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SUMMARY:UNSW Bragg Student Science Writing Prize
DESCRIPTION:Write a short essay on ‘Not-so-smart technology’ 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 book launch of The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 in Sydney in November. \nBest of all\, every school will receive an entry prize!
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/unsw-bragg-student-science-writing-prize-2/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Catchpole":MAILTO:heather@refractionmedia.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190429T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
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SUMMARY:Create It Comp
DESCRIPTION:With engineers\, anything is possible! To celebrate Engineers Australia’s 100th birthday\, we are encouraging Australians to think about how engineering has helped them in all parts of their lives. \nSo\, if anything is possible and you had unlimited time\, money\, help\, and skill\, what would you engineer? Show us your creation\, and you have a chance to win an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil! \n\nThink it  Think about your life\, and the life of the people around you\, and show us what problem you can solve\, or what idea you can come up with to make life easier. It could be big or small\, helful of fun\, or a mix of these.\nCreate it Draw\, paint\, build\, or design your idea. You could use paints\, pencils\, a computer program like PhotoShop\, cardboard\, or even Lego! It could be a simple\, quick sketch or very detailed – it’s up to you.\nShare it Share your idea with us for a chance to win an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. We have a category for both primary and high school students\, as well as adults – teachers and parents can enter too!\n\nCheck out our website for tips and Terms and Conditions. \nEntries close 30 September 2019.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/create-it-comp/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Teone Nutt":MAILTO:tnutt@engineersaustralia.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190615T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190901T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190524T070551Z
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SUMMARY:The Moon
DESCRIPTION:20 July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing and the first steps taken on the lunar surface by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. This exhibition is programmed to coincide with this significant milestone\, and brings together artistic responses to the celestial body that orbits the Earth. \nFor centuries artists from many cultures have been inspired by the Moon\, the most prominent feature of our night sky. The exhibition includes historical works created when the Moon could only be viewed from afar\, works from the era of the 1960s space race\, and more contemporary responses informed by the imagery and scientific knowledge acquired through space exploration. \nJust as the Moon itself can be viewed from multiple vantage points from the Earth\, works in the exhibition will be located throughout the galleries. Links with literature\, film\, music and science will also be explored\, highlighting the Moon’s capacity to engender creativity and inquiry. \nAcross five key exhibition themes\, The Moon will invite a new engagement with\, and provide new perspectives on\, this enigmatic celestial body that we all see and are influenced by.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/the-moon/2019-06-15/
LOCATION:Geelong Gallery\, 55 Little Malop Street\, Geelong\, VIC\, 3220\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geelong Gallery":MAILTO:info@geelonggallery.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190702T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190818T223000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
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SUMMARY:Win a free moon rock competition!
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of our 50th birthday and the Moon landing on 21 July 1969 (Australian Time) we are running a competition to win a small piece of the Moon! Open to all Primary & Secondary students in Australia. The question asked gives a clue to how we obtained the unique specimen. Good luck. \n  \n*** It’s our 50th birthday this year\, inspired by humans walking on the Moon! ***  So we’d like to kneel down and share the buzz with you. \nPrize\nA small piece of the Moon. It’s not as big as the one photographed by Eugene Cernan on the Moon though. And\, no\, you don’t win any cheese. \nEligibility\nOnly for current school-age students at high school or primary school anywhere in Australia. \nCost\nFree. \nWhat’s the catch?\nNone\, though we do hope that Google Forms can handle the excitement of Science Week! \nWhat to do\nGo to the link for the free National Science Week competition at the MPAS Events page below\, answer some easy questions and put in your best guess at the final BIG Moon question there. Then wait. That’s it. \nThe winner will be contacted by email and one of their teachers must reply to us with an address to which the prize can be safely shipped. \nThe calculated answer will be posted on the MPAS website once determined. \nType your answers carefully because duplicates will be disqualified. Only one entry per student. \nCompetition is open now and closes on 18 August. \nThe first received closest answer to that determined from the “wisdom of the crowd” value across Australia after the end of the competition will be the winner. \nSee the link for further details of this fun and easy experiment\, and good luck! \nIf this has inspired you\, like the late Neil Armstrong asked\, to “look up and give the Moon a wink“\, do some local detective work to see if you have a nearby astronomy society or club who might be able to share the wonders of the Australian night sky with your family.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/win-a-free-moon-rock-competition/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Skilton":MAILTO:p.skilton@mpas.asn.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190720T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
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SUMMARY:Space: 50 years since man first stepped on the moon
DESCRIPTION:Space celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing (20 July) with an exhibition that examines humankind’s longstanding fascination with space and space travel. The exhibition explores the romance of space through visual culture produced in the lead up to and aftermath of the Moon landing. The works will span the furthest reaches of the human imagination to the reality of space travel. \nOriginal photographs from NASA of the Moon landing take pride of place\, together with contemporary artists who respond to the unknown of space. This engaging and timely exhibition will feature many borrowed works in addition to works from the Gippsland Art Gallery’s own collection. Each piece will help build a comprehensive understanding of our cultural fixation with space through art\, with many of those requested destined to become exhibition highlights.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/space-50-years-since-man-first-stepped-on-the-moon/
LOCATION:Gippsland Art Gallery\, 70 Foster Street\, Sale\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190721T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190915T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
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SUMMARY:Sunday Family Program: The Great Gut Microbe Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Discover how amazing our bodies really are at Melbourne Museum on Sundays during Term Three as we search for microbes and anything else you might find in your tummy. Design your own ‘microbe mobile’ and see what beautiful things live inside your gut. \nSuitable for ages 5-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. \nFree with Museum entry.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/sunday-family-program-the-great-gut-microbe-hunt/
LOCATION:Melbourne Museum\, 11 Nicholson Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Museums Victoria":MAILTO:mvbookings@museum.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190728T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190901T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T042645Z
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SUMMARY:Trash Robot
DESCRIPTION:Urban Rivers (USA) \nCan we game our way to a cleaner world? \nTake control of our garbage-eating robot either in person or online! Created by Chicago-based collective Urban Rivers\, Trash Robot will be trawling Melbourne’s Yarra River collecting rubbish outside of the City’s existing litter traps. And Melbourne’s waterways really need the help – in 2017\, they were filled with enough rubbish to fill almost 30\,000 wheelie bins. This sort of rubbish causes heaps of issues and costs the city around $3 million per year. Boo! \nCould this floating gamified robot save the world? Why not? Nothing’s ever gone wrong with robots\, right? \nYarra River\, Southbank\nCheck back soon for exact location.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/trash-robot/
LOCATION:Yarra River\, Southbank\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
ORGANIZER;CN="Ellie Michaelides":MAILTO:ellie.michaelides@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190801T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190831T223000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190531T073143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T025730Z
UID:3982-1564642800-1567290600@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:SCINEMA International Science Film Festival National Science Week Program
DESCRIPTION:SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young\, satisfy the curious\, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register your venue to host your own free SCINEMA screening during National Science Week. \n  \nSCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young\, satisfy the curious\, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Host your own Community Screening this August during National Science Week. So whether it’s at your school\, library\, in your local pub or even in your lounge room; private or public event\, you can host your own event. All you need is a screen\, computer\, access to the internet and an audience (popcorn optional). \n 
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/scinema-international-science-film-festival-national-science-week-program-2/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Katherine Roberts":MAILTO:kroberts@riaus.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190801T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190831T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190531T072451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T030140Z
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SUMMARY:Hunt for the Plastic Eaters
DESCRIPTION:Science Gallery Melbourne throws down the gauntlet and sets an ambitious challenge: can we find a new plastic-eating bacteria in Australia? This project asks citizen scientists to culture bacteria in the search for a new species that could solve our plastic waste dilemma. \nThe lid has been lifted on human wastefulness\, but what next? Science Gallery Melbourne delves into an ever-growing mountain of garbage to find innovative opportunities within our consumerist behaviour\, through their third sci-art pop-up season DISPOSABLE. \nFor National Science Week\, we’re throwing down the gauntlet and sets an ambitious challenge: can we find a new plastic-eating bacteria in Australia? Building on the research of Japanese plastic-eating bacteria expert Dr Shosuke Yoshida\, and working with biohacking group BioQuisitive\, this project takes Melbourne’s new science engagement initiative for young people Australia-wide\, asking citizen scientists to culture bacteria in the search for a new species that could solve our plastic waste dilemma. \nJoin the team trying to find Australia’s Next Top Plastic-Eating Bacteria!
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/hunt-for-the-plastic-eaters/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claire Farrugia":MAILTO:claire.farrugia@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190801T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190818T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190707T045049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T045049Z
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SUMMARY:P@TCH
DESCRIPTION:Janna Ahrndt (United States of America) \nWill you truthfully track your environmental goals? \nLike a Fitbit for your ethical performance\, P@tch is a textile-based new media project inspired by punk and DIY culture. Each homemade P@tch uses self-reporting and environmental sensors to allow the user to track their personal and surrounding pollution. P@tch participants will set their own DISPOSABLE month goal and build their own wearable device to track their progress in real time. Will you self-shame yourself into a more sustainable life? Are you brave enough to track your exposure to air pollution and become part of the artwork? Are you willing to take part in a workshop to build your own P@tch? \nApply now to be a participant and track your performance in August. \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE\, MACFARLAND COURT \n1–18 August\nOpen Monday to Saturday 11am–6pm\, plus Sunday 18 August 10am–4pm.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/ptch/
LOCATION:Macfarland Court\, The University of Melbourne\, Parkville\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellie Michaelides":MAILTO:ellie.michaelides@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190801T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190818T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190707T045444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T045444Z
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SUMMARY:Urinotron
DESCRIPTION:Sandra and Gaspard Bébié-Valérian (France) and Professor Peter Scales (Australia) \nAre you flushing a valuable wee-source? \nUrinotron is a large-scale installation that takes our organic waste (urine) and transforms it into power for your mobile phone\, before recycling it back to pure water. \nContribute your urine and then put your feet up as the salts in your liquid gold turn into sustainable pee power. \nWhy are we flushing such a valuable resource? Urinotron combines scientific equipment\, engineering skills and reems of electronic wires in an artistic equivalent of an alchemist’s workshop\, producing a different kind of gold. \nThe first iteration of Urinotron was co-produced by Sandra Bébié-Valérian\, Gaspard Bébié-Valérian and Dorian Reunkrilerk. Urinotron 2.0 is a collaboration with Professor Peter Scales. \nThe University of Melbourne\, Macfarland Court \n1–18 August\nOpen Monday to Saturday 11am–6pm\, plus Sunday 18 August 10am–4pm.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/urinotron/
LOCATION:Macfarland Court\, The University of Melbourne\, Parkville\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellie Michaelides":MAILTO:ellie.michaelides@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190801T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190818T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190707T045905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T045905Z
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SUMMARY:Plastivore
DESCRIPTION:Artist Oliver Kellhammer’s work allows you to watch the mealworms as they dine on polystyrene. \n  \nOliver Kellhammer (United States of America) \nDo solutions to our recycling crisis exist in nature? \nNature is outsmarting us. Solutions to our enormous waste problems are often right in front of us. Polystyrene is a non-biodegradable material that is a large component of our global waste problem and a major contributor to pollution. The humble mealworm has the ability to partially biodegrade polystyrene through its gut bacteria\, breaking down the plastic and turning it into compost. But what if we start genetically engineering our insect friends to be super plastic-digesters? The perfect solution? Or ecological slavery? \nArtist Oliver Kellhammer’s work allows you to watch the mealworms as they dine on polystyrene. \nThe University of Melbourne\, Macfarland Court \n1–18 August\nOpen Monday to Saturday 11am–6pm\, plus Sunday 18 August 10am–4pm.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/plastivore/
LOCATION:Macfarland Court\, The University of Melbourne\, Parkville\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellie Michaelides":MAILTO:ellie.michaelides@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190801T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190901T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190524T090812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190524T090812Z
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SUMMARY:DISPOSABLE
DESCRIPTION:Science Gallery Melbourne’s pop-up program DISPOSABLE will highlight experimental and creative ways to tackle our ever growing excess of waste. DISPOSABLE locations will include The University of Melbourne’s Parkville and Southbank campuses\, along with unique sites throughout Melbourne. \nThe lid has been lifted on human wastefulness\, but what next? Following the lead of Australian cult-hero\, the bin chicken\, we delve into our garbage and find opportunities within our disposable culture. \nWhile the global waste statistics are sobering\, we are now seeing emergent ecologies that thrive on human wastefulness\, drinking water recycled from toilets and furniture made from coffee grounds. Waste brings new opportunities\, human innovations and creative solutions. \nScience Gallery Melbourne will highlight experimental and creative ways to tackle our ever growing excess of waste through transdisciplinary and collaborative practices in its third pop-up program. \nDISPOSABLE will feature outdoor installations\, pop-up gallery exhibits\, performances\, experiments and workshops. Locations will include The University of Melbourne’s Parkville and Southbank campuses\, along with unique sites throughout Melbourne.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/disposable/
LOCATION:The University of Melbourne\, Parkville\, 3010
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellie Michaelides":MAILTO:ellie.michaelides@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190801T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190822T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190730T035249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190730T035249Z
UID:4802-1564675200-1566493200@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Little Bang Discovery Club
DESCRIPTION:This four-week course gives you and your child a way to discover science together. With hands-on activities\, question and answer time\, a Discovery Box and book loaned to each child for the duration of the Club. Get involved and get your Discovery Club Passport stamped as you work towards the\nScience Fair on the last day.\nThis is a co-learning program for children where parents and carers are core support for their children.  Ages 5-7 years.\nProgram Partners\n• Inspiring Australia\n• Royal Society of Victoria\n• Victoria State Government \nWHEN:\nThursday 1 August–Thursday 22 August 4–4.45pm Wendouree Library
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/little-bang-discovery-club/2019-08-01/
LOCATION:Central Highlands Libraries
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190806T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190806T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190709T044649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T044649Z
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SUMMARY:Brain Break - Deer Park Library
DESCRIPTION:We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. \nJoin us for a science themed quiz and a cuppa.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/brain-break-deer-park-library/
LOCATION:Deer Park Library\, 4 Neale Road\, Deer Park\, VIC\, 3023\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Brus":MAILTO:jenniferb@brimbank.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190807T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190807T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
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SUMMARY:Fatberg (displayed)
DESCRIPTION:Do we really understand fat? \nArtists Arne Hendriks and Mike Thompson invite you to join them at Testing Grounds to build Australia’s first purpose-built island of fat\, and to ask – What is fat? What does it want? What is fat’s future? And do we really know fat? \nIn November 2017\, the 130-tonne ‘Monster of Whitechapel’ was ejected from the bowels of east London. This fatberg – a congealed mass of fat\, wet wipes and nappies – stretched the length of nearly two AFL footy ovals\, taking workmen armed with shovels and high-powered jets three weeks of around the clock effort to extract. \nFat is perhaps THE iconic substance of our time. It is integral to life\, health\, energy\, beauty\, ecology and consumption. But what is fat if its behaviour becomes unpredictable\, overtaking not only ourselves but our sewage systems? Do we understand fat\, or do we need a fresh perspective? \nTo begin answering this question\, artists Arne Hendriks and Mike Thompson invite you to join them at Testing Grounds to build Australia’s first purpose-built island of fat\, and to ask – What is fat? What does it want? What is fat’s future? And do we really know fat? \nWill you help it grow? We want your waste fat\, so stayed tuned to our social media to find out ways to contribute. \nTesting Grounds\, Southbank \n31 July – 3 August\nFatberg artists on site creating the work: Wednesday to Saturday 11am–6pm \n7 – 15 August\nCompleted fatberg on display: Wednesday to Saturday 11am–6pm \nFatberg artists will also be involved in the First Friday Night and FAT SANDWICH: Jaffle Symposium events at Testing Grounds.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/fatberg-displayed/
LOCATION:Testing Grounds\, 1 City Road\, Southbank\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellie Michaelides":MAILTO:ellie.michaelides@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190807T153000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190807T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190709T051457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T051457Z
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SUMMARY:Chameleon Putty Science Workshop with Twisted Science
DESCRIPTION:An exciting session where participants will get to explore with slime and create colour changing putty.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/chameleon-putty-science-workshop-with-twisted-science/
LOCATION:St. Albans Library\, 71A Alfrieda Street\, St. Albans\, VIC\, 3021\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Brus":MAILTO:jenniferb@brimbank.vic.gov.au
GEO:-37.741798;144.800698
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Albans Library 71A Alfrieda Street St. Albans VIC 3021 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=71A Alfrieda Street:geo:144.800698,-37.741798
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190807T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190807T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190805T054850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190805T054850Z
UID:4819-1565202600-1565204400@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Adding the A to STEM
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to Fitzroy North Library for an unforgettable STEAMship voyage to explore\, expand upon\, and inform the STEM challenges the world currently faces within all societies and for individuals just like you. \nOur illustrious all-female expert panel will engage you on an odyssey into the role of Artistic Creation in STEM\, how Art is an integral part of all STEM endeavours\, and how the Language of STEM can become more inclusive to underserved and often misrepresented people. \nTherefore\, we will explore the inherent need for Citizen Scientists\, Craftspeople\, Linguists\, Facilitators\, Teachers\, Curiosity and Thrill Seekers\, Idealists\, Pessimists\, Hobbyists\, and Artists of all cultural backgrounds to fill in the gaping empty spaces surrounding and inside the world of STEM\, where only a very privileged few have been welcomed and encouraged to travel and be productive in STEM’s extremely gated and secretive environment.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/adding-the-a-to-stem/
LOCATION:Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library\, 182/186 St Georges Road\, Fitzroy North\, VIC\, 3068\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stacy Gildenston":MAILTO:explosivecrafts@gmail.com
GEO:-37.7845363;144.9829403
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library 182/186 St Georges Road Fitzroy North VIC 3068 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=182/186 St Georges Road:geo:144.9829403,-37.7845363
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190709T053218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T053218Z
UID:4403-1565280000-1565283600@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Bubble science workshop with Twisted Science
DESCRIPTION:A fun filled bubble making workshop where participants will experiment with a variety of bubble making techniques.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/bubble-science-workshop-with-twisted-science/
LOCATION:Sydenham Library\, 1 Station Street\, Taylors Lakes\, VIC\, 3038\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Brus":MAILTO:jenniferb@brimbank.vic.gov.au
GEO:-37.7000542;144.7742129
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sydenham Library 1 Station Street Taylors Lakes VIC 3038 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Station Street:geo:144.7742129,-37.7000542
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190628T082029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190628T082029Z
UID:4345-1565280000-1565287200@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Coffee in Space
DESCRIPTION:The year is 2025\, in Melbourne\, Coffee Capital of the World. \nThe Space Agency managing Australia’s new international space station assembles a panel of scientists and coffee professionals to design a coffee-making process for space-travelling coffee connoisseurs. \nCoffee-making in space\, however\, is a challenging proposition. How do you grind the coffee without coffee grounds flying everywhere? How does an astronaut drink a floating ball of hot coffee? What to do with dead coffee grounds? Is space-made coffee even drinkable? \nIn a public lecture scientists de-mystify the science behind coffee. After the event\, members of the public are invited to taste and rate the different styles of coffee discussed and discover with the benefit of microscopes how the different shapes and sizes of coffee grinds affect taste.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/coffee-in-space-3/
LOCATION:La Trobe University\, Albury-Wodonga\, 133 McKoy Street\, West Wodonga\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valentina Petelin":MAILTO:v.petelin@latrobe.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190711T070039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T070039Z
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SUMMARY:Sh*t Happens Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:For so long\, our own waste has been a topic of embarrassment and shame. But we need to break down the taboo of poo! SH*T HAPPENS will see poets and scientists come together to celebrate our sewage\, bringing excitement to our excrement and all the other wonderful creations our bodies work hard to produce. \nSpontaneous or prepared poems welcomed in the open mic section on the night.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/sht-happens-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Loop Project Space & Bar\, 23 Meyers Place\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellie Michaelides":MAILTO:ellie.michaelides@unimelb.edu.au
GEO:-37.812138;144.972113
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Loop Project Space & Bar 23 Meyers Place Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=23 Meyers Place:geo:144.972113,-37.812138
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190808T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190709T052043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T052043Z
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SUMMARY:Mind Over Faecal Matter: gut biome and mental health
DESCRIPTION:Spoiler: we really do have gut feelings. \nFood is something we find ourselves always thinking about and there’s a good reason for that. We have a ‘second brain’ in our gut that regulates the digestion and movement of our food from one end of the gastrointestinal tract to the other. Our gut brain and main brain are connected and influence mood\, behaviour and mental health. Our gut is home to trillions of microbes\, making up one third of faeces. Over the last decade\, scientists have realised that most of these bacteria are beneficial to both our brain and our guts\, and without them our guts don’t function properly.\n\nPeople with autism often suffer from gut problems\, but nobody has known why. The work of our scientists have discovered the same gene mutations – found both in the brain and the gut – could be the cause. These gene mutations cause changes in how the gut works as well as changing the balance of the bacteria in the gut. Different gut bacteria in turn alter gut function and worsen gut health via a detrimental feedback loop.\n\nJoin Associate Professors Elisa Hill-Yardin and Ashley Franks\, who will discuss how changing the way neurons communicate in the brain can alter the gut and the microbial communities we need for health. They will explore how combining neuroscience\, microbiology and advanced genetics allows us to provide a holistic view of the gut-brain axis\, how it becomes unbalanced and how we can engineer changes to ease dysbiosis and gut dysfunction.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/mind-over-faecal-matter-gut-biome-and-mental-health/
LOCATION:Royal Society of Victoria\, 8 La Trobe Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Flattley":MAILTO:ceo@rsv.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190618T114351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T031311Z
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SUMMARY:Science Week Outreach Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This special one day course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to convey the fruits of scientific research to the media\, government\, research-funding bodies and the public. \n​Among other things\, the comprehensive course will cover fundamental principles and “rules of the science-writing game”\, thus equipping researchers and managers with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. \nHands-on training will be provided in preparing articles\, features and illustrative material for many outlets\, including in-house\, local and international publications and the digital media. \nParticipants completing the course will acquire valuable skills\, including those needed to liaise with journalists and prepare successful pitches. \nWorked examples\, reference materials\, background notes and a certificate will be provided.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/science-week-outreach-workshop/
LOCATION:Mantra Hotel\, 25 Mountjoy Parade\, Lorne\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carola de Keijzer":MAILTO:science-writing@inbox.com
GEO:-38.5370733;143.9742555
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mantra Hotel 25 Mountjoy Parade Lorne VIC Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=25 Mountjoy Parade:geo:143.9742555,-38.5370733
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190628T081814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190628T081814Z
UID:4341-1565366400-1565373600@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Coffee in Space
DESCRIPTION:The year is 2025\, in Melbourne\, Coffee Capital of the World. \nThe Space Agency managing Australia’s new international space station assembles a panel of scientists and coffee professionals to design a coffee-making process for space-travelling coffee connoisseurs. \nCoffee-making in space\, however\, is a challenging proposition. How do you grind the coffee without coffee grounds flying everywhere? How does an astronaut drink a floating ball of hot coffee? What to do with dead coffee grounds? Is space-made coffee even drinkable? \nIn a public lecture scientists de-mystify the science behind coffee. After the event\, members of the public are invited to taste and rate the different styles of coffee discussed and discover with the benefit of microscopes how the different shapes and sizes of coffee grinds affect taste.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/coffee-in-space-2/
LOCATION:La Trobe University\, Shepparton\, 210 Fryers Street\, Shepparton\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valentina Petelin":MAILTO:v.petelin@latrobe.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190628T081358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190628T081358Z
UID:4335-1565368200-1565371800@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Fizzics Liquid Nitrogen Show - Warragul Library
DESCRIPTION:Is a show that demonstrates phase changes\, expansion\, contraction\, basic cell theory\, air pressure and the weather. \nFeatured experiments include lid launcher\, ball smasher\, liquid nitrogen sprinkler\, frozen bubbles\, fog breath\, cool lasers\, cooling circuits and levitating magnets. \nThe shows allow up to 60 children through demostration to find out how: \n\nSolids\, liquids and gases change when rapidly heated and cooled.\nWhat happens to living things if they are frozen.\nHow can Newton’s 3rd Law of motion explain a liquid nitrogen sprinkler.\nWhat is the Leidenfrost effect? and more…
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/fizzics-liquid-nitrogen-show-warragul-library/
LOCATION:Warragul Library\, 75 Victoria Street\, Warragul\, VIC\, 3820\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190618T074418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190618T074418Z
UID:4205-1565371800-1565379000@inspiringvictoria.org.au
SUMMARY:Fly to the Moon
DESCRIPTION:Discovery is ready to launch into National Science Week 2019 with Fly To The Moon. A fun filled night of hands-on science\, space exploration and of course we have to kick it all off with a BANG! \nGet ready for an action packed night! Fly to the Moon will be a fun filled night of Science at the Discovery Science and Technology Centre Bendigo. \nWe will launch into the event with a bang\, literally\, as we start the night with an explosively good science show. Why not try and defy gravity on our vertical slide.  Experience over 100 hands on science exhibits as you roam and explore the centre. Settle back and get ready for take off as we screen some short films and check out the stars up close as we explore the night sky.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/fly-to-the-moon/
LOCATION:Discovery Science & Technology Centre\, 7 Railway Place\, Bendigo\, Victoria\, 3550\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Al Reid":MAILTO:manager@discovery.asn.au
GEO:-36.7649823;144.2821626
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Discovery Science & Technology Centre 7 Railway Place Bendigo Victoria 3550 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Railway Place:geo:144.2821626,-36.7649823
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190621T004649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190723T050403Z
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SUMMARY:Science at the Extreme
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2019 public launch of Victoria’s National Science Week at the Melbourne Museum\nNational Science Week is a collection of events large and small staged by individuals and organisations that\, when taken together\, make up one of Australia’s largest festivals. \nScience has always been about exploration\, discovering and expanding our understanding of the nature of things. Every day\, scientists in the field balance the excitement and danger of collecting data from some of the wildest and most hostile environments on the planet in the pursuit of knowledge. \nFrom the frozen tundra of Antarctica to the deserts of central Australia\, from the lava flows of Hawai’i to the depths of the world’s deepest abyss off the Eastern coast of our continent\, we’re bringing together a dream team of science adventurers to share their journeys and discoveries. \nThis very special night will bring to you a panel of incredible speakers exploring Science at the Extreme\, after which you can see the science galleries\, talk to research scientists from Museums Victoria and enjoy a drink to celebrate the launch of this incredible celebration of all things science! \nGet Tickets\nSpeakers:\nDr. Darlene Lim is a geobiologist based at the NASA Ames Research Center in California. She has spent 25 years conducting field research around the world\, in both the Arctic and Antarctic\, as well as in underwater environments where she has piloted submersibles as a scientist and explorer. Currently\, Darlene leads several NASA-funded research programs that are focused on blending field science research with the development of capabilities and concepts for future human spaceflight into deep space and Mars. She is the Principal Investigator of the NASA-funded SUBSEA\, BASALT and Pavilion Lake research programs\, and the Deputy PI of the NASA FINESSE research program. 
Darlene is a passionate promoter of science and exploration education and outreach efforts\, and founded the Haven House Family Shelter STEM Explorers’ Speakers Series\, which from 2012-2015 enabled NASA and academic researchers to conduct educational sessions with homeless children in the San Francisco Bay Area. \nDr Kate Selway is an Earth scientist who is passionate about understanding how our amazing planet works. She has led research teams in the deserts of central Australia\, the savannas of East Africa\, and the frozen expanses of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Like a doctor taking an x-ray\, Kate makes measurements on the Earth’s surface to peer deep inside it. She runs mathematical models of her data to understand why plate tectonics happens\, and improve measurements of ice loss from ice sheets. Kate was awarded her PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2007\, where she continued working in research positions\, including an ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship\, until 2012. She then worked abroad in postdoctoral research positions at Yale University (2012-2013)\, Columbia University (2013-2015) and the University of Oslo (2015-2016). In 2017 Kate returned to Australia to commence an ARC Future Fellowship at Macquarie University. \nDr Dianne Bray is an ichthyologist and Senior Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at Museums Victoria. Her job involves managing and developing natural history collections (mostly fishes and scientific artworks) so that people – including those not yet born – can answer all sorts of questions about our biodiversity now and into the future. Dianne joined the Museum’s team aboard CSIRO’s RV Investigator in 2017 to map the structure of the seafloor and collect samples of bizarre\, deep sea creatures never before seen\, contributing to our knowledge of abyssal biodiversity\, including food webs\, population connectivity\, and evolutionary history\, and help us understand potential changes caused by human activities. \n  \nNate Byrne (MC) is a meteorologist and weather presenter on ABC News Breakfast. Prior to this\, Nate spent 12 years working as a meteorologist and oceanographer in the Royal Australian Navy\, and achieved a Master of Science Communication (Outreach) with the ANU and Questacon. A scholar of the Shell Questacon Science Circus\, Nate toured the country delivering science shows to outback communities across Australia. \n  \n  \nNational Science Week is presented under the Inspiring Victoria program by the Victorian Coordinating Committee\, managed by the Royal Society of Victoria. Dr Darlene Lim is appearing in Victoria courtesy of the Royal Society of Victoria. \nGet Tickets\nEvent Partners:
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/science-at-the-extreme/
LOCATION:Melbourne Museum\, 11 Nicholson Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Science Week
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X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=11 Nicholson Street:geo:144.9717675,-37.8031931
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190810T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190818T223000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190531T002417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T030637Z
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SUMMARY:The Great Aussie Bioquest 2019
DESCRIPTION:You’ll be amazed what you discover when you download QuestaGame and join this year’s Great Aussie BioQuest on your smartphone. Compete against other teams to map biodiversity – all while taking part in Australia’s largest nationwide bioblitz. \nThe third annual Great Aussie BioQuest is on track to be the biggest yet. \nDownload QuestaGame onto your smartphone\, join a BioQuest team and compete against other teams to map biodiversity during National Science Week. Submit photos of wildlife in your neighbourhood and learn about it from real experts\, while earning points for your team. Or help identify the submissions of other players and earn even more points for your team. \nThis year you’ll get to join a Science Hub team\, and work with your teammates to become the number one biodiversity mappers in Australia. The data you collect will be shared (with your permission) with the Atlas of Living Australia for scientific research and conservation. \nVisit the website for more information. \n  \n 
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/the-great-aussie-bioquest-2019/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Robinson":MAILTO:andrew@questagame.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190810T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190618T051543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190618T051543Z
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SUMMARY:Science-Writing 101 Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This introductory course in National Science Week will cover the basic principles and “rules of the science-writing game”\, thus equipping researchers and managers with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. \nBasic training will be provided in preparing articles\, features and illustrative material for many outlets\, including in-house\, local and international publications and the digital media.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/science-writing-101-workshop/
LOCATION:Multicultural Hub\, 506 Elizabeth Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carola de Keijzer":MAILTO:science-writing@inbox.com
GEO:-37.8069281;144.9600735
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190810T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190811T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T100853
CREATED:20190709T054615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T054615Z
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SUMMARY:Astrophotography Workshop & Victorian Astronomy Convention
DESCRIPTION:This year’s astrophotography workshop will be run for the first time in conjunction with the biennial Victorian Astronomy Convention (VASTROC) in adjacent buildings.  Both are for the first time open to the public as well as to amateur astronomers. \nThe astrophotography workshop will be canvassing and introducing concepts that will assist both the amateur and professional photographer. The afternoon will have an array of lectures given by experienced and acknowledged astrophotographers. Practical hands-on sessions will then be held during the evening at our registered Observatory. \nTopics include an introduction to wide field astrophotography\, time lapse photography\, aurora photography\, deep sky imaging\, image processing and more. \nWeather permitting\, attendees will be able to use some of the Society’s premium equipment for some deep sky imaging. \nRemember to bring your camera and tripod for the practical component if you have them. Please dress appropriately for being outdoors and on a grassy or uneven surface. You may bring a small torch (red globe or covered in red cellophane). \nThe observatory is marked on Google Maps and on the Melways at map reference 151/E1. \nDriving directions The venue is in regional/rural Victoria and is entered on the east side of Nepean Highway. Drive carefully through the park\, with the possibility of wildlife on the road after dark. You will travel about 2 km along a sealed road\, over three cattle grids\, past a visitors’ centre on your left and vineyard on your right\, up the hill then straight ahead through an open gate. Do not turn left to Josephine’s restaurant. Travel past the righthand side of the Shire Nursery\, with the Park Ranger’s house on your right\, then the observatory is 100 m further along on the left. \nVASTROC next door will feature talks throughout the day on all facets of amateur astronomy\, and is aimed both at those with prior knowledge and for eager newcomers. \nAttendees at either the workshop or VASTROC may move freely between talks in either. \nAccommodation is available on-site for the first 50 people who register and indicate they require it.  This is bunkhouse style accommodation and you will need to bring your own towel and bedding/sleeping bag. \nCost includes overnight bunkhouse accommodation if required\, and attendance at any VASTROC talks about amateur astronomy running in parallel next door.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/astrophotography-workshop-victorian-astronomy-convention/
LOCATION:Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory\, 450 Nepean Highway\, Mount Martha\, VIC\, 3934\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="David Rolfe":MAILTO:d.rolfe@mpas.asn.au
GEO:-38.2713274;145.0414042
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory 450 Nepean Highway Mount Martha VIC 3934 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=450 Nepean Highway:geo:145.0414042,-38.2713274
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