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Upcoming

NZFSS Conference 2010

New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society will be holding their conference in Christchurch this year. The dates will be 22-26 Nov, 2010.
Abstract submissions close on 16 Sept, 2010
Earlybird registration rate closes on 22 Oct, 2010

NZFSS conference website 
NZFSS Conference Flyer

To find out how to become an NZFSS member click here.

This website is hosted by Royal Society of New Zealand

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http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/

Bulletin Board

Join NZFSS

If you would like to become a member of NZFSS, please fill out the membership application form and email or post this form to the Society treasurer.

NZFSS and Australian Society for Limnology Joint Conference and River Symposium

This conference and symposium will be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre, 26th September to 30th September 2011.

NZFSS 2012

This conference will be held in Dunedin.

NZFSS 2013

NZFSS Conference will be held in Hamilton in association with the New Zealand Marine Science Society and the Australian Society for Fish Biology.

Environmental Data Management Policy Statement

Managing scientific data so that is easily accessible and reusable is becoming increasingly important. The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) has recently launched a policy statement on Environmental Data Management, which you can find here http://www.morst.govt.nz/edm. This signals the launch of an implementation programme MoRST and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology are undertaking in collaboration with the environmental science sector and its stakeholders. The implementation is effectively prototyping initiatives that will help New Zealanders better manage science data. The intention is to use lessons learned from data management in the environmental area to improve data management in other science sectors. The policy statement has two contexts: MoRST and the Foundation’s push for better management and use of scientific data as an essential prerequisite for conducting e-science (internet-based science), and MoRST’s support for the Open Government Information and Data Reuse programme.  An opportunity for stakeholders to get involved is an environmental data practitioner workshop planned for later in the year. Anyone interested in management of publicly-funded environmental data should contact MoRST Policy Advisor Isabella Cawthorn on (04) 917 3066 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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About NZFSS

The New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society (NZFSS) aims to establish effective liaison between all persons interested in any aspect of fresh and brackish water research in New Zealand, and to encourage and promote these interests.

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News

Inquiry into the Proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management

NZFSS put forward one of the 149 submissions on the proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. Since then, there has been a Board of Inquiry into those...

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New Publication

The Waters of the Waikato: Ecology of New Zealand’s Longest River.

edited by Kevin Collier, David Hamilton, Bill Vant & Clive Howard-Williams

This is a case study of an iconic New Zealand river. It is of great cultural and spiritual significance, has considerable economic and recreational value, and provides a place to live for a wide variety of plants and animals. This book tells a story of this river’s physical and chemical environment and the life it supports, from the turbulent blue waters at the outlet of New Zealand’s largest lake down to the tidal waters of the river delta. It is a contemporary synthesis of current scientific knowledge of the river, and will provide a reference for river managers, policy makers, students and the interested public.

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