_id Name of officer / member and position Destination Reason for Travel Agency cost ($) Contribution from External Sources ($) 1 Elisa Nichols, Executive Director Poland Attend the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee 2,928.18 "" 2 Ken Horrigan, Manager New Zealand Attend the National State of the Environment Reporting Forum and Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Conference 1,112.94 "" 3 Nigel Holmes, Principal Advisor Hungary Attend and present at the LASTFIRE Foam Summit 694.22 3,720.00 4 Katharine Robertson Japan Attend the 38th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation 2,516.49 "" 5 Michael Short, Chief Advisor United States of America Attend the Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference 2018 3,180.08 3,135.00 6 Michael Short, Chief Advisor South Korea Attend the Hebei Sprit Oil Pollution International Conference 1,054.24 3,700.00 7 Matthew Boyd, IT Project Manager New Zealand Attend FishServe Innovations New Zealand (FINNZ) head office to fast track Waste Levy IT System project initiation and development 1,828.64 "" 8 Lea Diffey, Executive Director United States of America "Support the Premier and Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development as the Queensland mission leaders to BIO 2018 including attendance at targeted pre-BIO/BIO business meetings and industry functions. Also support the wider Queensland life sciences delegation and profile the state’s capabilities on the Australia Pavilion (including use of new content and digital material). Some shared travel costs are reported under S. Macintyre (for same trip) where costs were unable to be readily disaggregated. " 3,539.12 "" 9 Stewart MacIntyre, Director United States of America "Support the Premier and Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development as the Queensland mission leaders to BIO 2018 including attendance at targeted pre-BIO/BIO business meetings and industry functions. Also support the wider Queensland life sciences delegation and profile the state’s capabilities on the Australia Pavilion (including use of new content and digital material). Note reported expenditure includes presentation costs such as promotional materials and catering as well as payment of travel costs on behalf of another departmental officer Ms L. Diffey. " 23,796.06 "" 10 Michael Schmidt, Senior Scientist Bangkok, Thailand Dr Schmidt held sessions at a 5 day United Nations (UN) workshop on crop mapping based on satellite imagery for official reporting. - 2,900.00 11 Robin Ellis, Principal Scientist United States of America Showcase Queensland’s world class modelling approach, highlighting the innovative modelling platform initiated by the Queensland Government to improving water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef. The discussion will also promote potential international partnerships between DSITIthe Queensland Government Paddock to Reef Program and USDA agricultural Research Service on enhanced modelling techniques and knowledge exchange. 383.12 7,500.00 12 Roderick Fensham, Principal Botanist Netherlands, United Kingdom To engage with scientists on the issue of savannah dynamics and the survey and assessment of threatened plant species in order to improve the science underpinning important issues affecting vegetation management policy in Queensland including vegetation thickening, the influence of climate and management on vegetation structure and the consequences of clearing for ecological communities and species "" 3,950.00 13 Rebecca Atkinson New Zealand Arts Queensland representation at the World Indigenous Tourism Summit 1,215.00 "" 14 "" "" "" "" "" 15 "" "" "" "" "" 16 "" "" "" "" ""