Events

Upcoming events

• 14
  Jun
  Rural Fire Research Workshop
  

  Venue: Scion Rotorua

  Scion, in conjunction with the Rural Fire Research Advisory Committee, is hosting the fourth Research Workshop in June 2012. As well as continuing the theme of research adoption, it will also celebrate 20 years of NZ rural fire research. The programme includes presentations and discussions on where we have come from, where we have got to and where we are heading.

  Read more and register.
  

  
  
• 02
  Sep
  ABIC 2012
  

  Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC)

  Venue: Energy Events Centre, Rotorua

  2 - 6 September 2012

  ABIC, the world’s top agbiotech conference, will this year be hosted by New Zealand’s biotechnology industry organisation NZBIO with support from its Australian counterpart AusBiotech. The Ministry of Science and Innovation is the founding partner for the event.

  The conference theme for ABIC 2012 is ‘Adapting to a Changing World’. The event will be a mix of high-impact plenary and streamed sessions with programme themes centred on the key drivers of change: environmental, social and economic.
  

  Scion's Dr Elspeth MacRae, General Manager Manufacturing and Bioproducts, will be speaking at the event. Also in the speaker line-up are:

  • Dr Clive James, Founder of ISAAA “the International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-biotech Crop Applications” (Based – United States)
  • Dr Roger Beachy, President Emeritus - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Professor – Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis (Based – United States)
  • Dr John Bedbrook, Vice President for DuPont Agricultural Biotechnology (Based – United States)
  • Dr Richard Flavell, Chief Scientific Officer for Ceres (Based – United States)
    
  • Dr Robert Reiter, Vice President Biotechnology for Monsanto (Based – United States)
    

  For more information and to register, visit the ABIC website. Earlybird registrations close on Wednesday 30 May 2012 and discounts for group bookings are available.
  

  A bio energy powered future (media release)
  

  
  
• 09
  Oct
  NZ Wood Timber Design Awards
  

  Scion is proud to announce it has signed on as a category sponsor for the 2012 NZ Wood Timber Design Awards. The awards, which recognise excellence across functionality and aesthetics, are open to all New Zealand resident architects, builders, architectural designers, engineers, students and other designers in timber.
  
  The Scion Sustainability Award is for entries that show a commitment to sustainability where there is a focus on timber, the carbon footprint, location of supply, energy efficiency etc.
  
  Jane Arnott, CEO NZ Wood says, “The versatility of timber offers infinite possibilities for professionals keen to blend beauty and form. From curves to filigree, veneers to engineered timber beams only timber can excite, challenge and change to meet every landscape and every client.”
  
  The call for entries is open until Friday 22 June. A shortlist will then be created and the awards evening will take place on Tuesday 9 October.
  

  Categories and criteria [PDF, 1.2MB]
  

  For more information visit the NZ Wood website.