Preliminary Programme

We currently have several sessions proposed for the conference, with many papers already registered - click on the link to view the abstracts. A full conference programme will be made available on this website after final confirmation of sessions and speakers.

 

Tuesday 3 July

Evening

6.00pm – 8.30pm

Evening Registration & Reception

Wednesday 4 July

Morning

8.30am – 12.30pm

Papers from Session 1

Lunch

12.30pm – 2.00pm

 

Afternoon

2.00pm – 6.00pm

Papers from Session 2

 

Thursday 5 July

Morning

8.30am – 12.30pm

Papers from Session 3

Lunch

12.30pm – 2.00pm

 

Afternoon

2.00pm – 6.00pm

Papers from Session 4

 

Friday 6 July

Morning

8.30am – 12.30pm

Papers from Sessions 5 & 6

Lunch

12.30pm – 2.00pm

 

Afternoon

2.00pm – 3.30pm

3:30pm – 4:30pm 

Papers from Session 6

Papers from Session 7

 

Evening

 

6.00pm –  late

Conference Dinner - Evening BBQ

Venue: The Solomon Kitano-Mendana Hotel

Saturday 7 July

Day

Time TBA

Field trip

Guadalcanal Field Trip (Vatuluma Posovi, the "Poha Cave")

 

 

A post-Conference field trip to the Western Province may be arranged given sufficient interest. However, please note that transport by small plane is limited and will require early booking. Any field trip will involve open canoe travel to small islands, and participants will need a degree of physical fitness.