ANNUAL REPORT - Australian Academy of Science

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Date Function Organisation 22 June Public seminar: Stephen Dando-Collins, Pasteur’s gambit: Louis Pasteur, the Australasian rabbit plague, and a ten million dollar prize 23 June National Science Forum Orientation Program and Dinner Invasive Animals CRC Australian Academy of Science 25 June Council meeting Australian Academy of Science 3 July Earth Observation Plan Working Group and Steering Committee Meeting 7 July Public lecture: Dr Tim Finnigan, Tidal energy: A viable form of renewable energy 21 July Conferring of French Government Palme D’Or awards for bilateral collaborations between Australia and France Australian Academy of Science Australian Academy of Science Australian Academy of Science and French Government 23 July Council meeting Australian Academy of Science 27-28 July Trade Practices Act forum Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 29 July Annual Fraser Lecture Office of Bob McMullen MP 30 July Combined learned academies lecture and dinner: Dr Neil Byron, Affluence and the environment Australian Academy of Science 4 August Environmental Regulation Roundtable Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 4 August Public lecture: Dr John Wright, The contribution of renewables in Australia's future energy mix Australian Academy of Science 5 August National Committee for Medicine meeting Australian Academy of Science THE SHINE DOME AND IAN POTTER HOUSE 11 August Travel seminar FCM Travel Australia 12 August Public lecture: Dr Martin Grabert, Australian Academy of Science COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology 19 August Meeting of the local planning group for Australian Academy of Science the National Committee for Earth System Science Workshop 19 August Public lecture: Dr Michael Raupach FAA, Australian Academy of Science Climate change, human aspiration and the finite capacity of planet Earth 20 August IT security forum on identity management Castelain Security issues 24-25 August Elizabeth and Frederick White Conference: Nuclear Astrophysics in Australia Australian Academy of Science, Monash University, Australian National University and Stellar Interiors and Nucleosynthesis 98 THE AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
Date Function Organisation 2-3 September National Committee for Earth Systems Science workshop Australian Academy of Science 9-10 September Red Meat R&D forum and board meeting Meat and Livestock Australia 14 September National Forum on Biodiversity, Biodiscovery and Traditional Knowledge 15-16 September Commonwealth Research Environment Facilities (CERF) Conference Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - Genetic Resources Management Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts 17-18 September Fulbright US Enrichment Seminar Australian-American Fulbright Commission 24 September Council meeting Australian Academy of Science 24 September Combined learned academies public lecture and dinner: Professor Martin Williams, Living on the edge: Human response to climate change Australian Academy of Science 25 September Nanotechnology Stakeholder Day Australian Academy of Science 1 October 50th anniversary Open Day Australian Academy of Science 6 October Public lecture: Dr Don Blackman, Australia's water challenges Australian Academy of Science 8 October Library Committee meeting Australian Academy of Science 13 October House Committee meeting Australian Academy of Science 14 October Public Policy Institute launch Australian Catholic University 20 October Selby Lecture: Dr Peter Gregory, Food security in a changing climate Australian Academy of Science 21 October Research and Technology in Space Science Embassy of Italy and Australian Academy of Science 22 October Staff meeting Australian Government Land and Coasts 26 October Public lecture: David J Patterson, Australian Academy of Science The Encyclopedia of Life 27-28 October Australia-Japan Biodiversity workshop Australian Academy of Science 29 October National Committee for Biomedical Australian Academy of Science Sciences meeting 3-4 November Annual symposium, annual general meeting and Cunningham Lecture by Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Professor John Dryzek, Green Democracy, Global Governance 4 November Public lecture: Andrew Campbell, Australian Academy of Science Converging insecurities: The water, energy, carbon and food nexus 13 November Presentation of Australian Mathematics Competition Awards Australian Mathematics Trust THE SHINE DOME AND IAN POTTER HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2009–MARCH 2010 99
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AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ANNUA
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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL For the year
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President’s foreword The Academy
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Chief Executive’s foreword The ap
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Professor Andrew Holmes FAA FRS FTS
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7. To provide forums for discussion
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THE FELLOWSHIP Harvey, RP Hatch, MD
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Professor Michael William Parker FA
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Science education The Academy is co
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Unit map for Primary Connections, M
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The project director, Ms Shelley Pe
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Other educational resources The Aca
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Interviews with Australian scientis
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to the key scientific questions tha
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Since June 2009, following on from
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Photo: Fiona Leves Participants at
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policies to speed and smooth the de
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Photo: Irene Dowdy ARC and NHMRC aw
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National committees for science The
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the 40th anniversary of the first m
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• General Assembly of the Interna
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declining school participation rate
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The NCN helped to organise a highly
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International activities Multilater
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InterAcademy Council Created in 200
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