Dear ASC members,
The 2012 AGM, held on 27 November, elected Dr Rod Lamberts, of CPAS at ANU, as the next President of the ASC. I congratulate Rod on taking over the reins of our Association and I thank Associate Professor Nancy Longnecker, of UWA, for also nominating for the position. The membership had two excellent […]
The Australian Science Communicators are proud to announce that the winner of the Australian Science Communicators Unsung Hero Award of Science Communication for 2012 is Mr Guy Nolch, editor and publisher of Australasian Science
The judging panel selected Guy as the standout choice from a number of worthy nominees. The judges mentioned Guy’s many notable achievements […]
ASCSA Tuesday 11th December Meeting
“Pseudo” means fake. The best way to spot a fake is to know as much as possible about real science, including the scientifically proven facts and the nature of science. This includes the criteria of evidence, the design of meaningful experiments, the weighing of possibilities, the testing of hypotheses, the establishment […]
Developing purpose-built apps is potentially a very powerful tool for science communication. But the apps arena is still new to us and apps can be very expensive to create, test, promote and/or market. Are any ASCers working on apps that they can talk about? Here’s news of a new science related app and a teaser […]
Proxy Instructions
Members unable to attend the AGM in person are able to give proxies to other members attending the meeting. As there are two matters of business that require specific instructions, it is important that members wishing to designate a proxy observe the following points:
Download and complete the proxy form, and ensure a copy of […]
Presidential Nominations – ASC AGM 2012
The National Executive is pleased to announce there are two nominations for the position of National President of Australian Science Communicators for the upcoming AGM: Dr Rod Lamberts and Assoc Prof Nancy Longnecker.
Please find below nomination statements from the two candidates. Note that members who have designated proxies can now […]
The ASC is in a period of healthy change. An important new step is the previously announced intention that we will seek to have a part-time General Manager to look after a range of externally-directed activities.
The National Executive has been considering how the new appointment will affect the roles and duties of key positions in […]
The ASCSA Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 20th November 2012 from 6.00pm until 6.30pm and will be followed by Speed Networking until 7.30pm at the Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide.
AGM: Nominations are now closed, so come along and get involved in selecting YOUR committee for 2013. At the AGM we work […]
[ 28 November 2012; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Following the AGM we will hold a public event where attendees will hear from Canberra local, Professor Ken Freeman, recipient of this years Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. Continue reading
Dr Mona Akbari
Communications and Media Officer, Australian Academy of Science
I wanted to do scientific research since I was twelve years old! I marvelled at the process of discovery and spent hours looking at the stars, studying ants and tracing the patterns of leaves and generally poring over my older brothers’ science books. Every time I […]