FAST! Annual meeting program
November 19th, 2019
Centre for Innovation, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
10h30-11h00: Registration and Morning Tea
11h00-11h10: Welcome/Mihi Whakatau by Pr John Broughton
11h10-11h30: Opening Address by the French Ambassador : Sylvaine Carta Le-Vert
11h30-12h30: France-Aotearoa Collaborative project
- A/P Greg Anderson, “New approaches for stimulating fertility in humans and animals”
Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy, University of Otago
- P David Bryant, “The dynamics of gene expression changes, from Aoraki to the Kerguelen Islands”
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago
- Dr Pascal Sirguey, “Mapping collaborations: sharing and leveraging our surveying education and technologies”
School of Surveying, University of Otago
12h30-13h30: Lunch
13h30-14h00: FAST! Student award speakers
– Caroline Kim, Plant and Food – FAST! Vincent Salomon award
– Olivia Ogilvie, University of Auckland – FAST! Vincent Salomon award
– Simon Jean, Victoria University Wellington – FAST! Travel Award
14h00-15h00: FAST! Past, present and future…
Discussion chaired by FAST! President Geoffroy Lamarche
15h00-15h30: Science New Zealand and INRA (visioconference)
- Dr Richard Gordon “The CRI relationship with INRA/IRSTEA”
Chief Executive, Landcare Research, Lincoln
15h30-16h30: AGM (All Welcome)
16h30-18h: Wine and Cheese Tasting
- Maori Point Vineyard, Otago
- The Cheese Wheel, Wellington