by Captain Skellett | Feb 2, 2014 | Science Communication
Australian Science Communicators are converging today for the ASC conference of 2014. I very much enjoyed the 2010 one in Canberra where I happened to be, and made a special trip to be at the 2011 conference in Melbourne, but unfortunately can’t make it to...
by Captain Skellett | Jul 23, 2013 | Science Communication
On Thursday I’m heading to Adelaide for the Australex 2013 linguistics conference at the University of Adelaide. The topic – Endangered words, and signs of revival. I volunteer with a project to revive an endangered language called Barngarla, which was...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 19, 2012 | Science Communication
The Vancouver Conference Center sure is an imposing place. High ceilings and wall-length windows gazing to cloudy mountains and cold waters. Up above, strung in wooden beams, are three golden eggs. It’s a fitting spot for the first annual meeting of the American...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 5, 2011 | Science Communication
On Friday I went to day three of the international barcode of life conference, which happened to be in my hometown of Adelaide, actually at the home of my undergrad – The University of Adelaide – how convenient! DNA barcoding matches a region of DNA to a...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 7, 2011 | Science Communication
Couple of interesting conferences coming up this year. The first one is Inspiring Australia in Melbourne from March 28-29. ‘Tis a science communication conference, tackling topics like social media, politics, and a whole bunch of exciting sci-comm stuff....