Category Archives: Media

ASCSA media training workshop 6 Sept- Adelaide

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[ 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.

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Science blogging – tips and tricks from some Adelaide science bloggers

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Tonight (Monday 18 Jan) we’re hosting an ASC event at the Science Exchange, Adelaide on science blogging (http://ascscienceblogging.eventbrite.com/).
I asked some of our guest bloggers for some tips and tricks of the trade, and I’d like to make it available to all the ASC members. Big thanks to Sarah (http://www.aschoonerofscience.com/) for putting this together…..
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Australasian Medical Writers Association annual conference

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[ 27 August 2010 to 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 […]

Discovery Science Writers Series: 14 May, Prof Julian Cribb

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[ 14 May 2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. ] Author Professor Julian Cribb discusses the science behind his book ‘Open Science’. CSIRO Discovery presents a series that celebrates authors from the Canberra region who publish in the science arena. Continue reading →

Position Vacant – Public Affairs Officer, ACIAR, Canberra

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ACIAR is seeking a Public Affairs Officer, Canberra Continue reading →

ASC SA event; Dilemmas of science reporting

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Australian Science Communicators (ASC SA) Event
*The Dilemmas of Science Reporting*
*/Complexity, risk, and the dissident voice/**//*
*Panellists: **Clare Peddie, Rob Morrison, Susannah Elliot and Rod Irvine.***
*MC- Richard Musgrove,*
*Date: February 15,** 2010*
*Time: **6pm – 8pm*
*Venue:* *RiAUS, The Science Exchange*
*Cost: * ASCSA members: free* (see why & how to join below)
Non members: $10
Non member students: $5
*Bookings: *http://asccommunicatingrisk.eventbrite.com/
* Event Summary*
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Bushfire science and journalism: Communicating when emotions run high

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[ 7 February 2010 7:00 pm to 10 February 2010 10:00 pm. ] ASC presents a panel discussion about how bushfires have been communicated and reported. Featuring a bushfire scientist, a Walkley-award winning journalist, a radio journalist and a media manager, this event will explore reflections on the connections or conflicts between high emotions and the logic of science during bushfires Continue reading →

Stem Cells at the Pub

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[ 22 November 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research and ASC presents a panel discussion with Australia’s pioneering stem cell scientist Professor Alan Trounson, now President of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine and other scientific and media experts. Free public event. Sunday 22 November, 7pm, Canberra Labour Club. Continue reading →

Freelancing tips

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The ASC National President offers freelancers some useful tips…and invites yours Continue reading →

Social media tools from Web 2.0 in museums conference

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Some social media tools referenced during the Transformations… Web 2.0 / museums conference listed with brief description of their uses. Continue reading →