Do you explain, teach, present, write, blog, twitter, film, illustrate, animate or otherwise communicate science or technology, news, ideas, concepts or research?

First drink free. Free canapes.

Tuesday 23 June, 6 – 9pm

Three Degrees Bar + Brewery

Number One QV Square, Corner Lonsdale St & Swanston St

ASC members free. $10 non-members.

Discounted ASC memberships available on the night.

RSVP: science_centric@imthinking.com.au

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Quantum reality – Tuesday 21 July

Explore the strange and beautiful world of quantum mechanics – multiple realities, absolute uncertainty, many-worlds, quantum teleportation, quantum computing, and other generally spooky stuff of the Universe.

Our guest speaker Lloyd Hollenberg is a quantum theorist in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne. He is an ARC Professorial Fellow and also the program manager for Quantum Device Modelling & Algorithms within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computing Technology.

If that isn’t complex enough, Lloyd has spoken across Australia and overseas on topics as diverse as quantum physics, quarks and gluons, and the acoustics of the didgeridoo.

Date: Tuesday 21 July 2009

Time: 6.30 pm for a 7pm start

Venue: The Redback Hotel, 75 Flemington Road, North Melbourne (upstairs in the function room)

Cost: Free for AMWA members, $10 for non-members, $5 for students.

Dinner and drinks at pub prices.

RSVP: L.E. Ohman leohman1@bigpond.net.au

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Coming up: print & design, docos, TV producers and more

The committee are planning and coordinating sessions for the rest of the year. We’ll send you dates as soon as they’re confirmed, but in the meantime, here are some of the ideas we are working on:

Design, print and production
National Science Week touring speaker
Melbourne Writers Festival
Science documentaries
Social Marketing for science
Science of bushfires
World Congress of Science and Factual TV Producers

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ASC Victoria committee

These sessions are organised by the volunteer ASC Victoria committee. If you are interested in being involved in the committee please contact Meg Rive at meg.rive@csiro.au. We will be holding our AGM shortly where it’s your chance to get involved.

Right now, your committee is:

Niall Byrne: President
Jason Major: Treasurer
Meg Rive: Regional representative on the national ASC board
L.E. Ohman
Ian Muchamore
James Hutson
Laura Miles

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Media training

We (Science in Public) are holding media training courses for scientists in Melbourne on Thursday 20 August, Tuesday 22 September and Tuesday 13 October 2009.

Details are available at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/blog/training. A discount is available for ASC financial members.

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Join the ASC

We need your membership to help us build ASC as a true national organisation for people with an interest in science communication.

Visit our website at www.asc.asn.au for membership information, and advice on how to join the ASC’s national discussion list, ASC-list and media release list ASC-media.

If this message has been forwarded to you and you would like to receive future bulletins then please email me at niall@scienceinpublic.com.au

Kind regards,

Niall

ASC Victoria President

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Niall Byrne

Creative Director
Science in Public

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