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Please note: schedule is subject to change, and will continue to be updated as details and speakers are confirmed.
Schedule
ASTEN Conference 2025: STEM Matters | 15 Oct, 8:40 am ACST – 17 Oct, 4:00 pm ACST CDU Radicle Centre for STEM Engagement, 54 Cavenagh St, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia
- 3 hours
Pre-Conference Networking
Darwin Trailer Boat ClubEvening eventNetworking
- 25 minutes
Registration Day 1
Day 1Registration - 35 minutes
Welcome
Day 1Welcome - 55 minutes
It Is Radicle! Introducing Charles Darwin University New Centre for STEM Engagement
Day 1Session 1 - 30 minutes
Morning Tea
Day 1 - 50 minutes
Building Trust, Building STEM: A Queensland Case Study from National Science Week
Day 1Session 2 - 15 minutes
How Scientific is Science?
Day 1Session 3 - 15 minutes
Creating a place-based STEAM education program for MAGNT
Day 1Session 3 - 40 minutes
Lunch
Day 1 - 45 minutes
Fostering science interest in remote northern Australia through hands-on workshops and community engagement
Day 1Session 4 - 30 minutes
STEAM Education in Timor Leste
Day 1Session 5 - 30 minutes
Afternoon Tea
Day 1 - 1 hour 55 minutes
Workshop: In My Community
Day 1Session 6Workshop - 1 minute
Day 1 Close
- 30 minutes
Night At the Museum - Hosted by MAGNT
MAGNTDay 1Evening eventNetworkingSession 7
- 25 minutes
Registration Day 2
Day 2Registration - 15 minutes
Welcome Back
RadicleDay 2Welcome - 25 minutes
Relinquishing control: trusting AI to guide our visitors
RadicleDay 2Session 8 - 25 minutes
Growing Together: Building Communities of Practice with Questacon Regional Leaders
Day 2Session 8 - 30 minutes
TBC
Day 2Session 10 - 25 minutes
Morning Tea
Day 2 - 30 minutes
ASTEN Travel Fellow Catriona Nguyen-Robertson
Day 2Session 10 - 1 hour
Lightning Updates with ASTEN Fellows
Day 2Session 10 - 45 minutes
Lunch
Day 2 - 20 minutes
Democracy in a Box
Day 2Session 10 - 25 minutes
Building Connection for Better Communication
Day 2Session 10 - 25 minutes
Towards Greener Galleries: Developing Sustainable Exhibitions at the Australian Museum
Day 2Session 11 - 20 minutes
The Energy Futures Zone & New Opportunities during major challenges for the higher education sector
Day 2Session 11 - 30 minutes
Afternoon Tea
Day 2 - 20 minutes
Beyond the One-Off Visit: Sparking Curiosity and Sustaining Trust via Long-Term STEAM Outreach in Our Communities
Day 2PanelSession 12 - 20 minutes
STEAM matters: building thriving communities with trust in libraries
Day 2PanelSession 12 - 20 minutes
Findings from the Engaging Girls in STEM project NT
Day 2PanelSession 12 - 15 minutes
Session 12 Panel
Day 2PanelSession 12 - 10 minutes
Day 2 Close
- 4 hours
Mindil Beach Sunset Market (Optional)
Mindil BeachEvening eventOptional
- 30 minutes
Registration Day 3
Day 3registration - 15 minutes
Welcome Back
Day 3 - 30 minutes
Meeting People Where They Are At: Australian Museum, Pasifika Engagement Approaches
Day 3OnlineSession 13 - 10 minutes
Star gayzing: engaging LGBTQIA+ through programs
Day 3Session 13 - 25 minutes
Exploring Radicle
RadicleDay 3ExploreSession 13 - 30 minutes
Morning Tea
Day 3 - 30 minutes
Worlds Apart or Shared Concerns?
Day 3OnlineSession 14 - 45 minutes
Six Bricks
Day 3Session 15Workshop - 1 hour
Lunch
Day 3 - 1 hour 30 minutes
Nest Practices
Day 3Session 16Workshop - 30 minutes
Reflections, feedback, wrap up
Day 3Wrap up - 1 minute
Conference Close
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