Past Conferences and Workshops

Ahead of the Game: Biomedical Science Education into the 21st Century
The 2nd National Forum on Biomedical Education for the Australian Academy of Science
The Shine Dome, Monday 12 December 2011

Showcasing Excellence in Biomedical Research: Australia-France Symposium
Symposium celebrating cutting edge biomedical research in France and Australia
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 23-24 November 2011

Stressed ecosystems: better decisions for Australia’s future
Funded by the Theo Murphy (Australia) Fund, Brisbane, 29-30 September 2011

Geoengineering The Climate? A Southern Hemisphere Perspective
Symposium Shine Dome, Canberra 26–27 September 2011
Program

Annual Shine Dome open day: What’s Cooking at the Shine Dome
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 10 am to 4 pm

The evolution of photosynthesis and oxygenation of the Earth
Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conference
Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, 28-29 June 2011

Science at the Shine Dome
An annual three-day event held by the Australian Academy of Science. It incorporates the Annual General Meeting, induction of new Fellows, presentation of awards, teachers program and scientific symposium.

Applied Genomics for Sustainable Livestock Breeding
The Sir Mark Oliphant Conference
2-5 May 2011, Melbourne

Australia-Indonesia Environmental Science Workshop
Shine Dome, Canberra, 17-19 April 2011

Minerals at Extreme Conditions: Integrating Theory and Experiment
Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conference, Shine Dome, 13–15 April 2011
Contact: Professor Kate Wright, iVEC, kate@ivec.org

COST Workshop 2011
Shine Dome, Canberra, 16 March 2011

Genome biology of corals and their relatives
Boden Research Conference, Magnetic Island, 6-9 March 2011

First Australian Earth System Outlook Conference
Shine Dome, Canberra, 9-10 December, 2010

Metals in Biological Systems
Boden Research Conference, Shine Dome, 28 November – 2 December 2010

Seventh Annual Australia-China Symposium on Agriculture and Food Security Relating to Health
Barossa Valley, 14-16 November 2010

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies symposium, Coral Reefs in a Changing Environment, Shine Dome, 7–8 October 2010

2010 Australia-UK Frontiers of Science – Marine Science Meeting
Perth, 9-13 October 2010

Annual Shine Dome open day featuring women in science
Saturday 25 September 2010, 10am-4pm

Searching the Deep Earth: The Future of Australian Resource Discovery and Utilisation
2010 High Flyer Think Tank, Shine Dome, Canberra, 19-20 August

Healthy Climate, Planet and People: Co-benefits for Health from Action on Climate Change
Fenner Conference on the Environment, Shine Dome, Canberra, 23-24 June 2010

Australia-Indonesia Agriculture and Food Security Workshop
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 8-9 June 2010

Genomics and Mathematics
Annual symposium, The Shine Dome, Canberra 7 May 2010

Australia-Chile Mining Workshop
National Wine Centre, Adelaide, 11 November 2009

Australia-Japan Workshop on Biodiversity
Shine Dome, Canberra 27-28 October 2009

Agricultural productivity and climate change
Funded by the Theo Murphy (Australia) Fund, Melbourne, 22-23 October 2009

Nuclear Astrophysics in Australia
2009 Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conference, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 24–25 August

Salt in the diet: The elephant in the room: Why health professionals need a shake-up
The George Institute for International Health (Westpac Building), Sydney, including a free public lecture at 4pm by Dr Bruce Neal, 13 August, 2009

Australia-Singapore Energy Workshop
University House, Canberra, 15–16 June 2009

Nanophotonics Down Under: Devices and Applications
Sir Mark Oliphant Conferences – International Frontiers of Science and Technology, Melbourne, 21–24 June 2009

Evolution of the Universe, planets, life and thought
Annual symposium, the Shine Dome, Canberra, 8 May 2009

Asia-Pacific Congress on Electron Tomography (external link)
Sir Mark Oliphant Conferences – International Frontiers of Science and Technology, Brisbane, 31 January–4 February 2009

Australia–China symposium on remote sensing technologies and sustainability
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 24–25 November 2008

Medical Bionics – a new paradigm for human health (external link)
Sir Mark Oliphant Conferences – International Frontiers of Science and Technology, Lorne, Victoria, 16–19 November 2008

Preventative health: Science and technology in the prevention and early detection of disease
Theo Murphy (Australia) High Flyers Think Tank, University of Sydney, 6 November

Dangerous Climate Change: Is it inevitable?
Annual symposium, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 9 May 2008

Australia–Indonesia Workshop on Human Health, Including Infectious Diseases
Jakarta, 14–15 April 2008
(Proceedings are not available for this workshop)

Future directions for Australian climate change science
A workshop hosted by the Australian Academy of Science, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 12–13 March 2008

Australian Frontiers of Science 2008
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 21–22 February 2008

Enhancing the quality of the experience of postdocs and early career researchers
Australian Academy of Science workshop, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 14–15 February 2008

Wildlife Population Dynamics and Management
Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 2–5 December 2007
(Proceedings are not available for this conference)

Role of the Australian Academy of Science in science education in Australian schools
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies First International Conference on Science Education in the Asia Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 November 2007

Extreme natural hazards
High Flyers Think Tank, Melbourne, 30 October 2007

Disulfide bonds and their role in protein folding and function (external link)
Boden Research Conference, Heron Island, Queensland, 29 July–2 August 2007

The Magellanic System (external link)
2007 Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conference, CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility, Epping, 16–17 July 2007

US–Australian Academies joint workshop on vertebrate comparative genomics 2007
Beckman Conference Centre, Irvine, California, 23–25 May 2007

Development and evolution of higher cognition in animals
Annual symposium, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 4 May 2007

Gene delivery and control (5th Australasian Gene Therapy Society Meeting) (external link)
Boden Research Conference, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 18–20 April 2007

Water, population and Australia's urban future
2007 Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 15–16 March 2007

A celebration of the history, culture, science and technology of Recherche Bay
National Academies Forum Symposium; CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Auditorium Hobart, Tasmania, 26–28 February 2007

Australia–Japan Symposium on Earth Systems Science and on Nanomaterials
Canberra, 20-21 November 2006

Integrating agricultural and environmental imperatives for a profitable and sustainable future (external link)
Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 8–9 November 2006

Australia–China Energy Symposium
Sydney, 5-7 November 2006

Innovative technical solutions for water management in Australia
High Flyers Think Tank, Adelaide, 30 October 2006

Australia–Indonesia Joint Symposium in Science and Technology 2006
Jakarta, 13-14 September 2006

Workshop on the science of seasonal climate prediction
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 2–3 August 2006

Urbanism, environment and health (external link)
Fenner Conference on the Environment, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 25–26 May 2006

Science on the way to the hydrogen economy
Annual symposium, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 5 May 2006

Mastering the data explosion in the Earth and environmental sciences (external link)
Elizabeth and Frederick White Conference, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 19–21 April 2006

Quantum nanoscience (external link)
A conference in the Sir Mark Oliphant International Frontiers of Science and Technology Conference Series, Noosa Blue Resort, Queensland, 21–26 January 2006

Australia—Germany workshop on biodiversity
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 13–17 March 2006

Management of grassland-livestock systems and combating land degradation in Northern China
Sino-Australian workshop, The Shine Dome, Canberra, 6–8 December 2005

Biotechnology and the future of Australian agriculture
A Think Tank hosted by the Academy with support from Biotechnology Australia, 26–27 July, 2005

Recent advances in stem cell science and therapies
Annual symposium, 6 May 2005

Australian Frontiers of Science, 2005
12–13 April 2005

After the tsunami – harnessing Australian expertise for recovery
National Academies Forum symposium, 31 March 2005

Pan evaporation: An example of the detection and attribution of trends in climate variables
National Committee for Earth System Science workshop, 22–23 November 2004

Emerging diseases – Ready and waiting?
High Flyers Think Tank, 19 October 2004

Measuring excellence in research and research training
National Academies Forum symposium, 22 June 2004

Understanding the population–environment debate: Bridging disciplinary divides
2004 Fenner Conference on the Environment, 24–25 May 2004

A celebration of Australian science
Annual symposium, 7 May 2004

Salinity mapping methods in the Australian context
17 October 2003

Australian Frontiers of Science, 2003
31 July–1 August 2003

Nanoscience – where physics, chemistry and biology collide
Annual symposium, 2 May 2003

Safeguarding Australia
High Flyers Think Tank, 4 April 2003

Research priorities nominations
High Flyers Think Tank, 8 August 2002

National research priorities strategic forum
26–27 June 2002

Transition to sustainability
Annual symposium, 3 May 2002

Schizophrenia and other psychoses – translating research into policy and action
20 October 2000

Greenhouse gases – meeting our bottom line
National Science and Industry Forum, 13 October 2000

Australia's science future
Annual symposium, 3–4 May 2000

Fixing the foundations – the role of soil science in solving Australia's crisis in land and water management
11–12 November 1999

Therapeutic cloning for tissue repair
16 September 1999

Gene technology and food
National Science and Industry Forum, 31 March 1999

Endocrine disruption: Australia's role in an international issue
National Science and Industry Forum, 7 April 1998

Enhancing Australian chemical manufacture: Reversing the chemical deficit
National Science and Industry Forum, 7 November 1996

Science and our food: From farm to supermarket shelf
National Science and Industry Forum, 4 February 1995