Sunset from the west coast via the
AMOS 2020 Icebreaker in Fremantle.
Source: Melissa Lyne
BAMOS
Jun 2020
11
AMOS 2020 coincides with the International
Day of Women and Girls in Science
The conference coincided with the International Day of
Women and Girls in Science on Tuesday the 11th of February.
Prof. Christian Jakob, the new AMOS chair of the Equity and
Diversity Committee, organised for a photo to be taken of all of
the women at the conference. It is fair to say that at least half, if
not more, of the audience at AMOS were women—a fantastic
achievement for our community.
A chance to unwind
Perfect weather and fantastic a Fremantle backdrop made for
enjoyable networking and social activities. On the opening
night of AMOS 2020, delegates had the opportunity of seeing
a spectacular Indian Ocean sunset from the upstairs function
room at Bathers Beach House. Some delegates even spotted
dolphins frolicking close to the beach below. This was followed
by the Fellows Dinner at Rydges Hotel.
On Tuesday evening, the students and ECRs had a chance to
network and unwind with some barefoot bowling at Melville
Bowling Club. Many thanks to Rachel Law who shared some of
her career experiences, and a very big thank you to CSIRO for
sponsoring the very enjoyable event.
Delegates boarded buses on Wednesday evening and headed
to Frasers Restaurant in Kings Park. It was a beautiful evening
and delegates took full advantage of the amazing view from the
restaurant balcony of the Swan River and City of Perth.
Thank you
Many thanks to all our wonderful guest speakers. Thanks also
to Sarah Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Jenny Hopwood, Linden Ashcroft,
and the AMOS Council for all their assistance with AMOS 2020.
A special thanks to our event partners: CSIRO, Vaisala, Bureau of
Meteorology, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, ARC CLEX, NSW
Planning, Industry and Environment, NCI, AMSI, SWAQ, AMS
and the Perth Convention Bureau.
AMOS 2020 would also not have been possible without the very
hard work of Jeanette Dargavillle, Natasha Rice, Leanne Lee,
Thomas Kavanagh and Melissa Lyne.
And to all our AMOS member colleagues we thank you all for
your generous support.
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Source: Christian Jakob