Icebreaker & Poster Session 1

Date: Monday 23 November
Location: C-Block Exhibition Foyer & Mezzanine level
Time: 5.30pm - 7.00pm

Join us immediately after sessions to network with friends and colleagues and meet our sponsors and exhibitors. Enjoy a locally brewed craft beer or glass of wine as you walk through the Poster Display area. Finger food will be available, and attendance is included in the registration fee for full conference registrants.  

Poster Display Area brought to you by Silver Sponsor NIWA
Craft beer provided by Eruption Brewing 

Public Lecture

Date: Monday 23 November
Location: Lecture Theatre C1, C-Block
Time: 7.00pm - 8.30pm

On shaky ground – the contribution of geoscience to disaster risk management in Aotearoa-New Zealand: Lessons from recent Earthquakes

The Canterbury and Kaikōura earthquakes were the first major earthquake disasters to affect Aotearoa-New Zealand in over 70 years. They caused substantial, complex and long-lasting impacts to Ōtautahi-Chrstichurch, Waitaha-Canterbury and nationally, and have left a powerful legacy across many parts of our society. Ten years on from the start of the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, and in the shadow of a global pandemic, three earthquake hazard and disaster risk management experts will explore what we have learnt from this disaster through the broad lens of geosciences. They will explore what positive changes have occurred and what critical issues must be addressed to improve our resilience to future earthquakes.

Speakers:
Andy Nicol – Professor of Earthquake Geology, University of Canterbury
Jo Horrocks – Chief Resilience and Research Officer, Earthquake Commission 
Marion Schoenfeld – Senior Hazards Analyst, Christchurch City Council

Facilitator: Tom Wilson - Professor of Disaster Risk and Resilience, University of Canterbury

Early Career Researchers Mixer

Date: Monday 23 November
Location: Volstead, 55 Riccarton Road
Time: From 7.30pm

Organised by Jenni Hopkins
Location: Volstead, 55 Riccarton Road

Poster Session 2

Date: Tuesday 24 November
Location: C-Block Exhibition Foyer & Mezzanine level
Time: 4.30pm - 5.30pm

Join us during the afternoon tea break for the second Poster Session of the conference. Sip on a cup of tea or coffee or enjoy a glass of local craft beer as you view the latest research from your colleagues.

Poster Display Area brought to you by Silver Sponsor NIWA
Craft beer provided by Eruption Brewing 

Conference Dinner

Date: Tuesday 24 November
Location: Ti-Kouka, Haere-roa, University of Canterbury
Time: 7.00pm - Late 
Ticket event: $100 per person. RSVP required.

Theme: mā pango, mā whero: collaboration and cooperation to achieve a goal: red and black.  

Our theme emphasises the cooperation that we have had to engage in to get through these trying time as well as in our normal scientific and academic duties.  Red and black symbolise how collaboration can co-create something of beauty.  

Awards will be given for best dressed team, couple, and individuals.

Student Dinner

Date: Tuesday 24 November
Location: Kaiser Brew Garden
Time: From 7.00pm
RSVP required please contact gsnz@confer.co.nz for more information.

Organised by Geoscience Postgraduates of New Zealand