Mars Buttfield-Addison 🛰<p>The month of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ScienceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceWeek</span></a> begins! I've got an action-packed ~5 weeks coming up, full of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> content all around lutruwita / <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmania</span></a>! If you're keen to hang out, or see some great local <a href="https://aus.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> content, check out some of the events below 👇</p><p>🌘 Aug 4 - presenting at Beaker Streets "Young Tassie Scientists After Hours: Science for Kids (for Adults)" at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TMAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMAG</span></a><br>🤖 Aug 5 - watching <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@parisba" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>parisba</span></a></span> argue that <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> is anything but <a href="https://aus.social/tags/creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creative</span></a> in "The Great Debate" at The Theatre Royal<br>🍎 Aug 6 - speaking at the ABC Ockham's Razor event, LIVE at Willie Smith's Apple Shed down <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Huonville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Huonville</span></a><br>🛰️ Aug 12 - speaking at TastroFest up in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Devonport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devonport</span></a>, as part of a series of presentations running all next week with the support of Libraries Tasmania<br>🏰 Aug 14 - mingling at the Government House launch of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ScienceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceWeek</span></a> 2023, likely whispering in people's ears about my plans for a science centre out west...<br>🚗 Aug 15-18 - travelling around Tas on the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/YoungTassieScientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YoungTassieScientists</span></a> Southern road trip! This includes about a dozen schools plus at least one event with Children's University!<br>🎙️ Aug 16 - giving the ECR address at Hobart's <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ScienceMeetsParliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceMeetsParliament</span></a> dinner, hosted by Minister for Science and Technology, Hon Madeleine Ogilvie MP<br>🎪 Aug 19 - staffing a booth at Inspiring Tasmania's <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FestivalOfBrightIdeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FestivalOfBrightIdeas</span></a> / <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FoBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoBI</span></a> down at Salamanca<br>🎓 Aug 22 - talking futures and opportunities as the occasional address at the afternoon session of Winter Graduations for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UTAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UTAS</span></a>'s College of Sciences and Engineering</p><p>(Then I take a week off to catch up on normal work + sleep, and do 2 days of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> training with <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SuperstarsOfSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperstarsOfSTEM</span></a>)</p><p>🏫 Sep 1 - back at it, as a keynote for the 'It Takes a Spark!' <a href="https://aus.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> conference, alongside the fantastic Dr Lila Landowski!</p><p>(Then maybe I get a break from speaking for a bit, at least until the Australian Space Research Conference comes to town a few weeks later 😬)</p><p>Links and tickets:<br>🌘 <a href="https://www.beakerstreet.com.au/2023events/young-tassie-scientists-after-hours/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beakerstreet.com.au/2023events</span><span class="invisible">/young-tassie-scientists-after-hours/</span></a><br>🤖 <a href="https://www.beakerstreet.com.au/2023events/great-debate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beakerstreet.com.au/2023events</span><span class="invisible">/great-debate/</span></a><br>🍎 <a href="https://www.beakerstreet.com.au/2023events/ockhams-razor-live-at-willie-smiths/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beakerstreet.com.au/2023events</span><span class="invisible">/ockhams-razor-live-at-willie-smiths/</span></a> (Sold Out)<br>🛰️ <a href="https://libraries.tas.gov.au/event/tastrotalk-with-mars-buttfield-addison-devonport-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">libraries.tas.gov.au/event/tas</span><span class="invisible">trotalk-with-mars-buttfield-addison-devonport-library/</span></a><br>🏰 <a href="https://westcoastspacecentre.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">westcoastspacecentre.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🚗 <a href="https://youngtassiescientists.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youngtassiescientists.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🎙️ None (seemingly not public/on the internet at all this year?)<br>🎪 <a href="https://festivalofbrightideas.com.au" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">festivalofbrightideas.com.au</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🎓 <a href="https://www.utas.edu.au/about/events/graduation#content2-1381297" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">utas.edu.au/about/events/gradu</span><span class="invisible">ation#content2-1381297</span></a><br>🏫 <a href="https://spark-educonferences.com.au/tasmania-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spark-educonferences.com.au/ta</span><span class="invisible">smania-2023/</span></a></p>