Invited presentations:
Other presentations:
- Invited panel member for launch of Ballarat Foundation’s women’s fund (to support family violence victims), August 2023 https://www.ballaratfoundation.org.au/news/26/impactful-night-to-connect-share-and-inspire-
- Invited presenter (family violence) Federation University, September 2021
- Invited keynote presenter Powercor White Ribbon Day (family violence) November 2020
- Invited presenter (one of three international presenters) for an international webinar on ‘How will tourist behaviours change in a post-COVID-19 world?’ held in 2020 https://youtu.be/O3k-w-RdbAE
- Invited presenter (family violence) Federation University, August 2020
- Invited keynote presenter (family violence) Ballan Chamber of Commerce AGM, August 2020
- Invited presenter for 'Professor in the Pub' event by Visit Ballarat, 21 March 2019.
- Invited facilitator/speaker at Destination Melbourne’s LIVE tourism conference, Melbourne, June 2016
- Invited presenter (VFR travel) at Destination New South Wales, Sydney, July 2015
- Invited keynote presenter (VFR travel) at Mackay Tourism Industry Conference, Queensland, May 2014
- Invited presenter at University of Ballarat's eLearning showcase conference, eLearning the saviour of the endangered species? July 2013 (http://video.federation.edu.au/videos/1342/endangered-species-elearning-showcase-dr-elisa-backer)
- Invited keynote speaker (VFR travel) at South Coast Tourism Conference, Ulludalla NSW, March 2012
- Invited keynote presenter on VFR Travel at Mildura Tourism AGM (In excess of 60 in attendance), October 2010.
- Invited keynote presenter on VFR Travel at Geelong Otway Tourism business networking luncheon, August 2010.
- Invited presenter on VFR travel at Victoria University, July 2010
- Invited presenter (VFR travel) for Victorian Tourism Conference, Melbourne, May 2010
- Invited presenter (VFR travel) via video conference for Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand on VFR travel, June 2009
- Invited presenter at research seminar on VFR travel at University of Canberra, April 2009.
- Invited presenter on VFR travel at Tourism Victoria (2003)
Other presentations:
- Public lecture (family violence) for White Ribbon Day, Ballarat, November 2019
- Presenter (White Ribbon Day), Ballarat, November 2018
- Presenter (VFR Travel) at CAUTHE conference, Brisbane, 2014
- Presenter (family tourism) at National Tourism & Events Excellence Conference, Melbourne, July 2012
- Presenter (Partial Industrialisation In Tourism) at CAUTHE conference, Melbourne, 2012
- Presenter (VFR travel) at National Tourism & Events Excellence Conference, Melbourne, July 2011
- Presenter (VFR travel and higher education) at CAUTHE conference, Adelaide, February 2011
- Presenter (social media) at National Tourism Futures Conference, July 2010
- Presenter (VFR travel) at CAUTHE conference, Hobart, February 2010
- Presenter (VFR travel) at CAUTHE conference, Fremantle, February 2009
- Presenter (VFR travel) at New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand, December 2008
- Presenter (VFR travel) at the Sixth National Tourism Futures Conference, Gold Coast, June 2008
- Presenter (VFR travel) at the Second National Tourism Futures Conference, Twin Waters, July 2003