Sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand (SANZ)Forum on Sustainable DevelopmentWELLINGTON, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19th 2004The Sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand (SANZ) Forum on Sustainable Development is to be held on Friday November 19th, 2004 at the Royal Society of New Zealand, 11 Turnbull Street, Wellington. SANZ, aware that the Sustainable Energy Forum (SEF) is holding their conference on 19th -20th November in Wellington, has arranged a joint first session with SEF. This session is at Rutherford House, Victoria University, Bunny Street, Wellington, beginning 9:00 with a 'meet and greet' and talks starting promptly at 10am. This venue is approximately 10 minutes' walk down Murphy Street from Science House. Attendees are warmly invited to the Public talk at 6:30 "Understanding the Energy Efficiency Resource Base - it's bigger than most people can imagine." by Alan Pears, RMIT University, Melbourne. This will be held at Rutherford House, Bunny Street. In addition, SANZ participants may register for the Saturday sessions for half the conference rate at SEF, see details at the bottom of this page. ____________________________________________ SEF VENUE: Rutherford House, Victoria University, Bunny Street, Wellington9- 10 am Registration 10 – 12.30 pm Sustainable Development Proramme of Action – Sustainable Energy Issues SANZ VENUE Science House, 11 Turnbull Street, ThorndonSANZ Lunch is from 12:30 - 1:30 Science House (10 to 15 minute walk up Murphy St from Rutherford House; Registration required - see below) Please do not park in the private Wilsons Carpark between Halswell and Turnbull Streets - you will be towed, we are sorry to say. 1.30 – 3.00 pm. SANZ and its future directions and activities - workshop (see agenda for workshop below) Finally (approximately 4pm) wind up with ice breaker/social function, courtesy of SANZ. And don't forget, participants are welcome to the public talk down the road back at Rutherford House 6:30 (10 minute walk approx) details above. REGISTRATIONS Close on Tuesday!Registration is done here (secure page on another server). Please note that this server is secure, and takes a while to load up. If you have problems, you can get a pdf of the registration form here to print out and post. Alternatively, email Kathleen.Logan at rsnz.org or telephone 04 470 5754 by Tuesday. Registration is only $20 ($10 for unwaged) payable to Royal Society of New Zealand, please post cheques to: SANZ Forum, P.O. Box 598, Wellington. Please include your name, address, telephone, and if appropriate, your e-mail and organisation affiliation. We will post briefing papers before the conference to your e-mail address, unless you indicate that you wish them to be posted in hard copy to your snail-mail address. If you or your organisation is attending a Forum for the first time, please send a brief outline of your organisation and its interest in sustainable development to Florence florencemicoud at xtra.co.nz.
Purpose of Sustainable Aotearoa NZ ForumThe purpose of this forum is to:
Briefing papers on these issues will be distributed to registered participants before the meeting. Agenda for SANZ workshop 1:30-3pmIt is proposed to have SANZ incorporated with its constitution, an Executive Officer, and a membership by the end of the year. You are welcome to be part of the founding membership of this organisation. This workshop will invite your input to achieve these goals:
* Since the last Sustainable Development Forum in March 2004, SANZ was formed with an Interim Management Committee, which has agreed a constitution and obtained funds to employ an Executive Officer.
Objective of Sustainable Aotearoa New ZealandSANZ will actively contribute to the goal of New Zealand society achieving long term sustainability.
Sustainable Energy Forum Saturday ProgrammePeople are welcome to attend the Saturday session of the Sustainable Energy Forum at Rutherford House, including: Making Markets Work - Climate Change Developments - Energy Supply and Use. SEF is offering a one-day registration rate, (half their conference rate) for SANZ participants. Please visit their website for more detailed programme information: http://www.sef.org.nz/conferences.html If registering for the Saturday sessions only, quote 'SANZ single-day rate', when registering. We look forward to seeing you in Wellington on Friday!
Further information may be obtained from Florence florencemicoud at xtra.co.nz Return to Sustainable Development Forum web pages, for now at the Royal Society of New Zealand.
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