Draft Program

Launch event

DAY ONE - THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2021

Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston St, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC. View map

Online via Whova event platform 

12.30 - 1.00 pm AEDTREGISTRATION
Arrival tea and coffee
1.00 - 1.05 pm AEDTWELCOME
Dr Mohammad Taha 
University of Melbourne
1.05 - 1.20 pm AEDTWELCOME TO COUNTRY
1.20 - 1.30 pm AEDTUNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE WELCOME AND ADDRESS
Professor Mark Cassidy 
University of Melbourne
1.30 - 1.45 pm AEDT'Share your thoughts' activity for attendees
1.45 - 2.15 pm AEDTOPENING ADRESS
Dr Cathy Foley AO FAA FTSE PSM

Australia's Chief Scientist
2.15 -2.45 pm AEDTBEN CHUWEN KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM
Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering
2.45 - 3.00 pm AEDTEMCR FORUM PRESENTATION
Dr Yee Lian Chew
2021 Chair of the EMCR Forum Executive 
3.00 - 3.30 pm AEDTAFTERNOON TEA
3.30 - 4.45 pm AEDTEXPLORING THE NON-ACADEMIC RESEARCH PATH
Facilitator: Dr Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar
Responsible Investment Association Australasia                           

Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM
Australia's Chief Scientist
Dr Catherine de Burgh-Day
Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Damien Chong
Defence Science and Technology
Dr Megan Sebben
CSIRO
4.45 - 4.50 pm AEDTDIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PARTNER PRESENTATION
Mark Stickells
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
4.50 - 5.00 pm AEDTCLOSING REMARKS
Dr Vanessa Moss
EMCR Forum Executive
Dr Timothy Lau 
EMCR Forum Executive

Online event concludes
5.30 - 7.30 pm AEDT
SOCIAL EVENT FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDEES                       
Science Gallery Melbourne 

DAY TWO - FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2021

Old Quadrangle Building, Cussonia Court, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC. View map

8.30 - 9.00 am AEDT                                       ARRIVAL TEA AND COFFEE
9.00 - 10.30 am AEDT                                     PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS                 

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Dr Jen Martin 
University of Melbourne

PREVENT BURNOUT - PROMOTE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH
Dr Elizabeth Pritchard and Ms Christine Burns
WALT Institute

10.30 - 11.00 MORNING TEA
11.00 am - 12.30 pm AEDTPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Dr Jen Martin 
University of Melbourne

PREVENT BURNOUT - PROMOTE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH
Dr Elizabeth Pritchard and Ms Christine Burns
WALT Institute

12.30 - 1.30 pm AEDTPANEL DISCUSSION: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN THE UNIVERSITY LANDSCAPE AND HOW EMCRS CAN MOVE FORWARD
Facilitator: Dr Mohammad Taha
University of Melbourne

Dr Brooke Farrugia 
University of Melbourne  
Dr Cat Vreugdenhil
University of Melbourne 
Dr Jingge Zhu 
University of Melbourne
1.30 - 2.30 pm AEDT
LUNCH AND SOCIAL EVENT
2.30 pm AEDT                                                
EVENT CONCLUDES

Online-only events

Whova event platform

THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER 2021

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10.45 - 11.00 am AEDT
WELCOME AND OPENING
Dr Michelle Christie
The University of Melbourne and EMCR Forum Executive      
11.00 am - 12.00 pm AEDT PANEL DISCUSSION: INTERSECTIONALITY IN STEMM                                                 
Facilitator: Dr Mohammad Taha
The University of Melbourne and EMCR Forum Executive

Dr Nicolas Bonne 
The University of Portsmouth   
Dr Sarah Gordon 
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Bree Gorman
Bree Gorman Diversity and Inclusion Consultants
Karlie Alinta Noon
Indigenous research associate and science communicator               
12.00 - 1.00 pm AEDT
SOCIAL ONLINE BRUNCH
Hosted by the EMCR Forum Representative Network in Gather       
1.00 - 1.15 pm pm AEDT
BREAK
1.15 - 3.15 pm AEDT
WORKSHOP: HOW TO BE AN EMCR IN VOLATILE TIMES?
Chair: Dr Michelle Christie
University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Vanessa Wong 
Monash University
Dr Justine Shaw
Queensland University of Technology



WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 2021

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12.45 - 1.00 pm AEDT                   
WELCOME AND OPENING  
Dr James Gong
Deakin University and EMCR Forum Executive 
Dr Monica Kerr
University of Adelaide
1.00 - 2.00 pm AEDTPANEL DISCUSSION: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIONS                              
Facilitator: Dr Raffaella Demichelis
Curtin University and EMCR Forum Executive

Professor Dorrit Jacob 
Australian National University
Dr Tien Huynh
RMIT
Professor Laura Parry
The University of Adelaide
Mr Nishant Shandilya
EURAXESS
2.00 - 2.15 pm AEDT
BREAK
2.15 - 4.15 pm AEDTWORKSHOP: CAREER TRANSITIONS AND BUILDING YOUR CV
Paul Grainger
Professionals Australia
4.15 - 4.30 pm AEDTBREAK

4.30 - 5.30 pm AEDT
SCIENCE PATHWAYS 2021 TRIVIA MASTERY EPIC SHOWDOWN
Trivia hub


FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 2021

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12.30 - 12.45 pm AEDT                        
WELCOME AND OPENING 
Dr Vanessa Moss
CSIRO and EMCR Forum Executive

Arshdeep Kaur
Westpac
12.45 - 1.45 pm AEDTWORKSHOP: EMBRACE YOUR FUTURE                                                                                                        
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM
Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering

1.45 - 2.45 pm AEDTPANEL DISCUSSION: HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL?                                                 
Facilitator: Dr Patrick Taggart
NSW Department of Primary Industries and EMCR Forum Executive

Associate Professor Misty Jenkins             

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research           
Professor Hugh Possingham
Queensland Chief Scientist 
Vidya Bittianda
Westpac               

2.45 - 3.00 pm AEDT
BREAK
3.00 - 4.00 pm AEDT
WORLD WALKING ACTIVITY
4.00 - 5.00 pm AEDTPANEL DISCUSSION: FUTURE OF STEMM
Facilitator: Dr Vanessa Moss
CSIRO and EMCR Forum Executive 

Anna-Maria Arabia 
Australian Academy of Science
Professor Veena Sahajwalla
UNSW
Dr Adi Paterson 
Siyeva Consulting
Corey Tutt 
Deadly Science
5.05 - 5.15 pm AEDT
CLOSING REMARKS

*The content and times of the program are subject to changes and updates. 

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