A Short History of the Geothermal Institute and the New Zealand Geothermal Workshops 1979 - 1988

Abstract

The 10th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop (2-4 November 1988) coincides with the completion of the 10th Geothermal Diploma Course; such courses have been held annually at the Geothermal Institute since 1979. There is a close connection between the NZ Geothermal Workshop, the Geothermal Institute and the NZ geothermal community; without the establishment of the Geothermal Institute, which is described by foundation members elsewhere in these Proceedings, there would have been no opportunity to call the first NZ Geothermal Workshop (in October 1979). In hindsight one can add that without the support of the NZ geothermal community and without the standard of presentation achieved during the first workshop, there would have been little chance to celebrate this 10th anniversary of the workshop series.