Conference Dinner and NT Spatial Awards
The organising committee would like to remind all delegates that your registration to NT Spatial (excluding student registration) includes one (1) ticket to the dinner.
The committee would like to thanks Esri Australia (Awards Dinner Sponsor) and Fyfe (Pre-dinner Drinks Sponsor) for their support.
The dinner and presentation of the NT Spatial Excellence Awards will be held in the Waterfront Room of the Darwin Convention Centre on Thursday 22 March 2012 from 6:45 to 11pm.
The night will feature:
The dress code will be Territory Rig (Gentlemen: Long trousers, long sleeve shirt and tie or barong or long sleeve batik shirt, Ladies: Day dress/after five).
FULL event registration to NT Spatial (excluding student registration) includes one (1) ticket to the dinner. Additional tickets to the Awards Night/Conference Dinner are available at $100 each.
You can purchase additional dinner tickets here.
The night will feature:
- the presentation of the NT Spatial Excellence Awards
- live music from local string quartet Sweethearts
- a full sit down meal and open bar
- an MC and guest speaker
- a photo-booth available to all attendees to use
The dress code will be Territory Rig (Gentlemen: Long trousers, long sleeve shirt and tie or barong or long sleeve batik shirt, Ladies: Day dress/after five).
FULL event registration to NT Spatial (excluding student registration) includes one (1) ticket to the dinner. Additional tickets to the Awards Night/Conference Dinner are available at $100 each.
You can purchase additional dinner tickets here.
Dinner MC

Andrew Edwards
Your MC for the conference dinner and NT Spatial Excellence Awards will be Andrew Edwards.
Andrew is employed at the Northern Territory Parks & Wildlife Commission and has recently submitted his PhD titled “Spectral characterisation of burn severity in north Australian tropical savanna woodlands”. Andrew is a key member of the team involved in the West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project which was awarded Australia’s most prestigious science award “The Eureka Prize for Innovative Solutions to climate change”. He has been a major contributor to the surveying and spatial sciences industry locally and nationally. He is a well polished and entertaining public speaker.
Andrew is employed at the Northern Territory Parks & Wildlife Commission and has recently submitted his PhD titled “Spectral characterisation of burn severity in north Australian tropical savanna woodlands”. Andrew is a key member of the team involved in the West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project which was awarded Australia’s most prestigious science award “The Eureka Prize for Innovative Solutions to climate change”. He has been a major contributor to the surveying and spatial sciences industry locally and nationally. He is a well polished and entertaining public speaker.
Guest Speaker

Geoff Carr
The guest speaker for the evening will be Geoff Carr. He will present a humorous insight into The spatial science world: The good, the bad and what we can do about it.
About Geoff:
Geoff spent his first couple of decades in the workforce jumping in and out of jobs such as driving taxis, working in factories, on mine sites and any other job which took his fancy. This allowed him the flexibility to pursue personal interests such as travelling the world and indulging in a blissfully hedonist lifestyle.
Finally Geoff made the terrible discovery that he wasn’t going to remain eternally youthful and decided to embark on the search for a “respectable” job. He reluctantly turned from the School of Life and enrolled in science degree at Charles Darwin University. During the first year of his degree he became totally captivated with the spatial sciences and has been ever since. He now works as the GIS Manager at the Northern Land Council.
His current job in GIS is extremely flexible and allows Geoff tp maintains time for his other passions such as Astronomy, Politics, History (particularly the American Civil War), Science, Public Speaking and Life in General…and a million other interests yet embarked on. He is a regular contributor to local media such as the NT News science pages and is often asked to provide commentary on ABC radio.
About Geoff:
Geoff spent his first couple of decades in the workforce jumping in and out of jobs such as driving taxis, working in factories, on mine sites and any other job which took his fancy. This allowed him the flexibility to pursue personal interests such as travelling the world and indulging in a blissfully hedonist lifestyle.
Finally Geoff made the terrible discovery that he wasn’t going to remain eternally youthful and decided to embark on the search for a “respectable” job. He reluctantly turned from the School of Life and enrolled in science degree at Charles Darwin University. During the first year of his degree he became totally captivated with the spatial sciences and has been ever since. He now works as the GIS Manager at the Northern Land Council.
His current job in GIS is extremely flexible and allows Geoff tp maintains time for his other passions such as Astronomy, Politics, History (particularly the American Civil War), Science, Public Speaking and Life in General…and a million other interests yet embarked on. He is a regular contributor to local media such as the NT News science pages and is often asked to provide commentary on ABC radio.