Conference program
| Time | Theatre 1 | Theatre 2 | Theatre 3 | Theatre 4 |
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| 7:30am–9:00am | Registration desk open | |||
| 9:00am–9:30am | Welcome and official opening | |||
| 9:30am–10:30am | Keynote presentations Tim Naish – Paleoclimate perspectives on polar ice-sheet and sea level sensitivity to global warming Will Steffen – Climate Change 2013: Challenges to Science and Policy |
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| 10:30am–10:45am | Morning tea | |||
| 11:35am–12:05pm | Keynote presentation Jason Mundy – Science informing policy in Antarctica |
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| 12:05pm–1:05pm | Mixed plenary (4 consecutive presentations) | |||
| 1.05pm–1:35pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:35pm–3:35pm | Observing systems (6 consecutive presentations) |
Human impacts in Antarctica (6 consecutive presentations) |
Marine benthic science in Antarctica (6 consecutive presentations) |
Atmospheric science in Antarctica (6 consecutive presentations) |
| 3:35pm–4:00pm | Afternoon tea. Poster presenters available. | |||
| 4:00pm–5:20pm | Mixed plenary (4 consecutive presentations) | |||
| 6:00pm–7:00pm | Government House reception | |||
| Time | Theatre 1 | Theatre 2 | Theatre 3 | Theatre 4 |
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| 8:30am–9:00am | Keynote presentation Ian Allison – The Antarctic cryosphere: changes, challenges and chances |
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| 9:00am–9:40am | Mixed plenary (2 consecutive presentations) | |||
| 9:40am–10:00am | Poster snapshots | |||
| 10:00am–10:45am | Morning tea. Poster presenters available. | |||
| 10:45am–11:15am | Keynote presentation Neil Gilbert – Does a 54 year-old still have relevance to today’s Antarctica? |
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| 11:15am–12:35pm | Mixed plenary (4 consecutive presentations) | |||
| 12:35pm–1:15pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:15pm–3:15pm | The Antarctic ice sheet (6 consecutive presentations) |
Terrestrial ecosystems (6 consecutive presentations) |
Sea ice (6 consecutive presentations) |
Wildlife (6 consecutive presentations) |
| 3:15pm–4:00pm | Afternoon tea. Poster presenters available. | |||
| 4:00pm–4:30pm | Keynote presentation Steven Chown – Environmental change across the Antarctic: confronting the Eiseley effect |
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| 4:30pm–5:45pm | Mixed plenary (4 consecutive presentations) | |||
| 7:00pm–12:00am | Conference dinner | |||
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| 8:50am–9:20am | Keynote presentation Lyndal Byford – Working effectively with a changing media |
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| 9:20am–10:00am | Mixed plenary (2 consecutive presentations) | |||
| 10:00am–10:45am | Morning tea. Poster presenters available. | |||
| 10:45am–11:15am | Keynote presentation Gary Wilson – The Deep South: New Zealand's Antarctic, Southern Ocean and Subantarctic Science Challenge |
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| 11:15am–12:35pm | Mixed plenary (4 consecutive presentations) | |||
| 12:35pm–1:15pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:15pm–3:15pm | Terrestrial ecosystems (6 consecutive presentations) |
Marine ecosystems (6 consecutive presentations) |
Ice and ocean interactions (6 consecutive presentations) |
Ice sheet and the paleoclimate (6 consecutive presentations) |
| 3:15pm–3:40pm | Afternoon tea | |||
| 3:40pm–4:35pm | New Zealand Antarctic Science: Program overview; planning, logistics and operations; NZARI 13/14 grants program; outcomes and future directions. | |||
| 4:35pm–5:30pm | Australian Antarctic Science: Program overview; MyScience; planning, logistics and operations; AAP application round 2014/15, 2015/16. | |||
| 5:30pm–5:50pm | Prize presentations | |||
| 5:50pm–6:00pm | Conference chair closing remarks | |||
| 6:00pm–7:00pm | Post-conference drinks | |||
