Science at the Shine Dome 2011
Annual symposium:
Australia 2050: Population Challenges to Sustainability
Population has, for many years, been the “elephant in the room” when we try to offer a scientific analysis of issues such as the future patterns and needs of Australian agriculture, environmental stress and health care. This symposium brings together speakers from many disciplines: demography, agriculture, water, health and our unique Australian environment, all of whom have serious scientific credentials in some aspect relating to interaction between their research and population. We will have opening and closing talks by two Chief Scientists: Bob May (formerly President of the Royal Society) from the UK and Peter Gluckman from New Zealand. The purpose of the symposium is to provide a scientific basis on which the Academy can rely when asked for our views on the rate of population growth that Australia can afford in terms of impact on the physical, biological and social environments, and to point towards areas that require further research.
| Friday 6 May 2011 Symposium |
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| 8.40am | Morning session: Chair, Professor Suzanne Cory AC PresAA FRS Professor Suzanne Cory PresAA Opening Remarks |
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| 8.50am | Official opening of symposium The Hon Dr Barry Jones AO FAA FTSE |
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| 9.10am | Hard choices and Tomorrow's Australia Professor Lord May of Oxford, OM AC FAA FRS The University of Oxford |
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| 9.50am | Australian agriculture and the challenge of population growth Dr Tony Fischer Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Plant Industry |
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| 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) |
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| 11.25am | Decarbonising the built environment: Can our cities accommodate an increasing population while reducing their carbon footprint? Ms Vanessa Rauland Curtin University |
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| 11.45am | Population growth in our cities: is there a tipping point for health and infrastructure? Professor Robyn Norton The George Institute, Sydney |
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| 12.10pm | Determining an optimum, sustainable population for Australia Professor Tim Flannery Macquarie University |
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| 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 |
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| 2.15pm | Thirsty people and less water: Can we sustain the freshwater environment? Dr Alison King Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Melbourne |
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| 2.35pm | Australia's Contemporary Population Growth and the Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities Professor Graeme Hugo The University of Adelaide |
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| 3.05pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 3.30pm | Global family planning for our future Ms Maria Deveson Crabbe CEO, Marie Stopes International Australia |
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| 4.00pm | The demographic storm - direct and indirect implications for human health Sir Peter Gluckman Chief Scientist of New Zealand |
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| 4.45pm | Conclusion and close of meeting Professor Roger Short FAA |
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| Social program | |||
