For researchers at #ScienceMeetsParliament, please thank the "Ayes" below, in person, for passing the #ARCReview Response Bill today.

If you meet any "Noes", tell them why it's so important for research & researchers to know research grants won't be vetoed for political purposes.

The month of #ScienceWeek begins! I've got an action-packed ~5 weeks coming up, full of #SciComm and #Space content all around lutruwita / #Tasmania! If you're keen to hang out, or see some great local #science content, check out some of the events below 👇

🌘 Aug 4 - presenting at Beaker Streets "Young Tassie Scientists After Hours: Science for Kids (for Adults)" at #TMAG
🤖 Aug 5 - watching @parisba argue that #AI is anything but #creative in "The Great Debate" at The Theatre Royal
🍎 Aug 6 - speaking at the ABC Ockham's Razor event, LIVE at Willie Smith's Apple Shed down #Huonville
🛰️ Aug 12 - speaking at TastroFest up in #Devonport, as part of a series of presentations running all next week with the support of Libraries Tasmania
🏰 Aug 14 - mingling at the Government House launch of #ScienceWeek 2023, likely whispering in people's ears about my plans for a science centre out west...
🚗 Aug 15-18 - travelling around Tas on the #YoungTassieScientists Southern road trip! This includes about a dozen schools plus at least one event with Children's University!
🎙️ Aug 16 - giving the ECR address at Hobart's #ScienceMeetsParliament dinner, hosted by Minister for Science and Technology, Hon Madeleine Ogilvie MP
🎪 Aug 19 - staffing a booth at Inspiring Tasmania's #FestivalOfBrightIdeas / #FoBI down at Salamanca
🎓 Aug 22 - talking futures and opportunities as the occasional address at the afternoon session of Winter Graduations for #UTAS's College of Sciences and Engineering

(Then I take a week off to catch up on normal work + sleep, and do 2 days of #SciComm training with #SuperstarsOfSTEM)

🏫 Sep 1 - back at it, as a keynote for the 'It Takes a Spark!' #STEM #Education conference, alongside the fantastic Dr Lila Landowski!

(Then maybe I get a break from speaking for a bit, at least until the Australian Space Research Conference comes to town a few weeks later 😬)

Links and tickets:
🌘 https://www.beakerstreet.com.au/2023events/young-tassie-scientists-after-hours/
🤖 https://www.beakerstreet.com.au/2023events/great-debate/
🍎 https://www.beakerstreet.com.au/2023events/ockhams-razor-live-at-willie-smiths/ (Sold Out)
🛰️ https://libraries.tas.gov.au/event/tastrotalk-with-mars-buttfield-addison-devonport-library/
🏰 https://westcoastspacecentre.com
🚗 https://youngtassiescientists.com
🎙️ None (seemingly not public/on the internet at all this year?)
🎪 https://festivalofbrightideas.com.au
🎓 https://www.utas.edu.au/about/events/graduation#content2-1381297
🏫 https://spark-educonferences.com.au/tasmania-2023/

I'm honoured to be named as one of two reps for #StatSocAu to attend Science & Technology Australia's #ScienceMeetsParliament 2023.

My partner-in-crime will be @MelissaMiddleton and we'll do our best to pick up new skills and speak up for #STEM and #stats in particular.

I'm open to any advice on how to best leverage this opportunity for not just for myself but the statistics profession more broadly.

https://sta.eventsair.com/science-meets-parliament-2023/

https://twitter.com/StatSocAus/status/1595315320729706496?s=20&t=fKkCKoktfe0Y4Y5DLrJJtw