Here's how our Leadership in Science workshop and panel discussion unfolded at the Strategic Science in Antarctica conference on Friday, June 28th.
“Workshop on Leadership in
Science for Early Career Scientists about to begin! #antsci13.”
“APECS Oceania would like to
thank the panelists and @AntarcticScienc
for helping us put this workshop together. Great turnout! #antsci13”
“Molly kicking us off with a
presentation about the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
(Oceania) #antsci
pic.twitter.com/MiBCgys9YV”
“@Polar_Research
(APECS) and @APECSOceania
is about supporting postgrads, undergrads and those new to the
workforce. #antsci13”
“What is leadership?
@APECSOceania's
Sarah Ugalde presenting on what leadership can mean to early career
scientists. #antsci13”
“Interested in becoming a
member of @APECSOceania
or becoming a mentor? Join up @
http://apecs.is/get-involved/join-apecs ….
#antsci13
#antarctic
#science”
“Comforted to know that our
polar early career scientists are democratic-type leaders #leadership
#antsci13”
“Your career is more than just
good science. Lack of leadership training during uni and early career
phase highlighted #antarctica
#antsci13”
“Opportunities are available
for those early-career/student scientists. e.g. Vice-Chancellor's
Leadership Award & Tall Poppy Awards #antsci13”
“Polar early career scientists
& students need to be proactive in seeking out opportunities for
leadership skill development #antsci13”
“@APECSOceania
would like to also thank @IMAS_UTAS
and the @TasPostgrads
for their support in running this #Antsci13
workshop!”
“Polar survival challenge
activity: how will our early career scientists tackle a survival
scenario? #antsci13
pic.twitter.com/0mwa03MpOw”
“Early career leadership
skills: create a clear vision; build networks; know strengths &
weaknesses; identify morals; education #antsci13”
“Our panelists are arriving -
looking forward to a vibrant discussion on leadership in polar
science. #antsci13
#leadership
#antarctica”
“We're off! Panel discussion
has begun. Fabulous discussion ensuing between experienced scientists
and early career scientists. #antsci13”
“Leadership: hard work,
emotional intelligence, opportunity, mobility and enthusiasm are the
cornerstones. #antsci13”
“The differences in the way
men and women have approached their careers and their science, are
changing. #antsci13”
“Marine and antarctic science
environment is proving to be a supportive environment for women.
#antsci13”
“Our panellists: wonderful and
diverse discussion on career progression and experience. APECS thanks
you! #antsci13
pic.twitter.com/oThvo2Lrt0"
“Gaining experience: from a
hiring perspective, volunteering and demonstrating keen-ness goes a
long way. #antsci13”
“You will not get a job on
your scientific qualifications alone, but on that extra thing you
give to employer #earlycareerscience
#antsci13”
“Do you need a PhD to get
somewhere in the science community? Not necessarily. Interesting
response from panellists. #antsci13”
“Quiet achiever in a large
institution is often the most sought after. #earlycareerscience
#antsci13”
“Publish or perish for career
progression? #earlycareerscientists
#antsci13”
@APECSOceania was a little quiet on the Twittersphere for day 3. We are following a number of organizations involved with the conference, so if you're looking for a summary of topics covered then this blog entry is for you. Today was the last day of the conference but the workshops are still to come over Thursday and Friday. Here's a selection of tweets from today (older to newer):
11h Lyndal Byford opens day 3 at @utas_ with a keynote on working with changing media (@AntarcticScienc)
11h We need experts for a 3rd voice in media so those gaps aren’t filled by misinformation. (@AntarcticScienc)
11h Facebook has taken over Google in sending people to news stories online. (@AntarcticScienc)
11h A good quality picture to accompany a story is essential in this era of media (@AntarcticaNZ)
10h How to present your story without dumbing the message down - make it real (@AntarcticaNZ)
10h We need a more diverse range of scientists to comment on climate in the media. (@AntarcticScienc)
10h Megan Balks from University of Walkato discusses changes in the terrestrial environment. (@AntarcticScienc)
10h Data gets more valuable as records get longer. (@AntarcticScienc)
10h Matt King of presenting on past, present and future of ice mass changes. (@AntarcticScienc)
10 h Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA), the weight of on causing deformation of the landmass (@IMAS_UTAS)
10h Models of melting from increased CO2 (@IMAS_UTAS)
9h Don't forget to join us tonight at Metz @7:30 (Sandy Bay) for Drinks.
9h What is NZARI? Launched last yr to bring scientific community together by (@AntarcticaNZ)
9h The Deep South - NZ's Antarctic, Southern Ocean & SubAntarctic Challenge - collaborative effort (@AntarcticaNZ)
APECS Oceania is "tweeting" from the Strategic Science in Antarctica conference currently underway in Hobart.
For those not on the Twitter bandwagon yet here is our wrap-up of day 2 at the conference straight from the source, our Twitter feed @APECSOceania (retweets included):
9h Next Plenary - Jonathan Stark discusses an environmental impact study of sewage discharge from Davis Station
(@AntarcticaNZ)
9h Effluent highly concentrated and is full of toxic chemicals and pathogens
8h Animals being exposed to excessively high levels of faecal pathogens
8h Identification of antibiotic resistant bacteria from sewerage outfalls and surrounding environment
8h Australian Antarctic division are developing new state of the art waste water system to reduce sewerage contamination.
8h Keynote presentation by Neil Gilbert on the Antarctic Treaty.
7h Greg Hince of discusses fuel spill remediation in Antarctica. (@AntarcticScienc)
(@AntarcticScienc)
7h Mark curran presenting on secrets from the past. Using antarctic ice cores to provide information on climate variability
6h Dr Mick Abbott of discusses Scott Base.
(@AntarcticScienc)
6h Reducing waste and environmental impacts at Scott Base by Mick Abbot.
6h For every tonne that goes down, 200 kg comes back. Working on managing this as activities in Antarctica increase. (@AntarcticScienc)
5h Mark Hindell talking about ecological response of top predator to climate variability.
3h Keynote speaker for the next Session Prof Steven Chown.
2h Vascular weeds are spreading and adapting faster than indigenous species on subantarctic Marion Island (@AntarcticScienc)
APECS Oceania Social Event
Please join us for drinks at The Metz, Sandy Bay Road, Hobart.
Where: The Metz, Sandy Bay Road, Hobart
When: Wednesday 26th June 2013
Time: 7:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/themetzonthebay
$10 beer/cider jugs, $15 vodka jugs, $15 house wine bottles, $5 shots, $8 pizzas, $12 parma's, $12 pasta. DJ kickin off at 6pm
Abstract submission open
2014 International Symposium on Sea Ice in a Changing Environment, sponsored by the International Glaciological Society (IGS).
10-14 March 2014, Hobart, Australia
You can submit your abstract and register to attend via the IGS website
http://www.igsoc.org/symposia/2014/hobart/
The first circular is also available from the website.
