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Curriculum VitaeJean ShannonGeoff Burton JEAN SHANNONManaging DirectorJean Shannon and Associates Pty Ltd P O Box 639, Mawson ACT 2607, Australia B.H. 61 (0) 2 6286 1465 E-mail: info@jeanshannon.com Date of Birth: 8 October 1951 Education1978 Diploma of Teaching MCAE PositionSpecialist in strategic planning and corporate communication Positions Held1998 - Managing Director, Jean Shannon and Associates Sample publications and productionsConsulting Communities and Industry - consultative methodology explained for the uninitiated-published by the National Centre for Development Studies ANU, February 2002, reprinted ANU Law Faculty Legal Workshop April 2002. Taking the Risk out of RIS - The 'why' and 'how-to' of regulatory impact
statements, Legal Practice Workshop, ANU, March 2002. The Power of One or Considering One's Power - Introduction to communications Overseas Staffing - the Cost of Repatriation (2000) CSU MBA papers 31 July 2000 Look Before You Lease - avoiding the pitfalls in retail leasing co-author, editor, published by the Office of Small Business, Dpt Employment and Workplace Relations, web based publication with hard copies distributed to business associations. Now in 2nd edition. also available on www.dewrsb.gov.au in publications and resources Body Language for Legal Practice - 15 minute video (audio and shot script) for ANU external Legal Practice students, produced by Allan Gilvear & AGA (1999) In Sickness and in Health - what happens when an unhealthy CEO takes over a healthy organisation (1998) JSA MPB paper CSU May 1998 Musical Chairs - the Un-discussible Redundancy Game - (1998) JSA, CSU MBA paper 19 August 1998 Into the Future - 10 minute corporate motivational video for Attorney-General's department (audio script and executive production) produced by Vitascope (1996) Speechwriting Manual, Media policy & style manual update, Attorney General's Department and Attorney General's Legal Practice, (1995) Broadening the Horizons - Language is good business conference Australian Advisory Council on Language and Multicultural Education (ACLAME) 4-5 October 1990, reprinted in ACLAME journal, cited in Interpreting Translating Language Policy by Uldis Ozlins. In Your Heart - Are You Australian? - series of 5 television and radio commercials promoting citizenship. Dpt of Immigration (1989) Speechwriting Without Tears, departmental manual. Department of Immigration, (1984) The Hunt for Australia's First Citizens, feature - Melbourne Herald, The Examiner, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, 4 February 1989 Common Sense Commitment - Campaign design, speakers' notes, video script, television & radio advertising promoting the importance of aid and development to Australian business communities for Australian Freedom From Hunger Campaign, voice over Bob Ansett (1983) Duntech Downunder, Business Destination Australia, 3rd edition, (1989) Promoting Your Organisation Through Fundraising, AustralAsian Institute of Fundraisers, reprinted in NICAN Networking Vol. 1, No. 2, (1988) World Resources, Development, Disarmament: A Relationship, Development Education Group with J Redden, Development Education Group (1982) Women and Development Networking , documentary, written and edited by
Jean Shannon, 1982, Australian Film Commission funding , entrant Pacific
Film Festival. Perth. Sample Tertiary Lecturing and Conference PresentationsAcademic coordinator & lecturer - China Scholarship Council University Administrator's Course hosted by the Australian National University Asia Pacific School of Economics & Government. The 10 week program was attended by 22 university Chancellors & Vice Chancellors from the western provinces. The course covered leadership development, strategic analysis, problem solving, strategic planning, project management, crisis management, managing teams, managing academic staff, risk management, mentoring and much more. (2004-2007) Exchange supervisor, course presenter - Practical skills for Ombudsman staff including negotiation, mediation, interview techniques, strategic planning, problem solving and communication principles. Presented on behalf of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to the staff of the Indonesian Ombudsman's office. Canberra December 2002 Course Facilitator - Effective Communications: The Australian Council for Overseas Aid using communications principles and negotiation skills in submission and report writing. Course Convener - Parliamentary Minuting: introduction to communications and servicing parliamentary committees for the National Centre for Development Studies, ANU, 2002 Lecture/Tutor Australian National University - Legal Workshop, Graduate
Diploma in Legal Practice - communicating in law, negotiations, interviewing
clients, plain English, 1996- current Casual lecturer/marker - CSU (Bathurst & Wagga) in Masters program courses: ethics, management theory, strategic planning & change management, 1999- current Taking the Risk Out of RIS - The importance of regulatory impact statements in modern legislative development, how it's done, why it's done and how the law has changed. Manager of the Model Food Bill public consultations on behalf of the ACT Government. 2001 Lecturer Canberra Institute of Technology - AUSLAN NAATI accredited interpreting certificate course, introduction to linguistics & notetaking, 1993-95 Effective Scientific Presentations - Australia New Zealand Food Authority,
Introducing Media Policy - Australia New Zealand Food Authority, Canberra 1996, Attorney General's, 1995 Meeting your Minister's Needs - Government Lawyers Group, Canberra,1996 (video available) Language is Good Business, National Language and Literacy Institute of Australia, Canberra, 1991 Course designer & lecturer – Practical writing skills, pyramid writing, submissions and communicating with the public & sponsors for the Commonwealth Games Secretariat, Melbourne 2005. Plus literally hundreds of public consultations, client presentations
to staff, boards and executives. ExpertiseJean is a communications and change management specialist with 20 years
experience in strategic design, project evaluation and problem solving.
She has used applied communications theory in corporate strategic planning
to assist in restructuring and repositioning a variety of government and
non government organisations. She is a specialist in providing executive
communications training including trainer-training, presentation and structured
persuasion and is a published journalist and editor. Jean has demonstrated
experience in designing corporate communication strategies that make successful
change management possible. GEOFF BURTON Principal Consultant, Genetic Resources Management & International Co-operation Date of Birth: 15 November 1951 Education1976 Batchelor of Arts – University of Western Australia Additional Training:Legal studies – Legal History, Constitutional Law, Torts – NSW Barristers Admission Board Certificate in Federal Investigation – Australian Federal Police 1993 Practitioners Certificate in Mediation and Conciliation – Institute of Arbitration and Mediation Australia 2005 Professional development – policy development, negotiation skills, investigation and evidentiary skills, leadership and development Position2007 - Principal Consultant, Genetic Resources Management, JSA Pty Ltd Independent expert and consultant on genetic resources management
2003 - 2006 - Director, Genetic Resources Management Policy, Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage. Also:
2001 - 2003 Director, Access task Force
1999 - 2001 Executive Officer to the Australian National Inquiry into Genetic Resources in Commonwealth Areas 1999 A/Director China, East Asia, International Policy & Treaties, International Branch – Department of Family and Community Services 1996 - 1999 Assistant Director, International Policy & Treaties, International Branch – Department of Family and Community Services 1983 - 1995 Senior Investigator and A/Director of Investigations, Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman - Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 1976 - 1983 Various - Treasury, Veteran’s Affairs, Education and Science, and Environment Genetic Resources Management ExperienceMr Geoff Burton joined Jean Shannon and Associates Pty Ltd in 2007 as Principal Consultant Genetic Resources Management. Prior to leaving the public sector in late 2006 he was Australia’s National Competent Authority on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). He held the position of Director of Genetic Resources Management Policy within the Australian Government and was Australia’s lead negotiator on ABS issues. In 2001 Mr Burton led the Australian Delegation to the Convention on Biological Diversity Working Group meeting that developed the Bonn Guidelines on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising out of their Utilization and played a significant role in their later adoption by the Convention in April 2002. In 2003 and 2004 he was Australian lead negotiator in negotiations on developing terms of reference for the development of an international ABS regime. In March 2004 he co-chaired the APEC Workshop on Trade and the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity focused on the utilization of genetic resources. The Following year he co-chaired the first round of negotiations within the CBD on the development of an international regime on genetic resources. Within Australia, Mr Burton was instrumental in developing national policy on the management of Australia’s genetic resources and played a key role in the intergovernmental agreement between all nine Australian governments to implement the Bonn Guidelines. He was also responsible for the development and implementation of federal legislation to manage genetic resources in federally managed areas and supporting its introduction in the Australian States and Territories. Since leaving the public sector Mr Burton has been retained to provide expert advice to several governments and plays a continuing role in the development of genetic resources management policy within Australia and internationally. Most recently Mr Burton was invited to New York to give an overview on commercialization of marine genetic resources to the 8th United Nations Informal Consultative Process on the Law of the Sea (25-29 June 2007). Personal BackgroundA history graduate of the University of Western Australia, Mr Burton has had a diverse career ranging over governance reform in China and countries in transition, environment and heritage conservation and management, aircraft accident investigation, law enforcement oversight and public administration reform and accountability. He is married with three children. International ExperienceMr Burton has extensive experience as a speaker, negotiator, panellist and meeting chairman. From 1996 to 1999 he played a significant role in the development of collaboration on social security reform with the Peoples Republic of China under the Australia-China Capacity Building Programme. Since 2000, in addition to his extensive experience as a negotiator in the CBD and his participation as speaker and panellist in various related policy development workshops, he has presented at the United Nations in New York and at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In recent years he has been asked to chair or co-chair meetings within the CBD, APEC and at international policy development initiatives in Costa Rica, Canada and Geneva. Publications and ReportsInvestigation into the Adequacy of RAAF Response to Loss of Nomad A18-401 Pub: Government of Australia 1994. Access to Biological Researches in Commonwealth Areas 2000 - Australian national public inquiry report – Co-author draft report. Pub: Government of Australia 2000 National Access Laws: Challenges, Benefit-sharing Monitoring and Enforcement Pub: Proceedings, International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Cuernavaca Mexico October 24-27 2004 pp 66-73 The International Regime – A missing Element Pub: Proceedings, International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Cuernavaca Mexico October 24-27 2004 pp 125-127 Mutual Interests of APEC Economies Pub: Proceeding of the APEC Workshop on Trade and the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity 2004 pp187-190 Derivitives Pub: Proceedings, International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Cuernavaca Mexico October 24-27 2004 pp 185-189 Developing a System of Virtual Certificates of Origin and Provenance: Geoff Burton and Ben Phillips. Pub: Report of the International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Cape Town 2005 pp139-144 Objectives and Elements of an International regime- a personal view: Pub: Report of the International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Cape Town 2005 pp 215-222 Presentations and LecturesIncludes:Marine Genetic Resources Commercialisation: Not Plain Sailing Presentation to the 8th Meeting of the United Nations Informal Consultation on the Law of the Sea June 2007 New York Biodiscovery Management: Australia's Experience Genetic Resources - Access and Benefit-sharing Presentation to Oceans and Fisheries Canada: Marine Genetic Resources (MGR) /Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Workshop, Montreal May 25 2007 ABS Challenges: An Australian perspective: Its All About Understanding Risk Address to The High-level Experts Meeting in Tokyo - Addressing the ABS Challenges Tokyo 2007 Australian Biodiscovery Management: Negotiating and Implementing ABS Agreements Presentation to The ABS Management Tool (ABS - MT) International Stakeholder Workshop 27 and 28 November 2006 Heridia, Costa Rica Biodiscovery Management in Australia: Genetic Resources - Access and Benefit-sharing Presentations to Canadian Government departments and Canadian industry representatives Ottawa 2006 EPBC Amendment Regulations for Access to Biological Resources in Commonwealth Areas Presentation to the 2005 Australian Biotechnology Association Conference Perth 2005 CBD & IP: The Dangers of Entanglement or Solutions in search of a problem? Address to the Annual Conference of the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture, Australian National University 2005 Biodiscovery Management In Australia: Promoting R & D Legal frameworks, use of Contracts and Agreements for Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Presentation to Environment Canada and Stakeholders 2005 Genetic Resources Management: The Past Does Not Work Address to International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Cape Town 2005 Genetic Resources Information Database (GRID) Address to to International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Cape Town 2005 Genetic Resources Management (GRM) Overview of Australian Government Policy Presentation to government delegation from the Peoples Republic of China 2004 Australia’s Place in the Sun: Genetic Resources Management and the Bonn Guidelines Presentation to Annual Conference of the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture, Australian National Gallery 2002 Access to Genetic Resources: Undoing the Knot of Complexity (keynote address): International Marine Biotechnology Conference 2000 Townsville |