RSNSW EmblemEvents Calendar for the Royal Society of NSW in 2023

Please check this page regularly since the program is under ongoing development

Last update: 6 March 2023


Follow the links below for meetings held by the Society in Sydney, in Newcastle by the Hunter Branch, in Mittagong by the Southern Highlands Branch, and in western NSW by the Western NSW Branch.

Sydney Meetings 2023

Wednesday,
1 February

6.30 pm AEDT

1310th OGM and Open Lecture

Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney

Drones, Smart Munitions, and Cyberspace: the 21st Century Defence of Ukraine and its implications for Australia
Major General (Retd) Fergus (Gus) McLachlan AO

Thursday,
2 March

6.30 pm AEDT

[email protected]: March 2022

Venue: Government House, Sydney (by formal invitation) and Live Streaming

Aristotle on life and thought in the sub-lunary sphere
Dr John Vallance FRSN FAHA
State Librarian of NSW

Wednesday,
15 March

6.30 pm AEDT

1311th OGM and Open Lecture
2022 Jak Kelly Award and RSNSW Scholarship Award Presentations

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Presenters: Shankar Dutt (ANU), Clara Chung Ming Liu (UTS), Thomas Mesaglio (UNSW Sydney), Amyang Zhao (ANU)

Wednesday,
5 April

6.30 pm AEST

156th Annual General Meeting
1312th OGM and 2019 Clarke Memorial Lecture

Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney

Reconstructing ancient oceans, sea-level fluctuations,
the deep carbon cycle, and biodiversity

Professor Dietmar Müller FAA FAGU
School of Geosciences
University of Sydney

Wednesday,
3 May

6.30 pm AEST

RSNSW Open Lecture 2023-1

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Topic: TBA
Professor Michael Blumenstein
Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering and IT
University of Technology, Sydney

Wednesday,
7 June

6.30 pm AEST

1313th OGM and Open Lecture

Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney

Making rights a reality — the need for a Human Rights Act for Australia
Emeritus Professor Ros Croucher AM FAAL
President, Australian Human Rights Commission

Wednesday,
14 June

6.30 pm AEST

[email protected]: June 2023

Venue: Government House Sydney (by formal invitation) and Live Streaming

Topic: TBA
Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM DistFRSN FAA FTSE
Australia's Chief Scientist

Wednesday,
5 July

6.30 pm AEST

RSNSW Open Lecture 2023-2

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Topic: TBA
Speaker: TBA

Wednesday,
2 August

6.30 pm AEST

1314th OGM and Open Lecture

Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney

Topic: TBA
Dr Catherine Ball
Futurist, Author, Researcher, Rebel

Thursday,
10 August

6.30 pm AEST

[email protected]: August 2023

Venue: Government House Sydney (by formal invitation) and Live Streaming

Topic: TBA
Speaker: TBA

Wednesday,
6 September

6.30 pm AEST

RSNSW Open Lecture 2023-3

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Challenges for Open Enquiry and Scholarship in a Divided Age
Professor Alan Davison
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of Technology, Sydney

Wednesday,
4 October

6.30 pm AEDT

1315th OGM and Open Lecture

Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney

Topic: TBA
Speaker: TBA

Thursday,
2 November

9.00 pm AEDT

Royal Society of NSW and Learned Societies Annual Forum 2023

Venue: Government House, Sydney (by formal invitation) and Live Streaming

Topic: TBA
Presenters: TBA 

Wednesday,
6 December

6.30 pm AEDT

1316th OGM and Open Lecture

Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney

Topic: TBA
Speaker: TBA

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Hunter Branch Meetings

The Hunter Branch Event Program for 2023 is still under development.

Thursday, 16 March

5.15 pm AEDT

Hunter Branch Meeting 2023-1

Venue: 40 Newcomen Street, Newcastle

From floods to drought? What might this year bring and what is causing these extremes

Associate Professor Danielle Vernon-Kidd
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Newcastle

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Southern Highlands Branch Meetings

The Southern Highlands Branch Event Program for 2023 is still under development.

Thursday,
16 February

6.00 pm AEDT

Southern Highlands Branch Meeting 2023-1

RSL Mittagong

A comprehensive review of the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines 

Dr Phillip Altman

Thursday,
16 March

6.30 pm AEDT

Southern Highlands Branch Meeting 2023-2

RSL Mittagong

The Kindness Revolution 

Hugh Mackay AO FRSN

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Western NSW Branch Meetings

The Western NSW Branch Event Program for 2023 is still under development

TBA

TBA

Western NSW Branch Meeting 2023-1

Venue: TBA

Topic:TBA 

Speaker: TBA 

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