FENNER SCHOOL SEMINARS

Thursday 24 July, 1-2pm, Forestry Lecture Theatre

Agricultural intensification and farmland bird decline in France

Yves Bas, Doctoral Candidate French National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France

http://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/news_events/seminars/20080724.php

HUMAN ECOLOGY FORUM

Friday July 25, 12 - 2pm, Room 101, Forestry Building

Speaker: Penelope Marshall (PhD candidate, ANU Research School of Social Sciences)

Title: "The cat, the dog, and the python: The proposed introduction of the savannah cat into Australia"

This seminar will explore several aspects of the current construction of the savannah cat controversy. Firstly, it will reveal the competing discourses evident in the savannah cat case as complex; if not irreconcilable; Secondly, it will reveal the nomenclature relied on within these discourses as equally complex. Thirdly, it will highlight suggested changes to the existing administrative powers of the national Vertebrate Pest Committee as being neither transparent nor accountable and therefore of concern.

CONGRATULATIONS

Fenner adjunct professor and CRC Care chairman, Paul Perkins, reports from Wuhan PRC that during a week long visit and seminar discussing collaborative environmental research projects, he was appointed as guest professor at Zua Zhong University of Science and Technology for the next 3 years"

Associate Professor Janette Lindesay received her Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching, for Semester 2, 2007 at the 18th July Graduation Ceremony.

Congratulations to all Fenner School undergraduate, Honours, postgraduate coursework and PhD graduands who received their degrees on 18 July 2008.

Doctor of Philosophy: Steven Douglas, Suzanne Feary, Daju Resosudarmo, Prachi Dixon-Jain, Annika Felton, Stephanus Mandagi, Ana Rubio, Kate Sherren, Jessica Weir

Master of Environmental Science: Kirsty Macpherson, Hai Anh Nguyen, Deazy Trisatya, Tanya Zeriga

Master of Forestry: Israel Bewang, Laxman Shrestha, Anthony Stuart

Master of Geographical Sciences: Karen Hughes

Master of Science: Aru Mathias

Master of Philosophy: Phillip Pagan, Emma Tiller

Graduate Diploma in Forestry: Omar Pidani, Mega Lugina, Ni Putu Diana Mahayani

Bachelor of Arts (Development/Studies): Bronwyn Anderson-Smith

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Sustainability): Nicholas Stubbs (is the first BISS student to graduate)

Bachelor of Science: Daniel Evans, Troy Favell

Bachelor of Science (REM) with Honours: Lemmie Briedis, Alexandra Campbell-Wilson, Jennifer Smits

Bachelor of Science (REM): Lu Chen, Amy Cheng, Stephanie Cornes, Anthony David, Emma Heywood, Brodie Macdonald, Sally Mayberry, Connor Ryan, Soh Shi Yun Angeline

Bachelor of Science/ Bachelor of Science (Forestry): Geoffrey Kay

WELCOME

New Masters/Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate students who are beginning their program this semester:-

Sonam Phuntsho, Karen Lummis, Shannon Ryan, Lauren Power, Nasta Babirye, Aileen Power, Yuliana Wulan, James Garden, Nicola Glendining, Linda Morthorpe and Stephen Martin

DIARY DATES

FENNER SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LUNCH, FRIDAY 25 JULY 12.30-2.00 PM, ROOM 102 FORESTRY BUILDING

The Fenner School annual International Lunch will be held on Friday 25 July, in Room 102, Forestry Building. It is a potluck lunch with an International flavour! All staff, graduate students and honours students are invited to come along and contribute something delicious from your particular cuisine.

For contributions of either a main dish or a dessert, please sign up on the list in the Forestry front office (see Mayumi Hay, or let Jess Drake know), or in Hancock building office (see Di Wallace).

If you are bringing a meat dish, we will ask you to specify what it is. If your dish is spicy (ie hot), we will ask you to put a Chilli Rating on it (1-5 scale).

Soft drinks and juice are provided. BYO alcoholic drinks.

Come along, enjoy some wonderful food, and relax before the semester begins in earnest.

Sue Holzknecht and the Fenner Graduate Students

PUBLICATIONS

Robins, L. 2008, Making capacity building meaningful: A framework for strategic action. Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9158-7.

Robins, L. 2007, Nation-wide decentralized governance arrangements and capacities for integrated watershed management: Issues and insights from Canada. Environments 35(2): 1-47.

(this is a back edition, so it's '2007', but only being released now)

MORNING TEA

Liliana Baskorowati is the host for morning tea next week in the John Banks courtyard (weather permitting).

ABSENCES: THIS WEEK & FORTHCOMING

Glen Bann. 20-25 July. Presenting 3 talks at the Aust. Earth Science Convention, Perth.

John Boland. 14-23 July. Leave.

Valerie Brown. 19th June - 24th July. In Europe presenting invited workshops on Collective social learning for transformational change to the annual meeting of EU Development Agencies (Geneva), the European Conference of Pattern Languages for Program Design (Irsee, Bavaria) and Integrated Knowledge Emergent's Multiple Knowledges Research Program (Cambridge, UK).

Lyndall Bull. 18 July – 9 August. Visit to Oregon State University to improve research linkages.

Debbie Claridge. 7 July – 1 September. Leave.

Mayumi Hay. 23 July. Attending the International Environmental Policy field trip to Kioloa.

Natasha Herron. 4 July – 4 August. Attending the International Environmental Modelling and Simulation Society conference in Barcelona (7-10 July), then leave until 28 July. 28-31 July in Lugano, visiting colleagues at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA).

Clive Hilliker. 11-24 July. Leave.

Rebecca Kelly (Letcher). 22-25 July. Attending MUSIC Version 3 training workshop, Sydney.

Emma Knight. 6 July – 2 August. Attending International Statistical Ecology conference, St Andrews, Scotland and the International Biometrics conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Terry Korodaj. 27 July – 5 August. Newport, Oregon (Oregon State University) attending a course on bird movement, migration techniques and study design conducted by MIGRATE (Migration Interest Group: Research Towards Applied Education).

Ben Macdonald. 14-30 July. Fieldwork for ARC Project, water sampling in the upper Hunter.

Cameron Muir. 4-31 July. Fieldwork.

Sarah O’Callaghan. 23 July. Consultants meeting, Melbourne.

Carmel Pollino. 1 July – 4 August. Attending the International Environmental Modelling and Simulation Society conference in Barcelona (7-10 July), then leave until 28 July. 28-31 July in Lugano, visiting colleagues at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA).

Sue Powell 14 July 17 July Presenting PhD research at forum: The Lower Gwydir: Surface flows and the ecology of streams and wetlands, Moree, 18 July 3 August. Presenting paper at the Intecol International Wetlands Conference, Cuiaba Brazil and field trip to the Pantanal Wetlands.

Libby Robin. Until 1 August. OSP, Copenhagen (based at Research Centre. Danish National Museum) and at the

Stockholm Resilience Centre; attending the Resilience Conference (April) and presenting as part of a panel on IHOPE

Patrick Troy. 22-29 July. Visits to Melbourne Uni, Monash Uni, RMIT to talk about his water research.