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</strong></span></div>Please join us for a film screening (</strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px"><strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold"><div style="display:inline!important">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px"><strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">Sizzle: A global warming comedy) </strong></span></div>
</strong></span><strong style="font-style:inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px;font-weight:normal"><strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">and panel discussion with visiting US scientist-turned-filmmaker, Dr Randy Olson at Macquarie University</strong></span><br>
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</u></b></span></font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px">After the film, Randy will join a panel discussion entitled: '<b>Talking substance in an age of style' </b>discussing the skeptics, and the role of filmmaking and humour in climate change communication. Moderated by Dr Peter Rogers, (Co-Director, Climate Futures at Macquarie), our panel guests inlcude: Dr Rod Lamberts, (Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU); Professor Lesley Hughes (Co-Director, Climate Futures, Macquarie University); Professor Tim Flannery, (Environment & Geography, Macquarie University) & Safina Uberoi, (independent documentary maker and former Macquarie academic). </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px"> </span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">
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<i>Randy Olson is the writer and director of the feature films "Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus," (Tribeca '06, Showtime '07); "Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy" (Outfest '08); and author of "Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style" (Island Press '09). His work focuses on the challenges of communicating science to the general public, and the attacks on mainstream science in fields such as evolution and climate science. A former marine biologist with a PhD from Harvard University, he achieved tenure at the University of New Hampshire, before changing careers to filmmaking by obtaining an Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from the University of Southern California. He is an adjunct faculty member with the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies at USC; and his production company, Prairie Starfish Productions is based at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. </i></div>
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<strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">When:</strong> Saturday 12 May, 2012</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
<strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">Where:</strong> Building Y3A, Theatre 1, Macquarie University, North Ryde</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
<strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">Time: </strong>6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served from 6pm. The film starts at 6.30pm </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
<strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">Cost:</strong> Free </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
<strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">RSVP: </strong>is essential to secure your place. Click on link to <a href="http://web.science.mq.edu.au/rsvp/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,149,95);text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><strong style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:bold">Register</strong></span></a></div>
<div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"><br></div></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px"><b>Supported by</b>: The Faculty of Science; Climate Futures; Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University in conjuction with Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Association Inc</span><span style="line-height:12px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">For more information please contact: Catherine Simpson at <a href="mailto:catherine.simpson@mq.edu.au" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,149,95);text-decoration:underline">catherine.simpson@mq.edu.au</a> <em style="font-style:italic;font-weight:inherit">or</em> <span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">Penny</span> <span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">Wilson</span> at <a href="mailto:penny.wilson@mq.edu.au" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,149,95);text-decoration:underline"><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">penny</span>.<span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">wilson</span>@mq.edu.au</a></div>
</span></div></span><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><span style="font-size:x-small">---------------<br><br>Dr Catherine Simpson<br>Director Science Communication<br>Department of Environment and Geography, <br>
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