SOCIAL EVENTS
Welcome Reception - 24th November
Location: 60 Mills Road, Research School of Physics, Acton
Date & Time: November 24, from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm
Conference Outing - 27th November
City, Wildlife and Space
Depart from Research School of Physics, ANU at 14.00
Our tour starts with a drive up ANZAC Parade to the top of Mt Ainslie to gain an understanding of the Griffin Plan. We then travel past the Australian Parliament House and then through part of the embassy district.
We then drive for the half-hour to 40-minute journey through Canberra’s bushland and rural countryside to the western foothills. We have a short stop at the NASA Deep Space Tracking Station at Tidbinbilla. Here you’ll learn about the significant role played by our telescopes in the Apollo missions, the first moon landing, and current-day deep space tracking.
We’ll then travel the short distance to the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, where some of Australia’s most iconic native animals live in the wild. The reserve is home to thousands of wild Eastern Grey Kangaroos, and we have opportunities to view and photograph them up close. Next, we will be the watch for elusive Red-neck Wallabies and bandicoots. There will be the opportunity for a short walk in the Koala sanctuary.
Return CBR by 19.00.
Conference Dinner - 28th November
The Shine Dome - Australian Academy of Sciences
The Australian Academy of Science's Shine Dome has been a Canberra landmark since its opening in 1959. The Dome—roof, walls and structure combined—dives down beneath the still water of its moat to give the sense that it is floating. From the walkway between the moat and the inner walls, the arches provide a 360° panoramic sequence of 16 views of the capital city and the hills beyond.
For its unique architecture and status as a landmark, the Shine Dome was included in the National Heritage List on 21 September 2005. The Shine Dome, which has won a number of national and international architecture awards and citations, continues to fascinate visitors to Canberra.