Saturday 30 April,
2016
Boundaries of the South Pacific
Are the Islands Sinking? Come and find out.
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9.25-10.55 |
SESSION ONE
Chairman John Brock (Australia)
Welcome dignitaries & guests – John Brock,
Full Day Chairman
Official Opening – John Brock due to inability of Chairman Jan
De Graeve
Presentations by:
- Tuvalu - Faatasi Malologa, Director
Dept. Lands and Survey
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10.30-11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00-12.10 |
SESSION TWO
Chairman John Brock (Australia)
Presentations by:
- Niue - Hubert Kalauni, Head, Div. of
Land & Survey Management
- Cook Islands - Vaipo Mataora, Manager
Geospatial Infrastructure
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12.10-13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30-14.40 |
SESSION THREE
Chairman Andrick Lal
Presentations by:
- Tonga - Viliami Folau, Min. of Lands,
Survey & Natural Resourdes
- PNG – Andrick Lal
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14.40-15.10 |
Afternoon Coffee |
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15.10-16.00 |
SESSION FOUR
Chairman Kerima-Gae Topp (Australia)
Presentations by:
- Northern Territory – Craig Sandy,
Surveyor-General of the NT
Sum up and Closing Remarks
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16.00-17.30 |
Friendly after symposium get-together.
Nibblies, wine and juice provided.
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Sunday 1 May, 2016:
From Mercator to Cook to Silent Cinema: Surveyors of the World
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9.15-10.45 |
SESSION ONE – THE BELGIAN QUARTER
Chairman John Brock (Australia)
- Welcome to dignitaries and guests – John Brock,
Full Day Chairman
- Day Two Opening: John Brock due to
inability of Chairman Jan De Graeve
- In the Birthland of Mercator: Belgian’s Surveying
History – Marc Vanderschueren,
Surveyor-General of Belgium (Belgium)
- From Peninsular War to Coordinated Cadastre: William
Light's Route Maps of Portugal and Spain, and His Founding
of Adelaide, the "Grand Experiment in the Art of
Colonization." – Kelly Henderson
(Australia)
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10.44-11.14 |
Coffee Break |
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11.15-12.25 |
SESSION TWO – THE KIWI QUARTER
Chairman Jan De Graeve (Belgium)
- Felton Mathew: New Zealand’s First Surveyor-General –
Bill Robertson, Former NZ Surveyor-General
(New Zealand)
- James Cook, Surveyor in New Zealand – How The Great
Explorer Made His Measurements in the South Pacific -
John Brock (Australia)
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12.25-13.25 |
Lunch |
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13.25-14.35 |
SESSION THREE – THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUARTER
Chairman Kerima-Gae (Australia)
- A Brief History of Land Rights in KwaZulu-Natal –
Chris Williams-Wynn, Surveyor-General of
Eastern Cape (South Africa)
- The Relocation of VOC-Era Bosheuwel farm in the
Liesbeeck River Valley, Cape Town – Prof. Jennifer
Whittal, Capetown University (South Africa)
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14.35-15.05 |
Afternoon Coffee |
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15.20-16.40 |
SESSION FOUR – THE AUSSIE QUARTER
Chairman Bill Robertson (New Zealand)
- Surveyors Through The Eyes of a Non-Surveyor–
Kerima-Gae Topp (Australia)
- Silent Screen Superstar Surveyors: 1908 -1930 –
John Brock (Australia)
- Summary and concluding remarks/thanks
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