HIGH FLYERS THINK TANK
Sponsored by:
Innovative technical solutions for water management in Australia
University of Adelaide, 30 October 2006
Full proceedings (PDF file)
Think Tank participants (PDF file)
| Welcome Professor Kurt Lambeck President, Australian Academy of Science |
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| Setting the scene | |
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| Opening address Emeritus Professor Maxwell Brennan, AO, FAA Chief Scientist of South Australia |
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| Keynote address Fast water transport through carbon nanotubes and implications for water treatment Dr Jason K Holt Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, California, USA |
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| Social sciences – ethics, attitudes and trust in water management Ms Blair Nancarrow CSIRO Land and Water, Wembley |
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| Information technology sciences Dr Alex Zelinsky CSIRO ICT Centre, Canberra |
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| Water management informatics Dr Bronwyn Harch CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, Brisbane | |
| Plant and soil sciences Dr David Chittleborough School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
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| Reporting back and discussion | |
| Group A – Decision support sciences Chair: Dr Stuart Minchin, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra Rapporteur: Dr Brett Bryan, CSIRO Land and Water, Adelaide |
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| Group B – Information technology sciences Chair: Dr Ross Wilkinson, CSIRO ICT Centre, Canberra Rapporteur: Dr Michelle Bald, Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, Adelaide and e-Water Cooperative Research Centre | |
| Group C – Social sciences Chair: Dr Paul Dalby, In Fusion Consulting, Adelaide Rapporteur: Dr June Marks, Department of Sociology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Group D – Plant and soil sciences Chair: Professor Steve Tyerman, FAA, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Rapporteur: Dr Marisa Collins, CSIRO Plant Industry, Adelaide |
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| General discussion 1 | |
| Mixed breakout groups | |
| General discussion 2 | |
| Matrices | |
| Explanatory notes for matrices | |
| Outcomes matrix – incorporating issues, strengths and needs identified by Think Tank sectoral group discussions | |
| Universalities matrix – strategic aspects and issues that were identified by the Think Tank discussion groups as common themes regarding innovative technical solutions for water management in Australia | |
| Opportunities matrix – strategic opportunities for innovative technical solutions for water management in Australia based on strengths and gaps | |
| Case studies | |
| Sensor technology for the Australian dairy industry | |
| Moving beyond mindsets – the case of desalination | |
| Genetic breeding technology for salinity and drought tolerance | |
| Decision-making tools for choosing among crops | |
| STEDS – Septic Tank Effluent Disposal Schemes | |
