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15th Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference 2022

14 – 16 November 2022

Dear Australian-New Zealand isotope community,

Please note that we have changed the date for the upcoming AEIC. Holding the conference in November will maximise the likelihood that our New Zealand and Western Australia colleagues will be able to join, minimise the risk of hitting a winter COVID resurgence, and give our beautiful Northern Rivers community more time to recover from the catastrophic flooding that is still devastating the region.

The AEIC historically brings together a diverse group of scientists to ‘talk isotopes (and everything else)’ for three days. We are committed to continuing this legacy through an in-person conference this coming year. Thanks to on-going support from Discover NSW and our industry sponsors we can promise you an event that is relatively affordable (particularly for students) and enjoyable (good food and interesting post-conference field trips). But it’s really the community – you! – that creates a successful scientific conference. We hope you will all be able to join us, both physically and intellectually, for the 15th iteration of the AEIC this November in Ballina, New South Wales.

Please spread the word to your isotope-curious collaborators, keen students, and new colleagues!

Note for those in New Zealand: after discussing with Simon Stewart and Alice Hill we agreed that it would be most beneficial for our community to hold the Stable Isotope Network New Zealand (SINNZ) huis on alternating years to the AEIC. We hope you can join us this year to AEIC to get to know (or reconnect with) our Australian counterparts, and then come together for the SINNZ hui in Nelson next summer.

Sincerely,

Naomi Wells

Virtual attendance
We recognise that travel is not possible for everyone. Please get in touch with the organisers as soon as possible if you fall into this category. We will hold a small number of spots available for virtual presentations. These slots will be allocated based on need and merit. Registration cost: TBD.

Contingency plans
In the event that trans-Tasman travel restrictions are in place this November the event will still go ahead**. Simon Stewart and Alice Hill will help us run a New Zealand ‘satellite’ event in Nelson so that we can still all get some of the in-person value from the conference, while still sharing our science across the border. We will make this call by the end of August 2022. Beyond this we will work with delegates who may have to make a last-minute switch to virtual attendance due to COVID travel restrictions.

**Yes, really

COVID prevention measures
The in-person event will operate under state and national COVID guidelines. Regardless of specific policies around this November, the Riverside Convention Centre is set up to ensure we will have plenty of space and good ventilation. We expect that all delegates are vaccinated.

Climate change
We are working to minimise the carbon footprint of this conference. This includes through sourcing local, vegetarian food, selecting ‘walkable’ accommodation-conference-dinner venues, helping to organise airport carpools, and running a ‘paper free’ conference. We welcome any and all volunteers who would like to work with us to help minimise our environmental footprint!

15th Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference

RSL Riverside Function Centre, Ballina
14 – 16 November 2022

The organising committee welcomes delegates to the 15th Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference being held at the Riverside Function Centre at the RSL in 2022.

The conference provides a forum for Australasian scientists to meet and discuss advances, applications and integration of stable isotopes in all aspects of the environmental sciences.

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Scientific Program:

The AEIC welcomes abstracts from scientists working with, or aspiring to work with, isotopes (stable and unstable) to understand the world around them. Talks should be aligned to one or more of the following themes:

  1. Stable isotope ecology (terrestrial, aquatic, marine)
  2. Paleoenvironment and paleoclimate
  3. Hydrology & Hydrogeology
  4. Biogeochemistry & ecosystem science
  5. Frontiers and advances in isotope techniques
  6. Global change science
  7. Authenticity, traceability, and provenancing
  8. Tracking contaminants
  9. Museum & heritage research

Key Dates:

15 June 2022 Registration Opens
08 August 2022 Abstracts EXTENDED
01 August 2022 Student Travel Grant Applications Due
03 October 2022 Early Bird Registration Closes
13 November 2022 Welcome Reception
14-16 November 2022 Scientific Programme
15 November 2022 Conference Dinner
17 November 2022 Post-Conference Field Trips

Registration

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The registration fee includes:

  • Conference sessions for three days (Monday-Wednesday)
  • Pre-Conference Welcome Function (Sunday)
  • Lunch during the conference
  • Conference Dinner at the Shelly Beach Café (Tuesday)

Ride Share Options

Register your interest in ride share options for getting to the conference via this link:
2022 AEIC RIDE SHARE OPTIONS

Registration Prices:

Your registration fee covers attendance to three days of scientific talks (Monday-Wednesday), the pre-conference welcome reception (Sunday), and the conference dinner (Tuesday). Student registration also includes the post-conference field trip (Thursday).

Early Registration (early bird closes 03 October 2022) – $610
Standard Registration – $800
Student Registration – $310
Post-Conference field trip (non-students) – $15

*Please note costs are indicative and may change slightly over the next months due to fluctuating global markets

** During the registration process you will asked to indicate if you wish to attend the Welcome Reception, Conference Dinner and Field Trips. Additional tickets can be purchased for the conference dinner for $145 per ticket.

Listed Speakers

Professor Michael Bird
College of Science and Engineering
Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science

Dr, Renaud Joannes-Boyau
Geoarchaeology and Geochronology, Particularly Human Evolution

Dr Cath Hughes
Isotope Tracing, Hydrology

Professor Dirk Erler
Nitrogen Biogeochemistry of Natural and Managed Systems

Dr Zoë Doubleday
Marine Ecology and Seafood Provenancing

Social Programme
*Note all social events are included in registration cost unless otherwise noted

Welcome Reception
Sunday 13 November, 16:00-18:00
Stop by for drinks and nibbles. This informal event will be hosted on the river-front at the conference venue (Ballina RSL).

 

Tickets: Included in AEIC22 registration

Conference Dinner
Tuesday 15 November
Enjoy a relaxing and delicious meal on the beach. The dinner will be held at the Shelly Beach Café – Locally owned beach-front dining in Ballina(Shelly Beach Cafe facebook). Transportation to and from the venue will be provided.

Tickets: Included in AEIC22 registration.  Additional guests: $145

Post-Conference Field Trip
Thursday 17 November
We will take you into the Byron hinterlands to visit coffee and pecan growers, and have a short walk through restored sub-tropical rainforest at Rocky Creek Dam.


Tickets
: Included in AEIC22 registration for students, $15 full delegates.

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Shelly Beach
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Abstract Submission
Submissions are now CLOSED. Notification of the status of your submission will be sent out early September.
Please contact aeic2020.abstracts@gmail.com if you need earlier confirmation to support a visa application or similar.

We are seeking abstract submissions from delegates who wish to share their work with the Australasian isotope community. Abstract submission will close Monday 01 August 2022. If you submitted an abstract in 2020 you will have the option to edit and re-submit that abstract.

Please follow the guidelines below in preparing your abstract.

  • Write an abstract. The main body should be up to 350 words. Include a descriptive title (≤ 20 words) and the authors’ names and affiliations. For submission your abstract must be in Word.
  • Select the primary and secondary theme your abstract is aligned with:
  1. Stable isotope ecology (terrestrial, aquatic, marine)
  2. Paleoenvironment and paleoclimate
  3. Hydrology & Hydrogeology
  4. Biogeochemistry & ecosystem science
  5. Frontiers and advances in isotope techniques
  6. Global change science
  7. Authenticity, traceability, and provenancing
  8. Tracking contaminants
  9. Museum & heritage research
  • Select whether you prefer an oral or poster presentation. Note that the final decision will be with the conference committee.
  • Indicate whether the presenting author is a student.
  • Submit your abstract.

Student Travel Scholarships

Submissions are now CLOSED. Notification of the status of your submission will be sent out early September.
Please contact aeic2020.abstracts@gmail.com if you need earlier confirmation to support a visa application or similar.

AINSE is sponsoring student travel scholarships, which will provide $500 – $1,000 to help offset the costs of domestic or trans-Tasman travel. Applications are due along with your abstract on Monday 01 August 2022.

HOW TO APPLY:

  1. Download the Student Travel Grant Application Form.
  2. Fill out the form as per the instructions within the document.
  3. Send the completed application form to aeic2020.abstracts@gmail.com no later than 01 August 2022.

Questions
Sponsorship
For sponsorship, please contact the Conference Convenor, Naomi Wells: Naomi.Wells@scu.edu.au.

Registration & Abstract Submission
For registration and abstract submission enquiries, please contact the team at Conference Design: mail@conferencedesign.com.au

Organising Committee

  • Naomi Wells
    Lincoln University
  • Dr Joanne Oakes
    Southern Cross University
  • Nina Welti
    CSIRO
  • Greg Skrzypek
    UWA

Hosted By:
Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry at Southern Cross University

Ballina, The Venue, Accommodation 

Ballina is on the far north coast of New South Wales, ~ 30 km south from Byron Bay, at the mouth of the Richmond River. The conference will be hosted in the Ballina CBD at the RSL’s Riverside Convention Centre.

There is a range of accommodation within easy walking distance from the conference venue. The Ramada, ~800 m from the conference venue) is offering discounted rates for AEIC attendees:

  • Hotel Spa Room – $225 per night
  • Hotel Spa Riverview Room – $245 per night
  • 1 Bedroom Suite – $275 per night
  • 1 Bedroom Riverview Suite – $300 per night

Getting there:
There are regular flights to the Ballina-Byron airport (located in Ballina) from most major Australian cities. Alternatively, you can get a shuttle to Ballina from the Gold Coast Airport. Ballina is ~1 hr drive from the Gold Coast Airport and ~2.5 hr drive from the Brisbane Airport. Please you the link to the ‘ride share’ form to try to coordinate transport to/from the airports.

For information about getting to Ballina, the venue and nearby hotels click here.

Acknowledgement of Country
“We acknowledge that this conference will be held on the traditional lands of the Nyangbul people of the Bundjalung Nation. We pay our respects to this land, and to Bundjalung Elders past and present.”

Program Overview

SUNDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2022
Welcome Reception (Ballina RSL)
 
MONDAY 14th NOVEMBER 2022
Opening Session
Conference Sessions
Poster Session
TUESDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2022
Conference Sessions
Conference Dinner (Shelly Beach Cafe)
WEDNESDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2022
Conference Sessions
THURSDAY 17th NOVEMBER 2022
Field Trips
 

Sponsors

The committee acknowledges the support of the following sponsors. Please see the sponsorship options below if your organisation wishes to support the conference; conference sponsors will be recognised as keen and vital supporters of the field.

Partner Sponsors


Gold Exhibitors


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Other Sponsors


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Sponsorship

You are invited to participate in 15th Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference as a sponsor and/or exhibitor. Over 100 attendees are expected to attend the Conference, with a mix of established world experts, early and mid-career researchers and students.

The 15th iteration of the AEIC will be held in 2022 in the Ballina Riverside Function Centre, near Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. The conference follows successful editions at GNS Science in Wellington, New Zealand (2018) and ANSTO in Sydney, Australia (2016), and their 11 predecessors.

Your participation and support of the conference is greatly valued by the isotope science community ‘down under’. We hope to see you in Ballina in 2022. Sponsorship options are described below.

Please contact the Conference Convenor, Naomi Wells Naomi.Wells@scu.edu.au, for questions about sponsorship and to confirm your participation.

Partner AUD$4,000
Benefits to Sponsor

  • Verbal acknowledgement as a Partner in the opening session
  • Logo and acknowledgement as a Partner on all conference materials including print, PDFs and broadcast emails
  • Two full registrations, including social functions
  • Exhibition space (total area 3m wide x 2m deep)
  • Logo in the program
  • Logo displayed on conference sponsors slide
  • Logo & hyperlink on the conference website
  • 200-word profile on the symposium website

Student Ambassador Sponsor AUD$3,500 – EXCLUSIVE
This will sponsor two or three (depending on travel costs) talented undergraduate students from regional universities to participate in the conference, including presenting posters of their relevant research projects and co-chairing sessions.

Benefits to Sponsor
Verbal acknowledgement as a Student Ambassador Sponsor at the commencement the conference

  • One free standing banner in the room
  • Logo printed with the named student ambassadors in the delegate list
  • Logo & hyperlink displayed on the conference website

Exhibitor (Gold) AUD$3,000
Benefits to Sponsor

  • Logo and acknowledgement as an Exhibitor on all conference material including print, PDFs and broadcast emails
  • Two full registrations to the conference, including the social functions
  • Exhibition space (total area 3m wide x 2m deep)
  • Listing in the program
  • Logo displayed on a conference sponsors slide
  • Logo & hyperlink on the conference website
  • 200-word profile on the conference website

Exhibitor (Standard) AUD$2,000
Benefits to Sponsor

  • Logo and acknowledgement as an Exhibitor on all conference material including print, PDFs and broadcast emails
  • One full registration to the conference, including the social functions
  • Exhibition space (total area 3m wide x 2m deep)
  • Listing in the program
  • Logo displayed on a conference sponsors slide
  • Logo & hyperlink on the conference website
  • 200-word profile on the conference website

Student Awards Sponsor AUD$1,000 – EXCLUSIVE
This will sponsor cash prizes for the Best Student Speaker and Best Student Poster awards, which will be voted on by the organising committee.

Benefits to Sponsor

  • Verbal acknowledgement as a Student Awards Sponsor at awards ceremony (conference close)
  • Opportunity to present the awards
  • One free standing banner in the room
  • Logo printed in the program
  • Logo & hyperlink displayed on the symposium website

Other advertising opportunities
The following advertising options are available to reinforce other sponsorship packages or as individual items. For example, an advertisement in the pocket program is a fantastic way to get additional exposure, promote your exhibition stand location and keep your name in front of delegates during the symposium.

Opportunities

  • PDF program advert (A6 page colour) Sponsor/Exhibitor $500
  • Holding Slide Advert (1 x 16.9 slide) Non Sponsor/Exhibitor $1,000
  • Holding Slide Advert (1 x 16.9 slide) Exhibitor $500
  • Web ad with hotlink (150×150 tile) $400

In the interest of minimising our environmental footprint, AEIC2021 is aiming to avoid unnecessary inserts. We will only be accepting ‘useful’ branded collateral such as pads and pens, memory sticks, etc. Existing sponsors are invited to supply these items for delegates at no additional charge. Non-Sponsors can purchase this option for $1,000 per item in addition to supplying the collateral.

  • Note Pads: Existing Sponsor to supply approximately 300 branded pads, $in-kind
  • Pens: Existing Sponsor to supply approximately 300 branded pens, $in-kind

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