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Absolutely Organised has been responsible for organising the following conferences: Fiery Ice - 7th International Workshop on Methane Hydrate Research & Development Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand, May 10 – 12, 2010. GEOHAB 2010 – Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping Wellington Town Hall, 4 – 7 May 2010. Landscape10 The Power Of Landscape Te Papa, Wellington, 15 – 17 April 2010. Geosciences’09 Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru, 23 – 27 November, 2009. 2009 AusIMM New Zealand Branch Conference Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, 25 – 28 August, 2009. Past Climates Te Papa, Wellington, 15 – 17 May, 2009. Climate and Biotic Events of the Paleogene Te Papa, Wellington 12 – 15 January, 2009. 4th International Symposium on Deepsea Coral Symposium Rutherford House, Victoria University of Wellington - 1 – 5 December, 2008. Geosciences’08 Te Papa, Wellington - 23-26 November, 2008. Melanoma Summit New Zealand 2008 Holiday Inn Wellington - 13-14 November, 2008. Vth Asian Pacific Phycological Forum Rutherford House, Victoria University of Wellington - 10 – 14 November, 2008. 4th National Conference on Risk Management Te Papa, Wellington - 5-7 November 2008 2008 AusIMM New Zealand Branch Conference Duxton Hotel, Wellington - 31-3 September 2008 Geological Society of New Zealand and New Zealand Geophysical Society Joint Annual Conference Baycourt, Baycourt - Community and Arts Centre, Corner Durham and Wharf Streets, Tauranga, 26 – 29 November 2007. Taking advantage from Captives New Zealand Captive Insurance Association. Hilton Hotel, Princes Wharf, 147 Quay Street, Auckland. 11 May 2007 Climate Change – so what? New Zealand Society for Risk Management. Soundings Theatre, Te Papa, Cable Street, Wellington 15 May 2007 Geological Society of New Zealand and New Zealand Geophysical Society Joint Annual Conference Massey University, Palmerston North, 3-7 December 2006 New Zealand Recreation Summit: Mountains to Sea Te Papa, Wellington, 16-17 September 2006 New Zealand Community Boards' Forum 2006 St. Oran's College, Lower Hutt, 14-15 July 2006 InterRad XI & Triassic Stratigraphy Symposium GNS Science Te Papa, Wellington, 19 – 24 Mar 2006 Prosthotics 2006 NZ Artificial Limb Board Duxton Hotel, Wellington, 24-26 Mar 2006 50th Anniversary Conference - Kaikoura05 Geological Society of New Zealand Kaikoura, 28 November - 1 December 2005 “It was an excellent conference - again your organisation was wonderful”. Avian Influenza (bird flu) – the next pandemic New Zealand Society for Risk Management Te Papa, Wellington, 1 November 2005, 1.00pm. Sustainable Procurement Conference Ministry for the Environment Wellington Town Hall, 7 – 8 November 2005 “Attention to detail was superb, tenacity admirable and follow through on “greening the conference” excellent. We would recommend Absolutely Organised without hesitation.” Screening Symposium 2005 National Screening Unit Te Papa, Wellington, 3 – 4 October 2005 Looking forward to Heritage Landscapes New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects 2005 Conference University of Otago, Dunedin, 28-30 April 2005 Quality, Assurance & Diversity: INQAAHE Biennial Conference International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education, James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, Wellington, 29 Mar – 1 Apr 2005 Primary Focus 2: Moving in the right direction Ministry of Health, Wellington Convention Centre, 10-12 Mar 2005 5th BioPIXE International Symposium Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Ltd, Te Papa, Wellington, 12 – 16 Jan 2005 Complementary and Alternative Medicines Symposium National Health Committee, Te Papa, Wellington , 24 Nov 2004 GeoHealth 2004 Ministry of Health & ESR, James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, 23 - 25 Nov 2004 2nd Risk Management Conference New Zealand Society for Risk Management, Te Papa, Wellington, 4 – 6 Nov 2004 5th International Society for Priorities in Health Care Ministry of Health and other agencies, Wellington Convention Centre, 3 - 5 Nov 2004 2nd Guidelines International Network Conference New Zealand Guidelines Group, Wellington Convention Centre, 1 – 3 Nov 2004 International Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation Practices & Strategies in Developed Countries Climate Change Office, InterContinental Hotel, Wellington, 11-13 Oct 2004 Ring Leaders in Health and Safety NZ Occupation Health Nurses Association + NZ Institute of Safety Management, Te Papa, Wellington, 8 – 10 Sept 2004 New Horizons – using Information and Innovation to Create Success! Nursery & Garden Industry Association, Wellington Convention Centre, 30 Jun – 2 Jul 2004 Managing Pesticides under the HSNO Act A series of ERMA seminars. May and June 2004, North and South Island. Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies 19-23 April 2004, Te Papa, Wellington NZ Orthopaedic Association, COE Seminar 16-17 April 2004, Te Papa, Wellington NZ Institute of Landscape Architects and Landscape Industries Association of NZ Conference 4 - 7 April 2004, Christchurch 17th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences 28 March - 2 April 2004, Te Papa, Wellington Perioperative Nurse College Conference 6 - 8 November 2003, Wellington Convention Centre, Wellington Cancer Control Workshop 2003 29 & 30 September 2003, Wellington Convention Centre, Wellington Tsunamis in the South Pacific 25 – 27 September 2003, Wellington Convention Centre, Wellington 18th International Radiocarbon Conference 1 - 5 September 2003, Te Papa, Wellington 7th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography 24 - 28 March 2003, Te Papa Wellington Advanced Materials and Technology, (AMN-1), MacDiarmid Institute 9 - 14 February 2003, Te Papa and Victoria University, Wellington Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents and their Margins 6 - 10 January 2003, Huka Village Conference Centre, Taupo. Health of Older People, Ministry of Health 3 December 2003, InterContinental, Wellington New Zealand Society for Soil Science 25 - 29 November 2002, Victoria University of Wellington. Inaugural Conference of the New Zealand Society for Risk Management 2 - 4 October 2002, Te Papa, Wellington. First Symposium on New Zealand - France Collaborative Research in Geosciences 15 - 16 July 2002, The Duxton Hotel, Wellington Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting 9 - 12 July 2002, Wellington Convention Centre. Landscape 02: Urban Edges 22 - 24 June 2002, School of Architecture and Design, Wellington. Primary Focus: The Future of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health. 30 - 31 May, Wellington Convention Centre. Ten Year of Paleoseismology in the ILP (International Lithosphere Program) Hosted by the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Ltd and the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. 17 - 21 December 2001, Kaikoura. Geological Society of New Zealand, Annual Conference 27-29 November 2001, University of Waikato, Department of Earth Sciences Hamilton. Project Success - Putting It All Together 24-26 October 2001, Te Papa, Wellington. Annual conference of the Project Management Institute New Zealand Chapter.
Hazardous Substances Training Workshops, for ERMA New Zealand 30 May to 21 June 2001. 5 venues throughout NZ Footprints in Paradise: The Landscape of Tourism Annual conference and AGM of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects. 14-16 March 2001, Skyline Conference Centre, Queenstown. Geological & Geophysical Societies' Conference, 2000 Combined conference of the Geological Society of New Zealand and the New Zealand Geophysical Society. 27-30 November 2000, Victoria University of Wellington Look Wellington 2OOO New Zealand Recreation Association annual conference. 29-31 October 2000, Te Papa Evolution and Revolution in the 21st Century National Conference of the New Zealand Dietetic Association. 4 - 6 September 2000, at Wellington Town Hall. Gene Technology in New Zealand: Scientific Issues and Implications A Science seminar organised by the Environmental Risk Management Authority. 6-7 May 2000, Te Papa.
Cafe Ecology Joint Conference of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects & Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand, 8 - 11 March 2000, Sky City, Auckland NZ Orthopaedic Association Conference Annual conference of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association 3 - 6 October 1999, Te Papa, Wellington 23^rd ATEM and 1999 AAPPA Conference Annual conference of the Association of Tertiary Education Management and the Australasian Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers. 26 - 29 September 1999, Plaza International Hotel, Wellington
Developing a New Zealand Cancer Control Stategy This New Zealand Cancer Control workshop was hosted by a multi-agency initiative to establish a commitment to and process by which a national cancer control strategy could be achieved. 5 - 6 August 1999, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington
8th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science Hosted by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences and Victoria University of Wellington. 4 - 9 July 1999, Victoria University of Wellington.
Combined NZ Geological Society and Geophysical Society of NZ 1998 Conference Annual conference 29 November - 4 December 1998, University of Canterbury, Christchurch. .
ESR Science and Technology Conference This was an in-house, residential conference bringing together scientific staff from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research’s five different campuses. 20 - 21 November 1998, Central Institute of Technology, Upper Hutt.
Triumph Against the Odds The annual conference of the Project Management Institute New Zealand Chapter, held at Plaza International Hotel, Wellington 4 - 6 November 1998. "Thank you for what you brought to the conference team, your calm professional ability and smile made working with you a real pleasure. If I ever get the chance I would welcome the opportunity to work with you anytime. Thank You.! You make it look easy."
Today's Actions, Tomorrow's Landscapes The 25th Anniversary Conference of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects and the biennial conference of the Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand, held at Te Papa, Wellington 29 March - 1 April 1998. "Thank you for a well organised conference. It is rare for me to go to a conference that works as smoothly as yours did. You get an 'Honours' from this Prof!"

Geological Society of New Zealand Inc Conference 1997
The annual conference of the Geological Society of New Zealand, held at Te Papa, Wellington 25 - 27 November 1997.

"I was very impressed with the 1997 Geological Society conference - the venue was wonderful, the scientific programme excellent, and the conference organisation was smooth and unobtrusive."

"Muscle Minding" Information Package Launch
The launch of the "Muscle Minding" Information Package - a video and supporting notes for the prevention of occupational overuse syndrome in the meat, poultry and fish processing industries, held at the Boatshed, Wellington, 10 October 1997.

"Thank you for your sterling work and assistance in the OOS Launch. It was great to be able to hand over some of the major details to allow us to get on with our work."

Partnerships in the Workplace
The 25th Anniversary Conference of the New Zealand Occupational Health Nurses Association, combined with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine, held in Wellington 24 - 27 September 1997.

"Thank you for your ability to work with people who were busy and well meaning and who didn't necessarily do what they said they would do" "Perhaps 'Absolutely Organised' should be renamed 'Absolutely Awesome'.

"Partners in Performance"
The combined conference for Coaching New Zealand, Sports Medicine New Zealand and Sport Science New Zealand, Wellington 9 - 11 October 1996.

"We could not have wished for a more professional and enthusiastic coordinator. It was a delight, and to a certain extent, a novelty, to have someone of your ability assisting in aspects of the administration that have previously been the responsibility of staff … Your work on our behalf has confirmed the appointment of a professional coordinator as a priority in the planning of future conferences."

The Eastbourne Herald Expo
The second showcase of Eastbourne's business and community groups. Eastbourne, 1 September 1996.

"I was very pleased with the professional manner in which Expo was carried out. The organisation was superb, and the efforts of the Rotarians on the day professional, with that touch of Eastbourne friendliness that is essential on such an occasion."

Manage Care: Options for New Zealand
A conference organised and hosted by the Ministry of Health, and supported by the Central Regional Health Authority, Midland Health, North Health and Southern Regional Health Authority. Wellington, 2 - 4 May 1996.

"May I say thank you so much for the enormous effort you must have expended in putting on such an excellent conference".

"Thank you for your organisation of the Managed Care conference - it was excellent".

Congratulations - what a well organised and useful conference! We really appreciated all the hard work you did".

" Very well organised"

1995 Public Sector Convention
Wellington 5 - 8 November 1995.

Preventing Occupational Overuse Syndrome Seminars
Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland 15 - 17 August 1995

Human Rights Seminar
"Human Rights - How are they best protected?", Wellington 26 June 1995.

The day was very successful largely thanks to your efforts and as a committee we found it very easy and enjoyable working with you."

"Kakapo Rescue" Board Game Launch
Launch of new product "Kakapo Rescue", Wellington 9 November 1994.

The Eastbourne Herald Eastbourne Expo
A showcase of Eastbourne's business and community groups. Eastbourne, 31 July 1994.

Geomechanics Society Symposium
"Geotechnical Aspects of Waste Management", Wellington 13-14 May 1994.

"Janet provided her excellent organising skills and managing abilities towards the organisation of our symposium. She attended to many details that we might otherwise have overlooked and her local experience and suggestions were invaluable. I unreservedly recommend her as a conference organiser."

IASPEI 94
27th General Assembly of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior, Wellington, 10 - 21 January 1994.

"We greatly appreciated your skills in organisation and management and in being able to keep an overview of the whole conference... has been rated as one of the best organised meetings they have attended. Your contribution to this result was vital. Your attention to detail and ability to work well with people ... I greatly appreciated having your support and your sensible and practical advice."

Working Wise Exhibition
An exhibition for Women in Self Employment ("WISE" Women). Lower Hutt, 9 - 10 October 1993.

"Janet kept the three members of the committee focused and organised. She demonstrated clear ability and kept calm during periods of duress. Janet maintained an exemplary professionalism at all times. She always delivered on commitments and was a pleasure to work with. She has a good sense of humour and a positive approach to problem solving."

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Biennial Conference, Wellington, 20 - 22 September 1993.

1992 Public Sector Convention
The triennial convention hosted by the New Zealand Society of Accountants for Public Sector Accountants.
Wellington, 1 - 4 November 1992.

"Janet's performance in this role was outstanding... Apart from her strong organisational skills and ability to keep on top of a multitude of tasks at any one point of time, Janet also exhibited a great ability to work with people."

Family Violence: Prevention in the 1990's
A conference hosted by the Family Violence Prevention Co-ordinating Committee of the Department of Social Welfare, Christchurch, 1 - 6 September 1991.

Janet demonstrated a very high degree of skill and knowledge as to the formal and informal aspects associated with organising a conference such as this."

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