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With a warm Southern welcome I invite you to our beautiful city of Dunedin, heritage and wildlife capital of New Zealand – and home to the outstanding Otago Museum. Dunedin people place great value on science, research, learning and education. Our historic University is one of New Zealand’s finest. Dunedin is, in essence, a University city, uniting fine minds from all over New Zealand and the world. With a focus on producing excellent research, the University is also home to the Centre of Innovation, which facilitates collaborative research, and a dedicated Centre for Science Communication. I know you will also find Dunedin and Otago to be places of great beauty. A wide diversity of species, including penguins, seals and albatrosses, live in and around Dunedin’s harbour on the scenic Otago Peninsula. Many other areas of natural and rugged splendour – lakes, mountains and vast uninterrupted countryside – are close at hand. I hope you will take time when you visit to enjoy our truly excellent array of visitor experiences. It is our privilege to host you in Dunedin for the ASPAC 2010 conference – we look forward to extending our famous ‘southern hospitality’ to you. Welcome, welcome, welcome to you all.
PETER CHIN |
