Scientific Program
Host City & Venue
Social Program
Optional Events
General Information

Contact:
Dr. Richard Parrish

rparrish@med.miami.edu
 
Optional Tours and Social Events

The following events are optional and are an additional cost to the registration fee for delegates and accompanying persons. If you would like to purchase tickets, please complete the appropriate section of the online registration form.

Thursday, 21 February 2008 – free evening
Suggestion is to enjoy dining in Queenstown
Please visit the registration desk onsite for a list of restaurants that may be of interest to you. The Conference Managers will be pleased to assist with making an appropriate booking at your restaurant of choice, and arranging transfers to and from Queenstown.

* Please note that all bookings are subject to availability.

Kiwi Birdlife Park and Skyline Gondola
Date: Available Wednesday 20 February, Thursday 21 February and Saturday 23 February
Time: 0900 – 1700 hours
Cost: NZD $55.00 per person
 
Birdlife Park
Like New Zealand itself, Queenstown’s Kiwi Birdlife Park has something for everyone, nature, traditional Maori culture, fabulous dining featuring the best New Zealand fare, New Zealand native forest and birdlife and real conservation in action. It is a unique and popular visitor attraction in Queenstown. The park is a hidden sanctuary of trees, bush and native trails in the middle of the busy resort town of Queenstown.
 
Conservation Shows

Guests will be given the opportunity to meet the birds and creatures who have roamed the country’s forests and shorelines for thousands of years, in a close-up environment where their comfort is paramount, and your access is unparalleled. The Kiwi and Birdlife team of experts will bring a wealth of understanding about the past and present of New Zealand’s wildlife and a fascinating insight into the work that’s assuring its future. Shows occur 11.00am, 1.30pm and 3.00pm and run for approx. 20 minutes.

* Please note that the conservation show is included in your entry fee

Skyline Gondola

Reputed to be the steepest cable way in the Southern Hemisphere, the gondola carries visitors high above Queenstown to the Skyline complex located on Bob's Peak. The best vistas in the region are found here, spread out in a spectacular 220 degree panorama.

Numerous observation decks around the complex offer breathtaking views of Coronet Peak & The Remarkables, over Queenstown and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. Truly magnificent and awe-inspiring.

The Skyline Gondola Complex is an easy five minute walk from central Queenstown and located next to the Kiwi Birdlife Park.

* Included in this ticket cost is entry into Kiwi Birdlife Park and a return gondola ride to the Skyline Gondola Complex. Please note transfers to and from the town centre have not been included, but can be arranged by the Conference Managers onsite at the Conference.

Updated: October 8, 2007 12:42 PM AST