Australia-New Zealand Tree Ring Science Conference and Field week

Conference

The 2027 Australia-New Zealand Tree Ring Science Conference will bring together a diverse array of researchers using tree-ring based science in archaeology, ecology, environmental sciences, radiocarbon, climatology, art history or other disciplines.

The conference offers an opportunity to present current research and discuss the challenges and opportunities of working with Southern Hemisphere tree species. We welcome contributions on topics such as methodology, analytical techniques, novel applications, reconstructions, and other research across a broad array of disciplines.

Registration Abstract submission

Field week

Venue: The field week will be held in northwestern Tasmania. Accommodation will be at the Tullah Lakeside Lodge in mostly shared rooms.

Cost: $1000 AUD, included in the field week costs are:

• Transport from Hobart to Tullah and return
• Accommodation for the evenings of 26-29 January
• Equipment and instruction
• Breakfast & lunch
• ‘Tour guide’ and interesting stops during the trip to Tullah and back to Hobart.

Evening meals are not included in the cost. You can either use the kitchen to make your own, go to the pub about a 5-minute walk away, or buy at the Lakeside Lodge.

Please ensure that you have the relevant insurance cover either from your institution and/or as travel insurance.

Field week program

The field week is aimed at both students new to dendrochronology and those with more experience.  It is intended to be a week of learning from each other and will include a combination of:

• Fieldwork
• Visit to the infamous Stanley River tree-ring site that has yielded wood up to 40,000 years old
• Sample preparation
• Tutorials/workshops about the use of basic dendrochronology software such as COFECHA, dplR, ARSTAN
• Access to a range of experts
• Discussions and debate over key issues in dendrochronology
• Evening talks about Tasmania, Tasmanian/Australian dendrochronology
• A whole lot of fun and learning