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SUMMARY:Geoscience Australia - 80 Days of Earth Discovery
DESCRIPTION:Geoscience Australia is celebrating 80 Days of Earth Discovery from 1 August – 20 October 2018. Join us in exploring geoscience in all its diversity\, the crucial role it plays solving the challenges of our nation and the people who make it all happen. \nFind out more about all the activities\, including events we will be at\, talks\, tours\, competitions and education resources. \nFollow us on social media via #80DAYSEARTH
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/geoscience-australia-80-days-of-earth-discovery/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kristen Hannan":MAILTO:kristen.hannan@ga.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181003T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181003T160000
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SUMMARY:Citizen Science at Scotchman's Creek
DESCRIPTION:Join us for some “hands on” science at Scotchman’s Creek!\nGet into some citizen science with Yvonne Cabuang\, Regional Project Officer\, Melbourne Catchment Management Authority & Fred Bullock\,\nTreasurer\, Friends of Scotchman’s Creek and Valley Reserve.  Join both on an outing to Scotchman’s Creek where they will  guide participants through the activity of sampling for waterbugs.   This field experience will happen at the creek next to the Regent Street Reserve\, Mt. Waverley. \nThe National Waterbug Blitz is Australia’s first nationwide\, Citizen Science\, waterway monitoring event. Over the month of October Australians are encouraged to discover how healthy their local waterways and wetlands are\, simply by exploring and identifying what waterbugs live in them.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/citizen-science-at-scotchmans-creek/
LOCATION:Regent St Reserve\, Mt Waverley
CATEGORIES:Citizen science,Monash STEM network,Science and Innovation Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181011T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181011T210000
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SUMMARY:Real World VR (Virtual-Augmented-Mixed Reality) Forum Q&A & Demos BALLARAT
DESCRIPTION:Real World VR\, is Melbourne’s flagship XR-VR/AR/MR event and presents a series of high-quality speakers and panelists. Topics include Virtual Reality\, Augmented Reality\, Mixed Reality\, Drones\, 3D Printing\, Simulators and more. \nThe event includes a speakers forum\, Q&A\, panel\, equipment demonstrations\, showcase & networking. We facilitate engage\, support\, educate\, influence\, promote\, connect and inspire audiences\, enthusiasts\, industry\, developers\, producers\, filmmakers\, animators and the XR – VR/AR/MR community / industry – all welcome. We are demonstarting various works on Oculus Rift\, HTC Vive\, Hololens\, Oculus Go and Samsung Gear equipment. \nFree Entry\, includes drinks and nibbles.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/real-world-vr-virtual-augmented-mixed-reality-forum-qa-demos-ballarat/
CATEGORIES:Ballarat STEM Network,Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181013T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181013T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160226
CREATED:20181005T041846Z
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SUMMARY:CAMPFIRES & SCIENCE: WILD DNA IN MARYSVILLE
DESCRIPTION:Love camping? Love science? Get involved!\nCampfires and Science is a new and growing community of people who head outdoors\, light a campfire\, and share knowledge. We lead regular\, free events in wild places to support scientific fieldwork and provide hands-on training in the research methods that help us to best protect the environment. Welcome to citizen science! \nJoin us at our very first environmental DNA sampling event\, where we’ll be teaching people how to gather samples and look for a critically endangered species of fish. We’ll also be inviting speakers around the campfire to share their knowledge. You can learn more at https://scienceforall.world/events . \n**Please note: a free vegan dinner is included. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate for any allergies; if you have any special requirements\, please ensure you have catered for yourself. \nAn event by Science for All\, auspiced by the Royal Society of Victoria.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/campfires-science-wild-dna-in-marysville/
LOCATION:Anderson’s Mill Camping Ground
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181016T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181016T203000
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SUMMARY:Our Mesozoic Menagerie: Australia’s Dinosaurs
DESCRIPTION:Dr Stephen Poropat Research Associate\, The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Researcher\, Swinburne University of Technology\nFour major sites are currently providing new insights into Australia’s Cretaceous dinosaurs\, who lived from 145 to 66 million years ago. These are 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. Swinburne University palaeontologist Dr Stephen Poropat has been digging up Australian dinosaur fossils since 2004\, and will share his latest exciting findings! \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. \nVictoria’s Cretaceous dinosaur faunas were dominated by ornithopod dinosaurs. These small plant-eaters have left abundant evidence of their existence in the form of limb bones\, vertebrae\, teeth and skull fragments\, as well as four partial skeletons and even footprints and possible burrows. They coexisted with a variety of different theropod dinosaurs—some of which had teeth adapted for rending flesh—as well as very rare armoured ankylosaurs and even rarer possible ceratopsians. Our understanding of this 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. Dr Stephen Poropat has had the privilege of attending six such digs since 2004. \nLong-necked\, plant-eating sauropods are completely unknown from the Victorian Cretaceous. Their absence has been attributed to their presumed inability to deal with cool climates. In contrast\, the Cretaceous rocks of the Eromanga Basin in Queensland produce sauropods in abundance. Although the earliest such discoveries were made in the 1920s and 1930s\, it 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/our-mesozoic-menagerie-australias-dinosaurs-2/
LOCATION:The Lakes South Morang P-9 School  80 Jardier Terrace  South Morang\, VIC 3752
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,NorthSTEM Network
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SUMMARY:Creating Green\, Healthy\, Resilient and Liveable Cities Community Talk
DESCRIPTION:Making room for nature in our urban future.\nAmy Hahs (PhD) is an urban ecologist\, with a keen interest in understanding the interplay between biodiversity and urban environments. She has extensive research experience in the field of urban ecology\, working directly on projects studying how urban vegetation and habitat features influence the biodiversity in those spaces\, how to conserve indigenous plants and animals\, and how to incorporate positive biodiversity outcomes into the design and management of urban landscapes. Amy also has over eight years of experience in providing advice and information related to urban ecology and biodiversity to local and state government agencies in Australia and overseas. As the Director of Urban Ecology in Action\, Amy is committed to providing decision-makers with the most recent urban ecology knowledge to help make cities that support people and biodiversity. By actively combines research and practice\, Amy’s goal is to help develop green\, healthy cities and towns\, and conserve resilient ecological systems in areas where people live and work. Amy is a regular contributor to The Nature of Cities\, and is VP-Research of the Ecological Society of Australia.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/creating-green-healthy-resilient-and-liveable-cities-community-talk/
LOCATION:Ballarat Tech School  Building K – FedUni SMB Campus  136 Albert St  Ballarat Central\, VIC 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat STEM Network,Lifelong learning
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181021T133000
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SUMMARY:Come for a walk and birdwatching during National Bird Week!
DESCRIPTION:Come for a walk through Mount Waverley’s Valley Reserve\, as part of a celebration of National Bird Week and the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. \nEcologist Dr Joab Wilson will lead you through the indigenous habitat and draw your attention to the diversity of birds who work\, nest and feed in the area. \nHe will give you some tips for identifying the various species and their calls so you can recognise birds next time you are out and about. \n  \nPart of the session will include promoting the following citizen science apps: \nAussie Backyard Bird Count \nhttps://itunes.apple.com/au/app/aussie-bird-count/id917024019?mt=8 \nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.org.birdlife.birdcount&hl=en_AU \n  \nMuseum Victoria Field Guide to Victorian Fauna \nhttps://itunes.apple.com/au/app/field-guide-to-victorian-fauna/id423945031?mt=8 \nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.museumvictoria.fieldguide.vic&hl=en_US
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/come-for-a-walk-and-birdwatching-during-national-bird-week/
LOCATION:Valley Reserve Ted Mason Education Hub  80 Waimarie Dr  Ted Mason Hub  Mount Waverley\, VIC 3149
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Monash STEM network
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181023T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181023T193000
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SUMMARY:3 Years of Winter
DESCRIPTION:What’s the connection between volcanoes\, climate change and Frankenstein? And when will Victoria erupt? A talk by Monash University’s Dr James Driscoll. \n“It was a dark and stormy night…” in fact it was a hot and tropical April in 1815\, prior to the terror that would engulf the inhabitants of Sumbawa\, Indonesia. In this gothic tale that weaves art and Science\, Dr James Driscoll will focus on the geological and climatic catastrophe that created the conditions for the writing of ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley\, three years later and half a world away. We will also explore the science of catastrophic volcanic eruptions and comment on the present volcanic hazards of Victoria. \nAbout our speaker:  Dr James Driscoll commenced his geological career in London in 1998 where he spent two years working for an oil and gas reservoir engineering consultancy. In late 2000\, he emigrated to Australia and joined the Victorian Geological Survey based in Melbourne\, working in regional geological work\, petroleum prospectivity assessments\, and marketing of Victoria’s geological assets. James joined the geothermal consultancy Hot Dry Rocks in 2008 where he undertook numerous geothermal assessments both in Australia and overseas. James is currently at Monash University’s School of Earth\, Atmosphere & Environment (EAE) where he lectures in sedimentology and basin analysis.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/3-years-of-winter/
LOCATION:Clayton Library 9-15 Cooke Street
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Monash STEM network
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181030T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181030T193000
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SUMMARY:Harnessing Knowledge\, Creativity and Technology to build green\, healthy cities for the future
DESCRIPTION:Dr Amy Hahs is an urban ecologist with an established research career investigating how urban landscapes impact the local ecology\, with a strong emphasis on the use of spatial data and geographic information systems as a critical tool for understanding urban ecosystems and informing action. Now\, as a specialist consultant\, Amy works on a diverse range of building projects to develop green\, healthy cities and towns\, and conserve resilient ecosystems where we live and work. \nFrom small development projects\, such as roadside planting audits and local parks\, to largescale metropolitan infrastructure projects\, such as building sub-city tunnels and planning development precincts\, Amy’s expert skills\, deep knowledge and strong industry connections ensure a sustainable strategy will be developed to expand biodiversity in—and add value to—our important urban environments. \nIn her presentation on “Harnessing Knowledge\, Creativity and Technology to build green\, healthy cities for the future”\, Amy will discuss how cities affect the health and wellbeing of humans and biodiversity\, the challenges that our future cities face\, and how technology\, knowledge and creativity are helping us to overcome these challenges to create cities for both people and nature. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/green-healthy-cities/
LOCATION:Bendigo Tech School on La Trobe University\, Bendigo Campus\, Edwards Rd\, Flora Hill 3552
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181031T154500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181205T171500
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CREATED:20181105T034221Z
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SUMMARY:STEAM Club Escape Room!
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to launch our STEAM Club Program for 2018 – The Escape Room Challenge for middle years students! \nSTEAM club is a collaborative learning opportunity for students to get involved in Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Arts & Maths (STEAM) related activities at a Tech School. \nStudents will use the concept of an Escape Room to construct a number of puzzles and challenges based on historical time periods including the Stone Age\, Bronze Age and Ancient Rome\, finishing with a showcase for students to exhibit their puzzles as an escape room experience for other students and their families to play!
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/steam-club-program-2018/2018-10-31/
LOCATION:Banyule Nillumbik Tech School 61 Civic Drive Greensborough
CATEGORIES:Kids' Club,NorthSTEM Network
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