• Program

    • Please note the program times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
    • The corresponding Zoom links mentioned in the program have been emailed to OzGrav members.
    • ​Most sessions require individual participation 
     Workshop Day 1 
    Monday 22 November

    12:00            Icebreaker.  Come and meet ECR members and contribute something to our big Team OzGrav (Lisa Horsley). 
                               OzGrav Zoom link#1 (individual participation)
                        
    12:45            Welcome from the OzGrav Director (Matthew Bailes)
                               OzGrav Zoom link#1

    13:00            Tips on alternative platforms for virtual collaboration & meetings (Vanessa Moss)
                                  Material to review prior to the session 
                               Gather town-   (individual participation)
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    14:00             Break

    ​15:00            Building Personal and Community Resilience in the Face of COVID-19 – What  are the lessons from COVID-19 and how                                  can we use them to build a better future?
                             (Brock Bastian, Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne)     
                              OzGrav Zoom link#1

    16:00            Science communication - interactive session with breakout group activities
                             (Lisa Horsley &  Luana Spadafora)
                                  OzGrav Zoom link#1   Individual participation 

    17:00             Close  (nodes that can get together in-person may choose to have a social event)


    Workshop Day 2
    Tuesday 23 November 
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    12:00            First half Networking session / second half games and prizes - get to know your OzGrav colleagues in more detail and find                                potential  future collaborators!
                             (Lisa Horsley)
                              OzGrav Zoom link#1   Individual participation using breakout rooms

    13:00            Tips for motivation & productivity while working from home
                              (Christina Majoinen,     Project TGL )
                              OzGrav Zoom link#1

    14:00           Break   

     14:30           Optional git drop-in session to troubleshoot any git issues you're having
                             OzGrav Zoom link#1 

    15:00            Parallel sessions
    1. Git training- beginner 101- OzGrav Zoom link#1 (individual participation)
    2. Git training- intermediate 201 - OzGrav Zoom link#2 (individual participation)
                
    16:00            Career panel Q&A with special guests offering a breadth of experience from  academia, finance, government, science communication, industry, commercialisation  and start ups. Our                                  panel guests will share their career paths, challenges, curve balls, and highlights.
                              Our career panel will include: 
                              -  Dr     James Murray (Director of Operations, Astronomy Australia Ltd)
                                  -  Dr Ilana Feain (Commercialisation Specialist CSIRO & Board of Directors  of Quasar Satellite Technologies)
                              - Dr     Tanya Hill (Senior Curator, Astronomy,  Museums Victoria)
                              - Prof Chris Fluke (Senior researcher and Director of the Advanced Visualisation Platform, Swinburne University of Technology & SmartSat CRC Professorial Chair in                                                                 Space system real-time data fusion, integration and cognition
                              OzGrav Zoom link#1

    17:00            Mini- break to stretch your legs       

    17:05            Individual games and team Trivia - win prizes! Join teams across Nodes
                             (teams made up of  in-person and virtual participants). Individual and small team  participation.  Optional
    ​                              OzGrav Zoom link#1

    18:00           Close

  • EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER (ECR) WORKSHOP

    ​Date: 22 & 23 November 2021 
    The Early Career Researcher Committee are pleased to invite you to the 2021  OzGrav Early Career Researcher (ECR) workshop. The workshop is a virtual event run over 2 half days on 22 & 23 November and  is open to all OzGrav students and postdoctoral researchers.  It is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow colleagues and we encourage all OzGRav ECRs to attend.

    This year the ECR workshop will have a focus on building resilience and motivation through Covid-19, networking & science communication. 

    Please refer to the program of events  for more information.

    We look forward to seeing you (virtually) soon!

    Note: The corresponding zoom link details mentioned in the program have been emailed to OzGrav members only  

  • register

    Registration is now closed

    ​    Registration details:​
    • All attendees are required to register
    • Registered attendees will receive the zoom video conference link, this will be emailed to you closer to the event.
    • Registration is free
    • Registration will close  8 November 2021. 
    • This workshop is for OzGrav members or by invitation only
    • For Melbourne, ACT and Sydney based ECRs we will be sending show bags directly to you home/postal address. For UWA and Uni of Adelaide members we will arrange a bulk package to be sent to your institution

  • code of conduct

    We ask attendees to read and adhere to the the OzGrav Events code of conduct policy that outlines behavior that will not be tolerated. In particular:
    • Behave professionally. Harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate. Harassment includes sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and photography or recording of an individual without consent. It also includes offensive comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race or religion.
    • All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds.
    • Participants asked to stop any inappropriate behaviour are expected to comply immediately. Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the event at the sole discretion of the organisers without a refund of any charge.
    • You are welcome to engage with this event and your colleagues through social media, provided that your communications are respectful, appropriate for a professional audience, and adhere to the Code of Conduct. If you have questions or criticisms about a colleague’s research or presentation, we strongly encourage you to communicate that directly to your colleague rather than via social media. We also encourage you to only post things on social media about other people, which you would be comfortable saying to them in person. 
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