PROGRAM – DAY 1 Tuesday, 24 March 2015, National Convention Centre, Canberra TWITTER: #smp2015 -‐ @ScienceAU 8.30-‐9.15 am Delegate registration 9.15-‐9.25 am Welcome & Overview Details of running order •
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9.25-‐10.10am Dr Ross Smith, President, STA: Overview of SmP 2015 Ms Catriona Jackson, CEO, STA Morning MC: Professor Emma Johnston, STA (@DrEmmaLJohnston) Meet the Media – A day in the life of a journalist: what they need to turn your science into news •
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10.10-‐11.10am Chair: Ms Kylie Walker, Director, Communications and Outreach, Australian Academy of Science (@Science_Academy) Ms Alison Carabine, Political Editor, ABC Radio National Breakfast (@RNBreakfast) Mr James Massola, Political Correspondent, Fairfax Media (@jamesmassola) The art of the political meeting – experts tell their stories •
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Chair: Mr Martin Laverty, CEO, Royal Flying Doctor Service Dr Barbara Carney, Director, Carney Associates, and former Chief of Staff to Peter Costello and Michael Wooldridge Ms Jannette Cotterell, Managing Director, Executive Counsel Australia (@ExecCounselAust) Mr Simon Banks, Managing Director, Hawker Britton (@SimonBanksHB) 1 11.10-‐11.50am Morning tea 11.50-‐12.30pm The messy nature of the policymaking process •
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12.45-‐2 pm Mr Martin Hoffman, Deputy Secretary, Science Group, Department of Industry and Science (@martinphoffman) Professor Graham Durant AM, Director, Questacon (@questacon) Working Lunch Meet scientists you will be sharing meetings with and find other members of your STA Cluster Group 2-‐3pm Afternoon MC: Dr Ross Smith (@DrRossSmith) How to talk/think like a policymaker •
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Professor Brian Schmidt AC, Nobel Laureate and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, ANU (@cosmicpinot) Professor Hugh White AO, Professor of Strategic Studies, ANU 3-‐3.30pm Afternoon tea 3.30pm -‐5pm Getting your science out of the lab •
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Dr Rod Lamberts, Deputy Director, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU (@rodl) Dr Will Grant, Lecturer, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU (@willozap) 5pm Close 6.30pm for 7pm Gala dinner – Great Hall, Parliament House MC: Adam Spencer, science broadcaster, author and comedian (@adambspencer) •
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Ms Catherine Livingstone AO, President, Business Council of Australia (@BCAcomau) The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry and Science The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Leader of the Opposition (@billshortenmp) Dr Anna Paradowska, Industrial Liaison Manager and Senior Research Scientist, ANSTO (@ANSTO) 2 PROGRAM – DAY 2 Wednesday, 25 March 2015, Parliament House, Theatre TWITTER: #smp2015 -‐ @ScienceAU Commencing 8am Meetings with Ministers, Members and Senators –throughout the day 8-‐9am Delegates arrive Parliamentary Theatre, Parliament House, Canberra 9.20am Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb AC to launch “The importance of advanced physical and mathematical sciences to the Australian economy” report 10-‐30-‐11.15am Meet the Shadow Minister – Q and A Senator Kim Carr, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science (@SenKimCarr) 11.15-‐11.30am Morning tea 11.40am & 11.55am Depart for the National Press Club. Two buses will leave from the public underground car park at the front of Parliament House. 12-‐1.30pm National Press Club Address – 16 National Circuit, Barton Nationally televised (ABC1) address by Professor Ian Chubb AC, Chief Scientist for Australia 12.30-‐2pm Lunch for delegates unable to attend the National Press Club will be served in the theatre 1.40pm & 1.45pm Depart for Parliament House Two buses will leave from the front of the National Press Club. 2-‐3pm Question Time – Public Gallery, House of Representatives or Senate 3.20-‐4.30pm Dr Len Sciacca, Chief Partnerships and Engagement, DSTO To be followed at 3.30pm by: Parliamentary Forum – Science and Politics: like Oil and Water? Chair: 666 ABC Canberra’s Genevieve Jacobs (@666canberra) Professor Warwick Anderson AM, CEO, NHMRC Professor Aidan Byrne, CEO, ARC Dr Dennis Jensen MP, Member for Tangney Dr Andrew Laming MP, Member for Bowman •
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6pm Cocktail Finale – Share a drink with the Parliamentary Friends of Science Chair: Ken Matthews AO, Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science (@KarenAndrewsMP) The Hon Richard Marles MP, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (@RichardMarlesMP) Dr Adam Bandt MP, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens (@AdamBandt) Departure 3 4