WORKSHOPS

Although the workshops commence at 1.30pm, morning presentation sessions will be dedicated to each workshop subject. These morning sessions will provide background and lead in to the workshop sessions, which have been designed to be interactive with clear objectives and outcomes.

Wednesday 25th November 1.30pm - 5.30pm

Managing With Uncertainty
Convenor - David Scott

Purpose: The workshop will address the question of how to plan and make decisions under uncertainty. Workshop participants should gain a better understanding of the nature of scientific uncertainty and some guidance on how to treat and convey uncertain information.

Target Audience: Technical Staff, Resource Managers and Planners who use environmental models in decision making and water resources management.

Cost: Included in Full Registration and Wednesday Day Registration

Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction
Formulating Tools for Developing Science-based Policy
Convenor - Doug McAllister

Guest Speaker - Richard Evans
Principal Hydrogeologist - Sinclair Knight Merz

Purpose: A workshop-style discussion focussing on methods for assessing groundwater/surface water hydraulic interaction. The workshop will run in an interactive manner with the opportunity for input from all attendees. The goal will be to generate a consensus from attendees of where we are currently, identifying key gaps in current knowledge and formulate proposals for furture research. A panel of industry experts will be gathered to inform and lead the debate.

It is hoped to learn from and build on previous workshops on this topic held at previous Hydrological Society conferences, particularly the workshop held at the Queenstown conference in 2004.

Target Audience: Resource Managers, Planners and Technical Staff involved in surface water and groundwater.

Cost: $30 NOT included in Full Registration
Included in Wednesday Day Registration