ASC14 – Science Communication On The Internet: A Beginner’s Guide #M6

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Alex Jurkiewicz (@jurkiewicz) spoke to delegates about practical advice about setting up and maintaining a presence on the internet without a specialist IT professional.

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Bluebottle Research – bluebottleresearch.com - a small research lab that Alex used as an example for setting up a presence on the internet.
What do you need?

Domain name: $15/yr
Website: FREE – $100/yr
Social Media: Twitter, [...]

#ASC14 Podcasts – Claire Harris At The ASC National Conference

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Claire Harris is the conference convenor for the Australian Science Communicators National conference for 2014.
Claire is a science communicator specialising in agriculture, environment and natural resource management science and technology. She’s worked as a scientist, project manager and communication specialist with government and research agencies in Australia and the United Kingdom.
After joining the Australian Science [...]

#ASC14 Past (current) presidents – Joan Leach

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Thank you to Simon Chester for providing us with this president’s article.
With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC), it’s a worthwhile time to talk to some of its past presidents, and find out some of their fondest memories, what drew them to science communication, what the big issues where back [...]

#ASC14 Past presidents – Jesse Shore

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Thank you to Simon Chester for providing us with this president’s article.
With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC), it’s a worthwhile time to talk to some of its past presidents, and find out some of their fondest memories, what drew them to science communication, what the big issues where back [...]

#ASC14 Past presidents – Alison Leigh

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Thank you to Simon Chester for providing us with this president’s article.
With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC), it’s a worthwhile time to talk to some of its past presidents, and find out some of their fondest memories, what drew them to science communication, what the big issues where back [...]

#ASC14 Past presidents – Toss Gasciogne

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Thank you to Simon Chester for providing us with this president’s article.
With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC), it’s a worthwhile time to talk to some of its past presidents, and find out some of their fondest memories, what drew them to science communication, what the big issues where back [...]

#ASC14 Podcasts – Jesse Shore, Jenni Metcalfe And Joan Leach At The ASC National Conference

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Dr Joan Leach convenes the Science Communication Program at the University of Queensland and is the Associate Professor of rhetoric and Deputy Head of School in the School of English, Media Studies and Art History. Joan is also the President of the Australian Science Communicators.
Her research centers on public engagement with science, medicine and technology [...]

#ASC14 Podcast – Dr Rod Lamberts – Presenter at the ASC National Conference

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Dr Rod Lamberts is the Deputy Director of the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) at the Australian National University, a founding partner of the Éngstrom Group, and in 2012 was elected National President of the Australian Science Communicators (retired injured, 2013).
He has more than 18 years experience as a professional [...]

#ASC14 Podcast – Sarah Lau – Presenter at the ASC National Conference

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Sarah Lau is a graduate of the Science Communication course at UWA, and worked at the science museum in Perth called Scitech, and was primarily responsible for creating engaging science shows and experiences for visitors. In 2009 Sarah joined ChemCentre in Bently, where she is responsible for the public profile of the organisation – this [...]

ASC NSW – social meetup, central Sydney, 12 March

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[ 12 March 2014; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Thinking fondly of ASC14? Like to continue conversations you started there?

Or, if you didn’t go, perhaps you’d like to catch up with folks who did.

It’s about time we had an ASC get-together in Sydney, so here it is. All welcome.

Our gathering place will be Mezbah, a bar and cafe at Railway Square, Sydney. (It’s at [...]

ASC Unsung Hero 2013 Highly Commended – Dr Shane Huntington and Frankie Lee

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The ASC offers the Unsung Hero of Australian Science Communication to honour a person (or group of people) who exemplifies science communication.
The award is intended to recognise those whose contribution has been so significant over a period of time that they should by now have been recognised.
There was an exceptionally strong field of nominees this [...]

ASC Unsung Hero 2013 Winner – Craig Cormick

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The ASC offers the Unsung Hero of Australian Science Communication to honour a person (or group of people) who exemplifies science communication.
The award is intended to recognise those whose contribution has been so significant over a period of time that they should by now have been recognised.
There was an exceptionally strong field of nominees this [...]

#ASC14 Are we asking the wrong question of the ‘disengaged’?

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An early morning Conversation article from ASC President Joan Leach and University of Queensland Research Fellow Fabien Medvecky is giving us something to think about as we embark on the Australian Science Communicators National Conference in Brisbane.
Despite our best efforts to engage the public with the message of science and technology, statistics show that the [...]