Fungal Network of New Zealand
23rd New Zealand Fungal Foray/Australasian Mycological Society Conference
WAIKANAE, KAPITI COAST, NEW ZEALAND
10th – 16th May, 2009
DEADLINES: Registration and payment of deposit: 31st March 2009
The 23rd New Zealand Fungal Foray, will be held jointly with the Australasian Mycological Society Conference from 10th – 16th May at El Rancho Christian Holiday Camp, close to Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast.
The foray will begin Sunday evening 10th May, and end on Saturday morning 16th May. Arrival time is after 6pm this year to avoid an overlap with the previous group. There will be dinner provided on arrival. More information about El Rancho can be found at:
http://www.elrancho.co.nz/ERconference.htm#elmconf.
The camp is beside the Waikanae River, near the coastal end of the township of Waikanae..
There is a wide variety of collecting sites in this area. A few kms away are sand dunes, and the Nga Manu Bird Sanctuary which is lowland/dune slack podocarp forest. There are several points of access into the Tararua Ranges with montane podocarp-broadleaf forest. About 1.5 hours away is Rimutaka Forest Park with beech forest.
There are also longer trips such as a visit to the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary and Kapiti Island that we will be investigating and will send out information for.
The foray programme will involve daily collecting, identification, and provision of display tables of the day’s finds, followed in the evening by informal talks.
Wednesday 13th May will be set aside for the joint Mycology Colloquium and Australasian Mycological Society Conference where participants can present talks or posters on any aspect of mycology. Length of presentations will generally be 15-20 minutes including questions, but this will be confirmed closer to the time when we know how many speakers there are. The Colloquium/Conference will be held in the Elm Hall (seats 120) at the camp, and lunch will be provided. Interested participants are invited to submit a title and abstract with their registration form or email it to David Orlovich (
david.orlovich@botany.otago.ac.nz) by 31st March 2009.
For more information visit
http://www.funnz.org.nz/
