BrisScience: 'Digging deeper...can Australian soils really feed the world?'
Event Details
- Date:
- Monday, 13 April 2015
- Time:
- 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location:
- The Edge, State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane
- URL:
- https://brissciencesoil.eventbrite.com.au
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Miss Leonie Small
- Phone:
- 58598
- Email:
- l.small@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Science
Event Description
- Full Description:
- The first BrisScience seminar for 2015 is kicking off this April, brought to you by The University of Queensland.
Join our panel as they celebrate the International Year of Soils with a nitty gritty discussion on: 'Digging deeper...can Australian soils really feed the world?'
Our four panellists are:
Rob Pekin: founder of Food Connect and a former dairy farmer who has a strong belief in the practice of community-supported agriculture.
Dr Neil McKenzie: former Chief of CSIRO Land and Water who is actively involved in shaping public policy on scientific aspects of land resource management. Neil is a member of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils.
Dr Christine Williams; Assistant Director-General, Science Division of DSITI who is a trained economist and now leads the Science Division which provides scientific and technical advice and services to government agencies.
Philip Mulvey: CEO of Environmental Earth Sciences who has 30 years experience in soil sciences, hydrogeology, water resource assessment and contamination studies.
Our facilitator is Professor Neal Menzies, Head of the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at The University of Queensland.
Event details:
When: Monday 13 April
Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Venue: The Edge, State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane
Arrangements: Doors open at 6pm
Refreshments: Light refreshments will be provided following the presentation
RSVP: This is a free event, please register to secure your seat: https://brissciencesoil.eventbrite.com.au
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