Science at Shine Dome

Australian Academy of
Science Teacher Awards 2012

Science at the Shine Dome,
Canberra, 2 to 4 May 2012.

The Academy will sponsor a teacher from each state and territory to attend its annual Science at the Shine Dome conference in Canberra. The conference activities include the New Fellows seminar, presentations across a range of science disciplines, education workshop and annual symposium.
 
The 2012 symposium is titled Antarctic science: from Mawson’s expedition to today. On 2 December 1911, Dr Douglas Mawson established a base on Antarctica that initiated Australia’s future involvement in Antarctic research. This symposium will be a fitting commemoration of that expedition, highlighting modern Antarctic science and drawing links to historic Antarctic research on biology, geology and the atmosphere.
 
The awards are open to primary and secondary teachers. Selection will be based on merit.Each year, the Australian Academy of Science sponsors a teacher from each state and territory to attend its annual three-day event, Science at the Shine Dome, in Canberra. The event activities include a seminar with new fellows of the Academy, presentations across a range of science disciplines, a symposium and a science education workshop. The 2011 symposium wasis titled Australia 2050: Population Challenges to Sustainability. There were also a number of social activities to ensure teachers had a chance to mix with Academy fellows, symposium speakers, young researchers, as well as their interstate teaching peers.
 
The awards were organised in conjunction with ASTA and are open to primary and secondary teachers. Selection is based on merit.
 
Information and an application forms for 2012 will be available soon at http://www.science.org.au/events/sats/sats2012/ta.html. For further details contact the Publications Manager on email publications.manager@science.org.au or phone (02) 6201 9444.