Tēnā tātou katoa,
We welcome you all to University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka in beautiful Ōtepoti Dunedin for the 2024 Geoscience Society of New Zealand conference. The conference will run from 25th-29th November with oral and poster sessions, pre-conference workshops, post/pre conference field trips, and plenary sessions held at the Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago campus. Social functions include an icebreaker event, early career social function, museum scavenger hunt, and gala dinner. We are also excited that the second ever EarthFest will be held in conjunction with this conference.
With our ‘Mountains to Sea’ conference theme, we look forward to a wide range of abstract submissions that celebrate the diversity of the geosciences and of the landscapes in Aotearoa New Zealand.
On behalf of the wonderful conference local organising committee, we look forward to seeing you all in Ōtepoti Dunedin in November.
Jack Williams and Greer Gilmer, Conference Co-Convenors
Sam McColl, President, Geoscience Society of New Zealand
Local Organising Committee:
David Barrell, GNS Science, Te Pū Ao Sophie Briggs, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Solen Chanony, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Donna Eberhart-Phillips, GNS Science, Te Pū Ao Greer Gilmer, GNS Science, Te Pū Ao Tatiana Goded, GNS Science, Te Pū Ao Marie Hennequin, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Helen Jack, Environment Canterbury Luce Lacoua, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | Ray Marx, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Sam McColl, GNS Science, Te Pū Ao Nick Mortimer, GNS Science, Te Pū Ao Faye Nelson, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Javiera Ruz Ginouves, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Ellen Unland, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka James White, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Jack Williams, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka |
Earthfest:
Sophie Briggs, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | Caroline Orchiston, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka |
Solen Chanony, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | Natalie-Jane Reid, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka |
Sonja Mueller, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | Jenny Stein, Massey University |
Key Dates
9 May 2024 | Call for Proposals: Sessions, Workshops, Field Trips, SIG Meetings |
27 May 2024 | Call for Proposals Close |
7 June 2024 | Convenors Notified of Acceptance Status |
12 June 2024 | Call for Abstracts Opens |
August 2024 | Registration Opens |
25 August 2024 | Abstract Submissions Close (please note this date will not be extended) |
3 October 2024 | Abstract Authors Notified |
25 October 2024 | Early Bird Registrations Close |