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 Gascoigne – What 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
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
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
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
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
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 |
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 |