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3rd July 2020 Update<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t

We were pleased to see your positive responses and anticipation of our Pre-Symposium event. We want to confirm that this event is still on as originally planned. There will be some slight modifications to the workshop programme due to international travel limitations and the train segment will need to be replaced by bus. Please stay tuned for the updated detailed workshop programme to follow.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tWorkshop & Field Study\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

We decided to make your way to Dunedin a memorable experience!<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Join us in Queenstown before the Symposium, for a workshop followed by a field study that will take you through the Cromwell Gorge landslides.<\/p>\n\n\t

Planning your participation<\/h3>\n

The workshop and field study are booked together during registration. Space in the workshop and field study is limited and available on a first-in, first-served basis. \u00a0<\/p>\n

When planning your travel, you will need to make your own arrangements to Queenstown with your return from Dunedin. The field study transport will be provided as part of the workshop & field study registration fee. This will take participants and their luggage between the two cities.<\/p>\n

While the night is Queenstown is also your responsibility, conference organisers have held rooms at the workshop venue for you to book (see more here).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Price: $280.00 NZD excl GST – sign up through the symposium registration form (opening in February 2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Queenstown-at-sunset-1\"\n\t

Part 1. Queenstown Workshop 14th October 2020 (afternoon)<\/h3>\n

“Engineering value from the monitoring of slopes \u2013 current practice and the future”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Globally, landslides and cut slope failures cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damages and thousands of deaths and injuries each year.\u00a0 Understanding and managing slope hazards and risks is a major part of the life of engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers.<\/p>\n

None of us wants to inadvertently monitor a slope to an unplanned failure! \u00a0This workshop is designed to address the following slope-related questions:<\/p>\n