Science at the Shine Dome 4 – 6 May 2011
A full record of the event is now available
see program details below
| Wednesday 4 May New Fellows seminar |
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| 9.30am–10.00am | Matthew Flinders Lecture Presented by Professor Brian Kennett FAA |
| 10.10am–5.00pm | New Fellows Seminar New Academy Fellows will each present a 12 minute talk about their research, followed by an opportunity for questions |
| 6.30pm | Informal dinner for teachers and early-career researchers (Jaeger Room, The Shine Dome) |
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| Thursday 5 May Formal admission of new Fellows and awards presentation |
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| 9.00am | President's address |
| 9.20am | Admission of new Fellows ceremony |
| 9.45am | Career awards presentations |
| 10.25am | Morning tea |
| 10.45am | Early-career awards presentations |
| 1.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.30pm-5.00pm | Annual General Meeting (closed session for Fellows of the Academy) Social program to– Not just Ned: The true history of the Irish in Australia Exhibition, National Museum of Australia Early-career researcher workshops (2.00–5.00pm) Afternoon Interactive Workshop for Teachers workshop (2.00–5.00pm) |
| 7.00pm | Annual Dinner (Pre dinner drinks at 7.00pm, dinner at 7.30pm) National Museum of Australia Presentation of career award medals Dress code: Black tie/cocktail Guest Speaker: Robert, Professor Lord May of Oxford, OM AC FAA FRS |
| Program | Social program | 2011 awardees | |
A record of the event is available here
| Friday 6 May Annual symposium Australia 2050: Population Challenges to Sustainability |
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| 8.45am | Morning session: Chair, Professor Suzanne Cory PresAA Professor Suzanne Cory PresAA Opening Remarks |
| 8.50am | Official opening of symposium Professor the Hon Barry Jones FAA |
| 9.10am | The natural limits to population growth: Can these be revised ever upwards? Robert, Professor Lord May of Oxford FAA The University of Oxford |
| 9.50am | Australian agriculture and the challenge of population growth Dr Tony Fischer Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Plant Industry |
| 10.20am | Morning tea |
| 10.50am | Is continued economic prosperity in Australia dependent on significant population growth? Mr Simon McKeon Chair, CSIRO (Australian of the year 2011) |
| 11.25am | Decarbonising the built environment: Can our cities accommodate an increasing population while reducing their carbon footprint? Ms Vanessa Rauland Curtin University |
| 11.45am | Population growth in our cities: is there a tipping point for health and infrastructure? Professor Robyn Norton The George Institute, Sydney |
| 12.10pm | Determining an optimum, sustainable population for Australia Professor Tim Flannery Macquarie University |
| 12.45pm | Lunch |
| 1.45pm | Afternoon session: Chair, Professor Jenny Graves FAA The relationship between Australia's water and her sustainability Dr Tom Hatton Director, Wealth from Oceans Flagship CSIRO |
| 2.15pm | Thirsty people and less water: Can we sustain the freshwater environment? Dr Alison King Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Melbourne |
| 2.35pm | Australia's Contemporary Population Growth and the Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities Professor Graeme Hugo The University of Adelaide |
| 3.05pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.30pm | Global family planning for our future Ms Maria Deveson Crabbe CEO, Marie Stopes International Australia |
| 4.00pm | The demographic storm - direct and indirect implications for human health Sir Peter Gluckman Chief Scientist of New Zealand |
| 4.45 | Conclusion and close of meeting Professor Roger Short FAA |
| Program | Social program | |
