New Zealand Biosecurity Institute NETS Conference Queenstown

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We are an incorporated society with membership open to anyone interested in biosecurity issues. We organise activities on a local and national basis and produce a quarterly magazine.

Our aims are to:
•Raise awareness of the Institute and biosecurity issues;
•Encourage the development and application of best practice in biosecurity;
•Connect people and organisations to share knowledge; and
•Create opportunities for professional development of members.

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The theme for NETS 2009 is 'Remarkable Changes'. This recognises both the remarkable location of Queenstown, and that the seminar was last held there 30 years ago, under the auspices of the Institute of Noxious Plants Officers. The event will take a retrospective look at pest management, as well as discuss what biosecurity issues we may face over the coming 30 years.

The conference will feature biosecurity issues relevant to the southern South Island such as rabbits, didymo, wilding trees, and pest eradications from islands. Papers covering topics relevant to current biosecurity and pest management issues are also included.

We intend to strongly promote use of posters at this conference. This will enable a wider range of topics to be presented and provide opportunities for greater informal discussion and exchange of information over the three days.

To encourage student participation, tertiary students who presenting papers or posters at the conference received a 50% discount off the conference registration.

Check out the NZBI website www.biosecurity.org.nz for more information and registration details.