Meetings
Geological Society of New Zealand Inc
The 54th AGM of the Geological Society of New Zealand will be held 5pm, Tuesday 25th November. The official notices and agenda will be published in the October issue of the GSNZ Newsletter.
1. International Scientific Drilling Partnerships (Chris Hollis)
Tuesday 12:15 pm, Empire Room
This meeting will review the past year's activities relating to New Zealand's participation in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), the International Scientific Continental Drilling Program (ICDP) and the Antarctic Geological Drilling Program (ANDRILL), including a review of active drilling projects and proposals, and the potential role of DRILLNZ. We will discuss the rationale for belonging to international programs and will endeavour to identify priority themes and proponents for new proposals. Options for long-term funding for membership and participation costs will also be reviewed. The meeting may attempt a live hook-up with the Canterbury Basin IODP expedition, which will be drilling on the Canterbury shelf at the time of the conference (9 November to 4 January).
2. Historical Studies Group (Mike Johnston)
Tuesday 12:15 pm, The Board Room
Among the matters to be discussed at this group meeting are the recent change in Editors of the HSG Journal, the forthcoming change in conveners, the journal and other activities the group could be involved in.
3. Palaeontology Special Interest Group (James Crampton)
Tuesday 12:15 pm, The Chambers
Among the matters to be discussed at this group meeting include; success and impact of touring exhibition: 'NZ Fossils: Dead Precious!', impending publication in February 2010 of book by James Crampton: 'Fossil Hunters Handbook'., the approach by GNS Science to public disclosure of dinosaur footprints in North Cape Formation exposures in Whanganui Inlet and any other matters arising.
4. Deep Fault Drilling Project, Alpine Fault (Rupert Sutherland)
Thursday 12:15 pm, Empire Room
This meeting will review project progress since our Alpine Fault workshop in Franz Josef in March 2009. There will be a focus on activities during the coming field season, which will set the scene for drilling. We can also talk through our longer-term strategy for logistics and funding of the main drilling experiment phases.
5. Fossil Record File Subcommittee (Jack Grant-Mackie)
Thursday 12:15 pm, The Chambers
A meeting of this subcommittee and Masterfile operators, and any others who are interested. With the new LINZ map series there are certainly issues to consider. Also there needs to be a report on the completed computerisation of the File. Any other topics can also be considered, time permitting.
