Call for abstracts: 12th OERC Energy & Climate Change Symposium 2018

12th OERC Energy & Climate Change Symposium 2018

22 & 23 November Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum

This year the OERC symposium is organised in collaboration with Otago Climate Change Network (OCCNet), and in the context of accelerated climate change and the Zero Carbon Act in New Zealand, we welcome abstracts in all areas of:

o    Energy

o    Climate Change (Mitigation & Adaptation)

Researchers, research students, members of industry and the wider community from all disciplines are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract. The breadth of disciplines and range of presenter backgrounds makes the annual OERC symposia both relevant and stimulating.

$500 ‘Best student paper prizes’ have been generously sponsored by The Energy Law Association and Dunedin City Council.

The template to use to for your abstract is attached and also available via this link on our symposium webpage. Abstract templates are to be submitted online using Easychair. The link for Easychair  is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=oerc2018 . You will be invited by the committee to give either a presentation or a poster presentation.

The deadline for abstract submission is Monday 24th September 2018.

Registration is $25 per day to cover catering costs (Registration is free for students, university staff and presenters). Online registration will open shortly.

Please feel free to pass this call on to those that may be interested in attending or presenting.

If your business is interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Jane Wilcox oercadmin [at] otago.ac.nz