The Ultimo Science Festival’s Big Night of Science
The Powerhouse Museum is the venue for one of the biggest events on the Ultimo Science Festival calendar http://www.ultimosciencefestival.com/usf10/ With live Jazz, a bar, bar food, and more science than you can poke a stick insect at ….
* Live on stage Dr […]

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 […]

ANZAAS Kids Ask Scientists Questions Sunday 22 Aug 2010 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Kids aged 6-14 years ask questions to leading scientists. This forum provides children with the opportunity to put questions directly to prominent Australian scientists. As part of National Science Week 2010, this program is designed to get children thinking about […]

Dear ASC’ers,
Sent on behalf of Brian James, President of the Australian Institute of Physics.
Welcome to this special bulletin from the Australian Institute of Physics for National Science Week.
We’ve identified 121 Science Week events around the country with a physics component.
You can make a robotic dinosaur; hear about the laser; celebrate science with poetry; see Australia’s […]

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> From: Karen Calpin > Date: 13 August 2010 2:06:53 AM > To: PCST@mailmanlist.net > Subject: [PCST] second questionnaire activity design model > > Hello, > > My name is Karen Calpin, I am a PhD student, based at the University > of > Glasgow, my research focuses on the design of […]

Hi ASCers
Some people were disappointed when this year’s budget failed to provide funding for the recommendations of “Inspiring Australia”, the report into science communication.
The Government has now provided $21 million to implement some recommendations from the report, in an election policy announced on 10 September.
Among other things, it will fund: * the PM’s Prize for […]

Dear ASC members (and those thinking of becoming members),
Early last year we made 1 September the annual renewal date for all ASC members. This meant some members’ annual subscriptions would expire at various dates before 1 September 2010.
To speed the renewal process we recently offered members who needed to renew between July and 1 September […]

Dear ASC’ers,
Sent on behalf of Teresa Belcher and Valerie Gregory
We’ve identified 135 Science Week events around Australia with a biodiversity connection. So we thought we’d share them with you in this special Science Week edition of our Biodiversity Year bulletin.
You can learn how to keep bugs alive, immerse yourself in flora and fauna on a […]

Australia’s number one selling author Matthew Reilly is at the Shine Dome, Canberra tomorrow for the Australian Science Festival event: Sci Fi to Life at 4.30pm. He is just one of the amazing people at tomorrow’s Geek is Chic day. Come on down to see:
10.45am – Paper Plane Pilots
Do you know how to make the […]