Hi everyone,

I thought I’d let you know of an upcoming forum here at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Centre for Advanced Journalism at the University of Melbourne.

Transforming Data into Policy: What can we learn from climate change policy making in Australia? Speaker : Moderator: Michael Gawenda. Panel includes: Ross Garnaut, Greg Combet AM, Paul Kelly & Rod Sims Time and Date : 12:00PM, Tuesday 30th March 2010 Venue : Basement Theatre, The Spot, University of Melbourne Parkville Campus

Description : Climate change presents nations worldwide with complex and challenging policy dilemmas. This forum seeks to explore how well our public policy making processes have served Australia’s national interests in developing its response to climate change, including the development of support policies for trade exposed industries and for new technologies. It will also consider how well we have used and communicated quantitative data to help guide and inform the policy debate.

Moderator: Michael Gawenda

Panelists: Ross Garnaut (Author of the Garnaut Climate Change Review) Greg Combet AM, MP (Federal Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change) Paul Kelly (Editor-at-large of The Australian) Rod Sims (Director, Port Jackson Partners Limited)

Bookings are essential-please register at www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/climatechangeforum