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Seventh Biennial 4 - 7 December 2013 Unitec Institute of Technology New Zealand storm petrel © Neil Fitzgerald AUSTRALIA PROGRAMME AND ABSTRACTS CONFERENCE LOCATIONS • Parking available in “P” areas - P no charge; P “Pay-and-display”, $3 per day (NB: S = staff parking only). 2 Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa On behalf of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand and Unitec Institute of Technology, we welcome delegates to Auckland for the 7th Australasian Ornithological Conference. Many delegates have travelled considerable distances to participate in the conference, and we look forward to sharing with you this celebration of ornithology and the birding experiences of our region. We gratefully acknowledge the support and sponsorship offered by Unitec Institute of Technology and trade exhibitors. Organising team: Mel Galbraith (Convenor) Nigel Adams (Scientific programme) Diane Fraser Josie Galbraith Adrian Riegen Trina Smith Chris Thompson Jacquie Wairepo Trish Wells AUSTRALIA 3 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Wednesday 4 Dec Thursday 5 Dec Friday 6 Dec Saturday 7 Dec Field trips: Opening Plenary session Plenary session Plenary session Symposia 1. Miranda Symposia Symposia Themed sessions Shorebird Centre Themed sessions Morning Themed sessions 2. Tiritiri Matangi Island 3. Hauraki Gulf Symposia Pelagic Themed sessions Symposia 4. Auckland Themed sessions Museum & Afternoon Manukau Harbour Welcome function / Poster session 7.00pm Conference dinner Evening FIELD TRIPS Friday 6 November All field trips leave from beside the on-campus sports fields (see map inside front cover for location). PLEASE NOTE DEPARTURE TIMES. Note: Field trips are subject to weather conditions, and return times are approximate. We will advise of any changes prior to the day. Destination Meeting/departure times Notes Meet at Unitec 0745, depart Includes lunch and return Miranda Shorebird Centre 0800; return c.1630. transport from Unitec Meet at Unitec 0730, depart Includes lunch and return Tiritiri Matangi Island 0745; return 1730. transport from Unitec. Includes lunch and return Meet at Unitec 0615, depart transport from Unitec. Extra Hauraki Gulf Pelagic 0630; return c.2000. water advised; motion sickness medication if needed. Lunch is not included, but time Auckland Museum and Meet at Unitec 0915, depart will be allocated for Manukau Harbour 0930; return c.1630.! refreshments at the Museum café. 4 CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS VENUE The Red and Gold Lecture Theatres are located in Building 180 (see map inside front cover). Toilets are located off the courtyard between the two rooms. Also situated on this courtyard are a pharmacy and bookshop. Postal services are available at Campus Copy Centre, located beyond the pharmacy. Please ask for directions if needed. Emergencies In case the building needs to be evacuated in emergency the assembly area is the grassed area outside the Red and Gold Lecture Theatres. REGISTRATION The Registration and Information Desk will be open at the following times: Wednesday 4 December 0800 - 1730 hrs Thursday 5 December 0800 - 1730 hrs Saturday 7 December 0800 - 1030 hrs NAME BADGES Delegates are requested to wear their name badge at all times. The badge confirms access to all sessions, morning and afternoon teas, lunches and functions. CATERING All morning and afternoon teas, lunches and the Welcome/Poster session will be held in the foyer of the Red Lecture Theatre. Please note that food and drink may not be taken into lecture theatres. The conference dinner (Thursday 5 Dec, 7.00pm) will be held at the Point Chevalier RSA, 1136 Great North Rd, Pt Chevalier (see map inside front cover). The dinner will be a buffet with hot and cold dishes (including vegetarian options) and desserts. Two glasses of wine or beer per person are included in the dinner ticket, and additional drinks can be purchased from the cash bar. SMOKING Unitec is a smoke-free campus. Please respect this policy. MOBILE PHONES Please remember to turn off your mobile phone, or put it on silent when in the lecture theatres. COMPUTER / INTERNET ACCESS Guest access to the Unitec wireless network is available for access to the internet: Login: conference Password: auckland13 A computer room (Rm 183-1105) will be available to upload, check and modify presentations, and to access the internet, webmail, etc. This room will be available during conference breaks, and at other times by arrangement through the registration desk. 5 BANKING AND CURRENCY An ANZ Bank branch is located on the Mt Albert campus for banking needs, Building 114. There are two ATM machines on campus – one opposite the Gold Lecture theatre, the other outside the ANZ bank. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Public transport timetables are provided in your conference bag. This information can also be obtained through the MAXX website (www.maxx.co.nz). PARKING There is parking available on-campus, some free and some Pay-and-Display ($3 per day). Although it is outside of the teaching semester, please avoid staff parking areas. (see map inside front cover). SHOPPING St Lukes Shopping Mall (Westfield) is located within a short driving distance from Unitec. Address - 80 St Lukes Road. For directions please see the registration desk. TAXIS AND SHUTTLES Auckland Co-op Taxis 09-3003000 Green Cabs 0508-447336 Regency Cabs 0800-3778844 Corporate Cabs 09-3770773 TELEPHONES There is a public telephone available behind the coffee cart in Building 180. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Pt Chevalier Medical Centre - 1181 Great North Road, Point Chevalier (09-8466244) Mt Albert Medical Centre - 986 New North Road, Mount Albert (09-8467493) White Cross Accident & Medical Clinic – 52 St Lukes Rd, St Lukes (09-8153111) If an emergency, please call 111 (or 1-111 if calling from a Unitec line). COPY CENTRE The Unitec Copy Centre offers a full range of copying and publishing services - Building 117, Mt Albert campus (815 4315). 6 PRESENTERS / SESSION CHAIRS - INSTRUCTIONS Please read the following carefully for smooth paper presentation. Presenters: 1. Note the date, time and room for your session from the final programme. 2. Please see the chair of your session in the allocated venue at least 10 minutes before your session begins. 3. MS PowerPoint is the standard presentation software. You should ensure that the Powerpoint is compatible with Office 2010 and Windows XP. If you have embedded videos into your presentation please ensure that you also have the video file readily available as a separate QuickTime file. 4. If you intend to use/include other visuals, please see your session chair or a conference organiser well in advance to test the presentation. 5. The computers and data projectors used for presentations will be provided by the conference and no other computers (including laptops) will be permitted to be connected to the projectors. 6. If your presentation has not been supplied in advance, please report to the registration desk, or the helpers stationed in the computer room (183-1105), WELL IN ADVANCE of your session to arrange loading into the computer system. We recommend that you check the talk in the computer room beforehand to make sure it all shows correctly. 7. Speakers at concurrent sessions will have 12 minutes ONLY for the presentation followed by 3 minutes for questions (15 minutes total). Session Chairs: 1. Note the date, time and room for the session you are going to chair from the final programme. 2. Please be present in your session room at the start and end of the break prior to your session, including the last 10 minutes prior to the commencement of your session. An assistant will acquaint you and your speakers with the general room setup. 3. Please ensure that all PowerPoint presentations for the session are visible on the computer desktop and ready to go before the session begins. 4. Please start sessions on time, even if people are still arriving. 5. Please announce student talks at the beginning of each talk for the benefit of those judging for the student prizes. (Students indicated by * in programme) 6. Concurrent session chairs: It is essential that sessions run precisely to the schedule indicated, given that there are parallel sessions. Please keep speakers to time. Give them a warning at 9 and 11 minutes, AND STOP THEM AT 12 MINUTES. Warning cards will be supplied. 7. Ensure that question time does not extend beyond the allocated 3 minutes, even if there are questions still requiring responses. 8. If a speaker finishes early, or if a talk is cancelled, do not advance the programme beyond the schedule. Have a pause or a break. 9. If you need any assistance please ask the assistant assigned to your session room, or any member of the conference organising committee. 10. Please announce any housekeeping notices at the beginning and end of your session. Thank you for your role as session chair. 7 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Dr Matt Rayner School of Biological Studies, University of Auckland Dr Matt Rayner is a researcher in the fields of avian behaviour, ecology and evolution with strong application to species conservation. Matt’s research approach relies upon cross- disciplinary research combining remote sensing and tracking technologies, molecular and isotopic markers and behavioural datasets to test hypothesis regarding the ecological and or evolutionary context of animal behaviour in space and time. As study systems he currently works on mobile avian taxa such as seabirds and New Zealand endemic terrestrial birds such as Kereru (NZ Pigeon) and Kaka (NZ forest parrots). Active study sites range from the New Zealand mainland, offshore islands (Mokohinau Islands, Red Mercury Island, Little Barrier Island and Codfish Island) and international field collaborations in Australia and the tropical Pacific (Fiji and New Caledonia). His current research is investigating the “spill over” benefits of managing endemic bird populations in fragmented landscapes, the community ecology and migration of seabirds in New Zealand waters and the wider Pacific basin, phylogenetics of cookilaria petrels, incipient speciation in Cook’s petrel and the hunt for the breeding site of the New Zealand storm petrel.