On 26-27 June 2007, the inaugural meeting of SCREN, took place at the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS), at The Australian National University, Canberra.

It was agreed that a network of science communication researchers and educators should be formed as a network of special interest under ASC (Australian Science Communicators).

Those present were:

Jenni Metcalfe (Chair and then-president of ASC, and Econnect)

Michelle Riedlinger (Econnect)

Melanie McKenzie (Econnect and UQ PhD student)

Joan Leach (UQ)

Nancy Longnecker (UWA)

Jan Dook (UWA)

Will Rifkin (UNSW)

Errol Veith (CQU)

Belinda Barr (PIRSA /Grow Smart, then-secretary for ASC)

Rob Morrison (Flinders University)

Terry Burns (University of Newcastle)

Kira Mileham (University of Newcastle)

CPAS staff: Sue Stocklmayer, Rod Lamberts, Mike Gore, John Rayner, Cathy Frazer.

CPAS PhD students: Suzette Searle, Sean Perera and Bobbi Cerini.

Although not present, Lloyd Davis (Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago) has expressed an interest in joining this group.

If you’re involved in academic teaching and/or research and you’d like to join SCREN, please contact Errol Vieth from the Central Queensland University who is leading SCERN’s membership sub-committee.