AARES Annual Symposium
Invasive Species and Bio-security
10 — 11 September 2009
University House Australian National University Canberra
WORKSHOP PROGRAM
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Thursday 10 September 2009 |
From 9:30am |
Delegate Registration Opens |
Session 1 Chair: R. Quentin Grafton, ANU |
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10:00am-10:15am |
Topic—Economic Policy and Biosecurity Speaker: Tom Kompas, ANU |
10:15am-10:30am |
Topic—Agricultural and Environmental Valuation Speaker: Jeff Bennett, ANU |
10:30am-11:00am |
Topic—The Beale Review: A New Framework for Australian Biosecurity Speaker: Rob Delane, DAFF |
11:00am-11:30am |
Morning Tea |
Session 2 Chair: David Pearce, CIE |
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11:30am-12:00pm |
Topic—Biosecurity in Practice: Making Decisions, Making Choices Speaker: Tom Aldred, DAFF |
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Topic—Putting the Eco Back into Economics Speaker: Pieta-Rae Laut, DEWHA |
12:30pm-1:00pm |
Topic—Implementation under Conditions of Uncertainty: Reflections on Recent Emergency Responses Speaker: Ron Glanville, DEEDI QLD |
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Lunch |
Session 3 Chair: Michael P. Ward, University of Sydney |
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2:00pm-2:30pm |
Topic—Using Economics to Make Better Biosecurity Decisions: The New Zealand Experience Speaker: Chris Baddeley, MAF, NZ |
2:30pm-3:00pm |
Topic–Economic Advice for Decision Making in Biosecurity: A View from an End-User’s Perspective Speaker: Mike Cole, DAFF |
3:00pm-3:30pm |
Afternoon Tea |
Session 4 Chair: Drew Collins, BDA Group |
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3:30pm-5:00pm |
Panel Discussion Speakers: Bruce Bowen (ABARE), Mike Cole (DAFF), Ron Glanville (DPI QLD), Neil Grant (DAFF), Pieta-Rae Laut (DEWHA), Mike Nunn (DAFF) |
6:45pm |
Symposium Dinner, University House, ANU Guest Speaker: Dr John Radcliffe, an Honorary Research Fellow in CSIRO, is a Commissioner of the National Water Commission, Council Member of the University of Adelaide, Chairman of the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Eminent Scientists Group and a Board Member of Earth-watch Australia. The Eminent Scientists Group is a high level review group independent of Biosecurity Australia that is tasked with providing external scientific and economic scrutiny of expanded import risk analyses (IRAs).He was previously Deputy Chief Executive of CSIRO responsible for Divisions in the "Natural Resources Alliance" (Plant Industry, Land and Water, Marine Research, Wildlife & Ecology, Entomology, Atmospheric Research, Forestry and Forest Products). John received the Centenary of Federation Medal in 2003 for his service to Australian society in environmental science and technology, and is a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 2001 for his contribution to natural resource management.
Nicholas Moore, Chief Executive Officer Peter Baxter and Hugh Possingham |
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Friday 11 September 2009 |
From 8:00am |
Delegate Registration Opens |
Session 1 Chair: Jeff Bennett, ANU |
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9:00am-9:30am |
Topic—The Economics of Biosecurity: Risk, Border Quarantine, Local Surveillance and Eradication Measures Speaker: Tom Kompas, ANU |
9:30am-10.00am |
Topic—Valuing the Benefits of Pest Eradication: Red Imported Fire Ants Speaker: John Rolfe, CQU |
10:00am-10:30am |
Topic—Environmental and Social Values of WA Biosecurity Framework—A Public Good Approach Based on a Benefit Transfer Method and Meta Analysis Speaker: Ananda Ghosh, Agriculture WA |
10:30am-11:00am |
Morning Tea |
Session 2 Chair: R. Quentin Grafton, ANU |
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11:00am-11:30am |
Topic—Integrating Economic Analysis and Import Risk Assessment Speaker: Nhu Che, ABARE & Tom Kompas, ANU |
11:30am-12:00pm |
Topic—The Value of Information in Risk-Return Assessment Speaker: Michael Ward, ANU |
12:00pm-12:30pm |
Topic—The Consequences of Fire Blight in Australian Pome Fruit Industries Speaker: David Cook & Shuang Liu, CSIRO |
12:30pm-2:00pm |
Lunch |
Session 3 Chair: George Antony, DEEDI QLD |
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2:00pm-2:30pm |
Topic—Surveillance Strategies and Bioeconomics in Invasive Species Control Programs Speaker: Oscar Cacho, UNE |
2:30pm-3:00pm |
Topic—Counting the Costs: The Impact of Invasion of Australia’s Tropical Savannas by an Introduced Grass Speaker: Samantha Setterfield, CDU |
3:00pm-3:30pm |
Topic—Biodiversity Valuation for Biosecurity Decisions when Time is Acutely Constrained and Uncertainty Abounds Speaker: Brian Bell, Nimmo-Bell |
3:30pm-4:00pm |
Afternoon Tea |
Session 4 Chair: Tom Kompas, ANU |
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4:00pm-4:30pm |
Topic—From Apples to Zoonosis: Un-pealing the Myopia of Analysis Speaker: David Adamson, UQ |
4:30pm-5:00pm |
Topic—What the Discipline of Biosecurity Needs from Economics Speaker: Naomi Cogger, Massey |
5:00pm-5:30pm |
Topic—Resource Allocation for Efficient Environmental Management Speaker: Cindy Hauser, ACERA |
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