The Antarctic Family and Friends Association is a support and social group for family and friends of current and former expeditioners. The association aims to be a source of friendship, comfort and information for members.
In 1965, Nel Law, wife of the first permanent director of AAD, Dr Phillip Law, established the Antarctic Wives' Association of Australia, to be a social link and source of support for the wives of ANARE expeditioners. The organisation is now called the Antarctic Family and Friends Association, in acknowledgment of changes to both society and ANARE, in particular regarding the increasing number of female expeditioners.
There are branches of the Association in all states and members meet each month for informal social get-togethers. It is always possible to find someone who is having, or has previously experienced, the trials and tribulations of having an expeditioner 'down south' within the group.
For those new members less familiar with the Australian Antarctic Territories, the association can point you towards sources of information. Other members can often provide books, magazine articles, photos and slides to help you familiarise yourself with 'things' Antarctic.
New members not living in metropolitan areas can be put in touch with other members who may live nearby, and get-togethers are sometimes organised 'out-of-town' so that country members can participate.
Members receive a newsletter with details of each state's monthly meeting, and anecdotes and articles relating to Antarctica.
Enquires and membership application forms are available from: Click Here
In 1965, Nel Law, wife of the first permanent director of AAD, Dr Phillip Law, established the Antarctic Wives' Association of Australia, to be a social link and source of support for the wives of ANARE expeditioners. The organisation is now called the Antarctic Family and Friends Association, in acknowledgment of changes to both society and ANARE, in particular regarding the increasing number of female expeditioners.
There are branches of the Association in all states and members meet each month for informal social get-togethers. It is always possible to find someone who is having, or has previously experienced, the trials and tribulations of having an expeditioner 'down south' within the group.
For those new members less familiar with the Australian Antarctic Territories, the association can point you towards sources of information. Other members can often provide books, magazine articles, photos and slides to help you familiarise yourself with 'things' Antarctic.
New members not living in metropolitan areas can be put in touch with other members who may live nearby, and get-togethers are sometimes organised 'out-of-town' so that country members can participate.
Members receive a newsletter with details of each state's monthly meeting, and anecdotes and articles relating to Antarctica.
Enquires and membership application forms are available from: Click Here
Invitation
Benefits you enjoy when joining the Antarctic Family and Friends’ Association
See Some of the OLd Photo Click on the link /photos.html
Antarctic Family & Friends Association Newsletter January/February 2018 click here
Dear Colleagues,
Next week Friday, 23 March, there will be a seminar at the AAD by Arko Lucieer and Zbyněk Malenovský.Arko is an Associate Professor in Remote Sensing in the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Group, School of Land and Food at the University of Tasmania. Zbyněk is a member of the TerraLuma research group at the University of Tasmania. Together with their colleagues Darren Turner (UTas) and Sharon Robinson (University of Wollongong) the researchers use unmanned aerial vehicles (aka drones) to examine landscapes in great detail, and thanks to a range of sensor they make visible what the human eye cannot see. Their talk is entitled:
“Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) monitoring of Antarctic moss ecosystems: Lessons learned and future perspective”.
Abstract
Satellite optical observations of Antarctica are scarce due to frequent overcast conditions. Airborne remote sensing from manned aircraft is expensive and limited by the small number of suitable sensor carriers. Currently, the on-set of unmanned aircraft systems offer an efficient way for mapping and monitoring of Antarctic terrestrial and marine coastal ecosystems.
In this seminar talk, we will present our results and experiences with operating small-size multi-sensor UAS platforms for investigating heath of Antarctic moss beds in the vicinity of Casey station. The presentation will introduce different UAS sensor payloads (spectral, thermal and laser scanning), which the TerraLuma UAS group from the University of Tasmania have developed in past 10 years. We will demonstrate the fusion of various UAS data types and machine learning algorithms (support vector regression and random forests) that have been used to analyze UAS data streams. We will conclude the seminar by outlining our perspective and discussing with AAD scientific community how the UAS technology could support future Australian Antarctic science activities.
Please join us in the AAD theatrette on Friday, 23 March at 11:30 am. We are looking forward to seeing you there!!
AAD Seminar Team
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston TAS 7050
Australia
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/science/seminars/scheduled
Antarctic Family & Friends Association September / October 2017 click here
Antarctic Family & Friends Association May / June 2017 click here
Antarctic Family & Friends Association March/ April 2017 click here
Antarctic Family & Friends Association Newsletter January/February 2017 click here
Antarctic Family & Friends Association Newsletter November/ December 2016 click here
Antarctic Family & Friends Association Newsletter September / October 2016 click here
|
|
