to changing hormone levels

Dr Mark Whitty

See above

10.30 am

Morning Tea

11.00 am

Correlating the Signs and Symptoms of Fertility with the Hormones

Charting and Case Discussions

Marian Corkill and Marie Marshall

Mrs Marian Corkill: has 33 years of experience teaching the Billings Ovulation Method to women and couples. Marian has extensive experience of presenting medical education seminars and has also been involved in training teachers of the Billings Method in Australia, and several other countries.

12.30 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm

Case Study discussions – Menarche to menopause

Marian Corkill and Marie Marshall

Mrs Marie Marshell: also an experienced teacher of the Billings Method, Marie is the Coordinator of Training for OMR&RCA. She has travelled to China with Drs John and Lyn Billings on more than 20 occasions to conduct training programs as well as conducting training in Australia and other countries.

3.00 pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30 pm

Panel Discussion

4.30 pm

Closing Mass

Friday February 25, 2005

$30

Saturday February 26, 2005

$90 (includes all meals)

Saturday February 27, 2005

$90 (includes lunch)

Full Conference

$190 (incl. Dinner)

Early Bird (November 30, 2004)

$180

During the Conference @ $50 per day Bed &Breakfast

$150

Evening meals $19 per person - Minimum of 10 people requiring

Registration, Accommodation and all meals

$300

Day visitors (incl. lunch)

$30

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