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Donor Linking Symposium

Presented by the
Australian & New Zealand
Infertility Counsellors Association
in conjunction with the
Victorian Assisted Reproductive
Treatment Authority
and the Donor Conception Support Group
Melbourne 4th December
Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne
Cost: $110.00
(Please note this Symposium is a public event
and is not restricted to ANZICA members)
0930 Registration
1000 Opening – Senator Trish Crossin, ALP Senator for NT
  Session 1: International Perspectives
1010 Why Donor Linking Matters
Wendy Kramer, Donor Sibling Registry, USA
1035 Contact between the parties; what the research is beginning to tell us
Ken Daniels, University of Christchurch, New Zealand
1100 MORNING TEA
  Session 2: Australian Perspective
1145 Donor Conception Practices in Australia: Current legislation;
and Recommendations from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
Dr Sonia Allan, Deakin University Law Faculty, Global Health Law Fellow, Georgetown University Law Centre,
Washington, DC
1210 The Victorian Model and Experiences
Ms Louise Johnson, CEO Victorian Assisted Reproductive Authority (VARTA)
1235 The Etiquette of Donor Linking
Ms Kate Bourne, Chair of Australia and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association
1300 LUNCH
  Session 3: Donor Linking Stories
1345 When the Doors are Closed
Damian Adams, Donor-Conceived Person
1400 Mates
Roger Clarke, Donor and Riley Knight, Donor-Conceived Person
1415 Mothers Club - Three Families Linked
Kerrie and Anna, Mothers of Donor-Conceived
1430 Sibling Contact
Ryan Kramer, Donor-Conceived Person
1445 Close
Ms Caroline Lorbach, Donor Conception Support Group


Registration for this meeting can be made via the Congress Online Registration Form.