Author: Gabriele Bammer

See https://nitro-oceania.net/activities/seminars/ for a video recording of the November 15 seminar “On leading a large interdisciplinary organization focused on environmental sustainability” by Professor Margaret Palmer, Director, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), USA.

At the November 3 video-conference, the NITRO-Oceania Executive: * Welcomed Beth Fulton & Martin Bliemel to their first Executive meeting. * Discussed the continuing development of the Strategy and Action plan following input from the Executive and the members. * Highlighted that further conversations are required for the future hosting arrangements. * Noted Margaret Palmer’s […]

Next NITRO-Oceania seminar: November 15, 2022 online 12-1pm AEDT 11am-12noon Queensland and PNG 12-1pm NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Solomon Islands 2-4pm New Zealand and Samoa Professor Margaret Palmer, Director, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), USA Title: On leading a large interdisciplinary organization focused on environmental sustainability. For more information see https://nitro-oceania.net/activities/seminars/.

For a report of the NITRO-Oceania Business meeting held on October 4 and 6, 2022, see https://nitro-oceania.net/activities/business-meetings/2022-business-meeting/ Professor Iain Gordon was elected unopposed to the role of President of NITRO-Oceania, replacing Professor Gabriele Bammer. Dr Beth Fulton and Associate Professor Martin Bliemel were elected unopposed as members of the Executive, joining: Professor Derrick Armstrong Professor […]

The annual business meeting is open to all NITRO-Oceania members (https://nitro-oceania.net/members/) and the agenda and papers have been e-mailed. We have scheduled two online meetings, and hope you will be available to attend one of them. The times are: 10am-12pm Western Australia 12-2 pm Papua New Guinea and Queensland 1-3 pm NSW, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania […]

The annual business meeting is open to all NITRO-Oceania members (https://nitro-oceania.net/members/) and the agenda and papers were e-mailed today. We have scheduled two online meetings, and hope you will be available to attend one of them. The times are: 10am-12pm Western Australia 12-2 pm Papua New Guinea and Queensland 1-3 pm Australian East Coast and […]

See https://nitro-oceania.net/activities/seminars/ for a video recording of the September 1 seminar on “Integrating the integrator! A call for establishing academic careers for integration experts” by Dr Sabine Hoffmann, Cluster Leader Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research, Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology).

At the September 2 video-conference, the NITRO-Oceania Executive discussed the agenda and papers for the NITRO-Oceania members business meeting to be held online on two days, October 4 and 6 (to increase the possibility that members can attend one of the meetings). The agenda and papers will now be finalised with the aim of e-mailing […]

The NITRO-Oceania Executive met on Friday August 19, 2022, to discuss how to proceed after the withdrawal of facilitator Rhonda Chapman because of ill health. While we will be unable to get as far with the strategic planning process as we had anticipated with Rhonda’s assistance, the Executive agreed to continue, with Iain Gordon and […]

Next NITRO-Oceania seminar: September 1, 2022 online (jointly with Monash Sustainable Development Institute) 4-5pm AEST 6-7pm in NZ and Fiji 7-8pm in Samoa Dr Sabine Hoffmann, Cluster Leader Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research, Eawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology Title: Integrating the integrator! A call for establishing academic careers for integration experts […]