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The First 50 Years of Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic The First 50 Years of Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Research Centre Antarctic Expeditions Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand Phone +64-4-463 6587, Fax +64-4-463 5186 E-mail [email protected] www.vuw.ac.nz/antarctic Recollections and reunion programme Victoria University of Wellington 30 June – 1 July 2007 Table of Contents inside front cover Welcome . .2 Recent Benefactors . .3 Reunion programme . .4 Reunion participants . .6 The Birth of VUWAE . .10 Members of VUWAE: 1957-2007 . .12 Recollections of the first 50 years . .18 Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expeditions: The First 50 Years Welcome Recent Benefactors Prior to my first departure for the Ice on a VUWAE expedition, I heard the Throughout the history of VUWAE, Harry Keys, Barry Kohn, Phil Kyle, pre-season talk that ARC Director, Professor Peter Barrett claims to have inherited from Bob Clark. organizations and individuals have sponsored Judy Lawrence, Barrie McKelvey, John and supported the programme with equipment Nankervis, Anthony Parker, Russell Plume, “There are basically only two things to remember”, he instructed. “Firstly, help out and money. Most recently the Antarctic Bryan Sissons, David Skinner, Tim Stern, with the boring jobs at Scott Base. This will put you in a good position with base Research Centre has received a $1 million David Sugden, Tony Taylor, John Thurston, staff, which will make their job easier, and will help make the rest of your field donation from former student Alan Eggers, who Colin Vucetich, Trish Walbridge, Robin season go smoothly. Secondly, come back safely. While Antarctica can be a traveled to the Ice on VUWAE20 in 1975. Williams, Ian Wright and Dan Zwartz. hazardous place, VUWAE has a proud record of having no major casualties; so look after yourself and your colleagues. Apart from that, enjoy yourself. We have also benefited from a series of three ” donations from Singaporean philanthropist The S.T. Lee Lectures in Peter Barrett's passion for making sure that history informs the way we move into the future Lee Seng Tee. Dr Lee provided funds for the Antarctic Studies: guides both his scientific research and his directorship of the Antarctic Research Centre. His love development of the S.T. Lee Library in the of history has also made sure we would celebrate the first 50 years of Victoria University of Antarctic Research Centre and established an Antarctica and Climate Change Wellington Antarctic Expeditions, and in that celebration leave a legacy for the next 50 years. in the Century Ahead - Causes, endowed fund for an exchange programme Consequences and Surprises Many thanks to the organising committee of Peter Barrett, Warren Dickinson, David Balham, Roger with the University of Alaska. He also Professor Robert Dunbar, provided endowment funding for the S.T. Lee Stanford University, USA Cooper and Mike Hannah for their work in bringing this reunion together. We hope you enjoy it! Inaugural Lecture - 8 August 2003 Lecture Series in Antarctic Studies, which has Tamsin Falconer been held annually since 2003. Antarctica's Contribution to Abrupt VUWAE 50 & 51 and Antarctic Research Centre Manager, Global Warming Events - for the Reunion Organising Committee The students of the Antarctic Research Centre Past and Future Professor James Kennett, have also benefited from the establishment of ANDRILL Drill Site on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, November 2006 University of California Santa Barbara, USA an Endowed Development Fund for Antarctic 12 August 2004 Research. Donors to the fund have How sensitive is the Antarctic Ice contributed more than $150,000. Silver Sheet to climate change? donors include Antarctica New Zealand, An earth-science perspective David Sugden, Professor of Geography, Austral Pacific Energy Ltd, Peter Barrett, School of GeoSciences, Warren Dickinson and Webster Drilling & University of Edinburgh Exploration Ltd. Bronze donors include Tony 16 June 2005 Allen, Jo Anderson & Matt Paterson, John The Exploration of Antarctic Subglacial Anderson, Cliff Atkins, Dick Barwick, Daniel Lakes: Science, Logistics and Politics Bayliss, Dave Bennett, Alan Beu, Colin Bull, Martin Siegert, Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences, Roger Cooper, Walter Cousins, Ray Dibble, University of Bristol, UK Robin & Feriel Falconer, Isobel Gabites, John 20 July 2006 Gamble, Graham Gibson, George Grindley, The Ice Chronicles and Michael Hambrey, Monica Handler & Richard Rapid Climate Change Wysoczanski, Mike & June Hannah, David Paul Mayewski, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, USA Hatfield, Jan & Arnold Heine, John Hickman, 26 March 2007 Chris Horne, David Kelly, Jim & Diana Kennett, Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expeditions: The First 50 Years 3 Reunion Programme SATURDAY 30 JUNE SUNDAY 1 JULY 2 - 4pm: 10am - 12.30pm: Meet and mingle, set up displays Recollections & reminiscences Location: Cotton Building, Room 217 Location: Cotton Building, Room 217 Registration & payment, set up memorabilia and slide shows Presentation of recent and current work, Presentations by past VUWAE participants Afternoon tea available from 2pm Coffee/tea available from 9am 10am Welcome and overview 6pm - late: Peter Barrett (Antarctic Research Centre Director) Celebration dinner and Tim Naish (ARC Deputy Director) Location: VUW Staff Club, Rankin Brown (Library) Building 10.30am Tony Allen & Graham Gibson (VUWAE 3: 1959-60) Drinks & nibbles from 6-7pm, followed by buffet dinner 10.50am MORNING TEA After-dinner talk by Richard Barwick, Colin Bull, Barrie McKelvey 11.20am Vince Neall (VUWAE 11: 1966-67) and Peter Webb (VUWAE 1 & 2) 11.40am Chris Christoffel (VUWAE 11: 1966-67) Response by Julia Bull and Rod Boys (VUWAE 51: 2006-07) 12.00pm tba Lower Victoria Valley looking towards Lake Vida 12.30 - 1.30pm: LUNCH & displays of current research Location: Antarctic Research Centre (Cotton Building, Rooms 505 & 508) 1.30 - 4pm: Recollections & reminiscences Location: Cotton Building, Room 217 Presentations by past VUWAE participants 1:30pm Barry Kohn (VUWAE 13: 1968-69) 1.50pm Rosie Askin (VUWAE 15: 1970-71) 2.10pm Tim Stern (VUWAE 21: 1976-77) 2.30pm AFTERNOON TEA 3pm Ian Wright (VUWAE 24: 1979-80) 3.20pm Cliff Atkins (VUWAE 42: 1997-98) 3.40pm VUWAE 1 & 2 4pm Farewell & close Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expeditions: The First 50 Years 5 Reunion Participants Allen, Tony Bannister, Stephen Boys, Rod Cody, Rosie Dickinson, Warren Gibson, Graham 1959-60 1980-81 2006-07 Antarctic Research Centre VUWAE 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47 VUWAE 3 (1959-60) [email protected] [email protected] School of Geography, Victoria University of Wellington [email protected] [email protected] Perth, AUSTRALIA GNS Science Environment & Earth Sciences PO Box 600 Antarctic Research Centre 36 Legacy Drive PO Box 30368 Victoria University of Wellington Wellington NZ Victoria University of Wellington Henderson Anderson, Jo Lower Hutt NZ PO Box 600 PO Box 600 Waitakere City, 0612 NZ 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 Wellington NZ Cole, Jim Wellington NZ Wellington, NZ Barrett, Peter 1964-65 (VUWAE 9) Hannah, Mike 22 seasons between Bull, Colin [email protected] Dunbar, Gavin 1997-98, 1998-99, 2006-07 Arnot, Malcolm 70/71 and 02/03 VUWAE 2 (1958-59) and Dept of Geological Sciences [email protected] [email protected] 1989-90, 1990-91 [email protected] 4 (1960-61) University of Canterbury Antarctic Research Centre School of Geography, [email protected] 10 Hanson St [email protected] Private Bag 4800 Victoria University of Wellington Environment & Earth Sciences GNS Science Wellington, 6121 NZ 12818 Sunrise Drive Christchurch NZ PO Box 600 Victoria University of PO Box 30368 Bainbridge Island Wellington NZ Wellington PO Box 600 Lower Hutt NZ Barwick, Richard Washington, 98110m USA Cooper, Roger Wellington NZ VUWAE I (whilst attached to 1960-61 Falconer, Robin Ashby, Jeff NZTAE 1956-58) and VUWAE II Carter, John Physics expeditions in [email protected] Hansaraj, Dhiresh 1984-85, 1986-87 [email protected] 1992-93 1965-66, 66-67, 67-68, 68-69 GNS Science 2005-06, 2006-07 [email protected] 45 Waite St [email protected] [email protected] PO Box 30368 [email protected] Webster Drilling Farrer, ACT 2607 AUSTRALIA School of Geography, GNS Science Lower Hutt NZ Antarctic Research Centre & Exploration Ltd Environment & Earth Sciences PO Box 30368 Victoria University of Wellington PO Box 50-354 Victoria University of Wellington Lower Hutt NZ Bertler, Nancy Crossland, Lisa PO Box 600 Wellington NZ 1999-2000, 2000-01, PO Box 600 Attending for Ken Woolfe Wellington NZ 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, Wellington NZ [email protected] Falconer, Tamsin 2005-06, 2006-07 Askin, Rosie 2005-06, 2006-07 School of Medicine Haskell, Tom VUWAE 15 (70/71), 16 (71/72) [email protected] [email protected], Carter, Lionel James Cook University 1962-63 (VUWAE 6) & 18 (73/74) Antarctic Research Centre Antarctic Research Centre 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07 Townsville, QLD 4811 [email protected] [email protected] Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington [email protected] AUSTRALIA 60 Waterfall Rd 1930 Bunkhouse Dr PO Box 600 PO Box 600 Antarctic Research Centre Raumati South NZ Jackson, WY 83001 USA Wellington NZ Wellington NZ Victoria University of Wellington Dibble, Ray PO Box 600 1974-75, 78-79, 80-81, 82-83, Hunt, Trevor Atkins, Cliff Frost, Andy Brown, Colin Wellington
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