2012 Conference: Hobart, Tasmania 1-5 July
NZMSS will be jointly sharing a conference in 2012 with the Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA). Please click on the above link for more information on this conference.
Recent Conference:
Stewart Island NZMSS Conference 5-8 July 2011
"Understanding, Managing, and Conserving our Marine Environment"
2011 PROGRAMME
GENERAL INFORMATION: The 2011 NZMSS conference was held in the township of Oban on Stewart Island. The focus of the conference was to investigate the unique opportunities to advance our understanding of New Zealand’s marine environment and the application of new knowledge to its management and conservation. The conference was open to researchers, educators, and students as well as participants from government, local community and industry. Stewart Island, itself, offers a unique opportunity to focus across the range of opportunities and challenges in New Zealand Marine Science – the latitudinal gradient of New Zealand’s marine realm, the range of oceanographic conditions and marine habitats, and the challenges and opportunities around managing and conserving those unique habitats and environments.
2011 DONORS: NZMSS would like to thank the 2011 NZMSS conference donors for their generous support. We especially appreciate the continued generousity of our regular donors. This support allows the society to offer travel stipends and awards to students and assists NZMSS in reducing the costs of the event to all attending members. Thank you for your continued support.
This year student prizes have been kindly supported by The Royal Society of New Zealand. Thank you to NIWA for sponsoring student travel awards. We gratefully acknowledge donations from Cawthron and SeaFIC that are helping support the plenary speakers. We would like to thank Real Journeys for providing discounted rates for ferry crossings for delegates of the conference. Thank you also to Virginia Watson, Dunedin based print artist, for designing the conference logo.
2011 ORGANISING COMMITTEE: The society would like to thank the 2011 organising committee from University of Otago for their time and dedication to this year's exciting conference. A big thank you goes to the NZMSS 2011 Conference Committee which includes: Gary Wilson (Chair), Rebecca McLeod, Steve Dawson, Liz Slooten, Candida Savage, Keith Probert, and Lucy Jack.
We would like to thank Kerry South of South Events for managing the conference website and registration, Jo Learmonth from Stewart Island Events for organizing catering and accommodation, and the community of Stewart Island for pitching in to feed and house us.
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Please contact conference@nzmss.org if you have any questions.
