RSV Emerging Scientists Network – Meet and Greet with STEM Industries and Employers

Prof. Chris Vale, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO and Director, Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform
Prof. Ian Rutherfurd, Research Director Alluvium Consulting
Cristina Bitzilis, Snr Territory Account Manager, Clinical Genomics, Illumina
Dr John Lasich, Chief Technology Officer, Raygen Resources Pty Ltd

Aiming Higher: Improving Science Education in Victorian Schools

Speakers:
Professor Amanda Berry
Professor of STEM Education and Associate Dean Research & Innovation, School of Education, RMIT University
Professor Jan van Driel
Professor of Science Education, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne
Panellists:
Ms Alexandra Abela
Assistant Principal & Head of Staff Development, Marian College Ararat
President, Science Teachers Association of Victoria
Dr Brendan Rigby
Director of Tech Schools and Performing Arts, Victorian Department of Education

The Future of Victoria’s Native Forests – A Public Symposium

Scholars, policy makers and knowledge holders will address bushfire prevention, recovering threatened species, sustaining human health and wellbeing, and adapting to the regional impacts of climate change. We seek to understand how the end of logging operations will change the way native forests are managed, the challenges of future management, and the opportunities that this land-use change provides for regional prosperity.

Ockham’s Razor: LIVE from the Royal Society of Victoria

ABC Science returns to the Royal Society of Victoria for a special podcast recording event. Ockham’s Razor is the ABC’s soapbox for all things scientific: stories, insights, arguments or tributes – anything that can grip an audience by the ears for 10 straight minutes.

Reinventing the Chemical Industry with Green Chemistry

Dr Paul T. Anastas
Director, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University
Dr John Warner
Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry, Monash University