Climate Change Management Symposium Program

A complete listing of the Climate Change Symposium Program is available below. Click on the link to download the program of the symposium: (PDF) (RTF) as a single document.

8:00-9:00 am Registration

Location 12 December 2008 in the Webster Theatre, Veterinary Science Conference Centre, University of Sydney. See
Campus Map (JPG) or visit the university Location/Access page.

Please note: time intervals include question time!

9:00-10:25 am Morning Session 1 (Co-chairs: Dr. John You, Prof. Mark Adams)

Time	Speaker	Title	Abstract
9.00-9.10am	Change Penny Wong (invited) and Prof. Merlin Crossley	Opening speech by the minister for Climate Change (invited) and Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research , University of Sydney
9.10-9.35am	Hon Penny Wong MP	Open speech by Hon Penny Wong MP, briefing the current state of Australian climate change and government action
9:35-10:00 am	Dr. Tony Press	Antarctic Climate Science: Australia's efforts in the icy frontier and what we can learn about the future	(PDF) (RTF)
10:00-10:25 am	Prof. Ann Henderson-Sellers	How Seriously Are We Taking Climate Change: Monitoring Climate Change Communication	(PDF) (RTF)
10:25-10:45 am		Morning Tea

10:45-11:15 am Special Session (Chair: John You)

Time	Speaker	Title
10:45-10:50 am	Merlin Crossley	Announcement of a special issue of Progress in Oceanography in honour of Prof. Matthias Tomczak retirement
10:45-10:50 am	John Church	Appraisal of Prof Tomczak as a famous international oceanographer and teacher
11:00-11:15 am	Matthias Tomczak	Barrier layer permeability and its consequence for ocean/atmosphere climate models (co-authored with Juliette Mignot and Clement de Boeyer Montegut)

11:15-12:15pm Morning Session 2 (Chair: Dr. Tony Press)

Time	Speaker	Title	Abstract
11:15-11:40 am	Mark Adams and Alex McBratney	Monitoring soil carbon and emissions: natural and anthropogenic influences	(PDF) (RTF)
11:40 am-12:05 pm	Helen A. Cleugh	An Australian climate change and Earth observatory
12:05-12:30 pm	Janice Lough	A changing climate for the Great Barrier Reef: physical observations and biological responses	(PDF) (RTF)
12:30-1:10 pm		Lunch break

1:10 - 3:15 pm Afternoon Session 1 ( Chair: Prof. Matthew England )

Time	Speaker	Title	Abstract
1:10-1:35 pm	John Church	Understanding sea-level rise and its implications	(PDF) (RTF)
1:35-2:00 pm	Iain Suthers	Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)	(PDF) (RTF)
2:00-2:25 pm	Maria Byrne	Impact of climate change on benthic marine invertebrates	(PDF) (RTF)
3:25-2:50 pm	Graeme Pearman	Complexity uncertainty and urgency: Elements of the climate-change issue	(PDF) (RTF)
2:50-3:15 pm	David Walland	Monitoring the atmosphere and hydrosphere	(PDF) (RTF)
3:15-3:35 pm		Afternoon tea break

3:35-6:05 pm Afternoon Session Part 2 (Chair: Prof. Ann Henderson-Sellers)

Time	Speaker	Title	Abstract
3:35-4:00 pm	Matthew England	Ocean's role in climate and climate change	(PDF) (RTF)
4:00-4:25 pm	Johannes Karstensen	Why do we care about oxygen minimum zones?	(PDF) (RTF)
4:25-4:50 pm	Peter Cowell	Coastal impacts of sea level rise	(PDF) (RTF)
4:50-5:15 pm	Joachim Ribbe	Observing the impact of climate variability on Hervey Bay	(PDF) (RTF)
5:15-5:40 pm	Neil Holbrook	South Pacific Ocean climate dynamics	(PDF) (RTF)
5:40-6:05 pm	John You	Introducing an international ocean climate program, PACSWIN, and using submarine cable for cost-effective long-term climate monitoring	(PDF) (RTF)
6:05 pm		Symposium close

6:05-7:00 pm after symposium entertainment with beer and wine

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