ASC Online 2021 Program

Day 1: Wednesday 17 November 2021

Chaired by Research stream convenors Dr Heather Bray and Dr Will Grant

Please note that all times shown are in Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Time Session
3.00pm

Welcome remarks

Keynote presentation: Ullrich Ecker –  The continued influence of misinformation

3.40pm Research:

Will Rifkin – Are we really talking about ‘communication’ or is it something bigger?

Nic Badullovich – The current practice of climate change communication in Australia: insight from interviews with practitioners

Discussion:Facilitated Q&A with speakers

4.15pm Short Break
4.30pm-5.30pm Research:

Samantha Papavasiliou – Adopting new innovation

Julian O’Shea – Adventure for Impact: Sustainable Journeys as an Innovative Approach for Science Communication

Kyla Adams – Modern physics in the classroom – The long-term effects on student attitudes towards science

Jennifer Manyweathers – Feral pigs in Australia: Friends and Foes and impacts on communication about management

Toss GascoigneWhat do other countries call ‘science communication’?

Discussion, Session summary and close

Day 2: Thursday 18 November 2021

Chaired by Science communication in practice stream convenors Dr Jen Martin and Dr Tom Carruthers

Time Session
3.00pm Welcome remarks
3.06pm Science communication in practice Lightning Talks #1

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Johanna Howes and Amanda Kruger – Astronomy online: making a Planetarium accessible

Clare Mullen – Weather from our lounge rooms! Communicating during COVID-19 lockdown(s).

Jay Ridgewell – Nature relation: beyond facts, fun & scientific literacy for influencing behavioural change

Nancy Longnecker – Aotearoa Stories in Sound – Podcasts that Connect with Nature

Panel discussion with presenters

3.36pm Science communication in practice Lightning Talks #2

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Toby Hendy – TikTok, YouTube and the Power of Online Science Communication

Larissa Fedunik- Engaging maths academics in YouTube content creation

Ned Watt – Fact-checking goes viral: three opportunities to champion truth

Amelia Travers – #SciCommSeptember

Panel discussion with presenters

4.06pm Science communication in practice Lightning Talks #3

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Claire Harris – The search for case studies

Wendy Preston and Adam Selinger – Dynamic and engaging online workshops

Laura Phan and Dylan DeLosAngeles – What happens when museums replace masking mistakes with transparent troubleshooting?

Patrick Helean – Rubbish Science – Think outside of the bin

Panel discussion with presenters

4.36pm Science communication in practice Lightning Talks #4

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Wildaliz De Jesús Arocho – Mental Health and Our Changing Climate for policymakers

Indigo Strudwicke – Flexible approaches to knowledge brokering between research disciplines and stakeholders

Hayley Teasdale – Science advice for emerging issues

Panel discussion with presenters

5.06pm

5.20pm

Science communication in practice Lightning Talks #5

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Simon Torok, Sonia Bluhm and Alysha Huxley – The highs (and lows) of science communication consulting

Catherine Wheller – From PhD to Communications Manager: Tips for the Pivot

Closing remarks and short break

5.45pm-6.15pm Australian Science Communicators Annual General Meeting
6.15pm-6.45pm Break
6.45pm-8.15pm Social event

Pint of Science present the Great ASC Trivia Night

Day 3: Friday 19 November 2021

Chaired by Science, Art and Design stream convenors Dr David Harris and Dr Jo Bailey

Time Session
3.00pm Welcome remarks

Keynote Presentation: Leah Barclay – Interdisciplinary methods to engage communities in conservation

3.30pm Workshop: Fiona Hillary –Posthuman perspectives for scicomm

Showcase talk: Ant Nevin – Materialising Data and Science

4.15pm Break
4.30pm In conversation: Art and Design perspectives on science communication chaired by David Harris

Workshop: Jo Bailey – Workshop: Mani-Mirofestos: crowdsourcing ideas from highly-opinionated people

5.20pm Science Cocktails with David Harris
5.30pm End of ASC Online 2021

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