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Symposium from 4pm, Thursday 30th March

When: 4-5pm, Thursday 30th March 2023. Please arrive early so we can commence on time.

Where: Terrace Room on the top floor of the Sir Llew Edwards Building at the University of Queensland

What’s it all about?

Members of our community will have the opportunity to share their latest work, research, methods, or present questions for the group to ponder. This symposium is a fantastic opportunity for us to come together and learn about the latest developments in marine social science. The agenda will be shaped by the interests of our network, so please let us know if there are any specific topics or issues you would like to see discussed at this event, or in the future.

Social event from 5pm

After the symposium (~5pm), we will gather at St. Lucy's Cafe to welcome the new SEQ MarSocSci Hub Coordinator, Emma Church. 

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/W5Y2hoawVy7yRJzQ7 by Friday 3rd March to confirm your attendance, and feel free to extend this invitation to any other colleagues who may be interested in joining us.  See email for more details.

Date and time:  Wed, 2nd November 2022, 2:00 pm – ~7:00 pm

Location: Room 01-E107, Collaborative Room, Forgan Smith Building, UQ Saint Lucia

We are proud to look back on this year with the successful launch of the South East Queensland Marine Social Science Hub. Since then, lots has happened, and we are curious to hear the latest developments, new ideas, and other news from the field.

Save the date, because our end-of-year Updates from the Field Symposium will be held on Wednesday 2nd November, and we would like to invite you all to come along, speak, meet, drink and eat at UQ’s beautiful St Lucia campus.

Apart from plenty of opportunities to network, during the event we will be sharing updates from the field with two sessions of speed talks.

Programme:

• 2pm: Welcome, intro to SEQ Marine Social Science Hub, and news items

• 2:15 pm Updates from the Field (brief talks from marine social scientists in SEQ about projects, methods, & ideas)

• 3pm: Break & networking

• 3:30pm: Updates from the Field

• 5pm: Networking at St Lucy’s (while this event is free, attendees will be required to pay for their own food and drinks. St Lucy’s has special “happy hour” offers on at this time of the day).

We are looking for 10-12 presenters. If you would like to participate in a speed talk and share your updates from the field - please email Vicki Martin (vicki.martin@uq.edu.au) or select the "Speaker Registration" option when selecting your tickets. Speakers can present anything about their work, e.g., fieldwork updates, new or favourite methods, findings, ideas and opportunities for future research.

It promises to be another inspiring event!

Please register for the Updates from the Field Symposium on EventBrite.

The Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS) warmly invites you all to attend a screening of the recent panel discussion about

Indigenous perspectives on “engagement” in research in South East Queensland.

Please join us to hear this important conversation about the considerations researchers need to understand. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, then network with others over pizza.

When: Thursday 11th August, from 3:00pm

Where: Lecture Room 206, Steele building

Schedule:

              3:00pm – 4:15pm  Welcome and video screening

              4:15pm – 5:00pm  Q&A Session

              5:00pm – 6:30pm  Post-event pizzas at Pizza Caffe (limited to 50 people for catering)

Registration

There is no need to register for the screening. If you have signed up for pizza following the event, you can pick up your tickets at the start of the screening.

Background

The panel was chaired by Jim Walker (SEES), and panellists included Mibu Fischer, Dale Ruska, and Michael Aird. The panel was held at the UQ Art Museum in June 2022 as part of the SEQ Marine Social Science Hub’s Public Showcase event. The video can also been view on the CBCS YouTube channel.

Please share widely with your networks. We welcome anyone who is interested.

Our network launched in June 2022 at events held at The University of Queensland, thanks to funding and support from the Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science, the UQ Art Museum, and Jim Walker. Below are videos from the SEQ Marine Social Science Hub Public Showcase, held at the UQ Art Museum on 8th June 2022 (World Oceans Day).