Events

• Marine Metre Squared has been monitoring New Zealand coastlines for more than 10 years together with local communities.
• Shark Spy seeks sightings of sharks, skates, and rays from the community along with using underwater cameras to see when and where sharks are.
• Seasons of the Sea monitors plankton in the Otago Harbour.
• Discover some of the hidden animals living in your own backyard!
  
  Times10:00am-3:30pm, Wednesday, 10 July to Sunday, 14 July
  https://scifest.org.nz/programme/participatory-science-at-the-nz 
  

• Marine Metre Squared has been monitoring New Zealand coastlines for more than 10 years together with local communities.
• Shark Spy seeks sightings of sharks, skates, and rays from the community along with using underwater cameras to see when and where sharks are.
• Seasons of the Sea monitors plankton in the Otago Harbour.
• Discover some of the hidden animals living in your own backyard!
  
  Times10:00am-3:30pm, Wednesday, 10 July to Sunday, 14 July
  https://scifest.org.nz/programme/participatory-science-at-the-nz 
  

• Marine Metre Squared has been monitoring New Zealand coastlines for more than 10 years together with local communities.
• Shark Spy seeks sightings of sharks, skates, and rays from the community along with using underwater cameras to see when and where sharks are.
• Seasons of the Sea monitors plankton in the Otago Harbour.
• Discover some of the hidden animals living in your own backyard!
  
  Times10:00am-3:30pm, Wednesday, 10 July to Sunday, 14 July
  https://scifest.org.nz/programme/participatory-science-at-the-nz 
  

• Marine Metre Squared has been monitoring New Zealand coastlines for more than 10 years together with local communities.
• Shark Spy seeks sightings of sharks, skates, and rays from the community along with using underwater cameras to see when and where sharks are.
• Seasons of the Sea monitors plankton in the Otago Harbour.
• Discover some of the hidden animals living in your own backyard!
  
  Times10:00am-3:30pm, Wednesday, 10 July to Sunday, 14 July
  https://scifest.org.nz/programme/participatory-science-at-the-nz 
  

• Marine Metre Squared has been monitoring New Zealand coastlines for more than 10 years together with local communities.
• Shark Spy seeks sightings of sharks, skates, and rays from the community along with using underwater cameras to see when and where sharks are.
• Seasons of the Sea monitors plankton in the Otago Harbour.
• Discover some of the hidden animals living in your own backyard!
  
  Times10:00am-3:30pm, Wednesday, 10 July to Sunday, 14 July
  https://scifest.org.nz/programme/participatory-science-at-the-nz 
  

Artificial Intelligence is advancing very rapidly at present. A new generation of ‘large language models’ is at the forefront of these advances—Systems such as OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude have caught the public’s attention. These systems can engage in remarkably humanlike conversations with users, in a wide variety of tasks and domains—organisations of all kinds are considering how they might use them to enhance the services they provide.

AI language models create many opportunities for improved efficiency and productivity. At the same time, they introduce many new risks, because it is very hard to guarantee their behaviour.

In this spotlight lecture, we will consider what use New Zealand government departments might make of them, and will look at some of the pros and cons in detail as they play out in the domain of public service. This lecture will be presented by Professor Ali Knott and Dr Simon McCallum.

https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/events/2024/07/can-ai-language-models-be-used-to-improve-the-efficiency-and-effectiveness-of-public-services

Genomics Aotearoa are delighted to invite you their seminar series.

Professor Scott V. Edwards will be presenting a talk on Peering into the lives of the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis) and relatives through their genomes

Scott V. Edwards is Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Curator of Ornithology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology and is currently Chair of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.

Scott is an evolutionary biologist, with diverse interests in molecular evolution, phylogenetics, comparative genomics and population genetics. His research uses birds as model systems, focusing on their evolutionary history, phylogeography and genome evolution. His current work focuses on using phylogenetic trees and statistical models to link genomic and phenotypic variation.

Scott has served as President of the Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Society of Systematic Biologists, and has served on the Advisory Boards of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In 2015 he gave a multi-city lecture tour of Aotearoa, New Zealand, focusing on the imprints of dinosaur ancestry on the genomes of modern birds. From 2013-2015 Scott served as Division Director of the Division of Biological Infrastructure at the US National Science Foundation, where he facilitated funding in areas such as undergraduate research experiences, supporting biological collections and major infrastructure and bioinformatics. He also has led efforts to increase the diversity of undergraduates in evolutionary biology and biodiversity science.

Questions and discussions are welcome. Genomics Aotearoa encourage you to invite colleagues to join the genomics community and take part in this seminar.

https://www.gleanreport.com/events/scott-v-edwards/

Join us for a riveting afternoon with our panel of experts as we discuss the relationships between artscience, sciart, environmental art and science communication and much much more.  

Our panel of distinguished guests includes Dr Bridie Lonie, Dr Jenny Rock, Louise Beer and Jessie James Pickery.

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/40449a61-1fba-4dc4-af84-b998e44afcfa@f607a494-56fb-4073-8fc5-6daa9c5d38d7

Adaptation to natural hazards is essential for our communities and infrastructure facing the recurring effects of disruptive natural hazards. When it comes to mitigating these impacts, decision-makers have to navigate considerable institutional, professional, and political risks. 

In May 2024, the Resilience to Nature's Challenges symposium Te Tai Whanake - Growing a stronger, more resilient Aotearoa started to address questions like: What does adaptation look like in different contexts? How sure are we? How much will it cost, and who pays? What should we prioritise? What arrangements or capability would improve a whole-of-nation approach to assessing and managing our significant natural hazard risks? And how can the latest research findings and tools support communities and government through the complexity of adaptation decisions?

Some of our symposium panelists are making themselves available for a Q&A webinar, so we can continue these important discussions. 

Please join us, and come with your questions to put to our expert panel!

https://events.humanitix.com/te-tapeke-auckland 

Envisioning a Fairer Future

Exploring Equity and Equality in Aotearoa New Zealand

Join us for a discussion on what needs to change for a fair, just, and equitable future with experts from Royal Society Te Apārangi Te Tapeke panel.

Our renowned panellists will each share their unique expertise and inspire new ideas about equity, equality, and justice.

Andrew Erueti:
How can we address historical injustices and intergenerational inequities?

Krushil Watene:
How could changing our worldview from individualistic to collective help us achieve fairness?

Barry Milne:
How might Census data help or hinder our understanding of ourselves?

Jay Marlowe:
How do we celebrate diversity and empower all citizens?

This talk will be facilitated by Dr Sereana Naepi, a Pacific scholar whose own work challenges systemic inequalities in education.