PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO REVISION
| SATURDAY 18th November. Convention Sessions: The Age Theatre, Museum of Melbourne, Carlton VIC | ||
| from 8:00 am | Convention Registration ( Age Theatre, Museum lower level ) | |
| 9:00 | Introduction and Welcome | |
| 9:15 | Annie Warburton (ABC Radio, Hobart) | * Nature vs Nurture (or Why I’d Rather Have Sex than Gender Any Day ) |
| 9:45 | Dr Kevin Hennessey (CSIRO) | * Climate Change Skeptics |
| Morning Tea 10:30 | ||
| 11:00 | Dr Rob Morrison (Flinders University) | * Trust Me, I’m a Science Communicator |
| 11:45 | Leigh Dayton (Science Journalist) | * A Skeptic’s Guide to the Newsroom |
| Lunch 12:30 pm (For those that have booked their lunch, it’s at Treetops Restaurant, Melbourne Museum ) | ||
| 1:30 | Martin Bridgstock (Griffith Uni) | * Where is the Truth Most Needed – Where Can Skepticism Do Most Good? |
| 2:15 | Robyn Williams ABC Radio National Science presenter | * Robyn Williams v God: Am I Going to be Struck By Lightning? |
| Afternoon Tea 3:00 | ||
| 3:30 | Dr Graeme Pearman (retired scientist, formerly of CSIRO ) | * Science providing independent advice for policy development: the opportunities and the threats. |
| 4:15 | Dr Peter Pockley (Science Writer ) | * The Wages of Spin: A Skeptic Investigates Creationism and the CSIRO |
| * CONVENTION DINNER AND SKEPTICS AWARDS EVENING 6:30 for 7:00 pm, The Grand Ballroom, Hotel Windsor, Spring Street Melbourne | ||
| SUNDAY 19th November. Convention Sessions: The Age Theatre, Museum of Melbourne, Carlton VIC | ||
| from 8:30 am | Convention Registration (Age Theatre, Museum lower level) | |
| 9:00 | Introduction and Welcome | |
| 9:15 | Dr Paul Willis (Science Reporter, Catalyst ABC TV) | * Why Does the Media Insist on Getting It Wrong? |
| 9:45 | Lynne Kelly ( Teacher, Author, Public Speaker) | * A Skeptic in the Classroom |
| Morning Tea 10:30 | ||
| 11:00 | Dr David Henry (Dept of Clinical Pharmacology, Newcastle Uni; Founder Media Doctor web site). | * The Media Doctor Website |
| 11:45 | Dr Stephen Basser (GP, writer and commentator on medicine and alternative medicine) | * Medicines, Money and the Media – A Dangerous Cocktail |
| Lunch 12:30 pm (For those that have booked their lunch, it’s at The Pumphouse Hotel, cnr Nicholson & King William Streets Carlton – very near the Museum) | ||
| 1:30 | Dr Rosemary Nixon (Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre) | * MythBusting: A Dermatologist’s Approach to Cosmetic Advertising |
| 2:15 | * Presentation: The Science Talent Search followed by Convention Wind-up session. | |
| Afternoon Tea 3:00 | ||
| 3:30 | Dr John Long (Palaeontologist and Science Director, Melbourne Museum) | “The Fossil Record – What Gaps?” – NOTE: This is a FREE SESSION, open to members of the public. |
| “ “ | Lynne Kelly ( Teacher, Author, Public Speaker) | “A Skeptic In the Classroom” – NOTE: This is a FREE SESSION, open to members of the public. |
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Please note, on the next day, Monday 20st November, we have a free talk “Towards A Nuclear Future” by Dr Colin Keay