Registration and Program

The new AMSN 2022 conference dates have been confirmed.

We hope to see you in Ballina from the 4th — 7th October.

Registration options include:

  • No early bird registration
  • In person (at Ballina) only registration
  • Full registration $450 (excluding dinner $80)
  • Student registration $270 (excluding dinner $80)
  • Registration open now and closes 30 September
  • Social functions include a Conference dinner on Wednesday 5 October 2022 from 7:00pm
  • Field trip (no cost) to Ballina mangrove sites

Half Day Workshop

Friday 7 October 2022

  • This workshop will explore knowledge gaps and challenges in the application of science, policy and practise for managing intertidal systems to reinstate and sustain ecosystem values and services.
  • Work on blue carbon has required multi-disciplinary partnerships and collaborations that span these spheres. 
  • A panel of blue carbon experts will share their experiences working within and across these spheres. 
  • There will be opportunities for questions and a facilitated discussion on blue carbon and how science, policy and practice collaborations can be used to address knowledge and delivery gaps in other important topics for mangroves and saltmarsh. 
  • The workshop will be a good way to discuss what has been presented at the conference and learned during the field trips.

Key dates

  • Abstract submissions are now open

  • Monday 30 May: Registration re-opens

  • Monday 25 July: Abstracts close

  • Monday 8 August: Abstracts announced

  • Friday 30 September: Registrations close

  • Tuesday 4 October: Conference commences

  • Friday 7 October: Conference closes

Tuesday 4 October
 

8:30 - 9:00 Registration (tea, coffee, catch-up)

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome to Country - Jali LALC

9:30 - 9:45 Keynote - Russell Reichelt

10.15 - 11:00 - Day 1 Session 1: An Overview

11:00 - 11:30 - Morning Tea

11:30 - 13:00 - Day 1 Session 2: Co-benifits

13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 - Flash Talks

14:30 - 16:00 - Day 1 Session 3: Mapping Disturbance

16:00 - 16:30 - Afternoon Tea

16:30 - 17:30 - Walking field trip to Shaws Bay

Wednesday 5 October
 

8:30 - 9:00 Registration (tea, coffee, catch-up)

9:00 - 9:30 Keynote - Dan Friess

9.30 - 10:30 - Day 2 Session 1: Planning

10:30 - 11:00 - Morning Tea

11:00 - 12:30 - Day 2 Session 2: Governance what and where

12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch

13:30 - 14:00 - Flash Talks

14:00 - 15:30 - Day 2 Session 3: Some more co-benefits

15:30 - 16:00 - Afternoon Tea

16:00 - 17:00 - Pitches for next year's conference, discussion for improvements to AMSN

18:30 - 19:00 - Pre-dinner Drinks

19:00 - 21:00 - Conference Dinner

Thursday 6 October
 

9:00 - 10:15 - Day 3 Session 1: Rehabilitating intertidal values

10:15 - 10:45 - Morning Tea and assemble at bus for field trip

11:00 - 13:00 - Chickiba Creek Inspection, Mangrove borers and macadamias

13:00 - 15:30 - Duck Creek DPI potential Blue Carbon site inspection (UNSW Water Research Lab) - Lunch BBQ

17:00 - 17:30 - Sunset conference photo at Ballina's Big Prawn - Return to Ballian Beach Resort

Friday 7 October
 

9:00 - 12:30 - Workshop: Blue Carbon Science-Policy-Practice

13:00 - 15:00 - Workshop: Draft Guide for Environmental Economic Accounting in Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems

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