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Date and Location

Showing 2 of 2 dates for this event. Dates available from 04 Aug 2026 until 04 Aug 2026

The CSIRO Marine National Facility invite you to attend the 2027-28 Voyage Schedule Symposium Town Hall, which will include an overview of the 2027-28 Voyage Schedule, key MNF updates, a series of short presentations from MNF teams outlining their roles and how they support research at sea, and conclude with a Q&A.

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  • Free

Dates and Times

Showing 2 of 2 dates for this event.
Dates available from 04 Aug 2026 until 04 Aug 2026

Event date: Aug 2026

Tuesday 4 Aug 2026

Hobart-based attendees - CSIRO Hobart Auditorium

9.00am to 11.30am AEST

Castray Esplanade, Battery Point TAS

Event date: Aug 2026

Tuesday 4 Aug 2026

Non Hobart-based attendees - Online

9.00am to 11.30am AEST

Login details will be emailed to registrants

More information

Catering:

Morning tea will be provided to those attending in person.

What to expect:

A fun, informative and engaging morning.

To support early engagement and effective planning, the Marine National Facility (MNF) will host a Voyage Schedule Symposium on 4 August 2026. The symposium will bring together Chief Scientists, Principal Investigators for the 2027-28 voyages, and key MNF staff to share information, address questions and support coordinated planning for successful voyage delivery. It will serve as the formal commencement of the voyage planning phase.

The symposium, hosted by Dr Ben Arthur as Master of Ceremonies, will be structured in two parts. You are invited to the morning session which will comprise an MNF Town Hall, open to the broader user community in person and online, commencing at 9:00am AEST and closing at 11:30am. You can hear about the voyages of the 2027-28 schedule, key updates from MNF and have each MNF team take you through what their role is on a voyage. The Town Hall will close with a Q&A session.

The afternoon session will be a closed workshop for Chief Scientists, Principal Investigators and key MNF staff, focusing on voyage-specific planning and coordination.

Agenda

9:00am

Arrival

9:10am

MNF welcome and introduction to the symposium

9:25am

Overview of the 2027–28 voyage schedule and introductions to MNF teams

9:35am

MNF "State of the Facility" and what to expect from the day

9:50am

Lightning talks from 5 MNF Teams (round 1)

10:25am

Morning tea

10:40am

Lightning talks from 5 MNF Teams (round 2)

11:15am

Town Hall Q&A

11:30am

Public session close