[ 28 June 2013; 12:30 am to 8:30 pm. ] Banish the blues of a Sydney winter! Join other ASC types in the warmth of the Fireplace room at Glebe’s Toxteth hotel for a night of science trivia and, of course, your choice of tipple. Non-ASC friends and partners are welcome.
For members we’ll also be having a quick and painless annual general meeting of the […]
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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
You are invited to express your interest in appointment to the newly-created part-time position of General Manager of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC).
Location: anywhere in Australia with broadband internet access. Committee meetings held via Skype.
The ASC is a professional body representing and supporting some 500 science communicators working in a wide […]
[ 27 May 2013; 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Join ASC-WA at the WA Museum to hear from ‘New Museum’ Director Trish McDonald about the plans and vision for the new Museum construction.
This informal talk will be followed by a private viewing of the new exhibition from the British Museum – ‘Secrets of the Afterlife: Magic, Mummies & Immortality in Ancient Egypt’.
Drinks and finger […]
Howdy folks,
Well aren’t these exciting times to be an ASC-ist? This month marks the beginning of the formal process we hope will lead the ASC down the path to professionalisation.
Professionalisation will lift the value of everyone’s ASC membership to the next level. Being a member of a professional ASC association should be a peer-endorsement of competence (hell, […]
Interview with Anna-Maria Arabia, General Manager, Strategy and Partnerships, Questacon
Words: Sally Miles
Anna-Maria Arabia has recently taken on the role of General Manager, Strategy and Partnerships, at Questacon. She has hit the ground running and is using her passion for science education to build on Questacon’s world class science engagement activities.
While Questacon’s science centre is aimed mainly […]
[ 17 May 2013; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Cheer squad or critic? Awareness raiser, crusader or watchdog? What is the role of science and medical writers today?
Join us for a discussion on this, and more, by a panel of expert science and medical writers in Sydney on 17 May. This is a joint event of the Australian Science Communicators and the Australasian Medical Writers’ […]
The Heights Observatory is one of the best – but little known – stargazing venues in Adelaide. It is the best equipped school observatory in South Australia, located just 20 minutes from the Adelaide CBD.
Our visit will highlight the work done at the observatory; provide a tour of the facility; and offer the opportunity to look […]
[ 12 April 2013; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The WA Branch invites you to our regular social gatherings for 2013. The first will be held this Friday, 5.30pm at Steve’s in Nedlands. These will be held at the same location every 2nd Friday of each month. See you there!
ASCSA journal club is a social way to keep up with current research in science communication and to refine your skills in critical analysis. We’ll review selected articles in groups and also share ideas on the best journals to watch and the best tools for searching for and collating articles.
This month we’ll be reviewing a […]