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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