AGM 2005
7-11 November 2005, Nelson
In conjunction with South Pacific HELP Conference
Final HELP Programme ( 484 KB) (updated 4 November 2005)
Final ICM Workshop Programme ( 485 KB) (updated 4 November 2005)
Tools & Techniques Workshop presentations and photos from field trip (updated 15 November 2005)
HELP presentations (updated 21 November 2005)
Draft Programme
Saturday-Sunday 5-6 November
Rooms to be block booked at Beachcomber Motor Lodge, Tahuna for S Pacific delegates arriving early and through this week
Monday 7 November
30 units pencilled in for the week at Tahuna Holiday Park at $70-90/unit
10:00 – 5:00
Pacific ‘Hydrology Working Group’ ICM Researchers meeting
Meeting for S Pacific delegates Review research progress/ plan the week
Tahuna conference centre – Tui Room Tahuna conference centre – Kotuku Room
3:30
Intro to ICM & ICM research (A Fenemor)
6:30
Mayoral welcome function at TDC or restaurant for South Pacific delegates TBC
Tuesday 8 November
10:00 – 5:00
Workshop: Tools and Techniques from ICM Research More
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Content TBC – but opened by TDC, and identifying what parts of our ICM
research regional councils and government agencies would find most useful
Audience: This is particular relevant to regional council staff working
in environmental management and policy but also applies to anyone involved in
sustainable land and/or water management from district council staff to central
policy agencies such as MfE, MAF, MED, Landcare Trust, and the PCE. Seifried
Vineyard Conference Centre, Appleby (15 minutes from Nelson airport/Tahuna
5:00 Happy Hour at Seifrieds
6:00 Bus to town
Wednesday 9 November
8:15 Bus departs Nelson
8:30 Bus departs Tahuna
ICM Field Day in the Motueka catchment
Themes and stops TBC – but demonstrating some of previous day’s research in
the field, and with an extended lunch stop (local catering) and poster session
in the catchment at Tapawera, Pokororo or Ngatimoti
4:40 Bus returns to Nelson Airport
Thursday 10 November
8:30 – 5:00
S Pacific HELP Meeting
ICM and HELP - how they could be implemented as concepts in South Pacific
nations; what research knowledge and tools are most needed; specific training in
selected topics?
Led by ICM and NIWA water resources scientists
Content and programme TBC
Tahuna conference centre – Tui Room
7:00 Symposium dinner
Venue TBC
Friday 11 November
8:30 – 2:00? (allow time for flights out)
S Pacific ICM Futures?
Action items for implementing ICM?
Agenda TBC – input needed from Hans Thulstrup and Marc Overmars