NEXT LECTURES:
Thursday 12th June, 2008 at 7pm
Speaker: Dr. Tom Beer
School of Botany,
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
TOPIC: Natural Hazards and The International Year of Planet Earth
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2008 to be the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE). 'Hazards – minimising risk, maximising awareness' is one of ten broad themes that make up the Science programme of IYPE. The theme focuses on key research questions such as the role of humankind in increasing geohazards, ways and means of assessing the vulnerability to geohazards of human communities, our current and future ability to monitor, predict and mitigate the impact of geohazards, and the impediments standing in the way of governments making full use of readily available scientific information in planning to reduce risk and vulnerability.
Successful research on hazards and disasters requires large-scale international co-operation. The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), was set up in 1919 with Australia as a Founding Member, is a foundation sponsor of IYPE and is working towards setting up a longer-term international research programme on disaster risk and reduction.
Thursday 19th June, 2008 at 8pm COST: $15
Speaker: Prof David J. Karoly
School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
TOPIC: Lies, Damn Lies and Climate change Sceptics: What Has Caused Recent
Global Warming?
In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fourth
Assessment Report, providing a comprehensive global assessment of climate change.
Two of the main conclusions are that warming of the climate system is unequivocal
over the last 100 years, and that most of the increase in global average
temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the increase in
anthropogenic greenhouse gases. However, there is still a substantial amount of
discussion and misinformation spread in opinion pieces in the media, questioning
the role of human activity in recent global warming.
Thursday 10th July, 2008 at 7pm
Speaker: Dr. Geoff Lacey
University of Melbourne
TOPIC: Ecological History of the Middle Yarra
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2008 PROGRAM
| Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
| 13th March, 7pm |
Prof. David Boger
Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, Dept. of Chemicals & Biomolecular
Engg. University of Melbourne
|
The Impact of Rheology on Environment Practices in Minerals |
| 10th April, 8pm |
Prof. Ian Simmonds
Prof. Meteorology, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
|
Changes in Liquid and Frozen Water: Climate Change in Australia and the Artic Ocean |
| 8th May, 8pm |
Prof. Mark Burgman
School of Botany, University of Melbourne
|
Eliciting Expert Judgements |
| 12th June, 7pm |
Dr. Tom Beer
CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research
|
Natural Hazards and the International Year of Planet Earth |
| 10th July, 7pm |
Dr. Geoff Lacey
Depts. Civil & Environmental Engg. & School of Social &
Environmental Engg. University of Melbourne
|
Ecological History of the Middle Yarra |
| 14th August, 7pm |
Prof. Paul Zimmet AO FTSE
Professor Director & Head, International Diabetes Inst.
|
The Global Diabesity Tsunami – Tracking and Tackling the Epidemic |
| 11th September, 8pm |
Prof. Rachel Webster
Dept. of Physics, University of Melbourne
|
The First Stars in the Universe |
| 9th October, 8pm |
Prof. Michael W. Parker
Assoc.Director, Biota Structural Biology Laboratory,
St. Vincent’s Institute
|
Impact of the Australian Synchrotron on Medical Research |
| 13th November, 8pm |
Dr. Ian Allison
Centre for Marine Science, University of Tasmania
|
The International Polar Year 2007-2008: An Assessment of Mid-term Progress and Science Achievements |
| 11th December, 7pm |
The Royal Society of Victoria 2008 Medal
|
Physical Sciences |
2008 SUMMARY OF MEETINGS
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2007 SUMMARY OF MEETINGS
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2006 SUMMARY OF MEETINGS
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Special Symposia
2005 SUMMARY OF MEETINGS
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2004 SUMMARY OF MEETINGS
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