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For ASC members in Adelaide- come along to the fifth instalment of the Thinking Critically About Sustainable Energy series- Demand side management and energy storage
Free, but booking essential http://www.riaus.org.au/events/2010/11/03/thinking_critically_about_sustainable_energy_demand_side_management_and_energy_storage.jsp
If you can’t make it or are somewhere else in the world, you can now view the entire TCASE series at the new RiAus […]

Arts SA funding bulletin

Arts SA and the Australia Council for the Arts funding opportunities
The Australia Council’s Digital Culture Fund: calling all geeks!
Call yourself a geek? Fancy some money to make some digital art or help other people to discover their inner geek?
If you answered yes to any of the above, the Australia Council’s Digital Culture Fund and Geek […]

Radio Netherlands calling – SA

Radio Netherlands are looking for a radio journalist in South Australia, can anyone help?
“We’re looking for a reporter to do a piece about the Seawater Greenhouse project in Port Augusta in southern Australia for a programme about the future of farming. Here is a link to the projecthttp://www.seawatergreenhouse.com/australia.html
We would probably want the reporter to […]

A bit of science communicating blackboard fun

A bit of science communicating blackboard fun in the New York Times…
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/unpopular-science/?src=tptw
Enjoy!
Michael Van Tiel
Producer, Mascot (Zoe & Cogs) and Holiday Programs
Family and Community Experiences
Powerhouse Museum
Phone: +61 2 9217 0314
Fax: +61 2 9217 0441
Street Address: 500 Harris Street, ULTIMO, New South Wales, 2007
Postal Address: PO Box K346, HAYMARKET, New South Wales, 1238
Email: michael.vantiel@phm.gov.au
Web: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/

sharing Australian science engagement activities with peers and public

Hello all, The contents of the blog copied below may be of interest. Please feel free to follow the link provided to add any comments you may have. Best wishes, Sarah
*scicommunity*: sharing Australian science engagement activities with peers and public
Web 2.0 offers many opportunities for networking and creating a sense of community amongst like-minded, […]

International Science Blog Carnival PUBLISHED – Scientia Pro Publica – Science for the People

Hello all,
I got a great response from ASC members for this blog carnival, lending it an antipodean flavour, which was excellent! My orginal email is copied below, but EDITION 43 is PUBLISHED!! It is a great collection of contemporary science writing from around the world.
*You can read it here: http://traversingtherazor.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/scientia-pro-publica-43-loving-living-learning/ * This was a great […]

Science Communications Strategist position (work from home)

I’ve just started as a science writer/editor at Green Ink; if anybody has any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Adam Barclay
*Green Ink* *Communications Strategist*
Working from home anywhere in the world
Full-time preferred, but part-time applicants considered
Green Ink (www.greenink.co.uk) is a leading provider of communication services in support of natural resources research for development. Our […]

Circus drinks – ACT, Friday 29 October

Calling all friends of the Shell Questacon Science Circus!
The circus has been going for 25 years! To help celebrate, the ASC Canberra branch is organising very informal drinks at the Fellows Bar at University House, ANU. All current and ex-circus people are invited, as well as anyone else who’d just like to come and socialise.
Friday […]

Job opportunity: Media Manager, AusSMC

Posted on behalf of AusSMC…
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Media Manager
Australian Science Media Centre

Salary: $65,000-$75,000 plus 9% superannuation
12 month maternity leave placement
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An opportunity has arisen to join the team at the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) for a one-year maternity leave placement starting in January 2011. We are looking for a media professional with a passion for science […]

Short FIlm Festival

Apologies for short notice!
Short Film Festival
Today UWA Science Communication returns back to its regular seminar schedule with a short film festival.
Students enrolled in COMM3321/COMM7703 Science and the Media interviewed research scientists at UWA and produced short films.
Come join us and experience the depth the of talent of our science communication students while exploring the world […]