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BAMOS
June 2017
Centre updates
Perth
The Perth Regional Centre held its Annual General Meeting on
Friday the 17 March 2017 at Murdoch University, Perth, Western
Australia. Membership for the 2017 committee is:
• Dr Jatin Kala (Chair, Murdoch University)
• Adjunct Prof Merv Lynch (Immediate Past Chair, Curtin
University)
• Mr Len van Burgel (Treasurer, Bureau – now retired)
• Dr Jenny Hopwood (Secretary, University of Western
Australia)
• Dr Bruce Buckley (Insurance Australia Group)
• Mr Bradley Santos (Bureau)
• Mr Glenn Cook (Bureau)
The Perth committee is considering co-sponsoring a CSIRO mid-
year mini-symposium on ‘Trends of rainfall and water resources
in the southwest of WA’, which is currently being planned
for September 2017. The committee is also liaising between
Murdoch University and AMOS to establish a yearly student
prize for best research report in the ENV242 (Atmospheric
Science) course at Murdoch university, offered every year
during first semester. The Perth committee is looking into
better ways to raise its profile in WA.
Tasmania
The Tasmanian Regional Centre started the year with a bang,
launching straight into organising our major event for the year.
In August, during National Science week, our expert panel will
present ‘Big changes in big places: past, present and future’. An
engaging MC will moderate presentations by three scientists
on the topic of large-scale changes in the Earth's ice sheets
and oceans, and the relevance of these changes to Australia.
After the presentations, a lively discussion during the Q and A
session will be vigourously encouraged by the MC.
The University of Tasmania has generously agreed to waive
the venue hire for the Stanley Burbury Theatre in Hobart (15
August) and the Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre in Launceston
(16 August). A successful application to the Tasmanian Seed
Grants for National Science Week will cover some of the costs
of advertising the events and accommodation for the Hobart-
based speakers in Launceston. Through contributions from
our partner organisations, the Australian Marine Sciences
Association, the Australian Institute of Physics, and the ARC
Centre of Excellence for Climate Systems Science, we hope to
offer light refreshments at the event to encourage the audience
to linger.
Other activities in our calendar are a social/career-development
event for postgraduate students, and a Tasmanian event to
mark the 30th Anniversary of AMOS.