Draft APCC10 Conference Program (as at August 2014)
Tuesday 11th November 2014
4.00-5.00pm
6.00-7.00pm
6.00pm-8.00pm
Registration @ The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel
Welcome Reception @ Government House (limited numbers)
Welcome drinks and Tours at the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens
Wednesday 12th November 2014
8.00-8.50am
Registration @ The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel
8.50-11.20am Full Merino Room
8.50-9.00am
Welcome to Country
9.00-9.05am
Welcome to Conference/ Housekeeping
Mark Fountain – Acting Director, Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardenbs
9.05-9.35am
ANPC Presidential Address
Dr David Coates – President, Australian Network for Plant Conservation
9.35-10.20am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Professor Ian Lunt (Charles Sturt University) – “Conservation science will be very different in 50 years time. Do you find
this scary or exciting?”
10.20- 10.30am
Questions
10.30- 11.00am
11.00- 11.20am
MORNING TEA
PLENARY LECTURE “Prioritising Actions” theme - Dr Terry Walshe (University of Melbourne) -
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Merino Room split into half Merino and Shearers Room and Theatrette
Location
11.25 – 11.45am
11.45 – 12.10am
12.10- 12.30am
12.15 – 1.15pm
“Prioritising Actions”
Half Merino Room
Chair: TBC
Fred Duncan & Mark Wapstra (The
Plant Press; Environmental
Consulting Options) - “Through the
Tasmanian Looking Glass:
Conservation of Plant Diversity in a
Temperate Wonderland”
Dr Arko Lucieer (University of
Tasmania) – “Recent advances in the
developments of Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (UAS) for environmental
mapping and monitoring”
Questions
“Animals in Plant Conservation”
Shearers Room
Chair: TBC
Dr Jenny Scott & Chris Howard (University of
Tasmania; Tas Parks & Wildlife Service) “Subantarctic Macquarie Island - Vegetation
Changes after Rabbit Eradication”
“Securing Biodiversity”
Theatrette
Chair: TBC
Dr David Coates (WA Department of Parks and
Wildlife) - “Incorporating genetic diversity and
evolutionary processes into plant conservation policy
and management : A Western Australian
perspective”
Dr Peter McQuillan (University of Tasmania) - “A
small moth Symphygas nephaula (Lepidoptera:
Tortricidae) mediates seed production
in Orites (Proteaceae) shrubs in alpine Tasmania,
acting as a pollinator and seed predator”
Questions
Linda Broadhurst (CSIRO) - “Using Seed
Production Areas to help meet restoration targets”
Questions
LUNCH
12.15-1.10pm ANPC 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Location: Drovers Room
1.20-1.50pm
Location : Full Merino Room
1.20 – 1.50pm
PLENARY LECTURE “Animals in Plant Conservation”theme - Professor Jonathon Majer (Curtin University, WA)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Merino Room split into half Merino and Shearers Room and Theatrette
2.35- 2.55pm
“Prioritising Actions”
Half Merino Room
Chair: TBC
Nick Bell (University of Melbourne) –
“Multi-taxa Phylogenomic Analysis of
Alpine Plant Communities”
Dr Greg Jordan (University of
Tasmania) & Oberon Carter
(DPIPWE) - “An Objective View of
Ancient, Relictual, Primitive,
Gondwanan (Finally)”
Questions
2.55-3.15pm
AFTERNOON TEA
Location
1.55 -2.15pm
2.15-2.35pm
“Animals in Plant Conservation”
Shearers Room
Chair: TBC
Dr Melinda Moir (University of Western Australia)
- “Managing for coextinction of plant-dwelling
invertebrates”
Prof Paulo de Souza (CSIRO) – “Swarm Sensing:
the new Frontier in Environmental Sciences”
“Securing Biodiversity”
Theatrette
Chair: TBC
John Turnbull (Tweed Shire Council) - Moving from
Monoculture to Multiculture on the Tweed Coast
Northern NSW
Elizabeth MacPhee (NSW National Parks and
Wildlife Service) - “Restoration of high altitude
ecosystems in the context of a changing climate.”
Questions
Questions
CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Merino Room split into half Merino and Shearers Room and Theatrette
Location
3.15-3.35pm
3.35- 3.55pm
3.55 – 4.15pm
4.15 – 4.45pm
”Prioritising Actions”
Half Merino Room
Chair: TBC
Mark Wapstra (Environmental
Consulting Options Tasmania)
& Dr Nigel Swarts (University
of Tasmania) - “Influence of
Taxonomy on Conservation
Management of Tasmanian
Orchids: A look to the Past with
a View to the Future”
Roger Good (Australian
National University) “Ecological Restoration –
Identifying Needs and
Determining Priorities”
Dr Justine Shaw (Australian
Antarctic Division) “Conservation Decision-making
in Australia’s sub-Antarctic:
Complex Ecosystem
Interactions and Island
Restoration”
Nic McCaffrey (University of
Queensland) - “Improving
Ecological Monitoring: Do we
need better standards?”
“Animals in Plant Conservation”
Shearers Room
Chair: TBC
Dr Nicholas Beeton (University of Tasmania) – “Modelling
deer grazing in Tasmania”
“Securing Biodiversity”
Theatrette
Chair: TBC
Marie Keatley (University of Melbourne) “Phenology and its contribution in understanding
how plants adapt to changing world”
Sean Tomlinson (University of Western Australia) Ecological Energetic Models of Pollination Restoration in
Thermo-energetic Island Landscapes
Anne Cochrane (WA Department of Parks and
Wildlife) – “Understanding plant responses to
changing climates – seed germination, seedling
emergence and early growth”
Tanya Bailey (University of Tasmania) – deer grazing.
Abstract to be confirmed
Rebecca Durant (The Murray-Darling Freshwater
Research Centre) - “Estimating the diversity and
abundance of wetland seed banks.”
Dr Carole Elliot (TBC) – bird pollination
Emma Dalziell (University of Western Australia) “Ex situ seed storage of Australian Nymphaea
(water lilies): Implications for Conservation”
4.45- 5.15pm
7.00-9.00pm
Questions
Questions
Questions
CONFERENCE DINNER in Merino Room
Thursday 13th November 2014
8.30-9.00am
Registration @ The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel
Location : Full Merino Room
9.00-9.10am
Housekeeping and Welcome to new delegates
ANPC Rep TBC
9.10-9.40am
PLENARY LECTURE “Securing Biodiversity” theme - Professsor David Bowman (University of Tasmania) – “Conservation in the
Anthropocene”
CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Merino Room split into half Merino and Shearers Room and Theatrette
Location
“Partnerships for Biodiversity”
Half Merino Room
Chair: TBC
9.40- 10.00am
David Hancock (Natural Area
Consulting Management
Services) - “Plant Conservation in
a Commercial Context – Can
conservation and commerce
combine to do it better?”
10.00 – 10.20am
Jim Begley (Goulburn Broken
Catchment Management
Authority) - “A holistic approach
to saving flora species in the
Goulburn Broken Catchment of
Victoria and beyond.”
Questions
10.20- 10.40am
10.40 – 11.00am
“Engagement and Communication in the Modern
World”
Shearers Room
Chair : TBC
Dr Gretta Pecl (Institute for Marine and Antarctic
Studies) - abstract TBC
“Securing Biodiversity”
Theatrette
Chair: TBC
Peter Boyer - abstract TBC
Ben Zeeman (La Trobe University) “Vegetation change in an increasingly urbanised
grassland reserve system”
Questions
Questions
Dr John Morgan (La Trobe University) “Beyond the ‘extinction debt’: how lessons from
plant demographic studies can contribute to
strategies for reversing declines in oncecommon grassland species”
MORNING TEA
11.00- 11.20am Location : Full Merino Room
11.00 – 11.20am
PLENARY LECTURE “Engagement and Communication in the Modern World” theme - Andrew Smith (Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife
Service)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Merino Room split into half Merino and Shearers Room and Theatrette
Location
11.25 -11.45am
11.45-12.05am
12.05- 12.25am
12.25-1.00pm
“Partnerships for
Biodiversity”
Half Merino Room
Chair: TBC
Graeme Errington (NSW
Royal Botanic Gardens and
Domain Trust) - “Seed
conservation training in SE
Asia”
Dr Noushka Reiter (ANPC) “The ANPC Orchid
Conservation Program”
“Engagement and Communication in the Modern
World”
Shearers Room
Chair: TBC
Bob Dixon (Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority) “Teaming with volunteers”
“Securing Biodiversity”
Theatrette
Chair: TBC
Dr Paul Gibson-Roy (Greening Australia) - “Linking
Schools to Biodiversity Restoration: Stories of the
Cumberland Plain”
Questions
Questions
Wolfgang Lewandrowski (University of
Western Australia) – “Unraveling the recruitment
bottleneck in dominant Triodia species for arid
zone restoration in the Pilbara, Western
Australia.”
Questions
Karina Salmon (La Trobe University) – “What
role does grassland fire history play in fire
behaviour and grassland recovery?”
LUNCH
CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Merino Room split into half Merino and Shearers Room and Theatrette
1.40-2.00pm
“Partnerships for
Biodiversity”
Half Merino Room
Chair: TBC
Bob Makinson (The Royal
Botanic Gardens and Domain
Trust) - “Myrtle Rust - a
theoretical threat becomes
real.”
Dr Jessica Stingemore
(Northern Agricultural
Catchments Council, WA) –
“Corridors for climate change:
securing biodiverse landscapes
and creating vibrant
communities”
Abstract vacancy
2.00 –2.20pm
Abstract vacancy
2.20 –2.40pm
Questions
Location
1.00-1.20pm
1.20-1.40pm
“Engagement and Communication in the Modern
World”
Shearers Room
Chair: TBC
Dr Linden Ashcroft (Earthwatch Institute) –
“ClimateWatch: engaging the public and making a
difference through citizen science”
“Securing Biodiversity”
Theatrette
Chair: TBC
Michael Clark (University of Newcastle) –
“Acknowledgement of Aboriginal Cultures, Community
Engagement Through Learning Circles.”
Peter Harrison (University of Tasmania) “The effect of forest fragmentation, geography
and climate on forest tree reproductive success”
Daniel Duval (Botanic Gardens of Adelaide) - “The
Schools Threatened Species Custodian Project – a plant
conservation initiative for South Australian Schools”
Dianne Brown (NSW Office of Environment and
Heritage) – “The Jaliigirr Biodiversity Alliance connecting corridors through community and culture.”
Questions
Catherine Ross (Greening Australia) “What’s Killing the Trees?”
Neil Davidson (Greening Australia) “Reconnecting fragmented vegetation remnants
across the agricultural belt of the Midlands,
Tasmania”
Natalie Tapson (Royal Tasmanian Botanical
Gardens) - “Azorella macquariensis – battling
for survival in the subantarctic”
Questions
2.40- 3.05pm
3.10-4.30pm
AFTERNOON TEA
TECHNOLOGY PRACTICAL SESSION – Gadgets, Data Management and Accessibility. Location : The Baha’i Centre of Learning Auditorium
Professor Paulo de Souza (CSIRO) – “Micro-sensing Technologies and Systems, Office of the Chief Executive Science
Leader on CSIRO Computational Informatics”
Naomi Lawrence (DPIPWE) – “Natural Values Atlas”
Rian Taylor – “Unmanned aerial vehicles eg drones”.
Dr Arko Lucieer (University of Tasmania) – “A range of remote sensing equipment used by the TerraLuma Project
www.terraluma.net and demonstrate its application for researchers.”
James Wood/David Marrison (Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens) – “Flickr photo sharing site and potential to engage.”
4.30-5.00pm Final Discussion and closure - Location : Full Merino Room
6.00-7.00pm – PUBLIC LECTURE - Dr Bob Brown Location : The Baha’i Centre of Learning Auditorium
Friday 14th November 2014
CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS
Field Trip One
Tasmanian orchid conservation in action
– Join Threatened Plants Tasmania Wildcare
Inc (TPT), at the Tasmanian Seed
Conservation Centre to learn about the
Threatened Orchid Project. Followed by a
trip to the Peter Murrell Reserve near Hobart
where many of Tasmania’s native orchid
species can be found.
9.00am-2.30pm. (limited to 20 participants)
Coordinator - TBC
6.00-8.00pm
Casual BBQ at RTBG
Field Trip Two
Buffering and reconnecting native vegetation across the
Northern Midlands of Tasmania – Join Greening Australia to
look at work to revegetate the Macquarie River in Tasmania’s
Northern Midlands. This project is part of the 1,000 hectares
Biodiverse Restoration Research Project.
Full Day 9am – 5pm
Coordinator - TBC
Field Trip three
Central Plateau Lagoon of Islands Project and the
Miena Cider Gum - Join staff from the RTBG on a trip to
the Tasmania’s Central Plateau to view Hydro Tasmania’s
Lagoon of Islands Rehabilitation Project. The project’s aim
is to rehabilitate the unique floating ecosystem of the
Lagoon of Islands wetland. It will also include a visit to a
population of the critically endangered Miena cider gum to
discuss efforts to conserve this species.
Full Day 8am – 6pm
Coordinator - TBC
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following conference sponsors: