Ecological Economics in Action December 11-13, 2005 Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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The ANZSEE conference in 2005 will be held at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Palmerston North is a pretty city centrally located in the lower half of the North Island. The capital city Wellington is a 2 hour drive, Taupo and the Central Plateau 3 hours away and the vineyards of the Hawkes Bay also only 2 hours by car. It is serviced by direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For timetable information see Freedom Air.
ANZSEE Conference – Ecological Economics in Action Programme
Sunday, December 11, 2005 8.30-9.15 Registration – In the Social Sciences lecture block with tea/coffee available. 9.20-9.30 Official Welcome from Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds – President of the Australia, New Zealand Society of Ecological Economics Masterclasses - Two concurrent sessions 9.30 to 12.30pm and 2.00 to 5pm Topic Team Morning Masterclasses 9.30 to 12.30pm   Experimental economics: Tools for testing real world values and behaviours John Tisdell (Griffith University) John Ward (CSIRO Land and Water) Empirical social values: A (more) integrated approach to wellbeing, welfare, and impact assessment Steve Hatfield Dodds (CSIRO) Undertaking rapid industrial transformation to achieve sustainability Philip Sutton (Green Innovations) Afternoon Masterclasses 2.00 to 5.00pm   Public policy tools for promoting a sustainable world Steve Hatfield Dodds (CSIRO), Jeff Connor (CSIRO) and Nigel Jollands (NZCEE) Participatory Approaches in Ecological Economics Wendy Proctor and Simon Niemeyer (CSIRO) Counting the benefits and costs of growth with the use of a Genuine Progress Indicator Philip Lawn (Flinders University) and Nancy Golubiewski (NZCEE) Sunday Evening 6-9pm Welcome BBQ Wharerata, Massey University Monday, December 12, 2005 8.30-9.00 Registration – In the Social Sciences lecture block with tea/coffee available. 9.00-9.15 Welcome address 9.15 - 10.30 Plenary Address1 Joan Martinez-Alier (President of ISEE) “Ecological Economics and human well-being” 10.30-11.00 Morning tea     11.00-12.30 Session A Session B Session C 12.30-2.00 Lunch ANZSEE AGM from 1.00 to 2.00 2.00-3.00 Plenary Address 2 Mike Raupach (CSIRO) "Resilience, Vulnerability and Turning Points in Climate-Human Interactions". 3.00-3.30 Afternoon tea   3.30 -5.30 Session D Session E Session F 6.00 pm 7.00 pm Pre dinner drinks at Whararata. Conference dinner at Whararata Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8.30-9.00 Registration – In the Social Sciences lecture block with tea/coffee available. 9.00-10.30 Session G Session H Session I 10.30-11.00 Morning tea   11.00-12.45 Plenary Address 3 Martin O’Connor “The AICCAN, the geGDP, and the Monetisation Frontier: A Typology of ‘Environmentally Adjusted’ National Sustainability Indicators”   Plenary Address 4 Jeanette Fitzsimons (Green Party Co-leader) 12.45-2.00 Lunch Optional – Greenbike ride around Massey campus and surrounds 2.00-3.30 "hot topic roundtable"   3.30 -3.45 Afternoon tea   3.45-5.00 Final Address and awards         Please note: The following categories have prizes associated with them. Please indicate on your conference registration form if you would like to be considered. Best undergraduate student presentation or first time presenter ($250) Best PhD presentation ($500)

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