SCANZ

SCANZ no longer maintains an active account on X. We have now moved to BlueSky and can be found at bsky.app/profile/scicom… See you there!

The first draft of the SCANZ conference programme is now out - hope you can join us! Past Insights, Future Directions: learning from the past to inform the future 20-22 November Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, AUT central city campus. scanz.co.nz/conference-2024

SCANZ National Networking night this Thursday 17 Oct in 7 locations around the motu! All are welcome, nibbles provided. Meetups in Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch & Dunedin. Details here: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

Interested in presenting at this year's SCANZ conference? Deadline for submitting a talk proposal is this Sunday 29 Sept. Conference details: 20-22 November, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Don't forget to join us online tonight for a scicomm focused retrospective on the work of the National Science Challenges. See you there! scanz.co.nz/events/2024/au…

Seven science communicators from a range of #NationalScienceChallenges give us 3 things they'll take away from their work on impact-driven science programmes. Tues 20 Aug. 7:30pm. Online. Join us! scanz.co.nz/events/2024/au… #scicomm #scanz

Save the date for the next SCANZ online event: #scicomm lessons learned from the National Science Challenges. Tuesday 20 August, 7:30pm

Go to the movies with SCANZ! Watch "The Erie Situation" documentary anytime from 14-21 June, and join us for an online discussion 20 June. Tickets free for SCANZ members, $5 for non-members. More info and bookings here: tinyurl.com/bdd275bc

Join us tonight at one of our National Networking Night venues in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Whakatū Nelson, Ōtautahi Christchurch, or Ōtepoti Dunedin. See our website for more details: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

The SCANZ April National Networking Night is this Wednesday 10 April, from 5:30pm. Everyone is welcome - you don't have to be a member, and you don't need to RSVP! Meetups in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch & Dunedin. See you there! More here: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

Join us for the next SCANZ National Networking Night: Wed 10 April, 5:30pm All welcome: researchers, students, comms staff, content creators & everyone in between! Meetups in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch & Dunedin See you there! More here: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

National Networking Night is on tonight, 5:30-7:30pm! No need to RSVP, just turn up and meet other science communicators. Locations in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Ōtautahi Christchurch, Ōtepoti Dunedin. More details here! scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

The 2023 @SciComNZ annual conference was a hit! Alongside other BioHeritage affiliates in attendance, was the amazing Hannah Savage, who received a grant from BioHeritage to attend. Story here: bioheritage.nz/future-focus-f…

Congratulations to the winner of the 2023 SCANZ Excellence in Science Communication Award, presented today to the Lakes380 team for their work to understand the past & present health of lakes in Aotearoa to better plan for the future. Read more: scanz.co.nz/award #SCANZ23

Congratulations to the winner of the inaugural SCANZ Emerging Science Communicator Award, presented today to Kati Doehring for her collective storytelling as a freshwater restoration tool. Read more here: scanz.co.nz/award #SCANZ23

Thank you @DSikaPaotonu for your beautiful keynote - for sharing a slice of your work and your life with us! #SCANZ23

We're underway! Thanks to all who have traveled for the #scanz23 conference and to those joining online - we look forward to all the new connections over the next 2 days.

Thank you to scholarship sponsor @BioHeritageNZ! The funds donated have gone to helping a deserving person attend the conference who otherwise wouldn't have been able to. We are so pleased to be able to offer additional scholarships this year, thanks to your support.