Following the successful meeting in Auckland in February 1996, the Magnetic Island venue for the 1997 meeting was chosen by popular acclaim The dates of the meeting were established so as to follow the 1997 Joint IAMAS/IAPSO Meeting in Melbourne, and to account for local accommodation availability. Participants could expect to arrive in Townsville on Sunday morning, and depart on Wednesday afternoon. (Note that due to national league sporting commitments, accommodation in Townsville will be limited on the night of Saturday 12 July.)

The meeting is intended to consist of an informal (family-oriented) program arranged around a core of formal presentations.

Please indicate by email (use the word "CLIMANZ" somewhere in your email header) to Cathy at espaus@ultra.net.au whether you are interested in coming to the meeting, and how many guests/family you would bring. Please don't send money or make bookings at this stage. We are merely seeking expressions of interest. We'd be grateful if you'd circulate this to those of your colleagues who may also be interested.

The deadline for response to this call is May 9, 1997.

Venue

The Magnetic Island Tropical Resort at Nelly Bay, where the meeting will be held, is an award-winning establishment with a relaxed atmosphere in a magnificent tropical setting, with chalet-style accommodation. Magnetic Island is a 15 minute fastcat ferry ride from Townsville, N. Qld. Nelly Bay is 10 minutes by bus from the Picnic Bay Jetty.

Numbers

Depending on sharing arrangements, the meeting venue could comfortably cater for 50 live-in participants, with another nearby resort catering for about 20 more if needed.

Organisation

The meeting will be convened on behalf of the ANZ Climate Forum by a Committee consisting of Dr Peter Isdale, Dr Janice Lough (both from the Australian Institute of Marine Science), Dr John Luly (James Cook University), and Mr Ross Keith (BoM, Townsville)

The Meeting Organiser is an experienced Townsville company called:

ESPECIALLY AUSTRALIAN
GPO Box 396, Townsville, Qld. 4810. Australia
Tel. +61 (0)77 21 4903 Fax. +61 (0)77 21 2535
email: espaus@ultra.net.au

The Especially Australian Secretariat is run by Cathy Ellis, who will organize the Meeting.

Scientific Program

We intend to have two full days of papers, each of 20 minutes, beginning early in the day, and leaving the last part of the day free for ancillary activities. Poster session participation will be encouraged. The Scientific Program will be managed by Dr Janice Lough. (j.lough@aims.gov.au)

Intending participants should note that people who are presenting papers and posters will be given preference in the allocation of accommodation.

Social Activities
Magnetic Island has a wide variety of attractions. These are well described on the WWW site mentioned above.

Getting there..
Townsville is 90 minutes north of Brisbane (2.5 hours from Sydney, 3.5 hours from Melbourne, about 4 hours from Auckland). It is serviced by Qantas and Ansett by several jet flights daily. For those who wish to drive, it is 1600 km by road from Brisbane, or about 3 days' leisurely drive, with major provincial cities conveniently spaced on the route.

Air travel: Specific discounts will be available to participants, although some discount seats will have limited availability.

Financial

We are seeking sponsorship of major meeting events, such as the Forum Dinner, Welcome BBQ, and similar activities.

The Committee has tried to keep costs down by packaging the accommodation and local travel, transfers and registration. We have attempted to cater for all types of visitors (from day attendees to live-in). The following indicative costs are inclusive of everything except alcoholic drinks.

Day Delegates
Costs include:
Daily return fast-ferry transfers from Townsville to Magnetic Island
Transfers to Magnetic Island Tropical Resort
Conference charges
Morning and Afternoon Tea
and lunch
$88 per day

Day Delegates Partner
Daily return fast-ferry transfers from Townsville to Magnetic Island
Transfers to Magnetic Island Tropical Resort
Morning and Afternoon Tea
and lunch
$50 per day

Day Delegates Children
Daily return fast-ferry transfers from Townsville to Magnetic Island
Transfers to Magnetic Island Tropical Resort
Morning and Afternoon Tea
and lunch
$33 per day

Family costs (2 adults and 2 children under 14) staying overnight for one night of the conference.
Return fast-ferry transfers from Townsville to Magnetic Island (2 ad, 2 ch)
Transfers to Magnetic Island Tropical Resort
Morning and Afternoon Tea
Lunch
Overnight accommodation
Breakfast
Daily conference costs (1 day)
$385 per day

Single delegate cost staying overnight for all nights of the conference.
Return fast-ferry transfers from Townsville to Magnetic Island
Transfers to Magnetic Island Tropical Resort
Morning and Afternoon Tea
Lunch
Overnight accommodation
Breakfast
Daily conference costs (3 days)
$593 per person twin share