A paperless conference
A paperless conference sounded like a great idea. Just think of the trees. And this was a conference FOR the trees. And the fish. And the birds. The World Parks Congress, held every 10 years to remind us that we …
Category: unscheduled rants
A grand opening
The grand opening of the World Parks Congress, Sydney Olympic Stadium November 2014. The audiences is shushed and warned off flash photography. The hosts urge quiet respect, announcing that ‘this will be a sacred part of the ceremony’. The scene …
The Virtual Dive Machine
The final plenary speech at a very large conference. This scientist bears a superficial resemblance to another in the public eye: an ageing rock star who also has added a podium to his stage. Bald, spare, charismatic. He tells us …
Tagged with: climate change, complex problems, conferences, coral reefs, ICRS, science communication
Hello world!
Here is a short post to say hi, and promise actual content quite soon…but here’s some internet awesomeness to entertain you in the meantime If Jaws were a Disney movie
Tagged with: introductions