News from the Oceania Pollinator Initiative
Upcoming meetings & events
Postgraduate Workshop in Pollination Ecology
Dates: 17-20 October 2010
Location: Mt Hyland Wilderness Retreat, northern NSW
A hands-on workshop is being organised for students studying pollination ecology.
Activities include demonstrations and discussions on methods in determining
breeding systems, pollen flow, pollen libraries, pollen-tube growth, pollen
germination, insect identification, pollinator networks, molecular tools, working
with endangered species, non-invasive pollen sampling from mammals and insects
and opportunities for student presentations.
Costs: AUD$950 for 3 nights, 4 days and includes accommodation, meals and course materials. Return transport from Armidale to the Retreat is available for $50 but seats are limited. To receive further information and to pre-register your interest for the workshop please contact Caroline Gross via the on-line site https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JWTYNXT
Course presenters
Prof Caroline Gross UNE); A/Prof Sue Carthew UAd); A/Prof Alastair Robertson (Massey,
NZ); Dr Glenda Wardle (USyd); A/Prof Ross Goldingay (SCU); A/Prof Don Drake (UHawaii); Dr Simon Potts
(UReading, UK); Dr Mary Harris (Iowa State, US); Prof John Nason (Iowa State, US); Dr Linda Newstrom-Lloyd
(Landcare Research, NZ); Dr Yvonne Davila (USyd) with special involvement from recent graduates Drs Simone Simpson,
Azadeh Haddadchi and Ms Wendy Waters and Penny Nelson.
Past research meetings
2009 August 16-21, Brisbane, Australia
10th INTECOL. Pollination – The Ecology of Ecosystem Services, Pollinator Declines and Monitoring. Co-chairs Dr Caroline Gross (UNE) & Dr Linda Newstrom-Lloyd (Landcare Research NZ).
2009 March 2nd-6th, Tahiti
Pacific Science Intercongress. Papers presented in Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Sustainable development. We held an OPI meeting as a side event at this conference.
2008 December 1st-5th, Sydney, Australia
Ecological Society of Australia. Symposium organizers, Drs Glenda Wardle, Yvonne Davila and Simone Simpson, Pollination Interactions. Contact Yvonne Davila [y.davila@usyd.edu.au] and Simone Simpson [ssimposn@une.edu.au] for more information.
Scholarship opportunity - PhD Strategic Scholarship, University of New England and DECCW
Insect pollinators & the reproductive success of plant populations in fragmented landscapes in New South Wales, Australia.
The School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England, in collaboration with
the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW), is seeking a suitably
qualified PhD candidate to undertake research that addresses; Insect Pollinators and the
Reproductive Success of Plant Populations in Fragmented Landscapes in NSW.
Full details