Thank you to Claire Harris for preparing the President’s update.
It’s almost September. OK so not a huge newsflash, but how time flies! This year has been a busy one for many of you and there’s little chance of it slowing up right? Particularly with the ASC National conference coming up in Brisbane and of course […]
Thank you to Claire Harris for preparing the update from the President.
If you haven’t seen the email from Rod Lamberts (9 July) you may have missed that Rod has decided to step down as President, due to health reasons.
This was not a decision I made lightly. I had some large and shiny plans for the […]
Thank you to Jarrod Green for preparing this summary of the ASC list discussion.
It is one of the most enduring debates in the field of communication: where do the boundaries lie between journalism, PR and other communication roles? The ASC is the latest to tackle this thorny demarcation problem through a discussion on the ASC […]
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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
You are invited to express your interest in appointment to the newly-created part-time position of General Manager of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC).
Location: anywhere in Australia with broadband internet access. Committee meetings held via Skype.
The ASC is a professional body representing and supporting some 500 science communicators working in a wide […]
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Well aren’t these exciting times to be an ASC-ist? This month marks the beginning of the formal process we hope will lead the ASC down the path to professionalisation.
Professionalisation will lift the value of everyone’s ASC membership to the next level. Being a member of a professional ASC association should be a peer-endorsement of competence (hell, […]
Interview with Anna-Maria Arabia, General Manager, Strategy and Partnerships, Questacon
Words: Sally Miles
Anna-Maria Arabia has recently taken on the role of General Manager, Strategy and Partnerships, at Questacon. She has hit the ground running and is using her passion for science education to build on Questacon’s world class science engagement activities.
While Questacon’s science centre is aimed mainly […]
As 2013 starts to accelerate, I’m noticing that these are increasingly interesting times to be involved in the wide world of science communication. Doubly so if you’re a member of the ASC.
In 2012 the association was regularly invited to confer with other science and science communication related bodies, and if the first two months of […]
Want to add your two cents to science communication? Inspiring Australia has announced a two day meeting where everyone’s contributions can add up to a big deposit for Australia’s science communication future.
The BIG science communication summit – pathways to inspiring Australia
Inspiring Australia, TechNyou and ScienceRewired are excited to announce a 2-day hands-on summit to map […]
From Rod Lamberts, ASC National President …
The commencement of 2013 has been filled with a flurry of activity for me, most of which involves getting my head around the nuances of the presidential seat.
The start of the year has also marked the start of some exciting initiatives for the Australian Science Communicators, some of which […]