BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Inspiring Victoria - ECPv6.12.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Inspiring Victoria REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20180331T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20181006T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180416T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180731T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T174439 CREATED:20180703T011753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T011753Z UID:2195-1523869200-1533056400@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Science Hall of Fame DESCRIPTION:Write a poem about your chosen scientist for a Science Hall of Fame on the Science Rhymes website. Submit your rhyming verse poem by 31 July. \nChoose a scientist or science discovery you think is worthy of hanging in a Science Hall of Fame\, then write a rhyming verse poem on your chosen subject. \nBy the time this year’s National Science Week begins the Science Rhymes website will display a collection of rhyming verse poems about the scientists and science discoveries that have captured our imagination. \nYour poem could be about a historical scientist or natural philosopher like Archimedes from Greece; a milestone moment like Alexi Leonov’s first spacewalk for Russia\, or a superb scientific discovery like the first recorded Gravity Waves. \nThe Science Rhymes website has a free PDF download to help you on your way. More links and suggestions will be featured over the months leading up to National Science Week. \nPoems are to be submitted by email. Include your poem’s title & your name\, plus your town and school name (if appropriate). Earlier submissions (of 1-8 verses) are more likely to make it into the Science Hall of Fame. Published poems by children will be acknowledged by first name only (and school name where appropriate). URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/science-hall-of-fame/ CATEGORIES:Science Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/writing-13931299342873AvD-e1530580610594.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Celia Berrell":MAILTO:celia@sciencerhymes.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180430T070000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180828T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T174439 CREATED:20180703T033318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T033318Z UID:2235-1525071600-1535475600@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:UNSW Bragg Student Science Writing Prize DESCRIPTION:Are you a writer in Years 7-10? Want to win great prizes? \nWrite a short essay on ‘Technology and Tomorrow’ and you could win a fantastic set of prizes\, including publication in Australia’s top science magazines\, a $500 UNSW Bookshop voucher\, a subscription to the Australian Book Review and a trip to the Bragg Prize award ceremony and launch of The Best Australian Science Writing 2018 in Sydney. \nBest of all\, every school will receive an entry prize! \n2018 theme:’Technology & Tomorrow’ \nTechnology has transformed many aspects of society in a short period of time – take the invention of the internet\, which only became widely used in the late 1990s\, and smartphones and tablets\, which took off in the late 2000s. In other ways\, some of the technologies predicted to be used in the 2020s are yet to appear\, like flying cars and personal robots. \nIn 800 words or less\, describe the impacts of a particular technology on society. You can look at a technology of the past (even ancient past)\, describe a technology in use today\, a new technology that is being developed\, or outline your predictions for the technology of the future. Your 800 word essay could consist of: \n\nA news story on technology that is being developed now and its predicted impacts.\nYour own ideas for new technologies that will need to be developed in the future.\nAn essay on what the impact of a particular technology is on different parts of society.\n\nEnter via the online form. URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/unsw-bragg-student-science-writing-prize/ CATEGORIES:Science Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Startup-Home-Office-Online-Marketing-Office-Idea-1568780-e1530588690298.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Catchpole":MAILTO:heather@refractionmedia.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180507T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180817T213000 DTSTAMP:20260404T174439 CREATED:20180518T034047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T115618Z UID:583-1525683600-1534541400@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Textual data sonification and algorithmic composition competition DESCRIPTION:The Textual Data Sonification and Algorithmic Composition Competition challenges participants to write computer programs that translate text into data\, allocate data to specific sounds in the form of music notes (‘data sonification’)\, and then turn those notes into sheet music. The ultimate aim is to create a computer program that can use any text to generate a cappella vocal scores for soprano\, alto\, tenor and bass singers. \nThe competition will culminate with a vocal performance at RMIT University during National Science Week where winning and shortlisted entries will be demonstrated using text data provided by the audience\, and performed by singers with excellent sight reading skills. \nFurther details\, including competition rules\, are available online. URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/textual-data-sonification-and-algorithmic-composition-competition/ LOCATION:RMIT University\, Melbourne city campus\, Swanston Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Science Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/textual-data-sonification_web-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alexandra Uitdenbogerd":MAILTO:sandrau@rmit.edu.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180515T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180515T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T174439 CREATED:20180608T063250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180619T031437Z UID:1806-1526410800-1526414400@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Australian Indigenous Astronomy: 65\,000 Years of Science DESCRIPTION:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people developed a number of practical ways to observe the Sun\, Moon\, stars\, and planets to inform navigation\, calendars\, predict weather\, and inform Law and social structure. This knowledge contains a significant scientific component\, which is encoded in oral traditions and material culture. \nThis talk will explore the many ways in which Indigenous Australians encode scientific information in their traditions and some of the ways in which they pass this knowledge to successive generations. \nA constant stream of emerging research is changing what we think we know about Aboriginal knowledge systems in Australia and the number of Aboriginal students studying astrophysics is rapidly growing. This lecture will introduce you to one of these students\, Kamilaroi woman and astrophysics student Krystal De Napoli\, and the research she and Dr Duane Hamacher are conducting with other Aboriginal researchers on topics ranging from Moon haloes\, Sun Dogs\, and supernovae to the antiquity of deep time oral traditions based on astronomical and geological evidence – even the official naming of Aboriginal stars by the IAU. This talk will explore the many ways in which Indigenous Australians encoded scientific information in their knowledge systems and some of the ways in which they pass this knowledge to successive generations. \nAfter the talk\, join us to celebrate the launch of the Monash STEM Network with some food and drink\, and take a look at the night sky with fresh eyes through the telescopes generously set up by the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University. \nAbout the speakers\nDr Duane Hamacher is an astronomer and Senior Research Fellow in the Monash Indigenous Studies Centre and an Adjunct Fellow in astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland. He works closely with Indigenous elders and communities across Australia\, Southeast Asia\, the South Pacific\, and Central America to learn about their astronomical knowledge and traditions. \nKrystal De Napoli is a Kamilaroi woman undertaking an undergraduate degree in astrophysics at Monash University. In 2018 she is commencing a cadetship with the CSIRO’s Data61 team\, and is working closely with Dr Duane Hamacher and Indigenous Elders in their research into Indigenous astronomical traditions. \nTHE MONASH STEM NETWORK:\nThis event is generously hosted by Monash University in support of a new Monash STEM Network\, to be convened by the new Monash Tech School. This exciting new School brings 21st century learning modes and environments to the network of local secondary schools\, and also acts as a “Science and Innovation Hub” for the Victorian Inspiring Australia program. \n  URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/australian-indigenous-astronomy-65000-years-of-science/ LOCATION:S3 Lecture Theatre 16 Rainforest Walk Monash University Clayton\, VIC 3168 CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Monash STEM network ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SRVMonUni_055_preview-e1529378037239.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180521T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180521T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T174439 CREATED:20180608T070807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180608T075139Z UID:1818-1526929200-1526932800@inspiringvictoria.org.au SUMMARY:Our Mesozoic Menagerie: Australia's Dinosaurs DESCRIPTION:The Ballarat STEM Network invites you to hear from Dr Stephen Poropat\, Research Associate at The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Researcher\, Swinburne University of Technology on “Our Mesozoic Menagerie: Australia’s Dinosaurs”. \nPalaeontologist Dr Stephen Poropat has been digging up Australian dinosaur fossils since 2004\, and will share his latest exciting findings! Four major sites are currently providing new insights into Australia’s Cretaceous dinosaurs\, who lived from 145 to 66 million years ago. From the Broome trackways in Western Australia\, the Strzelecki and Otway ranges in Victoria\, Lightning Ridge in New South Wales\, and the Eromanga Basin in Queensland. \nTo date\, only twenty Australian dinosaurs from the Mesozoic Era have been formally named on the basis of fossilised bones\, and almost all of these are from the middle part of the Cretaceous\, between 125 and 95 million years ago. This means that we have little idea of what Australia’s Mesozoic dinosaurs were like throughout much of their existence. \nOur understanding of dinosaur faunas has improved massively as a result of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers over the past forty years—without their efforts\, our knowledge would be very limited indeed and Stephen has had the privilege of attending six such digs since 2004. \nIt was David Elliott’s 1999 discovery of a dinosaur on his sheep station which reinvigorated excavation efforts in the Eromanga Basin. Annual digs in the Winton area\, coordinated by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History (AAOD\, founded by David and his wife Judy)\, have been held since 2001. Stephen has helped supervise eight such AAOD digs since 2011\, and this year’s excavations were some of the most successful to date – come learn more! URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/australias-dinosaurs/ LOCATION:Ballarat Tech School CATEGORIES:Ballarat STEM Network,Lifelong learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dinasaurs-image-1-e1528441627938.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR