AASG 2011 – Call for Papers

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AASG 2011 1st Announcement!

Image http://dynamail.entegy.com.au/download/files/17758/1265093/frog.jpg 4th Biennial Australian Animal Studies Group Conference 2011 The AASG 2011 Conference is to be held at Brisbane’s stunning Southbank – and will be shared jointly between the beautiful Queensland Conservatorium and the historic Ship Inn from: 10 – 13 July 2011

Conference Theme

The Australian Animals Study Group and Environmental Futures Centre – Griffith University are proudly presenting the 4th Biennial Australian Animals Studies Group Conference 2011. The theme for 2011 is:

Animals, People – a Shared Environment

This conference will bring together animal theorists and scientists from a broad range of academic disciplines with representatives from nongovernment organisations, government officials from several nations and representatives from industry, to examine the interrelationships between human and nonhuman animals from cultural, historical, geographical, environmental, representational, moral, legal and political perspectives

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Call for Papers

The Call for Papers for AASG 2011 is now open and Abstracts can be uploaded via the dedicated AASG 2011 website.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of approximately 250 words in length to express their interest in the Conference. Please visit the AASG 2011 conference website and follow the instructions for uploading your abstract submission. The deadline for all abstract submissions is the 17th December 2010.

Abstract to include:

* Title of the Paper * Authors names and affiliations – contact details of the corresponding author * Paper/Topic Theme * Up to five (5) keywords * Paper summary up to 250 words in length

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Keynote Speakers

Image http://dynamail.entegy.com.au/download/files/17758/1265443/baum2.jpg Professor Marsha Baum Professor of Law University of New Mexico, USA

Marsha Baum teaches a broad range of first-year and upper-level courses in subjects as varied as Copyright Law, Information Technology and the Law, Disabilities Law, Sales and Legal Writing. She previously has taught Advanced Legal Research and Legal Research I and II. Baum joined the faculty in 1997 as UNM Law Library Director, bringing with her nearly 20 years of experience gained from working in academic law libraries across the country. In 2003, she stepped down to return to full-time teaching.

Image http://dynamail.entegy.com.au/download/files/17758/1265442/Freya.jpg Dr. Freya Mathews Associate Professor Humanities & Social Sciences La Trobe University, Australia

Freya was born and raised in Australia, but studied philosophy, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, at the University of London in the1970s (her doctorate was on the metaphysics of possibility and necessity). She has been teaching philosophy in Australian universities since 1979. Freya teaches ecological philosophy and co-ordinates the Environmental Enquiry major. Freya also writes poetry.

AASG 2011 Topic Streams

AASG 2011 Topic Streams

* Animal Law * Ethics & Welfare * History, Anthropology & Cultural Studies * Animal Behavior * Animals in the Environment * Animals & Tourism * Others

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For further information on the 4th Australian Animal Studies Group 2011 Conference, please contact the AASG Secretariat or visit the dedicated AASG website.

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Adelaide – looking for someone with experience in science / environment radio production

Dear ASC(SA) members,

Please find attached this message from Katrina Nitschke, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, who is looking for someone to assist with scripting a podcast. It’s a tight deadline so they really need to work with someone who is based locally. Please circulate to anyone who might be interested and ask them to contact Katrina directly if they’re interested.

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Can you please circulate amongst your networks a request that anyone with experience in science/environment radio production to please contact Katrina Nitschke, Botanic Gardens of Adelaide 8222 9343.

Thanks,

Katrina

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Arts SA funding bulletin

Arts SA and the Australia Council for the Arts funding opportunities

The Australia Council’s Digital Culture Fund: calling all geeks!

Call yourself a geek? Fancy some money to make some digital art or help other people to discover their inner geek?

If you answered yes to any of the above, the Australia Council’s Digital Culture Fund and Geek in Residence program may be just what you’re looking for.

The Digital Culture Fund offers up to $40,000 for artists working with innovative technologies in a live context with a strong focus on audience engagement. The Geek in Residence program offers up to $25,000 towards a technically confident artist (or artistically confident technician) to work in an arts organisation on a temporary subsidised placement.

To find out more, you are invited to come along to a special event at Adelaide’s home of DIY geek culture, Format Collective.

Date: Saturday 30 October

Time: 1pm – 4pm

Venue: Format Collective, 15 Peel Street, ADELAIDE (just off Hindley)

Contact: f.plumley@australiacouncil.gov.au

More info: http://bit.ly/digf2f

You will have the chance to hear all about the work the Australia Council for the Arts is doing to support the digital era, find out more about these two funds, meet some of last year’s successful applicants and do some ‘geek speed dating’. Format Collective will also be launching its new iPhone zine app.

Meetings to discuss individual applications with an Australia Council staff member are available at Format on Monday 1 November. Visit http://artsdigitalera.eventbrite.com/?s=2410709 to book an appointment.

And don’t forget Art SA’s Independent makers and presenters program Professional development category closes this Friday 29 October at 5pm.

The Professional development category helps independent artists build their own practice through skills and career pathway opportunities. For more information go to http://www.arts.sa.gov.au/ or contact Arts SA on 8463 5444.

Please feel free to forward this information to your networks or an arts related organisation that can benefit from the information enclosed. You may be able assist in the distribution of this information to other arts organisations and artists. Apologies in advance for any cross-mailing that may occur with this Email.

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Social Media workshop – Getting Started (Adelaide)

22 October 2010
2:00 pmto5:00 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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Peeling back the layers in natural and cultural interpretation – just 3 weeks to go

Just 3 weeks to Peeling back the layers!

Staged on the Apple Isle, join us as we get to the core of what matters in natural and cultural heritage interpretation.

Can you risk not being there?

Our key note speakers are sure to challenge and inspire you – and our program of dynamic presenters probe a range of ‘juicy’ topics that promise to reveal exciting and fresh new insights for professionals and new comers alike!

Join us as our speakers delve into the intricacies of telling difficult stories and present the new and the excellent in interpretation, with techniques to reach audiences of the new decade.

Storyteller Catherine McCarthy, examines the field of location-based interpretive technology, particularly hand-held digital technologies, as a critical tool in her desire to connect people with nature. Social media expert Kate Stone reviews the impact of new web technologies on cultural interpretation and the organisational cultural change it brings.

In telling difficult stories, Lycia Trouton explores issues of monumentality and the intimate art of memory and story-telling, while Jody Steele looks at the layers of technique in communicating archaeology to the public. Dillon Kombumerri, Australia’s first Indigenous architect, with several award-winning projects, brings insight into how cultural protocol, when working with Indigenous communities, can fundamentally shape design outcomes.

Peter Grant peels back the layers on interpreters themselves. Using the interpretive planning process for Tasmania’s iconic Overland Track, he asks how interpreters can reach the deepest layers within themselves to be true to their subject. While Jane James explores how to harvest a bumper crop, when interpretation as a strategic priority can lead to stunning visitor experiences that are good for the visitor and good for business.

http://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/conferences/registration/register > Registration, our 3-day http://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/images/pdfs/IA2010Program.pdf program with an inspiring range of national and international speakers, and our http://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/images/pdfs/ia2010speakers.pdf speaker brochure, are available at www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au http://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/ . For enquiries please contact info@cdesign.com.au.

Interpretation Australia’s 18th National Symposium Registration and Welcome 9th November

Program 10-12 November 2010, Launceston, Tasmania.

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Coast to Coast conference, Adelaide, 20-24 September

Coast to Coast 2010 – Adelaide

Actions for Change

Monday 20th September – Friday 24th September 2010 Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide

Coast to Coast is the renowned, and only, National Coastal Management Conference, when all with interest on coastal, estuarine and marine matters get together, every two years, to celebrate Australia’s coasts, and share knowledge and experiences on management, science, policy, governance, activism and many other topics.

Details at: http://www.coast2coast.org.au/

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Interpretation Australia National Symposium – Launceston, 10-12 November 2010

PEELING BACK THE LAYERS in natural and cultural heritage communication

Earlybird registration (to 15 September 2010)

You are invited to join us for PEELING BACK THE LAYERS. Get to the core of what matters in heritage interpretation at Interpretation Australia’s National Symposium, 10-12 Nov 2010, Launceston, Tasmania.

Staged on the Apple Isle, we will probe a range of ‘juicy’ topics that promise to reveal exciting and fresh new insights for professionals and new comers alike! Peeling back the layers offers a dynamic and varied program. Presentations, workshops, field trips and events at top natural and cultural interpretive sites will truly indulge our senses and creative spirit.

Our keynote speakers and program presenters will delve into the intricacies of telling difficult stories and present the new and the excellent in interpretation, with techniques to reach audiences of the new decade.

* Catherine McCarthy, USA, storyteller specialising in location-based interpretive technology.

* Angelina Russo examines the value of social media in interpretive practice through the keystones of participation, publication and partnership.

* Lycia Trouton explores monumentality and the intimate art of memory and story-telling.

* Jody Steele looks at the layers of technique in communicating archaeology to the public. * * Dillon Kombumerri brings insight into how cultural protocol, when working with Indigenous communities, can fundamentally shape design outcomes.

* Peter Grant uses Tasmania’s iconic Overland Track to examining how interpreters can reach the deepest layers within themselves to be true to their subject.

* Jane James explores how interpretation as a strategic priority can lead to stunning visitor experiences that are good for the visitor and good for business.

Field trips and off-site social venues have each been chosen to extend our experience of place and theme.

More information, earlybird registration (to 15 September 2010) and provisional program are available at www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au http://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/ .

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[big-chat] Tragic News

ASCers will be saddened to hear the following news of a British colleague.

I know there are quite a few fellow Australian science communicators who, like me, have fond memories of Jen from the Edinburgh Science Festival in the late 90s and early 00s.

Regan

From: big-chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:big-chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ltclarkuk Sent: Sunday, 15 August 2010 6:51 AM To: big-chat@yahoogroups.com Subject: [big-chat] Tragic News

I am sorry to have to pass on the news to BIG members that Jen Simpson, who worked at National Museums Scotland and previously at the Edinburgh International Science Festival died in a tragic diving accident on 6th August. Friends, colleagues and family paid tribute at a memorial service on Friday.

For those of you who knew Jen (and i’m sure there are many on this list) you will know that I cannot hope to do her justice in words.

For those of you who were not fortunate enough to have met Jen, you should know that she was a vivacious, enthusiastic and fun-loving communicator of science. Many elements of the Edinburgh Science Festival and the programmes at our various Museums are a product of her amazing imagination and drive to engage families with science in a fun way.

On behalf of myself and all her colleagues at National Museums Scotland I can confidently say that she has inspired numerous colleagues and visitors and we will all miss her dearly.

Lyndsey.

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Sustainable communities co-ordinator (SA)

Conservation Council SA is looking for a sustainable communities co-ordinator. Job description can be downloaded from their website:

http://www.conservationsa.org.au/ http://www.conservationsa.org.au/

Regan Forrest

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Beauty and the Geek looking for scientists

Hmm. So they say that:

“The premise of the show is to carry out a social experiment. . .. We will couple together beautiful, socially savvy women with highly intelligent males, and through a series of challenges, see what they learn from each other. The idea is to embrace and celebrate the talent and individuality of each contestant.”

I confess I’ve never seen the show, but the promos suggest a completely different proposition, namely: we put socially awkward nerds and outrageously stupid bimbos together and humiliate them all for your viewing pleasure!

They don’t make it look like much ‘learning’, ’embracing’ or ‘celebrating’ are going on at all . . .

Does anyone have any experience of the show besides my cynical observations from afar?

Regan

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