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2010 Conference
 2010 Conference
8th National
Conference
of the
Australian
Forest History
Society Inc
7–11 June 2010
Lismore,
New South Wales
Where?
The conference will be held at Invercauld House, the functions
and conference facility of Southern Cross University in Lismore,
northern New South Wales. Invercauld House has conference
rooms, in-house catering, and on-site accommodation in motelstyle
units. For those who prefer to stay elsewhere, there are
several motels nearby.
Lismore, a city of about thirty thousand people, is the largest
urban centre in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales.
The region has a rich history of forest logging, forest destruction
(mainly for farming), forest conservation, forest activism, and
native and exotic afforestation. It also has a great diversity of
biological communities, including eucalypt forests, rainforests,
forested freshwater wetlands, and mangrove forests.
There is a direct air service between Lismore and Sydney. Nearby
Ballina Airport (east, 30 min. drive) also has flights to and from
Sydney. Gold Coast Airport (north, 1hr) services many Australian
and some New Zealand cities. Brisbane (north, 2hr) has a major
domestic and international airport.
What?
In keeping with the forest history of the Lismore region,
conference participants are encouraged to consider the themes of
rainforests and rainforest products, and of landscape-scale forest
transitions. Nevertheless, the Australian Forest History Society
welcomes papers and presentations on all aspects of Australian
and New Zealand forest history.
When?
The conference will run from the evening of Monday 7 June
through to the end of Friday 11 June, and will include sessions of
paper presentations, short field trips, and a conference dinner. It
will be followed by a separate three-day study tour in northeastern
New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland.
Who?
The Australian Forest History Society, founded in 1988, has
members in Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. It has
held previous conferences in most Australian states and in New
Zealand. The aim of the Society is to advance historical
understanding of human interactions with Australian forest and
woodland environments, but conferences typically include
contributions on those environments in New Zealand, Asia, and
the Pacific region. The Society does not provide a forum for
advocacy of environmental or forest policy, but welcomes
different perspectives. New members are welcome, but
membership is not a condition for conference attendance.
Australian Forest History Society conferences aim to be inclusive
and sociable. They attract people from many different disciplines,
occupations and walks of life. They provide a venue for the
exchange of knowledge and outlook between historians,
geographers, biologists and other academics, foresters, activists,
and local people. All are welcome.
More information about the Society and the latest information
about the Lismore conference, email bstubbs@scu.edu.au
 Download this flier as a PDF (Approx. 120kB)
Download the Call for Papers Form (Approx. 90kB)
2010 Conference Registration Form (Approx. 140kB)
2010 Post Conference Study Tour Registration Form (Approx. 140kB)
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