Event (NSW) meet an astronaut

Walking in Space: NASA astronaut Dr. James Reilly
Sydney Observatory
Sunday 19 September, 3:30 to 5pm
Come to a talk to hear one of the few astronauts to have visited two space stations on three shuttle missions, Dr. James Reilly, speak about his career as an astronaut. We will learn about his experiences during 853 hours in space […]

UWA Sci Comm Seminar; Fulfilling the Interestingness Requirement

Apologies for omission
This seminar will be Friday, 10 September. 4-5pm
Getting Noticed on the Internet
Richard Giles will be delivering a seminar on how to get an audience on the internet. Is it just enough to offer interesting content and monitor the website stats?
The interestingness measure on flickr can bring a new and much larger audience to […]

UWA Sci Comm Seminar; Fulfilling the Interestingness Requirement

Getting Noticed on the Internet
Richard Giles will be delivering a seminar on how to get an audience on the internet. Is it just enough to offer interesting content and monitor the website stats?
The interestingness measure on flickr can bring a new and much larger audience to photographers displaying their work on the site but it’s […]

QLD – looking for a Communication Officer – State of the Environment Report

The State of Environment team is currently looking for a Principal Communication Officer. This is a role with lots of opportunities and challenges to maximise the reach and uptake of a significant document for the Queensland environment and community. As you can see below it is a short term role (12 weeks, with possibility […]

The Search for Antimatter in the Universe

Nemesis: The Search for Antimatter in the Universe > > Presented by Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Federation Fellow at the > University of Sydney > Wednesday 6 October 2010 > 5:45pm – 6:45pm > > It’s the ultimate battle of the universe: when normal matter and antimatter > come together, they’re annihilated, […]

VIC – Visit by Dennis Shatz

Free Public Lecture – Science Education Thursday 9 September, 11:30 – 12:30 at RMIT
Dennis Schatz ( www.dennisschatz.org ) will talk about ways scientists can effectively communicate current research and technology to public audiences. He will highlight the strategies, learnings and case studies from the nationally disseminated in the US — Portal to the Public program.
A […]

Invitation to join ASC National conference planning committee

ASC National conference planning committee – seeking expressions of interest to join (and sponsor) (Note: I posted a similar article on ASC website)
Invitation to ASC members (and potential sponsors),
In 2010 the ASC National Conference in February set us off in a good direction for this year. It had excellent sessions about many aspects of the […]

SBS Insight with Stephen Schneider this week

I would like to bring to your attention an Insight special on SBS television on Tuesday, 7 September at 7:30.
Can one climate change scientist change the minds of a roomful of climate change sceptics?
In late June Insight recorded this program with internationally renowned climate change scientist Stephen Schneider. He was in Australia to present at […]

Free public forum, Melbourne 6:30pm Wed 29 Sept Biosciences & low CO2 energy

Public Forum in conjunction with OzBio2010 WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2010 1830-2000 This public forum does not require registration and is free of charge. BIOSCIENCES AND GLOBAL WARMING – OPTIONS FOR LOW CO2 ENERGY PRODUCTION Sponsored by ANZAAS, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, Bio21 University of Melbourne and The Victorian Government Location: Plenary Hall 2, […]