Dear Friends,

we have collected together a number of photographs from the SuperDARN2000 workshop. Most of the photographs are from the social events and we hope they provide a momento of the lighter side of the workshop.

The photographs are stored as jpeg files linked to the captions in the text below (i.e. click on the caption to see the photograph).

We have done are best to identify people featured in the photographs and list them in the caption, however, if we have made any mistakes or left anyone out, please accept our apologies.

Thanks to our photographers, Theo Davies (TD), Ralph Gallagher (RG), Danny Radcliffe (DR), Noora Partamies (NP) and Jim Whittington (JW).

Please enjoy,

the SuperDARN 2000 organising committee.

For those who did not have time to wander through the town (or forgot their camera), here are a few shots of Beechworth. Beechworth is a former gold mining town with many magnificent buildings dating from the mid to late 1800's. All of the following were photographed by Jim Whittington (JW).

Beechworth Post Office (1870)

Beechworth Bakery and Gold Store (former Bank of Victoria)

Bank of Melbourne (former Bank of New South Wales) (1857)

Horses and coach in main street

Tanswell's Commercial Hotel (1873)

Ford Street looking North East

Ford Street looking South West

Lake Sambell

 

SuperDARN bus at Melbourne Airport - photographed by Theo Davies (TD)

Elizabeth Essex outside Conference Hotel - TD

Oaks Drive - JW

Gardens near workshop venue - JW

Welcome Reception Dinner and Drinks_1 - JW

Welcome Reception Dinner and Drinks_2 - JW

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred SMITH, opening the workshop - TD

 

Brown Brothers Milawa - JW

The Epicurean Centre - JW

Lunch at Brown Brothers' Epicurean Centre_1 - TD

Lunch at Brown Brothers' Epicurean Centre_2 - TD

Wine tasting at Brown Brothers, left to right: Anthony BREED, Didier MONSELESAN, Peter DYSON, Paul SMITH, Raphael ANDRE and Jim WHITTINGTON - TD

Pavlo PONOMARENKO at Brown Brothers - photographed by Noora Partamies (NP)

Michelini Wines Myrtleford - JW

Discovering a few of Michelini's winemaking secrets - TD

David WALKER, Mike PINNOCK, Michelini's Winemaker and Peter DYSON - TD

 

Dinner venue, The Bijou Theatre - TD

Mikhail USPENSKY, Pavlo PONOMARENKO, Keith COLE, Brian FRASER, David WALKER, Phil WILKINSON and Noora PARTAMIES - TD

Gareth CHISHAM, James WILD, Emma WOODFIELD and Bill BRISTOW - TD

Anthony BREED and Pene GREET - TD

Valerie TROITSKAYA - TD

Peter DYSON, Ray GREENWALD and Neill SMITH - TD

Mark LESTER, Jean-Paul VILLAIN, Mike PINNOCK and Takashi KIKUCHI - TD

Brian FRASER, David WALKER, Phil WILKINSON, Pavlo PONOMARENKO, Didier MONSELESAN, Valerie TROITSKAYA, Mike RUOHONIMEI, Noora PARTAMIES and Mikhail USPENSKY - TD

Jim WHITTINGTON, George SOFKO and Kathryn SOFKO - TD

Ray GREENWALD speech_1 - TD

Ray GREENWALD speech_2 - TD

Mick PINNOCK, Jim WHITTINGTON and bottle - TD

George SOFKO at the piano_1 - TD

George SOFKO at the piano_2 - TD

Raphael ANDRE in full song - TD

Gareth CHISHAM - NP

Paul EGLITIS - NP

Jim WHITTINGTON singing Michael Jackson! - NP

"Hey", I hear you say, I don't remember Jim Whittington singing Michael Jackson." Well it was a special, one-off, 3am performance to a limited audience - Ed.

 

The SuperDARN 2000 Participants Group Photo (photographed by Theo Davies) was taken on the Thursday afternoon, in the gardens near the conference venue. Unfortunately, some people are hidden in the shadows while others are washed out by sunlight. This has made the identification of some participants rather difficult, we hope the names are listed correctly, however, if there are any errors please accept our apologies. Should you wish to investigate the image further here is the original scanned image.

 

On the morning of Sunday, May 28, Beechworth experienced its largest snowfall for almost 40 years. While a snow fall of around 20cm (8in) is no big deal in many other countries, in Australia, apart from our higher mountains, a white landscape is a rare event. Anyway, we thought you might appreciate a few photos of the Beechworth campus two days after the workshop finished.

Campus Information and Convention Centre, registration, breakfast and lunch venue - JW

Oaks Drive - JW

International Hotel School, workshop venue - JW

Seat where the participants group photo was taken - JW

Tree ferns near oaks drive - JW

The Chapel, behind The International Hotel School - JW

Another view of the Chapel - JW

Administration Building, opposite The International Hotel School - JW

Another view of the Administration Building - JW

 

On Monday, May 29, the Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University, Professor Michael Osborne officially opened the TIGER Radar.

The TIGER radar main antenna array - photographed by Danny Radcliffe (DR)

Another view of the TIGER antenna array - photographed by Ralph Gallagher (RG)

Peter DYSON - RG

Professor Michael OSBORNE, (Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University), Doug BISHOP (University Secretary) and Professor Laurie CAHILL (Head, School of Engineering) - RG

Peter DYSON, John FRENCH and Professor Michael OSBORNE - RG

Peter DYSON, Ray MORRIS (Program Manager, Atmospheric and Space Physics, Australian Antarctic Division) and John DEVLIN (TIGER Project Manager) - RG

Professor Michael OSBORNE commissioning the TIGER Radar - DR

Professor Michael OSBORNE after the commissioning ceremony - RG

The commissioning plaque - RG

John DEVLIN and Professor Michael OSBORNE - RG

Paul JOHNSON (CEO, RLM Systems Pty Ltd) and Professor Michael OSBORNE - RG

Peter DYSON and Professor Michael OSBORNE - RG

John DEVLIN and TIGER equipment rack - RG