Schedule — Australasian Groundwater Conference
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Day 1: Exhibition and Registration Open

7:30AM - 8:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

AGC2019 Opening and Welcome to Country

8:00AM - 8:15AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Opening Address: Prof Paul Bertsch, Chief Scientist, QLD

8:15AM - 8:30AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Plenary: Prof Makoto Taniguchi, Deputy Director-General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan

8:30AM - 8:50AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Plenary: Ms Laura Tyler, Chief of Geoscience and Asset President, Olympic Dam, BHP

8:50AM - 9:10AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Plenary: Mr Chris Langton, Vice President, Klohn Crippen Berger, Australasia

9:10AM - 9:30AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Morning Tea

9:30AM - 10:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Special Session: Great Artesian Basin - Hydrogeology Journal Special Issue. Sponsored by University of QLD

Special Session: Great Artesian Basin - Hydrogeology Journal Special Issue (by invitation)
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Coupled Modelling(Reactive Chemistry & Transport, Geomechanics & Transport)

Coupled Modelling (Reactive Chemistry and Transport, Geomechanics & Transport)
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 1

Cumulative Groundwater Impacts - Assessment & Management

Cumulative Groundwater Impacts - Assessment & Management
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Recharge & Groundwater - Surface Water Interaction

Recharge & Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Indigenous Groundwater Connections, Knowledge and Values (Session and Panel)

Indigenous Groundwater Values & Connections
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Boulevard Room

Networking Lunch. Sponsored by AGE Consultants

12:00PM - 12:45PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Special Session: Springs of the Great Artesian Basin - The Royal Society of Queensland Special Issue

Special Session: Springs of the Great Artesian Basin - The Royal Society of Queensland Special Issue (by invitation)
12:45PM - 2:45PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Emerging Analytical & Numerical Methods

Emerging Analytical & Numerical Methods
12:45PM - 2:45PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 1

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems
12:45PM - 2:45PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Recharge & Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction/Novel Investigation Techniques

Recharge & Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction
12:45PM - 2:45PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Community Engagement, Cultural Values and Groundwater Resources. Sponsored by Arrow Energy

Community Engagement, Cultural Values and Groundwater Resources - Other
12:45PM - 2:45PM
Boulevard Room

Afternoon Tea Sponsored by SkyTEM Australia

2:45PM - 3:15PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Day 1 Poster Presentations

3:15PM - 4:00PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Big Data & Innovation Applications

Big Data & Innovative Applications
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Emerging Analytical & Numerical Methods

Emerging Analytical & Numerical Methods
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 1

Nutrients Diffuse Pollution in Aquifers & Catchments

Nutrients Diffuse Pollution in Aquifers & Catchments
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Coastal Processes & Tropical Island Hydrogeology

Coastal Processes & Tropical Island Hydrogeology
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Geophysical & Petrophysical Methods & Groundwater. Sponsored by Shell QGC

Geophysical & Petrophysical Methods & Groundwater
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Room

Student - Industry Networking & IAH Groundwater Industry Awards Night @ QLD Museum. Sponsored by SLR Consulting

6:30PM - 9:30PM
Main Foyer & Lost Creatures

Day 2: Exhibition and Registration Open

7:30AM - 8:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Panel: Groundwater in a Changing World

8:00AM - 9:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Panel: Groundwater and the Environment

9:00AM - 10:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Morning Tea

10:00AM - 10:30AM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Groundwater Contamination & Remediation

Groundwater Contamination & Remediation
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Groundwater Resources Vulnerability in a Changing Climate

Groundwater Resources Vulnerability in a Changing Climate
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 1

Social Engagement, Attitudes & Connection to Groundwater

Social Engagement, Attitudes & Connection to Groundwater
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Geophysical & Petrophysical Methods & Groundwater. Sponsored by Shell QGC

Geophysical & Petrophysical Methods & Groundwater
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Use of Big Data & Groundwater Databases - Mapping, Cleansing & Maintenance

Use of Big Data & Groundwater Databases - Mapping, Cleansing & Maintenance
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Room

Networking Lunch. Sponsored by AGE Consultants

12:30PM - 1:15PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Data Assimilation & Metrics for Models in Decision Support Roles

Data Assimilation & Metrics for Models in Decision Support Roles
1:15PM - 3:15PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Climate Change/Variability Impacts and Water Security in Tropical & Arid Climates

Climate Change/Variability Impacts
1:15PM - 3:15PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Stygofauna & Microbiology

Stygofauna & Microbiology
1:15PM - 3:15PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Intermittent/Ephemeral Drainage Systems

Intermittent/Ephemeral Drainage Systems
1:15PM - 3:15PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Tracers & Isotopes

Tracers & Isotopes
1:15PM - 3:15PM
Boulevard Room

Afternoon Tea Sponsored by SkyTEM Australia

3:15PM - 3:45PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Day 2 Poster Presentations

3:45PM - 4:30PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Data Assimilation & Metrics for Models in Decision Support Roles

Data Assimilation & Metrics for Models in Decision Support Roles
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Water Quality Management

Water Quality Management
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 1

Regulation, Policies & Management

Regulation, Policies & Management
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Irrigation & Groundwater Protection

Irrigation & Groundwater Protection
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Fractured Rock Hydrogeology Systems

Fractured Rock Hydrogeology Systems
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Room

Conference Dinner. Sponsored by the University of Queensland Centre for Coal Seam Gas

6:30PM - 10:30PM
Function Room

Day 3: Exhibition and Registration Open

7:30AM - 8:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Panel: Groundwater and Infrastructure. Sponsored by EMM

8:00AM - 9:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Panel: Groundwater in Mining Resources. Sponsored by GHD

9:00AM - 10:00AM
Boulevard Auditorium

Morning Tea

10:00AM - 10:30AM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Large Scale Multidisciplinary Studies to Support Resources Development in Australia: Groundwater Perspective

Large Scale Multidisciplinary Studies to Support Resources Development in Australia: Groundwater Perspective
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Groundwater & Agriculture

Groundwater & Agriculture
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 1

Regulation, Policies & Management

Regulation, Policies & Management
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Regional Scale Studies

Regional Scale Studies
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Groundwater Settings & Systems

Groundwater Settings/Systems
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Boulevard Room

Networking Lunch. Sponsored by AGE Consultants

12:30PM - 1:15PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Groundwater Studies to Solve Geotechnical Issues

Groundwater Studies to Solve Geotechnical Issues
1:15PM - 3:45PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Novel Investigation Techniques

Novel Investigation Techniques
1:15PM - 3:45PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 1

Emerging Challenges in Mining & Groundwater

Emerging Challenges in Mining & Groundwater
1:15PM - 3:45PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 2

Regional Scale Studies

Regional Scale Studies
1:15PM - 3:45PM
Boulevard Breakout Room 3

Groundwater in the Resources Sector / Alluvial Systems & Vadose Zone Hydrogeology

Alluvial Systems & Vadose Zone Hydrogology
1:15PM - 3:45PM
Boulevard Room

Afternoon Tea Sponsored by SkyTEM Australia

3:45PM - 4:15PM
Boulevard Auditorium Foyer

Plenary: Prof Shahbaz Khan, Director, UNESCO Jakarta

4:15PM - 4:35PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Plenary: Mr Anthony Lane, Technical Director - Land Quality & Remediation and Hydrogeology, SLR Consulting Australia

4:35PM - 4:55PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Plenary: Ms Jane Coram, Land and Water Director, CSIRO

4:55PM - 5:15PM
Boulevard Auditorium

Conference Poster and Oral Award Presentation & Conference Close (Jim Underschultz)

5:15PM - 5:30PM
Boulevard Auditorium