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In 2005, the Geological
Society of New Zealand's (GSNZ) Annual Conference
is to be held in Kaikoura, and will celebrate the
50th Anniversary since the establishment of our
Society at an inaugural meeting held there in 1955.
The 2005 conference is being organised by the
Department of Geological Sciences, University of
Canterbury, and will be held from Monday 28
November to Thursday 1 December 2005.
The conference will be
preceded by a selection of four one-day field trips
on Monday 28th November, which will also serve to
provide transport for participants from
Christchurch and Picton to Kaikoura. A three-day NE
Marlborough pre-conference field trip, commencing
in Picton and ending in Kaikoura, is also planned.
During the conference a number of half-day field
trip options are planned, and we are also offering
a selection of three one-day post-conference field
trips for Friday 2nd December, which again serve as
a return travel option to Christchurch for
participants.
Conference Registration
will commence at 5.00pm in the Kaikoura Memorial
Hall on 28th November, in conjunction with the
Icebreaker function. Registration will continue at
8.00am on the morning of Tuesday 29th November in
the Memorial Hall. The formal welcome and opening
ceremony will commence at 9.00am in the Hall, and
will include a Powhiri to be held at the conference
centre on the nearby Takahanga Marae at 10.00am.
Information desks will be staffed during coffee and
lunch breaks throughout the conference.
All correspondence relating
to the technical programme and field trips should
be sent to: GSNZ 50th Anniversary Conference
Kaikoura 2005, c/o Department of Geological
Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag
4800, Christchurch; by Fax: (03) 364 2769 or by
email to gsnz05_at_geol.canterbury.ac.nz (note
- replace "_at_" with "@").
All accommodation and
registration enquiries should be directed to the
Conference Organiser (for full address and contact
details please refer to the end of this circular,
or see the enclosed Registration Form). Further
information on the conference and copies of the
Registration Form can also be downloaded from the
GSNZ web site at http://www.gsnz.org.nz
Oral and Poster
Papers
The scientific programme
will include all aspects of the earth sciences.
Relevance to New Zealand, Antarctica or the SW
Pacific is desirable but not essential. We have
selected two theme Symposia (see following), but
the organizing committee is particularly keen to
see that the final programme theme sessions will
reflect both the breadth and excellence of NZ
Geoscience research developed over the last 50
years. We are planning to include several plenary
speakers during the conference, and concurrent
sessions will run for the rest of each day. We
request that Registrants limit their abstract
submission to one paper (oral or poster).
Registrants may be co-authors on additional
abstracts, but not present them. Registrants
wishing to submit and present more than one
abstract may do so, with the proviso that the
organizing committee reserve the right not to
accept such additional papers offered in the event
that the available programme slots are fully
subscribed.
The 50th Anniversary
Conference Special Theme Symposia are:
A: 50 Years on in New
Zealand Geology
Convener: Malcolm Laird
This symposium is to showcase the history,
developments and excellence of New Zealand
Geoscience research since the establishment of the
Geological Society of New Zealand in 1955. We
invite papers that will broadly fit this
theme.
B: Mountains to Abyss
- The Active and Passive Margins of Eastern
NZ
Conveners: Lionel Carter and Jarg
Pettinga
In 2005 NZ's marine geological research
programme also celebrates its establishment 50
years ago. This symposium is in recognition of this
milestone, and provides an opportunity to highlight
the advances and outstanding contributions over the
last half Century. We have broadened the scope to
reflect the interdisciplinary "Source to Sink"
theme so appropriate in the NZ plate boundary
context. In addition to several invited
presentations we invite papers that complement this
theme.
When submitting your
abstract, please indicate on the registration form
if you are submitting a presentation to either of
the special theme Symposia. Other themes will be
added later to reflect the range of papers
submitted by participants or the requests of
potential conveners.
Oral papers will be
scheduled for 20 minute slots, 15 minutes for
presentation and 5 minutes for discussion. As there
will be concurrent sessions during much of the
conference, changeover times will be synchronised.
Lecture theatres will contain one data projector
for PowerPoint presentations only. An overhead
projector may be requested at the time of abstract
submission, but only one screen will be available
in each lecture room. Plenary speakers will be
allocated some additional time for presentations,
further details to be advised.
Poster Papers
Coordinator: Anekant
Wandres
Posters on all aspects of earth science are
invited, as well as those linked to the conference
theme Symposia listed above. Each poster author
will be asked to be present at their poster at a
designated time to provide an opportunity for
conference participants to ask questions and
discuss research results with authors presenting
the poster.
Those wishing to present
posters are invited to contact the organising
committee or consult the Society's web-site for
detailed guidelines for posters before the
registration deadline.
Abstracts
We will accept abstracts up
to one page in length (using 12pt Times New Roman
font) for all talks and posters, including plenary
presentations (see formatting requirements below).
Abstracts will be published in the conference
Programme and Abstracts Volume (A4 size
black and white reproduction) as a Geological
Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication.
We request that authors limit the number of offered
papers to one, if more than one abstract for either
oral or poster presentations is offered by a
presenting author we will only be able to accept
these if there remain available slots in the
programme. Please ensure that your abstract is
reviewed internally or by co-authors prior to
submission. Check the formatting. Only abstracts
from bona fide registrants will be published in the
programme and abstracts volume. All abstracts will
be reviewed prior to acceptance.
We ask that abstracts are
sent by email as an attachment (preferably in
Microsoft Word format; plain text if not) to
gsnz05_at_geol.canterbury.ac.nz with
abstract, whether it's a talk,
poster, and/or student paper in the
email subject line eg: abstract - talk -
student. Formatting for abstracts should be as
follows:
PLANETARY
ACCRETION IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
A.
Scientist1 & A.N.
Astronaut2
1New Zealand Cosmic Survey, PO Box
1955, Kaikoura.
2Dept. of Geology, University of New
Zealand, PO Box 123, Wellington.
(a.scientist@cosmic.kcs.nz)
We
describe the results of planetary accretion
simulations that investigate the dependence of
terrestrial-planet formation on nebula surface
density profile and evolution of the eccentricities
of Jupiter and Saturn. Peaked profiles are
generated by models of coagulation in an initially
hot nebula. Models with initial eJ,S = 0.05 (the
current value) and 0.1 are considered. Simulations
using the decaying profile
with...........
maximum of one
A4 page......
Authors, please
note required formatting:
- entire abstract
(text/figures) must fit one A4 portrait page, 3
cm margin all around.
- Times New Roman 12pt
font, single line spacing throughout. Title bold
capitals, authors bold lowercase; presenting
author underlined. All other text plain.
- title, names and
addresses centred; rest of abstract justified
flush left and right.
- authors' names and each
address to fit on one line (omit "New Zealand"
if necessary).
- add presenting author's
email address on a new line after the last
author
- blank line after title,
before the text body and between paragraphs.
- no page numbers,
paragraph indents or footnotes.
- white-background
diagrams are fine, but use patterns rather than
grey shades. Please note figures will be reduced
to 50% size in the final abstract volume
2-column layout, and authors submitting figures
will need to reduce text
accordingly.
- we reserve the right to
edit or reject abstracts not conforming to the
above.
All abstracts must be with
the conference organizing committee by Friday 16
September. Indicate on the Registration form
and in your email subject line whether you
prefer your presentation to be made as a talk or
poster. We will try to accommodate your preference;
and will confirm in advance of the conference what
sort of presentation you have been
allocated.
Abstracts
must be submitted electronically by email to:
gsnz05_at_geol.canterbury.ac.nz
(note -
replace "_at_" with "@")
Student Awards
GSNZ will make awards for
the best student poster and oral papers at the
conference. All authors who register as students,
and are student members of the society, are
eligible for these awards, as long as they are
dominantly responsible for content and
presentation. See the society web site for
eligibility and details. All registered students
presenting papers will be provided with a statement
of criteria on which judging will be
based.
Student Travel
Grants
The Society will provide a
travel grant in-aid to assist students to attend
the conference. To be eligible, students must be
presenting a poster or oral paper, have been
enrolled as a student during 2005, be a member of
GSNZ, and must fill in the appropriate application
on the registration form and send in the form by 16
September. Successful applicants will be informed
by 31 October, and may collect their cheques at the
conference registration. The amount of money
granted will depend on the total number of
applicants, but is likely to be at least $150 for
students most distant from Kaikoura and
proportionately less for those from closer centres.
In addition, students are offered registration at a
discount rate.
Annual General
Meeting
The 50th Annual General
meeting of the Geological Society of New Zealand
will be held on Wednesday late afternoon, 30
November. The official notices and agenda will be
published in the October Newsletter of the
Society.
Social Events
- An informal
"Ice-breaker" at the Kaikoura Memorial Hall from
5-7.00 pm on Monday 28 November. Cost will be
included in the registration fee.
- Informal BBQ at
Kaikoura Winery from 7.00pm Tuesday 29 November.
The cost is $35 per person, and includes a
complimentary drinks voucher. Transport to and
from the venue will be provided (Limited to ~100
registrants).
- Conference Dinner
(theme: The Old Timers) will be held on
Wednesday 30 December at the Donegal House.
Transport will be provided. Pre-dinner drinks
will be available from 7.00 pm, and dinner will
be served at ~7.45 pm. The cost of the
Conference Dinner is not included in the
standard registration price and places must be
booked and paid for separately. Cost $55;
students at $45 (Limited to 150 registrants).
There will be prizes for the best/most
imaginatively dressed "Old Timer" with a special
prize for the best rendition of any of the
(founders) "Class of 55".
- Note that lunches
are included in the registration fee. These
will be available during extended lunch breaks
in the Kaikoura Memorial Hall venue, providing
the opportunity for participants to view posters
and meet with poster paper authors.
Accommodation
The society has pre-booked
a range of motel ($55/person), backpacker/cabin
($30) accommodation in Kaikoura, close to the
conference venue, and beds will be allocated on a
"first come-first served basis". Delegates are
advised that this is "back to the old days" in more
ways than one. The beds might range from a double
in their own room, to twin (two in a room) or even
in the living room - it is luck of the draw. If you
wish to take advantage of our pre-booked
accommodation and reserve a bed as part of your
conference registration we will allocate you to a
bed in a unit/room in order to maximise available
unit/room occupancy. If you wish to make
arrangements to share a room/unit with one or more
named individuals we ask that each registrant
involved please indicate this on their respective
registration forms, and forward the registration
details together in the same envelope. This
will significantly assist us in trying to meet your
accommodation requirements.
Those not interested
in sharing a room or motel unit are asked to make
their own accommodation arrangements. The Kaikoura
Information Centre (ph. 03-319 5641 or email
info_at_kaikoura.co.nz) may be able to provide
further assistance. Anyone registering late (after
16 September 2005) can not be guaranteed
accommodation.
Participants
are advised that accommodation in Kaikoura is often
fully booked by tour groups, and in order to secure
a bed we will need your confirmed requirements with
full payment by 16TH SEPTEMBER - Society
pre-bookings must be released after that
date.
Accompanying
Persons
Please note that there is
no crèche or accompanying persons programme
for this conference, although there is a wide range
of things to do in the neighbourhood, including
whale watching, diving with dolphins, swimming with
seals, "albatross encounters", tramping,
horse-riding, four-wheeler safaris, golf, fishing
charters, white-water rafting, sky-diving, crayfish
eating, sea kayaking, vineyard visits, "surf-board
adventures", and art trails. Brochure and booking
for all of these are available at the Information
Centre. In addition, accompanying persons are
welcome on fieldtrips and at social events,
provided places are booked and paid for on the
registration form. A $5.00 processing fee will
apply.
Discounted Registration
Fee
To qualify for the
discounted registration fee, your registration
form and payment must be received no later than 16
September. Note that REGISTRATIONS AFTER 16th
SEPTEMBER ARE $50 MORE EXPENSIVE.
This represents a realistic costing of the
additional work required for late registration. A
hard copy of the Registration Form is included with
the July GSNZ Newsletter. Registration by email or
Fax is also acceptable, a digital copy of the
Registration Form can also be downloaded from the
GSNZ website in doc
or pdf
format. All digital Abstracts must be received on
or prior to the 16 September. Telephone
registrations will not be accepted.
All those registering will
receive an acknowledgement of receipt of
registration within two weeks. The allocation of
accommodation will be advised separately at a later
date, and after the 16 September discount
registration deadline. A receipt will be forwarded
with your confirmation after both registration AND
payment have been processed.. Our Policy on Refunds
and Cancellations is:
Cancelled before: Refund
of:
1 November 80%
15 November 50%
No refund is given for
cancellations received after 15 November, including
"no shows" at the conference.
Pre-conference field
trips
We are offering a three-day
Pre-conference field trip to Eastern Marlborough,
starting from Picton on Saturday 26th November.
Participants are asked to make their own
arrangements for ferry bookings and meet the field
trip transport outside the Interislander Ferry
terminal in Picton at 12.30pm (provisional at this
time). Further details regarding trip arrangements
will be finalised after the registration deadline
of 16th September.
Three one-day field trips
and one half-day trip are offered on Monday 28
November. These trips will serve to transport
participants to Kaikoura. Lunch will be provided
for participants on the full-day trips from
Christchurch and is included in the cost. Field
excursion guidebooks will be provided for all field
trip participants. All participants should be
prepared for weather ranging from warm sunny days
to cold windy and/or rainy days.
While we will endeavour to
cater for all who indicate they wish to participate
on the field trips, it is likely that the number of
seats will be limited after the conference
registration deadline of 16th September. Space is
limited, and the key to securing travel to Kaikoura
is to book early. Excursions/transport may be
cancelled if there is insufficient interest. In the
case of cancelled trips there may be alternative
arrangements available for travel to Kaikoura.
Those wishing to use public transport will need to
make their own arrangements. There are a number of
small tour operators using mini-vans and buses from
Christchurch and Picton, and a daily train service
from Christchurch (am) and Picton (pm) travels via
Kaikoura.
If accompanied by a
non-registered person, please indicate on the
registration form and include a name.
Pre-conference
Three-day Trip 1: Cretaceous-Paleogene
Stratigraphy of Eastern Marlborough: Opening a
South Pacific Window on a Greenhouse Earth
Leaders: Chris Hollis, Percy Strong, Malcolm
Laird and James Crampton
Duration: 2.5 days, Saturday Nov 26 to Monday Nov
28
Route: Wellington/Picton (arrange own ferry travel)
- Ward - Kaikoura (4WD vans)
This excursion will
showcase the spectacular upper Cretaceous to middle
Eocene passive margin, fining-upwards succession of
eastern Marlborough. We will examine how
pre-existing topography, local tectonics, global
climatic changes and extreme events are reflected
in the local stratigraphy. At Ward Beach and
surrounding area we will view slumps, mass flow
deposits and channelling within the upper
Cretaceous siliclastic Whangai Formation. At
Woodside Creek, Flaxbourne River and Chancet Rocks
we will view the best on-land Southern Hemisphere
records of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary event
and review the local evidence for asteroid impact,
mass extinction, collapse of the ocean ecosystem
and long-term climate change. At Mead Stream, a 650
m thick section through pelagic facies of the Mead
Hill Formation offers a window into the evolution
of the South Pacific Ocean from latest Cretaceous
to middle Eocene times, from chert-rich episodes of
cooling in the Cretaceous and early Paleocene to
marl-rich episodes of extreme global warming in the
early and middle Eocene, including a
well-delineated record of the Paleocene-Eocene
thermal maximum. If time allows, we will also
examine Cretaceous fossiliferous strata in Coverham
area, the Great Marlborough Conglomerate and
Clarence Fault (Mead Stream, Deadman Stream), the
upper Cretaceous transition from siliciclastic to
pelagic depositions (Mororimu Stream) and
correlative proximal facies of the Mead Stream
succession at Kaikoura.
Cost: $230 (includes two
nights accommodation, continental breakfasts and
boxed lunches, dinners are extra). Limited to 20
participants).
Pre-conference Day
Trip 2: Conway Coast and Hawkeswood Range
Active Tectonics and Basin Facies Analysis.
Leaders: Kari Bassett and Tim
McConnico
The east side of the
Hawkeswood Range preserves a terrestrial to marine
sedimentary succession that is coeval with, and
straddles an active, complex imbricate thrust fault
zone. Participants on this field trip will see a
series of uplifted and tectonically deformed
alluvial fan deposits along the Conway Coast, on
the east flank of the Hawkeswood Range, that link
to a well-preserved, marine Gilbert-style deltaic
sequence. Within the deltaic sequence exist
fantastic examples of fan delta deposits and
processes including slumping and unique pebble
imbrication patterns. Along the way participants
will also see an ancient 8000 yr old podocarp
forest and unlock its connection to the fan delta
and active tectonics of the region.
This trip will be timed to
meet incoming participants at Christchurch airport
on Monday 28th November, departing from the airport
at between 9-10 am. Final details to be
arranged.
Cost: $40.00 (includes
boxed lunch)
Pre-conference Day
Trips 3A and 3B: Structure, Stratigraphy and
Active Tectonics of Inland North Canterbury
Leaders: Joc Campbell, Jarg Pettinga and
John Bradshaw
Field trip 3A will take
participants along the middle Waipara River through
Culverden basin, via the inland Kaikoura Road along
the Hope Fault to Kaikoura. Trip A will focus on
several overview stops covering aspects of active
tectonics and structural geomorphology, including
the Boby's Creek Fault near Mt Grey, the Hawarden
anticline in SW Culverden Basin, and the Hope Fault
at Mt Lyford village, and brief roadside stops at
Charwell and/or Greenburn Stream (the latter two
localities will be covered in more detail on the
half-day mid conference trip 7).
Field trip 3B will include
a series of stops focussed on the Cretaceous
Tertiary succession in the Middle Waipara River
Gorge, and overview stops along the Hope Fault at
Mt Lyford village, Charwell and/or Greenburn
Stream.
This trip will be timed to
meet incoming participants at Christchurch airport
on Monday 28th November, departing from the airport
at between 9-10 am. Final details to be
arranged.
Cost: $40.00 (includes
boxed lunch)
Pre-conference
Half-Day Trip 4: Aspects of East Marlborough
Geology
Leaders: Russ van Dissen, Andy Nicol and Tim
Little
In this field trip we will
examine aspects of the geology of eastern
Marlborough, including; faults and Oligocene
sedimentary rocks at Picton, the Wairau and Awatere
faults, salt production at Lake Grassmere and
active tectonics along the Kekerengu coast.
The trip will be timed to
depart from outside the Interislander Ferry
Passenger Terminal in Picton at about 1.00pm on
Monday 28th November, after the arrival of the
morning sailing from Wellington, and will reach
Kaikoura at about 5.00pm. Final details to be
arranged.
Cost: (Own transport $10;
Conference transport $20)
Mid-conference field
trips: (Wed. 8.30am to 12.30pm)
Mid-conference
Half-Day Trip 5: Structure, Stratigraphy and
Quaternary Geology of Kaikoura Peninsula
Trip 5A Leaders: Jocelyn Campbell, Phil
Tonkin and John Bradshaw
Beginning with the
spectacular folding in the Tertiary limestones
exposed on the shore platform along the eastern
coastline, there will be plenty of photo
opportunities for both rocks and seals. The
overprinting and relationship of these small scale
structures to the larger scale folding and faulting
will be discussed. Questions relating to ongoing
deformation on these structures and the larger
picture of the tectonic setting will be raised, as
the trip continues up the walkway onto the
spectacular flight of uplifted and tilted Late
Quaternary marine terraces. Weather permitting, the
cliff top provides great views of the Seaward
Kaikoura Range and the coastal
structures.
Trip 5B Leaders: Malcolm
Laird, Greg Browne and Brad Field
This fieldtrip will examine
the latest Cretaceous/Tertiary sedimentary
succession at South Bay on the Peninsula. The
sequence provides a record of geological history
from the onset of transgression and regional
deepening accompanying sea-floor spreading
beginning at ~85Ma, through a tectonic/erosional
event in the middle Oligocene (Marshall
Unconformity), into overlying Miocene deposits
generated during the early stages of the Kaikoura
Orogeny. Time permitting a stop at the latest
Cretaceous succession exposed on the north side of
the Peninsula will also be included.
Cost $10.00
Mid-conference
Half-Day Trip 6: Mt Fyffe Active Tectonics and
Hazards
Leaders: Tim Davies, Bill Bull and Russ Van
Dissen
Planned field stops follow
the wide zone of ground deformation associated with
the Hope Fault, along the Mt Fyffe rangefront
between Kowhai and Hapuku Rivers. Range-front
landforms developed in response to the interactive
tectonic and fluvial processes, and history of
development of the Kowhai River, Waimangarara
River, Harnetts Creek and Hapuku River fans will be
examined. The implications for development and
hazard management of the Kaikoura Plains and
township are also considered.
Cost $15.00
Mid-conference
Half-Day Trip 7: Structural Geomorphology and
Paleoseismicity of the Hope Fault.
Leaders: Jarg Pettinga, Dyk Eusden, and Rob
Langridge
Our first stop will be on
Conway Downs Station along the main range-front
trace of the transpressional Hope Fault near
Charwell, where the fault zone setting coincides
with a ~1000m wide releasing step-over zone. The
spatial and temporal changes in the structural
geometry and style of deformation of this fault
zone are interpreted to reflect the role of
topographic loading in adjusting the fault zone
break-out, slip transfer and slip-partitioning
along the range-front, and is recorded by the
world-class tectonic geomorphic landforms there.
From this locality we will also be able to overview
the superb sequence of late Quaternary displaced
tectonic and climatic river terraces, and discuss
how these may be dated, and used to constrain
long-term uplift and right-lateral offset
rates.
Stop Two will be at
Greenburn Stream to observe a spectacular late
Holocene shutter ridge formed by the main trace of
the Hope Fault. Fault offset has ponded an alluvial
fan succession, and provided what is to date the
best constraints on paleoseismicity and slip rate
for the NE Hope Fault.
Cost $15.00
Post-conference field
trips
Leaving Kaikoura on Friday
2 December at 8.30 am.
Note: Spaces are limited on
these trips. Students especially are encouraged to
participate.
Post-conference Field
Trip 8: Following in McKay's Footsteps - Iconic
Cretaceous and Neogene Sequences, Haumuri
Bluff.
Leaders: Greg Browne, Ian Speden and Brad Field
Few localities are as
significant to the history of sedimentary geology
in New Zealand as Haumuri Bluff, 20 km south of
Kaikoura. The stratotype for our Haumurian and
Piripauan stages, scene of infamous fossil
collecting expeditions by Alexander McKay, and
spectacular coastal scenery! The trip will examine
Late Cretaceous stratigraphy in the railway cutting
and north side of the bluff, Amuri Limestone (type
section), the Marshall Unconformity, and Neogene
siltstones. Travel will be by 4WD vehicles. Due to
limited numbers, an early booking is essential.
Return travel to Chch/Picton to be arranged. Cost:
$50.00 (includes boxed Lunch)(Limited to min. 10,
max. 20 persons)
Post-conference Day
Trip 9: Conway Coast and Hawkeswood Range
Active Tectonics and Basin Facies Analysis.
(Note this is an extended version of pre-conference
field trip 2)
Leaders: Kari Bassett and Tim
McConnico
The east side of the
Hawkeswood Range preserves terrestrial to marine
sedimentary succession that is coeval with, and
straddle an active, complex imbricate thrust fault
zone. Participants on this field trip will see a
series of uplifted and tectonically deformed
alluvial fan deposits along the Conway Coast, on
the east flank of the Hawkeswood Range, that link
to a well-preserved, marine Gilbert-style deltaic
sequence. Within the deltaic sequence exist
fantastic examples of fan delta deposits and
processes including slumping and unique imbrication
patterns. Along the way participants will also see
an ancient 8000 yr old podocarp forest and unlock
its connection to the fan delta and active
tectonics of the region.This trip will be timed to
return participants to Christchurch airport and
city at ~5.00pm. Final details to be
arranged.
Cost: $40.00 (includes
boxed lunch)
Post-conference Day
Trip 10: Active Tectonics and Structural
Geomorphology of Inland North Canterbury
Leaders: Joc Campbell and Jarg
Pettinga
This trip will take
participants from Kaikoura to Christchurch via the
inland Kaikoura road, Culverden basin and Weka
Pass, Waipara, to Christchurch Airport and city
~5.00pm. Stops planned will substantially differ
from trip 3. The route will follow the Hope Fault
from Kaikoura to Waiau, and we will make several
stops to view the spectacular tectonic
geomorphology associated with the fault zone along
the Seaward Kaikoura and Amuri range-front. The
influence of transpressional faulting and
associated topographic loading on the fault zone
leads to the development of an extruded
hanging-wall fault zone wedge, while complex fault
arrays also evolve in the footwall. From Waiau the
trip will continue south along the east margin of
Culverden Basin and stops will include
opportunities to view the zone of imbricate thrust
faulting along the Lowry Peaks range-front, and the
active tectonic evolution of the east margin of
Culverden Basin at Leonard Mound, a thrust
propagated anticlinal ridge. From here the trip
will continue south via Weka Pass and an
opportunity to take in the mid-and upper Tertiary
successions, and then travel on to Christchurch.
This trip will be timed to
return participants to Christchurch airport and
city at ~5.00pm. Final details to be arranged.
Cost: $40.00 (including boxed lunch)
Alternative Transport
Options to and from Kaikoura
Participants not interested
in joining pre- and post-conference field trips as
a means of travel to and/or from Kaikoura, are
asked to indicate this where asked on the
registration form. The conference organizing
committee will endeavour to assist in providing
information and coordination of the various
available options. Further details will also be
posted on the society website after the 16
September discount registration
deadline.
Trade Displays
Space for booths is
available in the Kaikoura Memorial Hall. We welcome
enquiries from those who wish to reserve space.
Please contact Jarg Pettinga (conference
co-convener) for more information.
(jarg.pettinga@canterbury.ac.nz).
Disclaimer
The Geological Society of
New Zealand and Conference Organising Committee
accept no responsibility for injury, accident,
illness or death to, or financial loss by, any
person attending the conference or field trips,
whatever the reason. All insurance is the
responsibility of individual
registrants.
Contact
Details
Conference
Convener:
Jarg Pettinga, Department
of Geological Sciences, University
of Canterbury, Private
Bag 4800, Christchurch
Phone: (03) 364 2987 (extension 7716), Email:
jarg.pettinga_at_canterbury.ac.nz
Conference
Organiser:
Janet Simes, Absolutely
Organised Ltd., P O Box
38 951, Wellington Mail
Centre
Phone +64 4 587 0182, Fax
+64 4 587 0181, Email
janet.simes_at_conferences.co.nz
Website:
www.gsnz.org.nz/gsconference.htm
(note - in
email addresses replace "_at_" with
"@")
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