Goals 31-44: - - - > have FUN along the way

Goals 31 - 44: FUN!!

31. Holiday in Hawai'i
32. Bungy Jump
33. Walk the Route Burn Track
34. Walk the Milford Track
35. Walk the Tongariro Crossing
36. Make an acoustic guitar
37. Learn one latin dance
38. Learn to waltz properly
39. Write 5 poems
40. Enter a short story contest
41. Do a Close combat course
    
42. Fire a hand-gun!!
    
43. Learn how to use Sai
44. Write 4 short stories of 5000 words each towards my novel

Goals 51-58: - - - > Learn something new

51. Complete the 8 ESRI training modules for ArcGIS (0/8)
52. Write 4 academic articles on Indigenous Cartography/GIS (0/4)
53. Submit these 4 articles to refereed International journals (0/4)
54. Deliver a paper/workshop at a mapping/GIS conference (1/1) DONE
    
55. Attend an Indigenous mapping conference (1/1) DONE
56. Secure 3 mapping contracts (0/3)
57. Learn to use Photoshop to enhance my websites & blogs!!
58. Learn 100 new English words!

Naaku noa
Hauiti

GOAL 54: Deliver a paper/workshop at a mapping/GIS conference (1/1)

Kia ora ano tatou!

I am attending the Indigenous Mapping Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin from June 13 - June 16th!

Here is the agenda: http://indigenousmapping.net/conference-overview/agenda.html

I speak on Monday 15 June

naaku noa
24retoa (Hauiti)


UPDATE:
Ra Mere 19 Matariki
On Monday 15 following the opening ceremony, i gave my presentation at the Indigenous Mapping Conference:

Topic: Mapping the heavens and the earth: Spatial Technology & the Maori Worldview

I broke my presentation down into 4 sections

1. Kaupapa Maori Rangahau
2. Maori Worldview
3. Mapping Moteatea
4. Mapping oral traditions

Spoke fluidly for around 1.5 hours, then took questions!!

Naaku noa
Hauiti


Update #2
Friday 19th Matariki
I spoke at the Menominee Reservation along with Mal Ridges. We were treated to a tour of their Forest, their Timber Mill & their Logging Museum where we spoke. I adjusted my original presentation adding more visuals which really gave me alot more opportunity to adlib - had a great time on the res!!

http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/


Naaku noa
Hauiti