Invitational Addresses and Symposia
Cyclone Tracy Symposium. Convenor of special session of AMOS/AWES Joint Conference, Geelong, 31 Jan, 2008.
Developments in Storm Tide Modelling and Risk Assessment in The Australian Region. WMO/IOC JCOMM 1st Scientific and Technical Symposium on Storm Surges, Seoul, Korea, 2-6 Oct, 2007.
Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Frequency - Past, Present and Future. Seminar on Extreme Weather and Climate Change for Coasts and Ports, Engineers Australia NSW Maritime Panel and PIANC Australia, Sydney, 17 Sept, 2007.
Storm Surge Modelling in the Australian Region, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, 7 May 2007.
Workshop on Tropical Cyclones: Building Design and Regulation, Northern territory Government, Darwin, 19-20 April 2007.
Wind Vulnerability Research Workshop #2. Geoscience Australia, James Cook University, 22-23rd Feb 2007
Storm Surge Risk: Vulnerability of Queensland Coastal Communities. Coastal Cities Natural Disasters Conference, Sydney, 20 Feb 2007.
Invitee, Workshop on Priorities for Climate Change Research linked to Tropical Cyclones. BMRC, Melbounre, 8 Dec 2006.
IWTC-VI: Sixth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones, WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences, Tropical Meteorology Research Program, San Jose, Costa Rica, Nov 21 - 30, 2006.
Gold Coast: Eye of the Storm, 24th Annual NIBA Convention, Gold Coast, 17 Oct 2006.
Tropical Cyclones. International Wind Loading Workshop, Cyclone Testing Station, James Cook University, 24th Aug, 2006.
A summary of the Woodside Energy Review of West Australian tropical cyclones. Workshop on the reanalysis of the Australian tropical cyclone record, ARC Network for Earth System Science and the Bureau of Meteorology, 16 Aug, 2006.
Lessons from Larry, Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, Brisbane Insurance Forum, 9 Aug 2006.
Category 4: Gold Coast, Insurance Council of Australia, 11th Annual Queensland Conference, Brisbane, 31 May 2006.
Severe Wind Risk Research Workshop, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, 01 Dec 2005.
Category 4: Gold Coast, Insurance Council of Australia, Flood Briefing Seminar, Sydney, 24 Nov 2005.
WMO International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone Landfall Processes, CAS Tropical Meteorology Research Programme (TMRP), Macau, China, 21-25 March, 2005.
Risk Prediction Initiative, Open Source Risk Modelling Workshop, Cupertino, California, March 15-16, 2005.
WMO 2nd Regional Technical Conference on Tropical Cyclones, Storm Surges and Floods, WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences, Tropical Meteorology Research Program, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Jul 1-3, 2004.
Globalisation, Calibration and Opportunities for Enhancement of the Dvorak Technique, 30 yr of the Dvorak Technique Special Session, American Meteorological Society 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, May, 2004.
Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Consultative Meeting with Private Meteorological Providers, August, 2003; March 2004.
IWTC-V: Fifth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones, WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences, Tropical Meteorology Research Program, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Dec 3 - 12, 2002.
Can Terrorist Risk be Quantitatively Modelled?, Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, Reinsurance Discussion Group, Sydney, August 2002.
Tropical Cyclone Parameter Estimation in the Australian Region, Bureau of Meteorology, Perth Regional Office, May, 2002.
The Australian Tropical Cyclone Database - An Essential Planning Tool, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS), Brisbane Chapter, October, 2001.
Unnatural Perils?, Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, 2001 Sunshine Seminar, Noosa, August 2001.
Risk Prediction Initiative Proposal for an Updated Parametric Model for Tropical Cyclone Wind Fields, Bermuda Biological Station for Research, May 1998.
Storm Tide Threat in Queensland, Institution of Engineers Australia, Qld Division Water Panel Technical Meeting, Brisbane, May, 1998.
Insurance Risk Analysis of Wind Hazards - An Australian Perspective, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Miami, Florida, USA, June, 1998.
Parametric Wind Fields, Rapporteur Topic 4.3, IWTC-IV : Fourth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones, WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences, Tropical Meteorology Research Program, Haikou, Hainan Province, China, April 21-29, 1998.
Storm Tide Threat in Queensland, QGHL Open Day, Dept of Environment, Coastal Management Branch, December, 1997.
Insurance Risk Analysis Of Wind Hazards - An Australian Perspective, Keynote Address at the XXVIIIth International ASTIN Colloquium, Cairns, August, 1997.
Risk Modelling Issues; Relationship to Engineering Factors; Statistical Return Period Modelling. Risk Prediction Initiative Workshop on Landfalling Tropical Cyclones, Bermuda Biological Station for Research, May 1997.
An Engineering Perspective on Tsunamis, Proc Workshop on Tsunami Hazard SW Pacific and SE Asia, IEAust, Brisbane, Jul,1996.
Insurance Risk Assessment, Institute of Actuaries Australia, 10th General Insurance Seminar, Launceston, November 1995.
Insurance Risk Assessment, Australian Insurance Institute, Qld Chapter, Sunshine Seminar, Twin Waters, September 1995.
Port Early Warning System Concepts, IEAust, Qld Div Water Panel Tech Meeting, Brisbane, May 1995.
Tropical Cyclone PML Analyses, SUNCORP Insurance and Finance, Presentations made to the London Underwriting Centre, Munich Reinsurance (Munich) and Swiss Reinsurance (Zurich), April 1995.
Engineering Risk Based on Cyclone Climatology, Proc 2nd TCCIP Workshop, Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane, 8-9 March, 1995.
Designing For Waves - Establishing Design Criteria, Institution of Engineers Australia, W.A. Div, Coastal and Ocean Panel Technical Meeting, 1990.
Tropical Cyclone Orson, Institution of Engineers Australia, W.A. Division, Coastal and Ocean Panel Technical Meeting, May 1990.
Design of Highly Permeable Breakwaters, Institution of Engineers Australia, W.A. Division, Coastal and Ocean Panel Technical Meeting, August 1986.
