Planning A Day in Pompeii

Planning A Day in Pompeii
This week, Paul Morgan from the Western Australian Museum will give us an insight into the logistical planning and running of the Pompeii exhibition. A Day in Pompeii has been on show in Perth since the 5th of May and will be ending on the 12th of September. It’s an exhibition […]

Abstracts for PCST 11 extended to 15 September

Dear Colleagues
The date for submitting an abstract for the PCST Conference in New Delhi has been extended to 15 September.
To submit an abstract or register for the conference, please see the conference website:
http://www.pcst-2010.org/
The main conference is from 6-10 December in New Delhi.
Information about the program, pre- and post-conference events and visa information is also at […]

Hungry SPAM Filters

Dear ASC,
It would appear that a number of emails are not reaching their intended audience : You!
Am suspecting hungry spam filters may be the cause.
The emailed invitations to renew are coming from the email address events@asc.asn.au.
If you want them, I suggest checking your spam filters to see if this is where they have come to […]

RiAus Job opportunity – Program co-ordinator in Adelaide

Programs Coordinator
The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) – rapidly establishing itself as a dynamic, contemporary and accessible national home for science; a place for people to listen, talk, blog, download and think about science in all its shapes and forms – currently has a vacancy for a Programs Coordinator. Passionate about engaging the public with […]

String Theory Ties us in Knots

For those who might be interested in seeing Professor Marcelo Gleiser speak this Sunday at the Brisbane Writers Festival Café Scientific, here’s a taste of his ideas, published today at ABC Science Online.
String theory ties us in knots
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/08/31/2997489.htm
Abbie Thomas
Program maker
abc.net.au/science
02 8333 5116
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Brisbane

Café Scientific at the Brisbane Writers Festival Imperfect Creation- the Gloriously Messy Universe
Sunday Sept 5, 3pm – FREE
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Could it be possible that after decades of searching, it may turn out that there is no cosmic blueprint, no ultimate theory of everything? Marcelo Gleiser believes so, arguing that the universe is not elegant but is […]

Next week is the third ‘Communicating Climate Change Workshop’

Dear ASCers,
Are you looking for a professional transformational experience?
The Communicating climate change series workshops are delivering even more than what they promised. Those who attended the second workshop left energised and enthusiastic about using practical new ways of thinking. Several people attended based on the strength of the first workshop and are looking forward to […]

Can we have our biodiversity and eat it too?

THE CRAWFORD FUND
MEDIA ALERT
30 August 2010
2010 International Development Conference
Biodiversity and World Food Security:
Nourishing the Planet and Its People
Parliament House, Canberra
Contact: Cathy Reade 0413 575 934 cathy.reade@crawfordfund.org
30, 31 August and 1 September 2010
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CAN WE HAVE OUR BIODIVERSITY AND EAT IT TOO?
Professor Stephen D. Hopper, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Dr Christian Samper, Director, National Museum of Natural […]

Request for your cooperation in Case study for hands-on science programs (KOFAC)

ASC has received a request for information from the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity. Please reply to JiYun Lee or Mrs. Eunju Kim directly if you can provide the information they request and if you are interested in seeing them on their visit to Australia in mid- September.
Jesse
From:

Summer internship available – astronomy outreach – CSIRO Parkes radio observatory, NSW

Science communication students …
A ten-week summer internship in the field of astronomy outreach is available at CSIRO’s Parkes radio observatory in country NSW.
To be eligible, you must have completed at least three years of a relevant undergraduate degree.
Details are at:
https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2010%2F470 [project 10]
Please don’t reply to this email: read the information at the above URL and […]