Program

Program (as at 18 July 2003)

	Tuesday, July 22 - Day One

Time	Speaker/Activity
8.30	Registration
9.00	Introduction from the Bureau of Meteorology Bruce Stewart, Assistant Director (Climate, Consultative and Hydrological Services) Dr Bill Downey, acting Director of Meteorology
9.10	The Hon Dr Sharman Stone, MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
9.25	Dr Barry White National Coordinator, Climate Variability in Agriculture Program
9.40	Introduction from the Workshop Facilitator Tim Powell, Cox Inall Communications
9.45	Impacts of 2002/03 El Niño on Australian Climate Dr Michael Coughlan, National Climate Centre
10.00	The Drought's Impact on Rural Australia Ashley Leedman, Bureau of Rural Sciences
10.15	Climate Information and Drought Response in Victoria Rod Luke, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria
10.30	Morning Tea
11.00	Maximising production using climate risk information management services during 2002 Mark Hill, Crop Farmer, South Australia
	A Queensland farmer's perspective Donald Perkins, Farmer - Wool and Cattle, Queensland
	Climate guidance as a factor in seasonal forest fire risk assessment Peter Billing, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
	Drought impact on the rural water sector in northern Victoria Graeme Hannan, Goulburn Murray Water
	Climate forecasts - a banker's view Chris Fry, National Australia Bank
	Preparing for drought in Queensland - a wonderful example of the 2002 El Niño event Dr Roger Stone, Queensland Centre for Climate Applications
12.30	Lunch
1.30	Climate information to manage drought risk in NSW Dr Peter Hayman, NSW Agriculture
	Experiences in the use of climate information and its communication from the perspective of the Department of Agriculture Western Australia Dr David Stephens, Department of Agriculture Western Australia
	South Australia's Gamble with the 2002 Drought. Who won and who lost? Melissa Truscott, South Australian Research and Development Institute
	National Drought Science Forum Summary Dr Roger Stone, Queensland Centre for Climate Applications
2.30	Move to First Breakout Session - Strategic Analysis
4.00	Afternoon Tea
4.30	Plenary Session: Reports back from each breakout group
5.15	Probability game: Choices, Chances and Chocolate wheels Dr Peter Hayman, NSW Agriculture
6.00	End of Day One

7.00	*Workshop Dinner, Saville on Russell Melbourne, 222 Russell Street*
	Including: "William Stanley Jevons, Climate and Communication" by Dr Neville Nicholls, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre

	Wednesday, July 23 - Day Two

8.30	Summary of Day One
8.45	Climate Research: Opportunities and Challenges Dr Scott Power, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre Kevin Hennessy, CSIRO Atmospheric Research
9.15	Reporting Drought Asa Wahlquist, The Australian
9.30	Bringing up 'El Niño': Rainfall outlooks in print media during 2002 Clare Mullen, National Climate Centre
9.45	Preparation for Breakout Sessions
10.00	Morning Tea
10.30	Breakout Groups
12.00	Plenary Session: Report back from each breakout group
12.45	Lunch
1.45	Breakout Groups Re-form
3.15	Afternoon Tea
3.45	Final Plenary Session Breakout Groups make final report back
4.30	Workshop Wrap-up and Summary Tim Powell and Michael Coughlan
5.00	Conference Close