Priorities for discussion will be finalised on the day by participants but will include:
- Demonstrations of how easy it is to logon to the website, update personal details, change passwords and use the forums.
- A review of the suggestions made at the 2007 Restoring the Drylands Conference and the planned 2008 Conference on Rural Restoration.
- Organising Field Days using the $10,000 funding recieved.
- Regional Editors, editorial standards and information cataloging.
- Improvements to Kereru, using the Events Manager to update the calendar.
- Improvements to PlanterGuide.
- Membership recruitment, branches, the Help Desk and financing NZERN.
- NZERN's constitution and Long Term Plan.

Agenda
8.30am: Set up meeting room
9am: Welcome
9.10am: Discussion
12 noon: Lunch
1pm: Discussion continues
4pm: AGM.

Tea and coffee will be provide. Please bring a plate of food for a shared lunch.

All members are encouraged to use the forums to express opinions and raise issues that they want discussed at the conference.