Register now. Over 388 people registered. https://oncue.eventsair.com/nzhs-2016-conference/registration/Site/Register

You are probably aware that New Zealand has recently been rocked by Earthquakes. The thoughts of the Local Organising Committee are with delegates and their families that have been impacted by this series of earthquakes. For international visitors, the location of most of the earthquakes have been in the top of the South Island and lower North Island. Fortunately, for our conference, Queenstown has not been affected and we are looking forward to hosting the joint conference of the NZHS and HWRS (EA) in a couple of days. Outside of North Canterbury everything is running as normal.

Note the Conference dinner and more importantly the Hydrologic Games will be held at the Skyline Gondola on the THURSDAY night at the end of the conference. Ticket includes a ride on the Gondola to spectacular views of Queenstown. Lets make sure the Kiwis don’t win the Cumec Throphy! Note in honour of the NZ adventure capital this year the conference dinner has an optional dress theme – “Adventure”. More details at http://nzhs2016.cloudaccess.host/programme/social-functions.html

Over 365 people have registered so far! This is gearing up to be a great conference.

Last chance to register notice has been sent out by the conference organisers. If you haven’t already registered you can do so here. Don’t forget your passport!

Provisional program is available with lots of papers from both Australian and New Zealand Authors. There are also plenty of papers on the new Australian Rainfall and Runoff. Check out the program here

The National Committee on Water Engineering is pleased to announce the Munro Oration will be by BLAIR FITZHARRIS, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO titled Reflections on Climate and Water over 60 years. Read more here. The Munro oration will be held on Wednesday 30 November, 6.00pm – 7.00pm.

Rory Nathan, University of Melbourne will present a Keynote on “Impact of hydrologic variability on design flood estimates”.

Note the Conference dinner and more importantly the Hydrologic Games will be held at the Skyline Gondola on the THURSDAY night at the end of the conference. Ticket includes a ride on the Gondola to spectacular views of Queenstown. Lets make sure the Kiwis don’t win the Cumec Throphy! Note in honour of the NZ adventure capital  this year the conference dinner has an optional dress theme – “Adventure”. More details at http://nzhs2016.cloudaccess.host/programme/social-functions.html

Fieldtrips will be held on the Friday. This is a great way to see NZ. Find out more.

Check out the latest email from the conference organisers with more details at http://eepurl.com/cmxpEn

Provisional Programme

The provisional programme is now available.

Key Updates

• ACCOMMODATION – if you have not already booked your accommodation for this conference, you are advised to do so immediately! Queenstown is a busy city and rooms are already filling up quickly. There are still limited rooms available at the conference venue (Millennium Hotel), please book these through your registration or email tracy@on-cue.co.nz.
• CONFERENCE DINNER – Thursday 1st December 6.00pm
  • The theme is ADVENTURE, so get creative with your costumes!
  • Book now! There are still tickets available.
  • Held at the Skyline Gondola, Queenstown, your ticket includes stunning views, a gondola ride, and a three course meal, assortment of drinks, live entertainment as well as transportation to and from the Millennium Hotel.
  • This will also be the culmination of the Hydrologic Games which will be taking place throughout the conference.
• CONFERENCE BAG DETAILS FOR 2016 – There will not be a bag/satchel provided at this year’s conference, so you will need to bring your own if you wish to have one with you, there will be a surprise gift on entry instead!

• CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON FIELD TRIPS – These are already getting booked out – if you do wish to go on a field trip, please book now through your registration login, or contact Tracy, the conference organiser.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

If you have not seen already our Keynote speakers for the conference include:

• Peter Goodwin, from Idaho Universtiy – Talk topic: Balancing Water Supply Reliability and Ecosystem Restoration: Example of the San Francisco Bay-Delta in California, USA
• Rory Nathan, from the University of Melbourne – Talk topic: Impact of hydrologic variability on design flood estimates
• Jen Crawford, from Anderson Lloyd – Talk Topic: The Problem with Ponds

For all the information on our keynotes, CLICK HERE.

We look forward to welcoming you to Queenstown!

From the Organising Committee,
Charles Pearson (NZ Chair) // NIWA
Mark Babister (Australia Chair) // WMA Water
Sarah Mager // Otago University
Lawrence Kees // Environment Southland
Tim Davie // ECan
Jo Hoyle // NIWA
James Ball // University of Technology Sydney
Monique Retallick // WMA Water

From the organisers of the conference:

Reminder: Early registration rates close 10 October. The committee is hoping to have a draft programme available on the website by early next week.

Check the conference website for all you need to know about the conference: www.nzhs2016.co.nz. The conference theme is Water, Infrastructure and the Environment and runs from 28 Nov – 2 Dec in Queenstown, New Zealand. Register online, through the website, where you will also find all registration pricing and information.

We look forward to seeing you there