Student / Early Career Meetings

The Road to Publication: Advice from Journal Editors
Monday 23 November  
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER219

This lunchtime event is aimed at new authors who are seeking some advice about how the publishing process works, particularly those who are writing a first draft of a paper from their thesis or haven’t published for a long time.  We present the process from an editor’s point of view followed by an extensive time for questions and discussion.  Kari Bassett (Senior Editor of New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics) and Fei He (publishing programme manager for the Royal Society | Te Apārani supported by associate editors of NZJGG 

 
Life After University: Industry Advice for Students 
Tuesday 24 November
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER219 

Richmond Beetham (Coffey) and Clark Fenton (UC) will moderate a panel comprising industry practitioners who will provide advice and answer questions on a number of topics including: What opportunities await after university? What does industry look for in new graduates?  What should I highlight in my CV?  What are likely early career pathways?  

 
AusIMM student event: Career paths in the minerals industry - enabling a sustainable future
Wednesday 25 November
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER219

• We all seek a sustainable future 
• Minerals are essential to that future 
• Minerals underpin social value, a lower carbon world, and prosperity 
• Diverse skills and innovation is needed across many disciplines 
• There will be authentic stories from today’s workforce about their career paths  

Special Interest Groups

Geochemistry SIG meeting 
Monday 23 November
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER221 
Led by Sebastian Naeher

 
LAVANZ SIG/IAVCEI Volcano Fest meeting 
Tuesday 24 November 
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER213
After LavaNZ business is taken care of, we will be brainstorming for VolcanoFest 2022, which will be associated with the IAVCEI Scientific Assembly that will be held in Rotorua in January 2022. Come along armed with lots of fun volcano ideas to fill a marquee. Ben will be also discussing a NZ-wide approach to volcano outreach with schools. 

Led by Geoff Kilgour and Ben Kennedy 

Friends of Pleistocene SIG meeting 
Tuesday 24 November 
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER221
Led by Peter Almond  

GEOID SIG meeting 
Wednesday 25 November 
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER213
Led by Michael Petterson  

Sedimentology SIG meeting 
Wednesday 25 November 
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER220
Led by Karoly Nemeth  

Oil & Gas SIG meeting 
Wednesday 25 November
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER221 
Led by Mac Beggs 

Palaeontology SIG/New Zealand Fossil Record File
Wednesday 25 November
Venue: Ernest Rutherford Building: ER263
Led by Catherine Reid

Additional Meetings and Events

The University of Canterbury holds an original hand-painted copy of William Smith’s 1815 “Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales, with parts of Scotland”, made famous more recently by Simon Winchester’s book “The map that changed the world”. This iconic map will be out on display during the conference 9-5pm 23-24 November (the Mon & Tues only), with a welcome opening at 12.30pm on Monday 23 November.

You do not need to be attending the conference to attend the map viewing.