sharing evaluation outcomes…

Very interesting following on from discussions here in SA and around the place on sharing best practise evaluation of engagement projects.
>From the British Science Association- a ‘Collective Memory’ repository of evaluation reports: http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ScienceinSociety/CollectiveMemory/CollectiveMemory.htm
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Science week mini-zine competition

Posted on behalf of Carly Siebentritt
Make a science-inspired zine (small self published booklet) this science week and win a scientist to dinner, a subscription to COSMOS magazine or a felted brain.
Competition closes on 31 July, 2010.
For more information go to http://www.re-science.org.au

Media training for scientists, Canberra Wed 4 August

Dear ASC-ers, We are running a media training course for scientists at the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra on Wednesday 4 August. This course is open to all scientists and anyone who needs to communicate complex and technical ideas via the media. Please feel free to forward this onto any colleagues who you believe […]

Eureka Prize Finalists Announced & People’s Choice Voting Open

It’s down to a brilliant, select few, with the announcement of the finalists for the 2010 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
The shortlist of scientific excellence recognises the year’s most innovative and influential scientists, together with the country’s top science communicators and teachers. In 2010, projects making the final cut range from the mathematics of defence, to […]

Nobel Laureate and Quantum Physicist, Dr William D Phillips Talk – Sydney Ideas @ Seymour Centre

> >> Hi Everyone >> >> Places are filling fast for what is going to be a fascinating talk (and >> demonstration) by Nobel Laureate and Quantum Physicist, Dr William D >> Phillips. The US based Dr Phillips was invited by the School of Physics to >> give a talk as part of Sydney Ideas. […]

Australasian Medical Writers Association annual conference

[ 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 […]

Evaluating Effectiveness ASCSA event Adelaide July 19 2010

[ 19 July 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] On Monday 19 July we held an event at the Science Exchange on evaluating science communication activities. podcast of the evening is now available at http://www.riaus.org.au/science/whats_on/past_events/audio_recordings.jsp Continue reading

Podcast from ASCSA event on evaluation

Hi ASCers,
While I’ve tried posting this to the ASC site I can’t see it there yet. I think I’m still trying to figure out how this list and the website work together. I know you can search mailing list posts on the ASC site, but they don’t get categorised like we’d want […]

Expert working group on science and the media

Dear fellow ASCers,
One of the things to come out of the ‘Inspiring Australia’ report is the formation of an ‘expert working group on science and the media’ (Recommendation #10 – Strengthening the media’s role in communicating science). The focus is on the mass media, including new media (social networking, blogging and citizen journalism will be […]

Safe Injecting Centre, Drugs & harm minisation – THURSDAY 29th July

Sydney Shove Thursday 29th July. ================================
THURSDAY 29th July is our next shove, we have :
Dr. Marianne Jauncey and Jennifer Holmes.
Respectively, Medical Director and Clinical Services Manager at the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, Kings Cross.
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