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HGSA Conference 2013

Up-Regulate Your Senses in Queenstown NZ in 2013

Preliminary Announcement

We extend a welcome to all in the human genetics community, HGSA members and non-members alike, to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia at the Millennium Hotel in Queenstown, New Zealand, Sunday-Wednesday August 4-7, 2013.

We invite you to “Up-Regulate Your Senses” in the beautiful alpine setting of Queenstown. Your senses of Vision, Taste and Smell will be well exercised by the dramatic mountain surrounds, and the locally-produced wines; and it is anticipated that the genetics of Sight and Hearing will have a prime billing in the scientific programme.

As at this writing (December 2011), the detail of the programme is yet to be finalised, but exciting ideas are being pursued, and this website will be updated in due course.

Queenstown, and getting there: Queenstown is New Zealand’s premier resort town (so named in the 19th century as being “fit for a Queen”), and we will take advantage of two particular attractions for the enjoyment of attendees. Firstly, the welcome on the evening of Sunday August 4 will be aboard the century-old steamer “Earnslaw”, cruising on the waters of Lake Wakatipu. Secondly, the conference dinner on the evening of Tuesday August 6 will be at Bob’s Peak, a stunning setting high up above the town, and reached by gondola (with luck, snow may be falling as the gondola climbs). Other activities will be at your own choice and a variety of options will be listed on this site in due course.

We need also to draw to attention that travel into Queenstown can be busy at this time of year, and thus flight bookings are prudently to be made well in advance. For Australians, there are direct flights into Queenstown from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne (Air NZ, Qantas/Jetstar, Pacific Blue). Alternatively, you can fly into Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch, and then a direct flight to Queenstown, or by road from Christchurch. There are direct flights into Dunedin only from Brisbane, and then by road to Queenstown. Webjet.co.au is a good site for ‘mix and match’ transTasman flights. For those coming from Asia or the Americas, Auckland is the entry point, and there are several daily direct flights Auckland-Queenstown (Air NZ and Jetstar). Another piece of prudent advice: Queenstown is an alpine resort, which means there are mountains, which means that snow falls – and occasionally, flights can be diverted. So for those planning a more extended stay, we advise a 5’ rather than a 3’ extension.