SIG LUNCHTIME MEETINGS

Lunch breaks have been allocated 1.5hours in the programme. The first 30 minutes are for delegates to have lunch in the exhibition area, before moving to the respective lunch time meetings/events if applicable. Please note catering will not be served in the individual meeting rooms and will only be served in the sponsor/exhibitor foyer. Please see the programme for days, timing and rooms.

Friends of Pleistocene Special Interest Group

Led by: David Barrell (GNS Science Te Pū Ao)

Friends of the Pleistocene SIG brings together people with various interests in the Quaternary Period, including geomorphology, palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic proxies, dating techniques, ocean-atmosphere-cryosphere processes and modelling. Typical FoP activities include hosting conference sessions and meetings, seminar series, and occasional field trips. However, activity has lessened activity over recent years.

Please come and join in a discussion of the FoP SIG’s future. Some questions to consider:

Is there interest in continuing the FoP?
Would a three-person convenor panel (rather than the usual single convenor) spread the leadership burden?
Explicitly broaden the SIG’s scope by renaming as Friends of the Quaternary?

Geoethics Special Interest Group

Led by: Matthew Hughes (University of Canterbury)

This is the inaugural in-person meeting for the Aotearoa New Zealand Geoethics Special Interest group. Geoethics consists of research and reflection on values underpinning behaviours and practices wherever human activities interact with the Earth system. This is especially pertinent in geological resource use, post-disaster response, geoheritage issues, and engaging with communities including Indigenous peoples. This session will allow Geoethics SIG members to build a sense of community and develop a programme of Aotearoa New Zealand Geoethics initiatives.

GeOID Special Interest Group Lunchtime Meeting

Led by Jenny Stein (GNS Science)
Annual in-person meeting of the Geoeducation, Outreach and International Development (GeOID) Special Interest Group. Come along to network with members, brainstorm activity ideas for the coming year, and to discuss the issues of the day. All welcome!

GeoNet Programme Update
Led by Elizabeth Abbott, Jonathan Hanson, Elisabetta D’Anastasio and the GeoNet Team (GNS Science)
Come kōrero with GeoNet! Learn about GeoNet’s medium-term plans and how they work toward GeoNet’s 10-year strategic vision, and join us to talk about ways we can work together. How do we better align research and GeoNet operations? We want to kōrero about ways we can best work together, and hear from you about what’s on your horizon in the coming years.

GSNZ Proposed Awards Portfolio - Feedback Meeting
Led by Sam McColl (GSNZ President)
Earlier in the year the GSNZ Executive Committee presented and sought feedback on a revised portfolio of its annual awards. The purpose of this session is to present and explain the proposed portfolio, share how the committee is considering and responding to the feedback received so far, and to invite further feedback and comment from the audience. All GSNZ members are encouraged to participate.

Kickstarting a Seismology Special Interest Group
Led by Matt Gerstenberger, Kiran Kumar Thingbaijam (GNS Science), Jack Williams (University of Otago)
The newly-formed Seismology Special Interest Group members will discuss and outline plans and activities for the group, finalize Terms of Reference, and identify roles and scope thereof.

Natural Hazards and Resilience Platform Establishment – Information Session
Led by Dr Graham Leonard (Natural Hazard and Risk Theme Leader, GNS Science)
The Natural Hazards and Resilience Platform is a new collaborative natural hazards resilience research programme, funded by the Government for seven years and to be hosted by GNS Science. The Platform will build on a substantial history of mission-led, multi-organisational and multi-disciplinary research undertaken as part of the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges NSC and the earlier Natural Hazards Research Platform. The first phase of the Platform is establishment, which will run through to April 2025. More information is available at https://www.gns.cri.nz/research-projects/natural-hazards-and-resilience-platform/. This information session is an opportunity to hear more about the Platform, ways to engage, and ask questions.

SIG LUNCHTIME MEETINGS

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