[Aqualist] Reminder for Science Meers Parliament

[Henk Heijnis]

Dear Friends,
> 
> 
> Science Meets Parliament will be held on 28 Feb and 1 March 2006.
> 
> For info see: www.fasts.org
> 
> This is an opportunity for Scientists to talk to and influence
> parliamentarians directly.
> Everyone gets the opportunity to meet with two parliamentarians, which
> were matched to your profile of research and or local/regional
> electorate/ member.
> 
> 1) Nominations should be send to me ( and will be discussed by AQUA
> exec), members pay the fees themselves.  COB 3 Feb 2006.
> 
> 2) One Student will be supported to attend (airfare, fees and accom) -
> You will need to send me a half- to one page overview of your research
> and the reason why you want to interact with the parliamentarians.
> This will need to be with me cob 13 Feb 2006.
> 
> Note that last student to attend, Mr Tim Ralph, got to talk to deputy
> Prime-Minister John Anderson and got a helicopter flight with Dep. PM
> over his study site the Macquarie Marshes.
> 
> Kind regards and best wishes for 2006
> 
> Henk Heijnis
> AQUA-President
> 
> E-mail:
> president at aqua.org.au


Program:

Science meets Parliament

Information sheet

This year's Science meets Parliament will take place on Tuesday 28th of
February and Wednesday 1st of March 2006.

Program
Briefing Day - Tuesday 28 February (all participants are expected to
attend the briefing day)

Venue: National Press Club, 16 National Circuit, Barton

9.00am 	Registrations open (please note there is no secure place for
luggage so 
				interstate participants should try and
check in to their hotel prior to registration
10.00am    	Welcome, policy overview, briefing on does and don'ts of
lobbying
11.30am    	morning Tea 
12.00pm    	Lunch - Guest speaker to be confirmed (Minister Julie
Bishop or new 
		Chief Scientist)
2.00pm      	Break for networking while NPC club is cleared and set
up for afternoon
		session
2.30pm      	Briefing session - science and technology and the policy
cycle. A 
		professional development session aimed at understanding
the dynamics of 
		the policy cycle and how and when and in what form can
science and
		technology maximise its impact. 
		Presenters:
				*	Professor Meredith Edwards
(National Institute of Governance and former Deputy Secretary of PM&C) 
				*	Professor Glenn Withers
(Professor of Public Policy and Politics, ANU) 
				*	Professor Mike Gallagher (Former
First Assistance Secretary, Higher Education, DEST)
4.00pm      	Concluding remarks followed by afternoon tea
7.00pm      	Science meets Parliament Dinner, Great Hall, Parliament
House (enter
		through public entrance). Drinks in Marble Hall at
7.00pm followed by 
		dinner at 7.30pm. (Dress: Lounge Suit)
		Guest speakers 
				*	Dr Brian McNamee, CEO of CSL 
				*	Professor Dr Ian Frazer,
Developer of HPV vaccine and 2006 Australian of the Year.

Science meets Parliament - Wednesday 1 March 2006
Venue: Parliament House. 
PLEASE NOTE - Due to security requirements all participants will require
passes which must be collected inside the public entrance. Please arrive
at least 45 mins in advance of your first meeting in case there are
delays. 

7.30am      	Breakfast for early career researchers
8.00am      	Meetings with Parliamentarians commence and will
continue throughout 
		the day. Some meetings will be at 5.00pm but the
majority will be in the 
		morning.

Forums
Australia's Energy Futures 10.00am - 11.00am
Speakers include:
	*	The Hon. Ian McFarlane, Minister for Industry, Tourism
and Resources 
	*	Martin Ferguson MP, Shadow Minister for Primary
Industries, Resources and Tourism 
	*	Frank van Schagen, CEO of CRC for Coal in Sustainable
Development 
	*	Dr George Collins, Chief of research, ANSTO 
	*	Wes Stein, CSIRO, National Solar Energy Centre 

Moderator: Associate Professor Julian Cribb

The Physics of Energy 11.30am - 12.30pm

The ethical and social evaluation of new technologies 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Speakers include
	*	Dr Simon Longstaff (St James Ethical Centre) 
	*	Senator Natasha Stott Desoja 
	*	Dr Evie Katz (Social Values and Sustainability Group
CSIRO Minerals) 

Moderator: Associate Professor Ronnie Hardin, Institute of Environmental
Studies UNSW

Registrations
This year registrations for Science meets Parliament are being
co-ordinated through the FASTS member societies. (please refer
<http://www.fasts.org/Fsite/Membership/Membership.htm> for list of
members)

If you wish to register then please contact your association or society
who will then determine registrations.

Topics
Parliamentarians and participating scientists have been asked to select
their preferences from the following list of topics.
	*	Biodiversity and habitat - Global warming adaptation,
Biodiscovery, farming on marginal land 
	*	Bio-security - protecting Australia from pests,
diseases, weeds and microbes    
	*	Brain research - understanding addiction and disease    
	*	Climate change - global effects, carbon reduction,
greenhouse    
	*	Climate change - local impacts on health, native
species, environment and agriculture     
	*	Energy futures - renewables, nuclear, fossil fuel    
	*	Frontier technologies - the science of industries that
don't yet exist (but will sooner than we think !)    
	*	Innovation, knowledge transfer and commercial use -
improving adoption and mobility between industry and research    
	*	Maximising adoption of scientific R&D in regional
communities - getting ideas and people out there   
	*	Minerals R&D - exploration, refining and export
technologies 
	*	Nuclear science and technology    
	*	Obesity - public health, metabolic imbalance,
demography, diet and psychological impacts    
	*	Science, mathematics and technology education and career
pathways   
	*	Science/culture - the big public questions: Where do we
come from? Cosmology, Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology 
	*	Sustainable urban and coastal development 
	*	The global and Australian challenge of emerging
infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants.    
	*	Water - oceans, rivers, reefs    
	*	Youth mental health  


Professor Henk Heijnis 
Science Program Manager Climate Variability and Extreme Events 
Ph: (61 2) 4725 2513  or 0428662194 (M) 
Sydney Catchment Authority 
PO Box 323, Penrith NSW 2751 
(Level 2, 311 High St, Penrith NSW 2750) 
Email: henk.heijnis at sca.nsw.gov.au 






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