CSIRO Education is seeking a highly organised and creative person with excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills to become part of a close-knit team responsible for the publication of The Helix, Scientriffic, Science by Email and Maths by Email. The position needs to be filled from the first week of January 2010 until December 2010. There is a possibility of extension after this period. The Helix and Scientriffic magazines are part of CSIRO’s Double Helix Science Club and are aimed at communicating science to readers of ages 10+ and 7+ respectively. Science by Email and Maths by Email are free email newsletters featuring news, activities and other content for readers aged 9 and above. All four publications have many teacher subscribers, as well as children and families. The available position is for a science writer who will be part of a team of writers responsible for creating and sub-editing content for these four publications, including overseeing the work of freelance writers and sourcing images to illustrate the content. The position will work with two other science/maths writers under the direction of the editor; close and effective teamwork is essential for this role to ensure all publication deadlines are met. A more detailed position description and selection criteria are below. The position would be at a CSOF3 level (salary in the range $53 000-68 000) and would be based in Canberra. Those who are interested in the position should send a CV accompanied by a brief expression of interest outlining your claims to the position to elizabeth.yuncken@csiro.au. Expressions of interest close COB Monday 13 December 2010. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Regards

Liz Yuncken Managing Editor CSIRO Education Phone: +61 2 6276 6264 | Fax: +61 2 6276 6641 elizabeth.yuncken@csiro.au | www.csiro.au Address: PO Box 225 Dickson ACT 2602

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This Thursday 25 November is the final Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) Seminar for the year.

As a special guest, Francis Michaelis – member of the FASTS board and editor of the UN Atlas of the Oceans – will be talking about The Global Context of Science Communication

As a double treat to mark the end of the year, CPAS will also be putting on delicious foods and wines! So, come and enjoy the merriment to close out the 2010 academic calendar.

It’s being held at 5pm in the Green Couch Room at CPAS, which is located at the ANU, Building 038, next to chemistry and physics, at the end of Science Road.

All enquiries to Graham Walker [g.walker@anu.edu.au]

The world is facing numerous challenges and dwindling natural resources but it’s far from ‘doom and gloom’.

Join us to hear James Bradfield Moody talk about the emerging new wave of innovation.

Co-author of The Sixth Wave, he says that we are about to embark upon the next wave of innovation. In this wave a spectacular boom in technology and powerful new markets will drive a shift away from resource dependence to a new way of life: resource efficiency. Waste will be a source of opportunity and nature a source of inspiration.

What roles do science communicators play in this?

When: this Wednesday, 24 November 2010 Time: 6.00 pm for 6.15 pm start Where: CSIRO Discovery, Clunies Ross St, Acton

Evening also features: * drinks and nibbles * a raffle for ASC members **win The Sixth Wave * quick ASC Canberra Annual General Meeting to elect 2011 committee (details below).

Free public event. Donations taken for drinks and nibbles.

RSVP and enquiries: asccanberra@gmail.com, 0413 883 414 Event post on ASC website: http://www.asc.asn.au/2010/11/event-innovate-agm/ James Bradfield Moody’s profile: www.csiro.au/people/James.Moody More about The Sixth Wave: www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6688.htm

The ASC Canberra AGM We’d love to have more people involved in the local committee. The committee’s main responsibilities are organising networking and professional development events for ASC members in Canberra and supporting and shaping the national activities.

The bare minimum positions we must elect are: 1. President 2. Treasurer 3. Brains Trust (the rest of the committee)

Please register your interest in being a committee member with Claire Harris (claireharris.oz@gmail.com) before the meeting if possible.

Being on the committee is a great way to build your professional network and get event management experience. And we like to enjoy ourselves, catching up often for breakfast or in the evening over a beer.

More information about the ASC Canberra Committee can be found at: www.asc.asn.au/state-and-national/act/

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Calling all friends of the Shell Questacon Science Circus!

The circus has been going for 25 years! To help celebrate, the ASC Canberra branch is organising very informal drinks at the Fellows Bar at University House, ANU. All current and ex-circus people are invited, as well as anyone else who’d just like to come and socialise.

Friday 29 October 2010 Come from 5.30 pm – we’ll be outside if it’s fine. Kids and partners welcome. Note: no food or drinks supplied, but lots of options available to purchase.

Directions etc available at http://www.anu.edu.au/unihouse/fellows/fellowsbar.html

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CSIRO Education is seeking to fill two new positions at our headquarters in Canberra.

Publications Support Officer ($53K – $68K plus up to 15.4% superannuation) – position number 2010/671 CSIRO Education is seeking a Publications Support Officer who can assist with tasks related to the promotion of CSIRO Education’s programs to teachers, students and the general public. Specifically you will assist in the development of CSIRO Education’s communication (under the general direction of the Memberships and Publications Manager) including: * Maintain and update the online presence for CSIRO Education programs * Explore and take up opportunities for promotion of CSIRO Education programs * Develop and disseminate promotional material including flyers, brochures and information packs

Project Support Officer ($53K – $68K plus superannuation) – position number 2010/672 CSIRO Education is seeking a Project Support Officer to support the Education Project Leaders and Executive Management team. The successful applicant will be proactive and willing to work within a multidisciplinary team. You will have a background in contract administration, legal or project management and will bring to the role a high level of organisational skills and ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload.

For full details, including application process and selection criteria, see https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/index.asp

Join the Great Big Science Gig crew during National Science Week for inspiring, unconventional science, presented cabaret-style.

They are back in Sydney this week and playing a gig… @ The Glasshouse Bar UTS Level 3 UTS Tower 19 August at 6pm.

Great Big Science Gig have fallen in love with spuds, celebrated crocodile immunity, taken on the world’s energy crisis and searched for the island of stability, and they’re not done yet. This year they meet angry ants, have a close look at brains and much more. Join us at the Glasshouse Bar UTS for a night of rocking science the way nature probably didn’t intend.

If you’d like to read more about GBSG and see where they’re doing other gigs around the country, go to www.csiro.au/greatbigsciencegig or www.myspace.com/greatbigsciencegig For a review of the Canberra show go to:http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/25074/Great-Big-Science-Gig-The-Front-Cafe-and-Gallery-Canberra-12810

Cheers Rachel

Rachel Rothwell Education Officer CSIRO Education

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The Canberra branch of the ASC held a joint event (‘turning science into action’) last week with Interpretation Australia and the Australasia-Pacific Extension Network. We had a great discussion about the similarities (many) and differences (some interesting ones) between science communication, interpretation and extension/technology transfer.

The main differences seemed to be the groups of people that we target with our communication and the types of messages we aim to get across. Extension focuses mainly on those involved in the agricultural industries, while interpretation has a significant focus on natural resource management and cultural heritage. All three disciplines were on the ‘change behaviour or attitudes’ spectrum, but it seemed from the discussion that extension and technology transfer are at the ‘change behaviour’ end, while interpretation and science communication move between the ‘change attitude’ end and somewhere in the middle, depending on circumstances.

Big thanks to ASC (national) President Jesse Shore who came down from Sydney to represent the ASC on the panel. Jesse is keen to create links with organisations that have cross-over with the ASC, so this was a good opportunity to think about future collaboration with APEN and IA. The Canberra branch of the ASC is hoping to run more joint events in the future, and we’d encourage other ASC branches to do the same as there’s a lot we can learn from one another!

For those who’d like more information, the websites are: Interpretation Australia – http://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/ Australasia-Pacfic Extension Network – http://www.apen.org.au/

Cheers

Liz Yuncken Memberships and Publications Manager CSIRO Education Phone: +61 2 6276 6264 | Fax: +61 2 6276 6641 elizabeth.yuncken@csiro.au | www.csiro.au Address: PO Box 225 Dickson ACT 2602

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Translating science into action

Science is a discipline that can make a major difference to society, but scientific results often need some help to be translated into actions. This joint event considers the different disciplines that help convert science content into actions in the community:

– Extension officers are educating farmers about scientific research that can improve their crop yields and farming practices

– Interpretation experts are informing the community about scientific research that helps study and protect natural resources

– Science communicators are promoting scientific research that is making a difference to our health, society and economy.

Join representatives of these three disciplines to discuss the different challenges and techniques involved, and the similarities and differences between them. A panel of experts representing the Australian Science Communicators (Jesse Shore), the Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (Emalyn Louden) and Interpretation Australia (Rosemary Hollow) will provide an overview of their disciplines, and will discuss how they would tackle a hypothetical situation in the community.

Date: Tomorrow! Thursday 1 July from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm Venue: CSIRO Discovery, Black Mountain site, Clunies Ross St, Acton Price: $5 for APEN/IA/ASC members, $10 for non-members, including refreshments RSVP (for catering): ASCcanberra@gmail.com

For more information, including speaker details, see http://www.asc.asn.au/2010/06/science-into-action