Welcoming address
Professor John White
Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University

The computational and statistical science of intelligent systems
Professor Peter Bartlett
Division of Computer Science and Department of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley, USA

Quantum feedback control – from the playground to the laboratory
Associate Professor Howard Wiseman
Senior Research Fellow, School of Science, Griffith University

Energetic ions and fine structure in the synthesis of new materials
Professor Marcela Bilek
Head, Applied and Plasma Physics, School of Physics, University of Sydney

Use of protein three-dimensional structural data in functional genomics
Dr Bostjan Kobe
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, University of Queensland

Combating parasites using novel technologies
Associate Professor Una Ryan
Lecturer (Biochemistry), School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Murdoch University

A story of blood
Dr Joel Mackay
Senior Lecturer, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney

The universe from beginning to end
Professor Brian Schmidt
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University

The biosynthesis of the plant hormone gibberellin
Dr Chris Helliwell
Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Plant Industry

Closing remarks
Dr Jim Peacock
President, Australian Academy of Science