50th Anniversary Conference and Reunion
Learning from the Past to Grow the Future: 50 years of forestry education and research
The School of Forestry | Te Kura Ngahere is pleased to announce a conference and celebration in recognition of 50 years at the University of Canterbury (1970-2020).
The School of Forestry will celebrate 50 Years of education and research with a conference and social events from late afternoon on Wednesday 15th to Saturday 18th April 2020. The event will be held at the University of Canterbury and will include two days of conference sessions on current topics in forestry research and education. A social programme including class reunions, a conference dinner and other small events will allow graduates and former staff to catch up with old friends.
Conference costs include the Wednesday evening Quiz Night, Conference and the field trip to Port of Lyttelton and Summit Road native restoration sites. The Quiz Night will be hosted by Future Foresters and is limited to 100 people with registrations on a first in, first served basis; the bus trip is limited to the first 100 people.
The dinner will have a limited number and is charged separately but links to the conference with a maximum of two tickets per conference registrant.
You can contact the School via the dedicated conference email: Forestry50@canterbury.ac.nz.
You can also see the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/454412285429330/
We look forward to catching up with you in 2020.
Our Forestry 50th Anniversary Programme includes information on our speakers and timings for the variety of events being held. We will provide a further update in late February.
Registration for the conference is through Eventbrite.
Registration costs (including GST) are:
- Early Bird Registration (closes 31 January 2020) $320.00
- Registration (1 February onwards) $375.00
- School of Forestry 50th Anniversary Dinner $85.00
Accommodation is the responsibility of the attendees. The pin on the map below will show you the conference location, and the following four motels are within easy walking distance:
| 311 Motel Riccarton 311 Riccarton Rd, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041. +64 3 3 222 2368 www.motel311riccarton.business.site |
Academy Motor Lodge 62 Creyke Rd, Ilam, Christchurch 8004. +64 3 351 9347 www.academymotorlodge.co.nz |
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| Comfort Inn Riccarton 280 Riccarton Rd, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041. +64 3 341 1280 www.comfortinnriccarton.co.nz |
315 Motel Riccarton 315 Riccarton Rd, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8042. +64 3 982 9882 www.315motelriccarton.co.nz |
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| Temporary Accommodation Options listed through UC Accommodation: |
Graduating year groups are welcome to arrange their own reunion events. These could be from the Friday after the field trip, or Saturday morning. Please contact us if you would like us to leave a social media link below for your reunion event.
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Graduating | Contact: | Event Link/Contact: |
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| 1978 | Tim Thorpe | Tim Thorpe |
| 1984 | Phil Taylor or Paul Adams | Phil Taylor Paul Adams |
| 1985 | Bruce Chadderton | Bruce Chadderton |
| 1986 | David Janett | David Janett |
| 1987 | Brett Gilmore | Brett Gilmore |
| 1995, 1996 | Jeremy Crang | Jeremy Crang |
| 2000 | Scott Andrew | Scott Andrew |
| 2003 | James Kerr | James Kerr |
| 2004 | Maria Nally (Bosman) | Maria Nally |
| 2005 | Adie Fortune | Adie Fortune |
| 2009 | Sally Moore (Haddon) | Sally Moore |
| 2013 | Mitchell Haberkorn | |
| 2015 | Adrian Loo | Adrian Loo |
