November 2008: Global warming and ENSO. UNSW Paleo-climate workshop, UNSW, Sydney. (invited).

October, 2008: Pacific Climate Change Roundtable, Apia, Samoa, Oct 14-17.

October 2008: Past, present and future climate. Future Farming Workshop, Horsham, Victoria, (invited).

September 2008: Global warming, ENSO and decadal climate variability. CAWCR ENSO strategic planning meeting, Torquay, Victoria.

September 2008: ENSO, the SPCZ and global warming. PCCSP planning meeting, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

September 2008: Research, plans and activities in the CAWCR Projections Science Team, Climate Change Group Meeting, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

August 2008: Decadal predictions and short -term projections. CAWCR Projections Science Planning Meeting, Flowerdale, Victoria.

August 2008: Long-term trends in severe land-falling tropical cyclones. AGU Western Pacific Geosciences Conference, Cairns.

 July 2008: Past, present and future climate in Australia, National Energy Summit, Sydney (invited).

July 2008: Introduction to global warming. NSW DPI climate workshop (invited).

July 2008: Australian climate change projections. NSW DPI climate workshop (invited).

July 2008: Witness at the Federal Senate Review Committee on the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Rural Sector.

June 2008: Introduction to global warming. WCRP ENSO Summer School, Puna, Hawaii.

June 2008: Introduction to decadal climate variability. WCRP ENSO Summer School, Puna, Hawaii.

June 2008: Impact of global warming on ENSO. WCRP ENSO Summer School, Puna, Hawaii.

June 2008: Decadal variability in ENSO and its predictability. WCRP ENSO Summer School, Puna, Hawaii.

May 2008: Global Warming. NCC Advanced Climate Course, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

May 2008: ENSO. NCC Advanced Climate Course, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

May 2008: Global warming. NCC Advanced Climate Course, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

May 2008: Decadal variability and predictability. SEACI planning meeting, Bureau of Meteorology, (invited).

April 2008: Climate change projections for Australia. Australian Energy Summit, Sydney (invited).

April 2008: Climate change projections for Australia. Australian Water Summit, Sydney (invited).

April 2008: Climate variability and climate change. ACCSP annual review meeting, Canberra.

April 2008: Decadal climate variability, predictability and prediction. DCC National Climate Change Meeting, Shine Dome, Canberra.

February 2008: Decadal Predictability. MCV Climate Drivers Workshop, AMOS Annual conference, Geelong (invited).

February 2008: Weakening of the Walker Circulation and apparent dominance of El Nino both reach record levels - but has ENSO really changed? AMOS annual conference, Geelong.

December 2007: Meeting the exploding demand for climate change projections. Meeting with CSIRO, state and AGO representatives. Canberra.

November 2007: ENSO, global warming and decadal climate variability. Symposium on hydrological consequences of climate change, CSIRO, Canberra.

November 2007: Climate Change projections for Australia. Professor Ross Garnaut Review Meeting, Melbourne (invited).

October 2007: Australian climate: past, resent and future. NSW Department of Primary Industry Climate Change Symposium, Sydney (invited).

October 2007: Climate change science in a nutshell. AMOS symposium, Melbourne University, (invited).

October 2007: Climate change science in a nutshell. Fems Rea climate workshop, UNSW Law faculty, (invited).

October 2007: Climate change science in a nutshell. Macquarie University, Sydney (invited).

October 2007: Climate Change in Australia. Greenhouse 2007, Hilton Hotel, Sydney.

October 2007: How will the impact of El Nino and La Nina on Australia change under global warming? Greenhouse 2007 Hilton Hotel, Sydney.

October 2007: Climate change in a nutshell. University of Newcastle Symposium, Newcastle, (invited).

September 2007: El Niño, global warming and decadal climate variability. UKMO, Exeter, U.K.

September 2007: Report on the activities and plans of the WMO International Pacific Panel, Scientific Steering Group (SSG) 15, Geneva, Switzerland (invited)

August 2007: Verification of climate forecasts. AusAID workshop, Fiji .

August 2007: International Earth System Modelling Conference, Hamburg, Germany.

August 2007: Science behind global warming. GRDC Irrigation Update, Barooga NSW, (invited).

June 2007: Climate change science in a nutshell. AMOS, UNSW (invited).

June 2007: Climate change science in a nutshell. Sinclair-Knight-Merz, Hilton Hotel, Sydney (invited).

April 2007: Climate change in a nutshell. QANTAS, Mascot, NSW.

May 2007: Bureau's contribution to the Australan Climate Change Science Program, ACCSP Annual Review, CSIRO, Aspendale.

May 2007: Climate change and climate variability research in the ACCSP. ACCSP annual review. Canberra.

May 2007: The science of climate change. Melbourne University Physics, (invited).

May 2007: Climate change and climate variability research in the ACCSP. ACCSP 4 year review. Canberra.

May 2007: Climate change research in BMRC. Bureau of Meteorology Climate Services Workshop, Bureau of Meteorology.

February 2007: On the origin of decadal ENSO-like decadal variability. AMOS annual conference, Adelaide.

February 2007: Climate change and climate variability in Australia. Australian Meteorological Society, Adelaide (invited).

February 2007: Southern Annular Mode Workshop, Adelaide.

April 2007: Climate change research in BMRC: highlights and plans. Annual BMRC Planning Meeting, Melbourne.

December 2006: Climate change in a nutshell. Meeting with National Rural Advisory Council, Bureau of Meteorology, (invited).

December 2006: Tropical cyclones in a warming world. Research priorities for Australia (convenor).

November 2006: Towards Australian climate change projections in 2007. Australian climate change projections stakeholders meeting, Brisbane (invited).

November 2006: Towards Australian climate change projections in 2007. Australian climate change projections stakeholders meeting, Melbourne (invited).

November 2006: ENSO-like decadal patterns and the predictability of ENSO teleconnections. Multidecadal to Centennial Global Climate Variability Workshop. East-West Center, Honolulu.

September 2006: ENSO, global warming and decadal climate variability. Monash University Winter School. Monash University, Melbourne.

September 2006: Climate change research in BMRC. Bureau of Meteorology, Darwin, Northern Territory.

August 2006: The scientific basis of seasonal climate prediction. 17th Australian New Zealand Climate Forum, Australian National University Canberra, (key note address, invited).

August 2006: The scientific basis of seasonal climate prediction. Workshop on the Science of Seasonal Climate Prediction. Australian Academy of Science, Canberra.

August 2006: The predictability of interdecadal changes in ENSO teleconnections and the origin of decadal ENSO-like patterns. 17th Australian New Zealand Climate Forum, Australian National University Canberra.

July 2006: The future of climate forecasting and the role of climate models. Third Annual Queensland Agricultural, Climate and Weather Services Forum, Brisbane, (invited).

July 2006: The scientific basis of predictions and projections: What they can tell us about the future and what they can't. Third Annual Queensland Agricultural, Climate and Weather Services Forum, Brisbane, (invited).

June 2006: Climate research to successfully underpin climate change in South Australia. Climate Change Risks for Emergency Management and Health. Bureau of Meteorology, Adelaide (invited).

July 2006: Climate models and what they can tell us about climate change. Australian Earth Sciences Convention. Melbourne.

June 2006: Climate research to successfully underpin climate change in South Australia. Natural Resources and Climate Change Adaptation: Knowledge for
Decision-making - Identifying Needs and Setting  Priorities.  Bureau of Meteorology, Adelaide (invited).

June 2006: Origin of decadal ENSO-like patterns and the predictability of interdecadal changes in ENSO's impact on Australia. BMRC, Melbourne.

May 2006: Decadal climate variability in the Pacific and its impact on Australia. Monash University (invited).

May 2006: ENSO, ENSO teleconnections and ENSO-like decadal patterns. IPCC AR4 El Nino workshop, Paris Observatory, Paris.

May 2006: ENSO, climate variability and Australian climate. KNMI (Royal Netherland Meteorological Institute), de Bilt, The Netherlands.

May 2006: ENSO, climate variability and Australian climate. U.K. Meteorological Office, Exeter, U.K.

March 2006: The future of climate forecasting and the role of general circulation models in 2015. Managing Climate Variability/SA Research and
Development Institute, Adelaide (invited).

March 2006: Climate change research in the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre. Climate Change Workshop, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

February 2006: Predictability of decadal changes in ENSO. World Meteorological Organization, CLIVAR International Pacific Ocean Panel, Honolulu, U.S.A.

February 2006: Predictability of decadal changes in ENSO. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Conference, Newcastle.

February 2006: Decadal climate variability. Climate Change Research Workshop, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

February 2006: Predictability of decadal changes in ENSO. CSIRO Atmospheric and Marine Research Melbourne.

December 2005: Why does climate vary from decade-to-decade? Advance Climate Course, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

December 2005: Decadal climate variability and climate change. Joint BMRC/Geosciences Australia meeting, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

December 2005: What makes El Nino tick? Advanced climate course, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.

November 2005: Global warming: Surprises and uncertainty. Greenhouse2005, Melbourne.

October, 2005: Decadal variability and longer term trends in the South Pacific. ARGO/CLIVAR Conference on the South Pacific. Concepcion, Chile.

October 2005: The impact of ENSO on the South Pacific. Samoa Meteorology Division.

October 2005: Communicating climate forecasts. Samoa Meteorology Division.

August 2005: What will our climate look like over the next 25 years? IOCI Conference, Perth.

August 2005: Interdecadal variability in ENSO teleconnections. AGU Western Pacific Geosciences Meeting, Cairns.

July, 2005: What makes Victorian climate tick? VDPI, Horsham (invited).

February, 2005: Making climate model forecasts more useful. WMO Expert Team on Agrometeorology, Brisbane, (invited).

February 2005: Interdecadal variability in ENSO's impact on Australia. Australian Physics Congress, Canberra.

January 2005: Impact of climate research on water management in WA: Lessons for climate scientists. American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, San Diego.

October 2004: Interdecadal variability in southern Australia. CSIRO Climate Science Annual Meeting, Melbourne.

October 2004: Seasonal forecasting in Australia. WGSIP meeting, UK Meteorological Office, Exeter, U.K.

October 2004: Interdecadal climate variability in southern Australia. Meeting with Australian Greenhouse Office delegate, Jo Mummery, BMRC.

November 2004: The influence of climate science on water management in WA: Lessons for climate scientists. Climate and Water, 16th ANZ Climate Forum, 8-10 November, Lorne, Victoria, Australia.

November 2004: Interdecadal variability in southern Australia. Climate and Water, 16th ANZ Climate Forum, 8-10 November, Lorne, Victoria, Australia.

July 2004: Climate change and decadal climate variability. Samoa Meteorology Division, (invited).

July 2004: ENSO, ENSO dynamics and ENSO's impact on the Pacific. Samoa Meteorology Division, (invited).

July 2004: Introduction to seasonal climate forecasting and related services. Samoa Meteorology Division, (invited).

May 2004: What makes Australian climate vary and can we predict the variations? Department of Physics, Melbourne University.

May 2004: Advances in climate science.  Queensland Climate Forum, Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane, (invited).

April 2004: Climate model development in BMRC: Highlights and Prospects. Australian Greenhouse Office Annual Review Meeting, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Melbourne.

April 2004: Advancing climate science. Weather and Climate Forum, Brisbane, Queensland (invited).

March 2004: What makes Victoria's climate tick? Birchip Cropping Group Climate Workshop. Birchip, March 16.

February 2004: On the cause of interdecadal climate variability in southwest Australia. International Association of Hydrological Sciences Conference on Predictions
in Ungauged Basins, University of Western Australia, Perth, Feb 2-5, (invited).

February 2004: Using Decadal Climate Variability Research to assist environmental management in southern Australia. The CRCES-IPRC Clivar Workshop on Decadal Climate Variability, Hawaii, 23-26 Feb.

November 2003: CGCM-based activities in BMRC. Climate Observations and Prediction Experiment Workshop, East-West Center, Honolulu.

September 2003: On the cause of interdecadal climate variability in southern Australia. Earth System Modelling Conference, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg.

September 2003: International workshop on the low-frequency modulation of ENSO, Toulouse, Sept 23-25.

August 2003: CSIRO Annual Climate Research Meeting, Melbourne (invited).

July 2003: Building links between the Pacific Panel and WGSIP. WMO CLIVAR Pacific Panel Meeting, Yokohama, (invited).

July 2003: Advances in climate science. DroughtCom, Melbourne.

July 2003: What makes Victorian climate vary and can we predict the variations? Victorian Department of Primary Industries, Horsham, Victoria.

July 2003: What makes Australia's climate vary and can we predict the variations? Monash University Meteorological Winter School. Monash University.

July 2003: The development and verification of seasonal climate forecasts. Victorian Department of Primary Industries, Horsham, Victoria.

May 2003: Decadal climate variability in the BMRC CGCM. TPAC coupled ocean and atmosphere workshop, Hobart.

May 2003: The dynamics of ENSO. Melbourne University, Physics Department.

April 2003: Can we predict decade-to-decade changes in Australia's climate? National Drought Forum, Brisbane (invited).

April 2003: What makes Australia's climate vary and can we predict the variations? ClimEd pilot workshop. Toowoomba, Queensland.

April 2003: Predicting Climate. Melbourne University, (invited).

March 2003: Climate prediction services in the Bureau of Meteorology. Symposium on Climate and Extreme Events in the Asia-Pacific: Enhancing resilience
 and improving decision-making, Pacific Science Congress, Bangkok, (invited).

November 2002: WMO CLIVAR Working Group on Seasonal to Interannual Climate Prediction, (invited).

November 2002: Opportunities to use GCMs to make seasonal forecasts more useful. Grains Research and Develoment Corporation Workshop, Hobart (invited).

November 2002: Can decadal climate variability be predicted? Indian Ocean Climate Initiative, Perth (invited).

October 2002: Ocean Obs and Seasonal forecasting: from research to applications. Ocean Observations Conference, Fiji, (invited).

August 2002: ClimEd, Steering Committee Meeting, AgForce Headquarters, Brisbane, (invited).

July 2002: Seasonal Forecasting in Australia. Research and Services. AGU Western Pacific Geophysics Conference, Wellington, NZ (invited).

February 2002: Predictability of interdecadal swings in the impact of ENSO on  Australia.. Asia-Pacific Network ENSO Workshop, Macau, China (invited).

November 2001: Predictability of interdecadal swings in the impact of ENSO on Australia: Noise or Nirnana? BMRC Climate Variability Workshop, (invited).

August 2001: Predicting Future Climate, Commonwealth Executive Forum, Werribee Park Mansion.

June 2001: The value of seasonal climate forecasting in Australia. Institute of Hydrometeorology, Hanoi, Vietnam.

July 2001: Global Warming. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (invited).

June 2001: Seasonal Forecasting in Australia. Institute of Hydrometerology, Hanoi, Vietnam.

June 2001: Verifying Seasonal Climate Forecasts. Institute of Hydrometerology, Hanoi, Vietnam.

December 2000: Building applications for seasonal forecasts. WMO/CLIPS, RAV training workshop, NIWA, Auckland , NZ Nov 29-Dec 15 (invited).

December 2000: Using probabilistic forecasts in decision-making. WMO/CLIPS, RAV training workshop, NIWA, Auckland , NZ Nov 29-Dec 15 (invited).

December 2000: The importance of data to present and future seasonal forecasting services. RAV training workshop,  NIWA,, Auckland , NZ Nov 29-Dec 15
(invited).

October 2000: Modulation of ENSO's impact on Australia. WMO workshop on predictability of decadal climate variability, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, USA.

October 2000: What makes Australia's climate vary? Cli-Manage2000, Albury, NSW, Oct 23-25.

September 2000: Drought in Australia: Impacts, mitigation, monitoring, policy and prediction. At "Drought: monitoring, mitigation and effects", Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
(invited).

May 2000: Conversation For A Sustainable Future, BP Amoco Australia, Melbourne.

May 2000: CSIRO, Climate Sector Meeting (invited).

April 2000: Advancing Seasonal Prediction in the Pacific Region.  Needs Analysis Meeting, Bureau of Meteorlogy (invited).

April 2000: International workshop on farm management decisions with climatic risk. QDPI, Toowoomba, QLD.

April 2000: Bush-fire and Climate. CRC for Fire scoping meeting, (invited).

March 2000: What makes Australia's climate vary? Queensland Centre for Climate Applications Workshop, QLD, (invited).

March 2000: Decadal Climate Variability. Queensland Centre for Climate Applications Workshop, QLD, (invited ).

March 2000: Modelling the Earth's Climate. Queensland Centre for Climate Applications Workshop, QLD, (invited).

March 2000: Modelling ENSO. Queensland Centre for Climate Applications Workshop, QLD, (invited).

January 2000: The value of seasonal predictions to Australia. WMO international conference on Seasonal Forecasting, Cairo, Egypt,  (invited).

January 2000: What makes climate vary?  WMO international conference on Seasonal Forecasting, Cairo, Egypt,  (invited).

January 2000: Verification of Climate Predictions.  WMO international conference on Seasonal Forecasting, Cairo, Egypt, (invited).