IALE-OZ
NEWSLETTER
ISSUE
3.2 December
2002
FROM
THE EDITORS
Thank
you to everyone who contributed to this issue of the IALE-Oz Newsletter.
With the approach of the IALE World Congress in Darwin, there
is a lot of extra material which did not fit easily into the newsletter,
so they have been sent as separate attachments accompanying this
email. These include an IALE World Congress brochure (spread the
word…) and Registration Form (see you there!). There are some
great discounts on registration fees for IALE members attending
the 2003 World Congress, which is a great reason to remember to
resubscribe- or to sign up some of your friends and colleagues!
A membership renewal form can be found at the end of this newsletter,
as well as a form for new members. There are plans to hold an
IALE-Oz Chapter meeting during the World Congress, so we would
encourage all of you to attend and have your say about what you
want from IALE-Oz in the future. Some of the items for discussion
include the organisation of local landscape ecology meetings and
workshops to be held "downunder" over the next few years.
We wish
you all a happy holiday season and an enjoyable summer.
Amy Hahs
and Diane Pearson
Newsletter Editors
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IALE
2003 CONGRESS ORGANISATION UPDATE
July is
getting close very quickly, so organising the World Congress has
been keeping me incredibly busy over the last few months but as
things are coming together it's looking like it's going to be
a great event. So don't miss it!
Most of
the information you require to attend this event is now up on
the website http://www.iale.ntu.edu.au
Abstracts have been called for and can be submitted online until
31st Jan, and online registration should be up and running very
soon. If you have any difficulties with any of this please let
me know.
There
are going to be 20 symposia covering a range of topical landscape
ecological issues but there is also plenty of space for open sessions
and posters, so get those abstracts in now! Our keynotes should
prove very interesting and I'm sure they will provide controversial
and thought provoking presentations. They are going to be presented
by Dr David Bowman, Drs Barbel and Gunther Tress and Gary Fry,
Prof Paul Opdam and Dr Kevin McGarigal.
As you
can see from the registration brochure (attached) we are planning
to have quite a sociable event. Allowing plenty of time for networking
and catching up with old colleagues and friends. We intend to
make good use of the beautiful dry season evenings in Darwin and
have a welcome reception on the lawns of Parliament House, happy
hour drinks at the wonderful Botanic gardens and have a special
IALE 21st birthday dinner under the stars in Bicentennial Park
on the Esplanade! And then there's the Top End BBQ - if you haven't
tried crocodile this'll be your big chance! We have also come
up with an exciting "accompanying persons tour package" so there
is no excuse to leave your partners at home. And so you don't
feel like you've missed out when your partner's return telling
you what a great time they've had touring around, we have also
put together an interesting array of field trips. These range
from local academic trips to particular researchers field sites,
to local commercial tours visiting places like Kakadu and Litchfield
National Park and the wonderful Territory Wildlife Park, to interstate
koala workshops and trips to the wheatbelt, and our New Zealand
colleagues have put together a very tempting trip of their spectacular
landscapes. I just wish I had time to do some of these!
For any
of you who have been keeping an eye on our website and might be
a little confused and think we have changed our conference organisers,
Convention Catalysts have just changed their name and are now
The Best Conference and Events company. I'm very confident that
they are going to live up to their name, as Gaye Messer, who has
been working with us, is doing an excellent job. I don't know
what I'd do without her!
Anyway
check out the registration brochure for more information on aspects
of the congress and keep your eye on the website for any updates.
I'm really
looking forward to meeting you all in Darwin next July.
Diane
Pearson
General Secretary
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MEET
THE NEW TREASURER OF IALE-OZ
Hi
- I'm Julian and I've just taken over as the new treasurer of
IALE-Oz. I work for the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management
at the Northern Territory University as a Research Associate.
My research interests involve sustainable utilisation of native
species and I am involved in a research project investigating
the feasibility of small scale enterprise in Aboriginal communities
utilising plants products (the final report will be available
through RIRDC in a few months time if anyone is interested!).
I have lived up in the Top End for 4 years after working at CSIRO
Division of Wildlife Ecology in Canberra looking at the possible
impacts of global change on Australian temperate forests and land-use
conflict resolution and change in the Western Division of NSW.
I'm looking forward to meeting all of the IALE-Oz members at the
World Congress next July (we are running a field trip "Indigenous
harvest of natural resources and implications for landscape health"
if anyone is interested).
Please
could members send their completed membership renewal forms for
2003 to me at the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management,
Northern Territory University, Darwin NT 0909.
If
you have any questions regarding payment of your subscription
please don't hesitate to contact me on (08) 8946 6574 or julian.gorman@ntu.edu.au
Julian
Gorman
Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management
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RAGING
RUNOFF
In September, John Ludwig presented an invited paper at a special
Chapman Conference sponsored by the American Geophysical Union,
which was held in Taos, New Mexico, USA. This conference was on
the eco-hydrology of semiarid landscapes, and aimed to bring together
ecologists and hydrologists to work on common issues of land management
in these landscapes. John talked on what kinds of eco-hydrological
studies were being conducted in Australia. His talk was titled
"Raging runoff: quantifying obstructions to flows on semiarid
hillslopes", and he admits that about the only thing raging was
his running off at the mouth. John is leading the writing of a
synthesis paper with co-authors from the USA and Europe based
on the symposium session he participated in.
John
Ludwig
Theme Leader
Tropical Savannas Management Coop. Res. Centre
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
SUMMER
SCHOOL ON 'LANDSCAPES AND SUSTAINABILITY'
Organised
to link with the 2003 IALE World Congress
www.landscape-ecology.info/summerschool.htm
The Summer School
and its Aims
Are you a young researcher at an early stage in your PhD studies?
Then this course is your chance. It has been designed to:
- Support
the training and development of the next generation of landscape
ecologists,
- Allow
young scientists from around the world to make contact with
established scholars to reflect upon current issues in Landscape
Ecology in a critical way, and
- Enable
young scientists to develop and discuss their own thinking in
the context of other approaches and perspectives.
Graduation and Accreditation
Students will graduate from the Summer School at a ceremony
organised as part of the World Congress, with a certificate of
attendance showing the number of hours of postgraduate study represented
by the course, so that their work can be accredited by their home
institutions.
The Summer School
Themes
The teaching at the Summer School has been organised around
a number of session themes:
- 'Rio+10'
and the landscape agenda
- Understanding
pattern and process in sustainable landscapes
- Cultural
landscapes and sustainability
- Participation
and transdisciplinary approaches to landscape ecology
- Using
GIS and other tools for developing and evaluating scenarios
of landscape change
The Lecturers
The lecturers of the Summer School have been drawn from the international
landscape ecology community. They have been selected on the basis
of their excellence in teaching and research.
- Dr
Marion Potschin, who holds teaching and research posts at the
University of Basel & the University of Nottingham, England
- Professor
Roy Haines-Young, Chair of Environmental Management at the University
of Nottingham, England
- Professor
Richard Aspinall, Geographic Information and Analysis Centre
& Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, USA
- Dr
Kathrine Freemark Research Scientist - Environment Canada
- Dr
Diane Pearson, School of Biological, Environmental and Chemical
Sciences, Faculty of Science, Information Technology and Education,
Northern Territory University, Australia
- Professor
Gary Fry, Department of Land Use & Landscape Planning, Agricultural
University of Norway
- Dr
Peter Whitehead, Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management,
Darwin, Australia
The
Field Trip
During a one day Field Trip, Dr. Peter Whitehead, Director
of the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management, will lead
us around some very interesting "Cultural Landscapes in the Top
End". and will give us the opportunity to talk with the three
major stakeholders in the Northern Territory: the Aboriginal,
pastoral and the conservation stakeholders.
Organisation
and Venue
The Summer School is organised by
The Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Basel (Joint
Course Director Dr. Marion Potschin), and The Centre for Environmental
Management at the School of Geography, University of Nottingham
(Joint Course Director Prof. Roy Haines-Young) The summer school
will be hosted by the School of Biological Environmental and Chemical
Sciences and the Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management at
the Northern Territory University (NTU).
Applications
and Course Fees
The fee for the Summer School is A$900 (currently equivalent
to €507 or US$507). This does not include the conference fee.
Some scholarships are available from IALE International for students
from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, to attend
the conference. Prospective students could also contact their
own IALE-region to find out if local support is available. A limited
number of places (25) are available at the Summer School. The
closing date for applications is 17th
March 2003.
Application
forms and further details of the Summer School can be obtained
from: www.landscape-ecology.info/summerschool.htm
Or by contacting Marion Potschin at Marion.Potschin@unibas.ch
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International
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CROSSING FRONTIERS - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY DOWN UNDER: BUILDING
BRIDGES BETWEEN CULTURES, DISCIPLINES AND APPROACHES.
Darwin 13-17th July 2003
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SUPPORT
FOR STUDENTS
Some funds are available to assist students to attend IALE
2003
A set of funds is available to assist students from Australia
and New Zealand
Students
must be prepared to present a paper at the World Congress.
Successful
candidates will be selected by a committee chaired by Prof Richard
Hobbs.
Applications should be sent to Richard Hobbs by 31st January 2003
Please
provide the following information:
- Name,
institution, address, country;
- Current
degree enrolment (degree type, year of study);
- Research
topic;
- Title
of proposed presentation;
- Outline
of why funding is required and how you will benefit from attending
the congress (no more than 200 words);
- Endorsement
by supervisor Abstracts will also be necessary, these should
be submitted via the website by 31st January 2003.
2003
NEW MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORMS
International Association for Landscape Ecology - Australasian
Chapter
Membership Renewal
Please download and complete the form to renew your membership
to IALE-Oz for 2003. Membership will be confirmed upon receipt
of payment as outlined in the document.
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We
can only accept payment in the form of a cheque or money order.
Please make cheque/money order payable to IALE-Oz.
Membership
fees for 2003
Regular membership $40
Student membership $20
Membership
also provides the opportunity to subscribe to the journal 'Landscape
Ecology' at reduced rates.
Please return completed forms and cheques to:
IALE-Oz
C/o Mr Julian Gorman (Treasurer Iale-Oz)
Building 18 Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management
Northern Territory University
Darwin NT 0909 Australia
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2003
NEW MEMBERSHIP FORM
IALE-Oz
International Association for Landscape Ecology - Australasian
Chapter
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Membership will be confirmed upon receipt of payment as outlined
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order. Please make cheque/money order payable to IALE-OZ.
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Membership benefits Membership to IALE-OZ includes membership
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Faculty of Science Information Technology and Education
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Darwin NT 0909
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