Order of events
8:30 am | Registration, tea and coffee
9:05 am | Welcome to Country
Aunty Cheryl, Awabakal Elder
9:15 am | Introduction
Georgina Beattie, Deputy Secretary, NSW Resources
9:30 am | Keynote address: A brief history of collaboration - the importance of geoscience investment by Australian governments in supporting a strong resources sector
Melissa Harris PSM, CEO Geoscience Australia
10:00 am | On the shoulders of giants: The GSNSW at 150
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW
10:30 am | Morning tea
Session theme | The geological story of NSW
11:15 am | Guest Speaker: A history of ideas on the geological evolution of NSW
Dr Richard Glen, Adjunct Professor Macquarie University
11:30 am | The geological mapping of NSW: from horseback to Seamless Geology and beyond
Simone Meakin, Project Officer, GSNSW and Dr Gary Colquhoun, Principal Geologist, GSNSW
11:45 am | Geophysics: changing the game in mapping and mineral discovery
Astrid Carlton, Principal Geophysicist, GSNSW
12:00 pm | Markers in time: using fossils to find minerals in NSW
Dr Ian Percival, Honorary Research Associate, GSNSW
12:15 pm | Geological provinces and tectonic events of NSW - 1.7 billion years in the making
Dr Chris Folkes, Senior Geoscientist GSNSW
12:30 pm | Lunch
Session theme | NSW: Uncovering a wealth of resources
1:30 pm | In the footsteps of Carne and Andrews: Mineral systems role in new discoveries
Dr Joel Fitzherbert, Principal Geoscientist, GSNSW
1:50 pm | The rich mineral endowment of NSW and its future potential
Glen Cathers, Manager Resource Assessment, GSNSW
2:05 pm | The basins of NSW: a wealth of energy -past present and future
Dr Kevin Ruming, Director Assessment & Advice, GSNSW
2:30 pm | Unravelling the Broken Hill story: the role of GSNSW
Gary Burton, Senior Geoscientist, GSNSW
2:45 pm | Cobar: mapping, minerals to seismic on the road to the next discovery
Dr Luke Mahoney, Senior Geoscientist, GSNSW
3:00 pm | Afternoon tea
Session theme | Our people, collections and data
3:20 pm | Custodianship of a glorious heritage, from museum and core libraries to a virtual future
Paul Meszaros (former GSNSW)
3:35 pm | Digital orogeny: the history and future of the Survey’s world class data delivery systems
Kevin Capnerhurst, Senior Geologist, GSNSW
3:50 pm | Our greatest asset - a human history of the Survey
Larissa Gammidge, Jola Jaworska - Geoscientists, GSNSW
4:05 pm | Guest Speaker: Much achieved, but plenty still to do: the big questions about NSW geology that GSNSW will address in the future
Dr Bob Musgrave, conjoint senior lecturer, University of Newcastle
4:20 pm | Closing remarks: What next for the GSNSW
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW
Symposium dinner
6:00 pm | Arrival
6:20 pm | Welcome
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW
7:15 pm | Guest Speaker: Anecdotal and reflective speech
Lindsay Gilligan (former GSNSW)
9:30 pm | Formal close of proceedings
Dr Phil Blevin, Chief Geoscientist and Head of GSNSW
Please note this program is subject to change.