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Latest Update and Provisional Programme

Kingswood College, University of Western Australia, Perth

Monday 30 November to Wednesday 2 December 1998

PLEASE NOTE: Registrations for the 12th Australia New Zealand Climate Forum have now closed. This update includes the provisional programme and some additional new information. It also includes pricing details and registration forms, which are being kept on the web until the conclusion of the Forum for the convenience of any delegates who may wish to refer back to them.

• Background and Theme
• IOCI 98, the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative Seminar and Workshop
• Weekend South-west Tour
• The Forum Venue
• Organisation
• Scientific programme
• Other Forum Events
• Costs
• To Register for the Forum
• To Book Accommodation
• Commercial Exhibits
• Provisional Programme

 

The Australia New Zealand Climate Forum is a gathering of researchers and other people working in climate and associated areas. It is held usually every year, at different sites around Australia and New Zealand. This year, for the first time, the Forum will be in Western Australia, where it will be hosted by a number of organisations keenly active in climate and its applications.

The theme of the Forum is

UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE AND ITS REGIONAL IMPACTS

Including

• Regional climate variability
• Impacts on primary industry
• Impacts on other industry
• Impacts on water resources
• Impacts on the broader environment

Participation is certainly not limited to Australians and New Zealanders or to people working in those countries. Input on relevant work from elsewhere in the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions is particularly welcome. The Forum traditionally provides a valuable opportunity for an exchange of information on a wide range of climate-related work. There is a strong emphasis on work in progress as well as recently completed work.

The timing of the Forum has been chosen to follow directly after IOCI 98, the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative Seminar and Workshop. Some people will wish to attend both events. To some extent the Forum theme is also designed to complement the subject matter of IOCI 98.

The IOCI is a five-year strategy established by the Western Australian Government to develop more effective interseasonal climate forecasting and improve understanding of climate variability in the Australian south-west. Coordinated research is being conducted by CSIRO Divisions in Perth and Melbourne and by BMRC. The strategy is designed to seed and foster research specific to the region and, importantly, research that is relevant to other regions that are potentially affected by the Indian or Southern Oceans. The initiative will be of major economic significance to climate-dependent industries and natural resource management.

The Seminar and Workshop, to be held in Perth on Thursday and Friday 26-27 November 1998, will examine the state of our knowledge towards the end of the first year's research. Among the speakers will be principal investigators from the three research bodies along with other experts in areas of climate and its applications.

The Friday morning of the Workshop will be a closed session for a limited number of invitees. This will give other visitors an opportunity to get out and about in Perth and Fremantle and do a little sightseeing or shopping.

On the weekend of 28-29 November arrangements have been made for a climate-related tour in WA's beautiful South-west for Forum delegates, IOCI 98 delegates, partners and friends. It is planned to take in some of the world-famous forest areas, vineyards, coastal scenery and caves and to visit one or two features of meteorological and climatological interest along the way.

The cost of the tour is $230.00 (twin-share), including travel, entrance fees, one night’s accommodation, breakfast, dinner and two lunches, but not including all drinks and snacks.

Perth is a modern city of 1.3 million people, situated on the Swan River and extending to the lower west coast of Western Australia. The average daily maximum temperature at the start of December is about 26°C, the average minimum is about 14°C and rain is recorded only about one day in six. Perth’s mean rainfall in November is 22 mm (median 17 mm) and in December only 14 mm (median 10 mm).

Perth is served by many flights per day connecting to all of the major Australian cities, as well as a large number of international connections. The domestic airport terminal is some 12 km east of the city centre and the international terminal about 19 km. The Forum will finish just before lunch on Wednesday 2 December.

The Forum will be held at the Kingswood College Specialist Training and Conference Centre, a superb facility centrally located and set in tree lined grounds, some 6 km west of the city centre, adjacent to the University of Western Australia and only a short stroll from the beautiful river foreshore area. Buses and taxis are available outside the main entrance and there is ample car parking. For those delegates coming early to attend IOCI 98, the venue for that event is about 6 km from Kingswood College.

The Forum will be convened by a Committee consisting of Mr John Cramb (Bureau of Meteorology, Western Australia), Dr Ian Foster (Agriculture Western Australia) and Dr Charitha Pattiaratchi (Centre for Water Research, University of Western Australia), in collaboration with the IOCI Panel.

There will be a full scientific programme, with 39 papers planned for oral presentation over the two-and-a-half days and an expected 14 poster papers. Twenty-five minutes will be allocated for each oral paper, including five minutes for question time and discussion. The latest Provisional Programme has now been posted.

In addition to the scientific agenda the Forum programme will include a welcome barbecue at Kingswood College on Sunday 29 November commencing at 6.30 pm, and the Forum Dinner which will be held at Perth Zoo Function Centre on Tuesday evening 1 December, with pre-dinner drinks commencing at 7.00 pm. A bus has been arranged to transport delegates between Kingswood College and the Function Centre, departing at 6.45 pm and commencing the return journey soon after 10.30 pm.

No formal activities are planned for the Monday evening. However, arrangements have been made for a bus to take any interested delegates down to Fremantle for a leisurely meal and a look around.  There are also a number of restaurants and cafes within easy walking distance of Kingswood and a lot wider range a short drive away.

Please note again that registrations for the Forum have closed.

The Forum facilities and accommodation have been chosen for convenience and comfort but also with recognition of the needs of delegates wishing to keep costs down.

The charge for a motel style guest room is $70 per night single or $75 shared. For flatette accommodation the charge is $75 per night single or $80 shared. A townhouse (one double room, one twin and one single) costs $120 per night. The charge per night for a student room is $45.

Therefore, to give a few examples, the costs for a delegate staying three nights would be:

The same rates apply for delegates arriving early to attend IOCI 98.

The fee for full registration is $150, reduced to $100 for full-time tertiary students. Included in this are two lunches, five morning and afternoon teas and the book of abstracts. The cost for delegates attending just one day is $75, which also includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea and the book of abstracts. There is no student discount to the one-day rate, or to the rates for evening functions and accommodation.

Kingswood College can cater for special dietary requirements. Please advise of any such requirements when registering.

The charge for the Sunday evening welcome barbecue is $25 (drinks extra). The Forum Dinner will cost $55, including pre-dinner drinks and savouries, a sumptuous meal and a limited number of drinks per table.

A total payment of $230 will therefore cover full registration and both official evening events.

Please note that airport transfers will be left to delegates themselves. Taxis are readily available at the airport terminals. From the domestic terminal there are also buses that stop just outside Kingswood College. The numbers are 200, 201, 202 and 208, but please check in case of any late changes. It should be noted that these buses tend not to outpace the taxis, and that they run less frequently in the evening hours and not at all after about 6.40 pm on a Sunday.

Note again that registrations have closed. The following information is being kept on the web until the conclusion of the Forum for the convenience of delegates who may wish to refer back to it.

To register for the Forum please complete a copy of the Registration Form and forward it with your full payment to reach the address indicated by 30 October 1998. Registrations for the Forum will not be accepted after this date.

All payments must be in Australian currency. Payment by credit card is preferred, but please note that the only cards accepted are those listed on the registration form. Cheques should be made payable to 'CPM Bureau of Meteorology'.

If you are a full-time tertiary student wishing to claim the reduction to the registration fee, please mark that fact clearly on the form. Also provide on the form the name and contact details of a supervisor or some other available referee on the staff of your university.

Please note that there is a limit to the number of registrations that can be accepted.

Accommodation must be booked in advance by forwarding a completed copy of the Accommodation Request Form to Kingswood CollegeANZ, accompanied by a deposit equal to one night's accommodation. The closing date is the same as for registration, 30 October 1998.

Delegates will be interested in a small number of commercial exhibits on display at the Forum. Any other potential exhibitors are requested to express their interest by 30 October by contacting the Organising Committee at

climanz@bom.gov.au

Provisional Programme

The following is the provisional programme as at 19 November.