Event: ‘Innovate and communicate’ + Canberra AGM

Posted on 12 November 2010 by claireharris

24 November 2010
6:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

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

Join ASC Canberra 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: Wed 24 Nov 2010
Time: 6.00pm for 6:15pm start
Where: CSIRO Discovery Clunies Ross St, New Acton, Canberra.

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
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/

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

Join ASC Canberra to hear JThe world is facing numerous challenges and dwindling natural resources but it’s far from ‘doom and gloom’.

Join ASC Canberra to hear James Bradfield Moody talk about the emerging new wave of innovation. Co-author of The Sixth Wave James says the next wave of innovation will be about resources: natural resources, human resources and information. What role do science communicators play in this?

Evening also features:
• a raffle for ASC members **win The Sixth Wave
• (super-fast) ASC Canberra Annual General Meeting to vote in the new committee (details next page)

ames Bradfield Moody talk about the emerging new wave of innovation. Co-author of The Sixth Wave James says the next wave of innovation will be about resources: natural resources, human resources and information. What role do science communicators play in this?

Evening also features:

• a raffle for ASC members **win The Sixth Wave

• (super-fast) ASC Canberra Annual General Meeting to vote in the new committee (details next page)

ASCSA Video editing workshop (1/11/10)

Posted on 20 October 2010 by lisushi

1 November 2010
6:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

ASCSA Video Production Workshop With Josh Cockfield, Rob Morrison, Deane Hutton and Steve Kern

http://ascsa-video-workshop.eventbrite.com

Date: Monday 1st November 2010

Time: 6pm-9pm

Venue: RiAus main auditorium

Video is a powerful communication tool and is no longer the sole domain of TV stations and established production companies.

Cameras are getting cheaper, editing can be done on a basic laptop and the Internet provides an inexpensive way to broadcast the finished product. This provides a fantastic opportunity for teachers, students, scientists and anyone else with an interest in science to create engaging and informative science content. One of the best things about science is that is can be a hands-on activity so it makes sense to use a visual medium to communicate scientific concepts.

But as anyone who has spent time on Youtube knows, there is an awful lot of rubbish out there when it comes to amateur videography. So how do you turn your ideas into something that won’t make people cringe?

Well, you could start by coming along to the ASCSA Video Production workshop! The workshop will be broken up into three segments: script writing, filming and editing. We will set you up in small groups and Josh Cockfield, assisted by Rob Morrison, Deane Hutton and Steve Kern, will guide you through each of these phases to produce a fun bit of science video.

Josh produces children’s science television and documentaries for Network 10. Rob and Deane have more than 65 years of experience between them as TV broadcasters and videographers. That paring of names should be familiar: Deane and Rob were the team fronting the acclaimed educational children’s TV show “the Curiosity Show” produced on Channel 9 from 1972 to 1990. Steve has worked for Warner Brothers, been a producer for Channel 9 and is currently a Senior Programs co-ordinator at the RiAus. He has a wealth of experience writing, directing and producing a range of film, television and documentary projects across digital media platforms.

Bookings: at http://ascsa-video-workshop.eventbrite.com Cost: Free to ASCSA members, non-members $40, Students $25. Payment at the door please. Workshop limited to 15 people.

Please email Richard.musgrove@sa.gov.au if you need further information. You will be sent the workshop agenda soon after registration. We would like to start at 6pm so please be there at 5:45pm. _______________________________________________ ASC-list mailing list list@asc.asn.au http://www.asc.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=115

Social Media workshop – Getting Started (Adelaide)

Posted on 15 October 2010 by Reganf

22 October 2010
2:00 pm	to	5:00 pm

Getting started with social media

A professional development workshop presented by Museums Australia (SA Branch)

Friday 22nd October 2010

2pm – 5pm

Edgeloe Room*, Mitchell Building, University of Adelaide

Cost: $20 MA Members

$35 nonmembers

Afternoon tea provided

RSVP ESSENTIAL to enquiries@reganforrest.com by Wednesday 20th October

The workshop is specifically designed for small museums (and other non-profits) with limited resources. Since it will assume little to no knowledge of social media, it’s perfect for digital novices and people who are interested in social media but don’t quite know where to start.

The workshop will include an introduction to social media, the available platforms (twitter, flickr, facebook etc) and what each is used for. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a basic understanding of the potential of social media for their museums, as well as some practical tips about how to get started.

Hosting the workshop will be Darren Peacock, Director of Sweet Technology. Darren has twenty years’ experience in planning and managing information and communication projects and services and established Sweet Technology in 2004. He has extensive experience with the non-profit and cultural sector, with clients including History SA, Royal Institution of Australia and Museum Victoria.

A flyer is attached – please feel free to circulate.

*we regret that this venue is not wheelchair accessible

Regan Forrest

MA SA Branch Secretary

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socmed flyer.pdf

ASCSA Event 20 Sept. There’s more to the zoo than Pandas…

Posted on 10 September 2010 by lisushi

20 September 2010
6:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

Australian Science Communicators SA (ASCSA) Event

There’s more to the Zoo than Pandas: the Zoo’s role in Conservation

Date: Monday, 20th September, 2010 Time: 6pm – 8pm Venue: Adelaide Zoo – meet at the Frome Rd gate at 5:40pm Cost: ASCSA members: free Non members: $10 Non member students: $5 Bookings: http://ascsadelaidezoo.eventbrite.com/

The Royal Zoological Society of South Australia (RZSSA) considers the delivery of its science and conservation objectives to be an organisational priority. The RZSSA is involved in a variety of conservation activities, including direct co-ordination and management of threatened species programs to field support and captive breeding for release to the wild, as well as conservation education programs.

To encompass its increasing range of conservation activities, the RZSSA has developed Conservation Ark, its integrated science and conservation arm. The activities of Conservation Ark are aimed at securing populations of animals, in natural ecosystems and habitats. In order to do this we need a strong scientific basis for understanding species interactions and to find the best way to rehabilitate landscapes into resilient functioning ecosystems. To this end, Conservation Ark is designed to integrate science, education, sustainable practices and conservation programs in order to achieve on-ground conservation.

Conservation Ark brings together the extensive expertise of RZSSA scientists in ecology, zoology, psychology and veterinary science, with many partners in universities, government departments, private, industry and conservation agencies. A night visit to the Zoo is always a fascinating experience; more so when you get to hear all about the Zoo’s work with Conservation Ark! We’ll hear Dr Wendy Foster (the Zoo’s Conservation Programs Manager) talk on Conservation Ark’s research and field activities, then Michael Shanahan (Interpretation Manager) will speak on connecting people with conservation. The evening will finish with a tour of the Zoo’s Envirodome.

If you are not familiar with the zoo, click on the following link. http://www.zoossa.com.au/adelaide-zoo/zoo-information/zoo-map Parking may be available on Plane Tree Drive in Botanic Park at that time of day.

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ASCSA media training workshop 6 Sept- Adelaide

Posted on 25 August 2010 by lisushi

6 September 2010
6:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

Australian Science Communicators SA Event ASCSA media training workshop With Rob Morrison Date: Monday 6 September Time: 6pm-9pm Venue: RiAus Main Auditorium The Science Exchange Exchange Place Adelaide Bookings: at http://robmorrisonmediworkshop.eventbrite.com. Cost: Free to ASCSA members, non-members $40, Students $25. Payment at the door please. Workshop limited to 40 people.

What may be very important in science may still not be considered newsworthy by the media. The media have their own priorities, and it can be difficult to get media coverage for stories about scientific issues that are important but complex, or threatening, or lacking in visual possibilities, or are not in tune with journalistic misconceptions. A science story is often just not eye-catching enough to make past an editor amongst a mountain of “more” newsworthy stories. So a different approach is needed. This workshop will introduce critical issues in the preparation of a science research story for the media, whether it be a media release or a radio or TV interview. You will get to write, practice and discuss how this can be done, with Rob Morrison, one of the most experienced science communicators in Australia. He has 40 years of experience under his belt as a TV and radio broadcaster, 34 science and natural history books, with 13 more co-authored, and dozens of articles He has also won many national and international awards, including two Eureka Prizes, one being the Australian Government Eureka Prize for the Promotion of Science, the Michael Daley Award for Science Journalism, and the inaugural SA South Australian Government award for Excellence in Science Communication. In 2004, he was awarded the Order of Australia for Science Communication and Conservation. Who better to cover such ground? Please email Richard.musgrove@sa.gov.au if you need further information. You will be sent the workshop agenda on registration. _______________________________________________ ASC-list mailing list list@asc.asn.au http://www.asc.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=115

Australasian Medical Writers Association annual conference

Posted on 21 July 2010 by leohman

27 August 2010

28 August 2010

The 27th Annual Australasian Medical Writers Association Conference, Writing in Our World will be held from 27–28 August in Melbourne at the State Library of Victoria.
Conference highlights include:
• Keynote and opening speaker: Victorian Governor Professor David de Kretser, endocrine researcher and founder of Andrology Australia.
• Sessions on: exploring the environment and our health, taboos, ethical issues in writing and an insider’s view of how the media covered the separation of the conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna.
• Professional Development workshops are offered on: social media, writing for the general public and making the most of the Cochrane library.
• Margaret Simons will speak at the conference dinner.
The entire program and registration form are on the AMWA website www.medicalwriters.org. Don’t miss the 6 August earlybird registration deadline.

18 October 2010
6:31 pm	to	8:31 pm

15 September 2010
1:00 pm	to	4:00 pm

Australian Science Communicators

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