Price
Free
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.
Pricing
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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
Contact
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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