AirUCI New Zealand Workshop

 
 


On December 11-13, 2006, AirUCI held its third annual workshop on Chemistry At Interfaces at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Christchurch, New Zealand, co-hosted by the University of Canterbury there. 

A two-day scientific workshop was presented December 11-12 entitled Ions and Molecules at Aqueous Interfaces, and the annual business meeting of the AirUCI investigators was held on December 13. 

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You can review the circular below for details on the workshop and its schedule.

Attendance Info
Speakers and Topics
Activities
Links and Contacts
Workshop Program
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Attendance Information
The deadline to submit papers for discussion is August 1, 2006.  (Duration: 15 minutes including discussion.)

Registration will close on October 1, 2006.  For non-AirUCI attendees, there is no cost to register but if you wish to attend the workshop dinner at Annie's Wine Bar and Restaurant on the evening of December 12th, there will be a $55 NZD fee per person.

To register or to contribute papers for discussion, please contact:

For those in the U.S. eligible to be reimbursed for travel expenses, you must fly on a U.S. air carrier.  (United Airlines partners with Air New Zealand and offers reasonable fares, although the air carrier is the important factor for reimbursement, not the ticket price.)  Contact Melissa Sweet for details at msweet@uci.edu or 949-824-2628 in California.

Invited Speakers and Their Topics
In addition to AirUCI’s Primary Investigators and research team who will give presentations, the following speakers will address the workshop:

Dr. Alan Lloyd, President, International Council on Clean Transportation and immediate past Secretary of California State EPA 
"Linking basic research results to policy: Applications to atmospheric chemistry, health effects, and climate change"

Professor John White, Australian National University, Canberra       
"Template-induced growth of inorganic films on liquids"

Dr. Greg Warr, University of Sydney
"Self assembly of surface structures on liquids"

Dr. James Beattie, University of Sydney
"The enhanced autolysis of water at hydrophobic interfaces"

Dr. Evan Bieskie, University of Melbourne
"Laser spectroscopy and mass spectrometry of trapped nanoparticles"

Dr. Murray Smith, NIWA, Wellington
"Towards an improved atmosphere/ocean gas-exchange parameterisation"

Dr. Henrik Kjaergaard, University of Otago, Dunedin
"Vibrational overtone spectra of hydrated complexes in the atmosphere?"

Activities
 In addition to the workshop sessions, a wide range of outdoor activities and tours are available before and after the workshop dates (for details, see http://www.newzealand.com/travel).

Once you are registered for this workshop, contact Melissa Sweet (phone 949-824-2628 in USA) if you're interested in additional activities and tour options in New Zealand.  See photos from the workshop

Links and Contacts
 Crowne Plaza Hotel: www.crowneplaza.co.nz  
Corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets
 PO Box 1544, Christchurch 8001, New Zealand
Hotel reservations: 1 877 227 6963
Phone: +64 (0)3 365 7799         Fax: +64 (0)3 365 0082
E-mail: hotel@crowneplazachristchurch.co.nz

The NZIC Conference: www.massey.ac.nz/~nzic 

New Zealand travel and tours: www.newzealand.com/travel

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