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HIGH FLYERS THINK TANK
Safeguarding Australia

4 April 2003


Contents

Safeguarding Australia: A national research priority
Dr Jim Peacock, President, Australian Academy of Science

A perspective from the Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Dr Lynn Booth, Director, Strategic Analysis Policy, DSTO

A perspective from CSIRO
Dr Annabelle Duncan, Chief, CSIRO Molecular Science

A perspective from the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council: Working party on science and security
Professor Sue Serjeantson, Executive Secretary, Australian Academy of Science

A perspective from the Australian Institute of Criminology
Dr Toni Makkai, Director of Research, AIC

Applications of basic research: Flying robots inspired by insects
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, Visual Sciences Group, Australian National University

Focus group reports

The think tank focused on four broad areas of application, with four break-out groups:

A. Chemical and biological threats
Chair: Dr Lynn Booth, Director, Strategic Analysis Policy, DSTO
Raconteur: Dr Bob Godfree, CSIRO Plant Industry

B. Communications and information technology
Chair: Dr Simon Hawkins, CSIRO Strategic Projects Development Manager
Raconteur: Dr Christine O'Keefe, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences

C. Infrastructure as a target
Chair: Professor Bruce McKellar, Secretary, Physical Sciences, Australian Academy of Science
Raconteur: Dr Greg Scott, Geoscience Australia

D. The role of the social sciences
Chair: Dr Toni Makkai, Director of Research, AIC
Raconteur: Dr Mark Thomson, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Research matrix

Invited participants


Related Academy sites

High Flyers Workshop: Research priorities nominations
8 August 2002

National Research Priorities Strategic Forum
Canberra, 26-27 June 2002

Research Priorities for Australia: Setting our Future
Michael Barber's address to the National Press Club
26 June 2002

Scoping workshop
29 May 2002


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