ACT Event: New media: what do audiences want and how can communicators add value?

[ 29 November 2011; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join the ACT Australian Science Communicators to discuss the changing face of communication with four dynamic new (and social) media experts. Continue reading

ASC WA Event – Behind the Scenes at WA Museum

[ 25 October 2011; 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm. ] Apologies for the short notice. Please register your attendance at http://ascwamuseum.eventbrite.com/

The Australian Science Communicators WA Branch and the Western Australian Museum would like to invite you to a tour of WA Museum Collection and Resource Centre at Welshpool.

When: Tuesday 25 October
Time: 4.30pm – 5.45pm
Where: WA Museum, Kew Street, Welshpool (corner of Orrong Road and Leach […]

ASC ACT event: Evaluating science communication programs w/shop – 26 July

[ 26 July 2011; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Evaluating Science Communication Programs

a workshop with Larraine J Larri
Director and Principal Consultant
Renshaw-Hitchen and Associates

When: 3-5pm Tuesday 26th July
Where: Industry link room, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Black Mountain, ACT

This is a hands-on, two-hour workshop in program evaluation specially designed for Science Communicators.

In this workshop, Larraine draws on her many years experience as an evaluator and educationist to […]

WCSJ2011 June 27-29, Doha, Qatar – the countdown begins

[ 27 June 2011 to 29 June 2011. ] World Congress of Science Journalists happening soon Continue reading

The 2nd Annual National Science Communication Officers’ Forum 2011

[ 23 August 2011 11:00 am to 24 August 2011 11:00 am. ] 22-24 November 2011 (tentative)
Citigate Central, Sydney

Essential Tools and Approaches for Developing Communication Strategies within Scientific and Technical Research Environments

EXPLORE;
• Applying Innovative Strategies for Dealing with the Media
• Negotiating the Science Communication Spectrum for Better Results
• Maintaining Scientific Integrity
• Communicating Complex Information with Creativity

Science communication has changed in recent times with the ever-growing use of online […]

Call for Applications to Attend or Sponsor Attendees to Youth ANZAAS 2011

[ 10 July 2011 to 15 July 2011. ] Anyone with links into high schools or direct to senior science students may be interested in promoting this, and if there are bodies out there keen to throw a small amount of dollars toward student scholarships or event funding please let us know.

Applications for Youth ANZAAS 2011: Brisbane are open to science students in grades […]

Sydney workshop: Community Engagement Tips, Tools and Techniques

[ 20 May 2011; 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] One day workshop suitable for emerging engagement specialists. Continue reading

Julian Cribb’s Coming Famine Spearheads AIFST Convention

An action-provoking keynote address by well-known visionary and science communications specialist Julian Cribb headlines the 44th annual Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology convention, to be held 10 – 13 July 2011 in Sydney.
In keeping with the convention’s theme ‘Tackling Tomorrow Today’, Cribb will speak about the major risks to global food security over […]

Two free tickets plus big student discounts up for grabs at Media140

Your chance to win one of two free tickets for next week’s big event in Brisbane Continue reading

Inspiring…ASC and friends

Comments on the Inspiring Australia conference from Liz Yuncken, ASC ACT branch Continue reading