Horses + Climate Impacts Workshop

Dec 28, 2011 by Horse SA

9.30 – 4pm  Adelaide Showground Thursday 14 June 2012

Horse industry emerging issues & topics in the context of climate change. What are the priorities?

Open to  horse owners, Natural Resources Management Officers, Local, State & Federal Government representatives in the fields of Climate Change, NRM, environment, water & sustainable farming; Researchers & educators who have a strong horse industry-science interface.

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Registrations are welcome from accross Australia. General registrations $143 per person/$90 Horse SA members. Book here: http://www.trybooking.com/BCJG

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentors include (left to right)

Dr Peter Hayman   Principal Scientist, Climate Applications  Unit  SARDI

Ms Jane Myers      Director, Equiculture

Dr Kirrilly Thompson   Adjunct Research Fellow  Central Queensland University Appleton Institute

Mr John Rothwell    Chief Executive Officer  Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA Inc

Dr Gary Muscatello    Researcher - Infectious diseases in animals and climate change   University of Sydney  Faculty of Veterinary Science

Melissa Rebbeck   Senior Researcher   Climate Applications Unit, SARDI

Mr Sandy Pate       Regional Facilitator   Perth Region NRM  (no photo)

 

Faciliated by Monica Redden Consultancy

Further speakers  to be announced as confirmed.

FREE WORKSHOP OFFERS:

Offer No. 1  Ten free positions are available for national horse organisation representatives or their SA nominee

Offer No.2.  Ten  free positions are available to horse property managers within the Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Region.  These positions have been sponsored by the Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.  (Hurry! nearly full.)

Applications for free positions to be sent to Julie Fiedler Email: horsesa@horsesa.asn.au stating your full contact details and a short description of why you would like to attend the workshop.

Project sponsor  Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC)

Event Sponsors:  Primary Industries Adaptive Research Network     Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board

 

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Survey closes April 30  Click here  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YTBWG7W

 

 

If you are interested in this event, you might also like the Australian Horse Keeping Conference

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