ICAME 2000, Sydney (21. to 25. April 2000)

Here are a few of the pictures I took at ICAME 2000. Clicking on any of the small pictures will take you to a larger version of the picture. If you know any of the names I could not remember, please let me know.
Sebastian (sebhoff@es.unizh.ch)
The auditorium in E6A at Macquarie University Manfred Markus giving his paper on the last day of the conference Pam Peters during the closing address

     
After a whole day of papers and posters and a tour of the Macquarie dictionary on the first day, we went to "The Middle of Nowhere". Most of us were baffled by "alternate serving" - an Australian addition to the hospitality industry. It basically meant that your neighbours always got what you really wanted to eat... :-) The desert was self-service, though, and that's when the following pictures were taken:

Jan Svartvik and Graeme Kennedy Robert Sigley, Vincent Ooi and Maurizio Gotti Petek Kurtboke, Oksana Gerwe and Adam Smith

Christian Mair, Norbert Schlüter and Hans Martin Lehmann Hans Martin Lehmann and Christian Mair Matti Rissanen, his wife and Pam Peters

Koichi Sato, Hong Liang Qiao and Nick Smith Roberta Facchinetti (don't you agree that the pictures of her get better every year?)  

 

On Sunday afternoon, the traditional ICAME boat-ride took place. We were taken by coach to Manly, from where we took the ferry across the beautiful Sydney harbour to Circular Quay.

Matti Rissanen and Hans Martin Lehmann waiting at the ferry terminal in Manly View from the ferry The Sydney skyline

Peter Collins, Nelleke Oostdijk and Vincent Ooi on the ferry Maria Schlüter and Ilka Mindt on the ferry The famous opera house

Another view of the opera house    

 

 

After leaving the ferry, we split up in three groups and went on a walking tour of the Rocks.

Pam Peters explaining one of the sights on Circular Quay Sean Wallis, He Anping, ? and Joseph Schmied A scenic spot facing the opera house

Sylviane Granger(?), He Anping and Robert Sigley Knut Hofland, ? and Pam Peters Matti Rissanen and his wife in front of the CBD skyline

Alex Fang and Nick Smith ?, Alison and Paul Rayson, Jirapa Vitayapirak, Norbert Schlüter and He Anping in front of the harbour bridge Enjoying the view of the harbour

Matti Rissanen and Paul Rayson walking up the hill towards George Street with its weekend market    

 

 

Lunch was always at Dunmore Lang College - which is also where a number of the conference participants stayed. Apart from its pleasant eating-area (here with Gerhard Leitner, Ilka Mindt, Joe Trotta and Nick Smith), the "residents" will also remember the (false) fire alarm which meant that all of us had to get out of the house into the cold at 2 am while the tutors in charge of the building remained in the (heated) building :-)

This year's grand gala was held at Curzon Hall, a rather impressive building near the Macquarie campus - and a fitting location for the occasion. Yes, it was "alternate serving" again, but this time, we were better prepared....

Hans Lindquist, Maria Estling and Magnus Levin Matti Rissanen, Stig Johansson, Mrs. Rissanen and Jan Svartvik Hong Liang Qiao, Koichi Sato, Alex Fang and Pam Peters

?, Magnus Ljung and Anna-Brita Stenström Anne Wichmann, Graeme Kennedy and Sylviane Granger Norbert Schlüter, Natalia Gvishiani and Oksana Gerwe

Manfred Markus, Anne Wichmann and Graeme Kennedy ?, Ilka Mindt, Roberta Facchinetti and Peter Schneider Knut Hoflanda and Vincent Ooi

David Minugh, Sean Wallis, Tom Lavelle and David Minugh's wife Christian Mair, Antoinette Renouf and Hans Martin Lehmann Vincent Ooi and Tony McEnery

Peter Schneider and Roberta Facchinetti Jan Svartvik talking about "Sex, liquor and payday" And another good one of Roberta... :-)

Hope to see you all next year in Belgium!