Preliminary Schedule

DAY ONE
08:00-09:00	Registration
09:00-09:15	Welcome and Introduction
09:15-10:15	Opening Address: David Spurrett:: What Science is and why it matters?
10:15-10:45	Tea
10:45-11:30	Dave Ward: What are you looking at? The importance of the research question
11:30-12:15	Mark Hardy: Establishing ecological and agricultural field trials
12:15-13:00	Craig Morris: Navigating through the sticky tangle of statistical tests
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-14:45	Terry Everson: Community involvelment in research - problems, opportunities and successes
14:45-15:30	Luthando Dziba: Networking, management and collaboration in research institutions
15:30-16:00	Tea and open discussions
DAY TWO
08:00-09:00	Registration
09:00-09:30	Trevor Hill: Getting it out there - overcoming the publishing obstacle
09:30-10:00	Frikkie Calitz: Using MS Excel as a basis for statistical analysis
10:00-10:30	Tea
10:30-11:00	Justin du Toit: Choas to order - managing research data effectively
11:00-11:30	Terry Olckers: Presenting effectively with PowerPoint
11:30-12:00	Adrian Shrader: 11 seconds - presenting posters effectively
12:00-12:50	Workshop: delegates' tips of effective presentations
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Interactive tutorial: Managing data in Excel and using MS Word effectively (delegates supply their own computers)
15:00-15:30	Tea
15:30-16:15	Tutorial continues