functions
national gala
dinners
The National Gala Dinners will be attended by Members of Parliament, chief scientists, senior departmental policymakers, speakers and many more.
The keynote speakers will be livestreamed into each venue.
RSVP Essential by CoB Wednesday 25 May
The Dinners will be held simultaneously from 6:30 - 9:30 AEST, please pay close attention to your local time zone.
Gala Dinner MC
MCing the live streamed dinner will be the wonderful Nate Byrne.
Nate bounces on our screens each morning as the ABC News Breakfast weather presenter, but behind all of that morning energy is a meteorologist, oceanographer, science communicator and former Navy officer.
| Brisbane | 6:30 - 9:30pm Rivershed East, Howard Smith Wharves | Hobart | 6:30 - 9:30pm Hobart Function and Conference Centre |
| Sydney | 6:30 - 9:30pm UNSW Kensington | Adelaide | 6 - 9pm National Wine Centre, University of Adelaide |
| Canberra | 6:30 - 9:30pm Ballrooms, Hotel Realm | Perth | 4:30 - 7:30pm (cocktail reception) Rendezvous Hotel Scarborough |
| Melbourne | 6:30 - 9:30pm Storey Hall, RMIT | Darwin | 6 - 9pm The Terrace, Wharf One |
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club address
Professor Mark Hutchinson
How to take more great Australian science from ‘bench to boardroom’
Science & Technology Australia President Professor Mark Hutchinson on why Australia needs to ‘level up’ on research commercialisation – and how to do it.
Wednesday 2 March 2022