The meeting will start at 9am on Monday 2nd June, and finish at 5pm on Tuesday 3rd June. There will be a conference dinner on the evening on Monday 2nd.
There will be a welcome reception on the night of Sunday 1st June. For those keen people among you who arrive early (during the afternoon), we will arrange a suitable networking activity, in the form of a Tree-top challenge. Please let us know if you’re interested in taking part.
Arrival day | Sunday 1st June |
14:00 | Social event – tree-top challenge |
18:00 | Dinner |
Day 1 | Monday 2nd June |
Morning session – Chair: David Parkinson | |
09:00-10:30 | Session 1 – Navigating your career path lead by Tara Murphy, Peter Quinn and Brian Schmidt |
10:30-11:00 | Morning tea |
11:00-12:30 | Session 2 – Outreach, social media and governmentlead by Peter Quinn and Brian Schmidt |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
Afternoon session – Chair: Sarah Martell | |
14:00-15:30 | Session 3 – Academic jobs, working in collaborationlead by Matthew Colless and Alicia Oshlack |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00-17:30 | Session 4 – Jobs outside astrophysicslead by Stephen Hardy and Carole Jackson |
19:00 | Conference Dinner |
Day 2 | Tuesday 3rd June |
Morning session – Chair: Daniel Bayliss | |
09:00-10:30 | Session 5 – Money: getting grants, budgeting and using money effectivelylead by Rachel Webster and Stephen Hardy |
10:30-11:00 | Morning tea |
11:00-12:30 | Session 6 – Managing peoplelead by Warrick Couch and Tara Murphy |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
Afternoon session – Chair: James Allison | |
13:30-15:00 | Session 7 – Managing yourself: work/life balancePanel discussion |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
15:30-17:00 | Session 8 – Leadershiplead by Matthew Colless and Rachel Webster |
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