| DAY ONE |
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-09:15 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 09:15-10:15 | Opening Address: David Spurrett:: What Science is and why it matters? |
| 10:15-10:45 | Tea |
| 10:45-11:30 | Dave Ward: What are you looking at? The importance of the research question |
| 11:30-12:15 | Mark Hardy: Establishing ecological and agricultural field trials |
| 12:15-13:00 | Craig Morris: Navigating through the sticky tangle of statistical tests |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-14:45 | Terry Everson: Community involvelment in research - problems, opportunities and successes |
| 14:45-15:30 | Luthando Dziba: Networking, management and collaboration in research institutions |
| 15:30-16:00 | Tea and open discussions |
| DAY TWO |
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-09:30 | Trevor Hill: Getting it out there - overcoming the publishing obstacle |
| 09:30-10:00 | Frikkie Calitz: Using MS Excel as a basis for statistical analysis |
| 10:00-10:30 | Tea |
| 10:30-11:00 | Justin du Toit: Choas to order - managing research data effectively |
| 11:00-11:30 | Terry Olckers: Presenting effectively with PowerPoint |
| 11:30-12:00 | Adrian Shrader: 11 seconds - presenting posters effectively |
| 12:00-12:50 | Workshop: delegates' tips of effective presentations |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 | Interactive tutorial: Managing data in Excel and using MS Word effectively (delegates supply their own computers) |
| 15:00-15:30 | Tea |
| 15:30-16:15 | Tutorial continues |
