National Statistical Service

Maths for the future: Keep Australia Competitive

Tuesday 7 February 2012, University House, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

The 'Maths for the future: Keep Australia Competitive' event will be a two day, national forum, proposing strategies to secure future mathematical and statistical skills for Australia, skills that are critical for Australian innovation and competitiveness. Professor Celia Hoyles, former mathematics advisor to the British Government, will talk about initiatives employed in the UK that have improved standards, reversed teacher shortages and increased mathematics enrolments. This forum comes five years on from the An investment in the future forum which discussed the findings of the Australian Academy of Sciences' National Strategic Review of Mathematical Science Research in Australia and provides an opportunity to endorse a coherent action plan to ensure the supply of graduates in the mathematical sciences and quantitative disciplines. Other speakers include: - Ian Chubb (Chief Scientist) - Chris Evans (Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research) - Doug Hilton (Director, WEHI) - Steve Davies (General Manager, Statistics, APRA) - Ron Sandland (AMSI) - Attila Brungs (Australian Technology Network) - Mike Manton (Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering) - Rob Vertessy (Acting Director, Bureau of Meteorology) - Sophie Mirabella (Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science) - Chris Pyne (Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) - Glenn Wightwick (Chief Technologist, IBM Australia) - Paul Van Bergen (Partner, R&D Incentives, KPMG) - Louise Ryan (Chief, CSIRO Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics) - Len Sciacca (Chief Operating Officer, DSTO) - Kim Beswick (AAMT) For further information please visit: http://www.amsi.org.au/events/forthcoming-events/773-maths-for-the-future-keep-australia-competitive