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 AEDT | REGISTRATION Arrival tea and coffee |
| 1.00 - 1.05 pm AEDT | WELCOME Dr Mohammad Taha University of Melbourne |
| 1.05 - 1.20 pm AEDT | WELCOME TO COUNTRY |
| 1.20 - 1.30 pm AEDT | UNIVERSITY 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 AEDT | OPENING ADRESS Dr Cathy Foley AO FAA FTSE PSM Australia's Chief Scientist |
| 2.15 -2.45 pm AEDT | BEN CHUWEN KEYNOTE ADDRESS Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering |
| 2.45 - 3.00 pm AEDT | EMCR FORUM PRESENTATION Dr Yee Lian Chew 2021 Chair of the EMCR Forum Executive |
| 3.00 - 3.30 pm AEDT | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 3.30 - 4.45 pm AEDT | EXPLORING 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 AEDT | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PARTNER PRESENTATION Mark Stickells Pawsey Supercomputing Centre |
| 4.50 - 5.00 pm AEDT | CLOSING 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 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 |
| 12.30 - 1.30 pm AEDT | PANEL 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
| 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
| 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 AEDT | PANEL 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 AEDT | WORKSHOP: CAREER TRANSITIONS AND BUILDING YOUR CV Paul Grainger Professionals Australia |
| 4.15 - 4.30 pm AEDT | BREAK |
| 4.30 - 5.30 pm AEDT | SCIENCE PATHWAYS 2021 TRIVIA MASTERY EPIC SHOWDOWN Trivia hub |
FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 2021
| 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 AEDT | WORKSHOP: EMBRACE YOUR FUTURE Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering |
| 1.45 - 2.45 pm AEDT | PANEL 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 AEDT | PANEL 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.