BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Inspiring Victoria - ECPv6.12.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Inspiring Victoria
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:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20180101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180704T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180704T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180616T124955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180619T120010Z
UID:1916-1530700200-1530707400@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Virtual Reality with HTC Vive Headset
DESCRIPTION:Experience the latest in virtual reality technology with the HTC Vive headset by booking in for a 15-minute one-on-one VR session. Battle it out on your favourite Xbox and iPad games while you wait your turn to interact with the virtual world! \nThis event is strictly ages 10+.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/virtual-reality-with-htc-vive-headset/
LOCATION:Warragul Library\, 75 Victoria Street\, Warragul\, VIC\, 3820\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Science Week
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/virtal_reality.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Michelle Nicholls":MAILTO:michellen@wgrlc.vic.gov.au
GEO:-38.1595681;145.9297656
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Warragul Library 75 Victoria Street Warragul VIC 3820 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=75 Victoria Street:geo:145.9297656,-38.1595681
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180703T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180703T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180616T123657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180619T120105Z
UID:1908-1530615600-1530619200@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Learn to Science
DESCRIPTION:Join a real-life scientist for a fun and interactive session of all things science.\nThis session is suitable for ages 8-12.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/learn-to-science/2018-07-03/
LOCATION:Inverloch Library\, 16 A'Beckett Street\, Inverloch\, VIC\, 3996\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Science Week
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Learn-to-science.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Michelle Nicholls":MAILTO:michellen@wgrlc.vic.gov.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180703T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180819T223000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180703T014853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180710T024343Z
UID:2210-1530608400-1534717800@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Australia's Next Top Weather Presenter
DESCRIPTION:The search for Australia’s next top weather presenter is on. The Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society (AMOS) is launching a national video competition. What’s the weather and climate like around you\, and why does it change? AMOS invites school aged children to explore their local weather and climate\, and present it to camera in a two minute video.. \nCandidates will have the expert advice of Nate Byrne (ABC News Breakfast) and Jane Bunn (Seven News Melbourne Weather) who—via an online video—will show people how they can create their weather segments\, where and how to get weather information\, tips on how to present on screen\, shooting on location\, and what props to use. Participants can film and enter their own two-minute video. \nWinning entries in each state and territory will win fabulous prizes. \nVisit the competition website for more information.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/australias-next-top-weather-presenter/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Classic-Child-Boy-Camera-Minolta-Lens-1846310-e1530582421583.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeanette Dargaville":MAILTO:admis@amos.org.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180701T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180720T094415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180720T094415Z
UID:2645-1530432000-1533056400@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:ME3D National Science Week Free Printer Trial
DESCRIPTION:Me3D provides unique 3D printing solutions to schools\, universities and for the home. Developed specifically for use by students in the classroom\, Me3D is challenging existing pedagogies in order to engage and excite children in all aspects of learning. \nTo celebrate National Science Week we are offering a chance for six metro Melbourne schools to experience the capabilities of 3D printing and try out an Me2 printer in their classroom. \nRegister your interest before 31 July and trial will run through Science Week.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/me3d-national-science-week-free-printer-trial/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/me3d-e1532079821542.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Warren Scharenguivel":MAILTO:brooke@me3d.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180626T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180626T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180626T043903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180626T043914Z
UID:2018-1530000000-1530032400@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
DESCRIPTION:Take a tour of the invisible Universe. We will provide everyone with a SciVR headset to take them out of this world to the world of colliding black holes and microscopic wonders. \nJoin Professor Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen to discover how Australian scientists are leading the way in probing the Universe through ripples in the fabric of space-time and providing unique views of the microscopic world. \nExplore this Universe through the use of ground-breaking Virtual Reality technology and make new discoveries through Q&A with the speakers. Prior to the Virtual Reality tour please download the free SciVR app for your smartphone. \nPlease arrive from 1:30pm to get your headset ready for a 2pm start. \nThis program has been made possible with the generous support of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)\, Swinburne University of Technology\, State Library Victoria and ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) and is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/immersive-science-revealing-the-invisible-universe/
LOCATION:Wangaratta Library\, 21 Docker Street\, Wangaratta\, VIC\, 3677\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dark-night-person-32237_post-e1591061318509.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Loueen Twyford":MAILTO:library@wangaratta.vic.gov.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180626T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180811T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180703T013605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T013605Z
UID:2206-1529996400-1533999600@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:2018 EP/ASTA STEM CHALLENGE
DESCRIPTION:Are you a passionate teacher interested in promoting creative problem solving thinkers with a scientific view of the world? Or are you a student ready to tackle complex\, real world questions? Then get ready Player 1\, because the 2018 Education Perfect + ASTA STEM Challenge is for you! \nThe Education Perfect + ASTA STEM Challenge is a free event and a brilliant way to engage your students in a creative and challenging project! \nThe Teacher Challenge invites teachers to write and submit a STEM question that challenges and inspires students to come up with a creative solution to a real world problem centred around the theme of Science Week – Game Changers and Change Makers. This runs from 26 June – 21 July 2018 and winners will win an all expenses paid trip and sponsorship to STEM X 2019. \nThe Student Challenge is your students’ opportunity to navigate and answer complex\, real world questions! Students will be asked to answer a difficult STEM problem that will require them to use their creative problem solving skills! This runs from 31 July – 11 August 2018 and prizes range from pizza party prizes\, a feature on the Education Perfect website and iTunes vouchers. \nRegister your interest in this exciting challenge today! \n 
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/2018-ep-asta-stem-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Increase-Ideas-e1530581717850.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Tim Vaughan":MAILTO:support@educationperfect.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180621T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180621T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180615T034612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180615T045004Z
UID:1883-1529602200-1529609400@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Dino Night at the Bendigo Discovery Centre
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nTHIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT! Thank you so much for supporting this event\, we’re now at absolute capacity. Due to the overwhelming demand we are planning another similar event in the near future. \nDiscovery loves dinosaurs! Come join us for a night of Dinosaur fun and facts with the Discovery Team and our amazing Guest Speaker\, paleontologist Dr Stephen Poropat. \nCome dressed in your favourite dinosaur costumes and clothes\, do some dino dancing\, get hands-on with dino activities\, and find out about amazing Australian dinosaurs with Dr Poropat! \nBookings are essential.\nTickets are $10 per person (ages 3 and over)\, Members $8 per person (ages 3 and over). Children under 3 are free. \nThis event is supported by the Royal Society of Victoria and Inspiring Australia. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/dino-night-at-the-bendigo-discovery-centre/
LOCATION:Discovery Science & Technology Centre\, 7 Railway Place\, Bendigo\, Victoria\, 3550\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dino-Night-Sold-Out-small.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180620T153000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180620T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180531T081921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180625T014522Z
UID:1729-1529508600-1529521200@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Behind the scenes at the Australian Synchrotron
DESCRIPTION:Opening in 2007 at its site in Clayton\, Victoria\, the Australian Synchrotron is Australia’s largest and arguably most successful scientific user facility\, benefitting over 3000 researchers from academia\, medical research institutes\, government and other research organisations\, and industry. \nIn simple terms\, a synchrotron is a very large\, circular\, megavoltage machine about the size of a football field. From outside\, the Australian Synchrotron\, for example\, looks very much like a roofed football stadium. But on the inside\, it’s very different. Instead of grass and seating\, there is a vast\, circular network of interconnecting tunnels and high tech apparatus. \nSynchrotrons use electricity to produce intense beams of light a million times brighter than the sun. The light is produced when high-energy electrons are forced to travel in a circular orbit inside the synchrotron tunnels by ‘synchronised’ application of strong magnetic fields. \nThe electron beams travel at just under the speed of light – about 299\,792 kilometres per second. The intense light they produce is filtered and adjusted to travel into experimental workstations\, where the light reveals the innermost\, sub-microscopic secrets of materials under investigation\, from human tissue to plants to metals and more. \nWith this new knowledge that synchrotron science provides about the molecular structure of materials\, researchers can invent ways to tackle diseases\, make plants more productive and metals more resilient – among many other beneficial applications of synchrotron science. \nTransport\nA bus departing from and returning to the Royal Society of Victoria (8 LaTrobe St\, Melbourne) will be available to transport people to and from the Synchrotron. Please indicate when registering as to whether you will be joining us at the Society from 3.30pm or on-site from 4.30pm. \nAcknowledgement\nSponsored by Inspiring Australia\, in partnership with the Convergence Science Network and the Royal Society of Victoria. \n  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/behind-the-scenes-at-the-australian-synchrotron/
LOCATION:Royal Society of Victoria\, 8 La Trobe Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Synchrotron-pic-rev.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Society of Victoria":MAILTO:rsv@rsv.org.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180613T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180613T201500
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180529T234732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T173936Z
UID:1673-1528916400-1528920900@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Future Humans: Sex & Evolution
DESCRIPTION:The presence of a Y chromosome is what determines whether a new human will be a male – and it’s disappearing! \nOver a long period of time\, from generation to generation\, the genetic information in the Y chromosome has been degenerating\, and one day it will no longer be a functional component of human reproduction. \nWhat will happen to all the men when this day arrives? Will this create an extinction event for humans\, or will humans evolve a new way – or several new ways – to assign genders and continue as a successful species? Might there even be more than one species of human in the future? \nThese are just some of the questions that drive Professor Jenny Graves’ amazing genomic and epigenetic research. In this interactive presentation\, Jenny will take us on a journey to discover how her work has transformed our understanding of how sex chromosomes work in all vertebrate animals\, how they evolved\, and how she has predicted the decline of the human Y chromosome. \nAbout the speaker\nProfessor Jenny Graves AO is based at La Trobe University Bundoora. She is an evolutionary geneticist who works with Australian animals; notably\, kangaroos\, platypus\, Tasmanian Devils and dragons (lizards). Her research has contributed to a deeper understanding of the immune system\, prion diseases and blood proteins\, and helped understand the tumour diving the Tasmanian Devil to extinction. In a collaboration between La Trobe and the University of Canberra\, she is studying how bearded dragons change sex in response to temperature\, a critical issue as the climate warms. \nIn 2017 Jenny was the first solo woman to win the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her pioneering work in genetics. She is an Officer of the Order of Australia\, a recipient of the Australian Academy of Science’s Macfarlane Burnet Medal and was the 2006 L’Oreal-UNESCO Laureate for Women in Science. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/future-humans-sex-evolution/
LOCATION:Eltham High School\, 30–60 Withers Way\, Eltham\, Victoria\, 3095\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,NorthSTEM Network
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/526142-istock-801095738_post.jpg
GEO:-37.7246047;145.1415497
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Eltham High School 30–60 Withers Way Eltham Victoria 3095 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30–60 Withers Way:geo:145.1415497,-37.7246047
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180521T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180521T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180515T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180515T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
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:20180507T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180817T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
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:20180430T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180828T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
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:20180420T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180420T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180608T072024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180619T063921Z
UID:1831-1524250800-1524254400@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. \nAbout the speaker\nDr Duane Hamacher is an astronomer and Senior Research Fellow at the Monash University Indigenous Studies Centre. He specialises in Indigenous astronomical and geological knowledge in Australia and the Pacific. \nTHE NORTH STEM NETWORK:\nThis event is generously hosted by St Monica’s College in support of a new North STEM Network\, to be convened by the new Whittlesea & Banyule-Nillumbik Tech Schools. These exciting new Schools bring 21st century learning to the network of local secondary schools\, and also act 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-2/
LOCATION:St. Monicas College
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,NorthSTEM Network
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Whittlesea-crowd-6-e1529390291577.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180416T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
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;VALUE=DATE:20180320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180321
DTSTAMP:20260406T175853
CREATED:20180608T072725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180608T073814Z
UID:1837-1521504000-1521590399@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Discover the Eucalypts of the Brisbane Ranges
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate National Eucalypt Day in 2018\, the Royal Society of Victoria and Eucalypt Australia are offering a wonderful opportunity to explore the beautiful Brisbane Ranges National Park to the west of Melbourne with botanist\, geologist and author of the iconic “Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia\,” Leon Costermans. \nSetting out by bus from the Royal Society of Victoria early in the day\, a short hour’s journey will have us exploring the unique geology of the Brisbane Ranges and learning to identify some of the area’s indigenous eucalypt species\, their ecological roles and habitat ranges. The excursion will incorporate a bus tour\, a gentle bushwalk and a barbeque lunch at the Steiglitz Historic Park. \nJoin us on 20 March\, and make a deeper connection to country with one of Victoria’s most respected botanists and geologists. This excursion is subsidised through the generous support of Eucalypt Australia as part of the week-long program of events planned around National Eucalypt Day 2018 (23rd March) and the Victorian Inspiring Australia program. \nAbout Leon Costermans: \nLeon is a longstanding member of the RSV. He has been describing and publishing guides to eucalypt species endemic to South-Eastern Australia for decades\, educating and assisting generations of Victorians to develop a knowledge of and passion for our indigenous trees and plants. He was recognised by Eucalypt Australia for his lifetime contributions to the conservation of eucalypts with the award of the Bjarne K Dahl Medal in 2016.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/discover-the-eucalypts-of-the-brisbane-ranges/
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/eucaplypts-e1528443423163.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR