Joint Conference on Extreme Weather 2011

Joint Conference on Extreme Weather 2011

The meeting will be held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa a superb location right on the waterfront. The conference begins on Wednesday February 9 with keynote addresses and sessions on Extreme weather and the main climate drivers. At the completion of talks in the evening there will be an icebreaker and opportunity to view posters. On day 2 there will be keynote addresses and sessions on Oceanography and the use of high resolution modelling to understand local weather systems. In the afternoon, busses will leave Te Papa about 4pm to take participants along the rugged south coast of Wellington to Pencarrow Homestead where the conference dinner will be held. Day 3 will have keynote addresses and sessions on Climate change and Disaster planning. Proceedings will end at about 5pm on Friday February 11.

Onsite conference registration will open at 8.00 am on Wednesday February 9, in the Rangimaire rooms, level 3, Te Papa. An Information desk will be staffed during coffee and lunch breaks throughout the conference. Morning and afternoon tea and lunches will all be provided in Te Papa’s Icon room which has access to a pleasant waterfront balcony