Come and meet Dan!

Questacon is holding a "Polar Day" this coming public holiday Monday, 11 June, and Dan is coming along!

Dan will be doing two 30 minute presentations in the Japan Theatre, at 10am and 1pm. He'll be showing lots of slides from his Antarctic trips while talking both about his scientific work and about living in Antarctica.

We will also have talks by Dr Andrew Dowdy, another researcher who has worked in Antarctica. Andrew will be speaking at 11am and 2pm. Both Dan and Andrew will be available after their talks to answer your questions.

Additionally, we will have some hands-on science activities for children in Theatre 2 from 9am to 4pm, and an Antarctic pyramid tent and survival gear in the foyer. There will also be a presentation of Shackleton's voyage in Theatre 3 at 11.30am and 12.30pm.

Questacon's Polar Day is free after admission to Questacon.

Comments

[Jake]

Hi I'm Jake. What's it like to live in Antarctica and kind of things do you study?

[Lucia]

Hi Dan,

I put your blog-address in my blog,
http://stellantartica.blogspot.com

Cheers, Lucia

[andrew panciuk]

hi Dan!
Great to see you are still 'berg hopping'. It's been too long since we threw a disc. If you come southwest from greenland, I will travel north to see you from my home in ottawa! All the best,
tot ziens,
./andrew

[maria jose reyes]

Sr:

Are you a Glacial Geologist? if you are can i ask you some questions. We are doing a proyect about careers and our topic is glacial geologists. pleas if you are answer us back we need to know!

Maria jose

[Coco]

Hey daar Dan,
Ik voer met de Barque Europa eveneens aan Antarctica.De bemanning is ontzagwekkend.Ontmoette u Mike? Hij is Canadees en werkelijk grappig.Het beeld op uw plaats van de ijsberg met een gat schijnt vertrouwd.
sorry, hope you can read dutch. im not too good at english.
Liefde van
Coco

Google's Dutch to English translation:

Hey there Dan, I enter the Barque Europe also
Antarctica. The crew is ontzagwekkend. Ontmoette you Mike? He is Canadian and really funny. The image on your site of the iceberg with a hole seems familiar.

[Jordi Roca]

Hello, I’m Jordi Roca Viladrich from Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). I sent before an e-mail from New Zealand, when I stayed at your sistr's house. I didn't received any answer and I try again.

I would like to introduce myself and show my enthusiasm in joining your organization. I have been traveling for two years and just finished my trip in Ushuaia, with the intention to achieve my dream: working in an Antarctic Program or some Antarctic Cruise.

I studied Sociology and Audiovisual Communication, and I worked in advertising and video production companies. Following that I worked on several social projects as I am devoted to the NGO world. I have always adapted my Information Technology expertise with the different development social projects I have worked for. I also have carried out different activities in my trips and I have several volunteering experiences. Prior to that, I worked as a waiter, cook and cleaner in restaurants and hotels in London . I also worked in a seal rehabilitation centre in Holland , developing the logistics area. And I was a ski instructor too. Furthermore, I have a good command of IT as I studied Audiovisual Communication. I would love to contribute my NGOs experience to the goal of environment conservation of the Antarctica , with the diffusion and communication through IT (presentations, briefings, information speeches, etc.).

I believe that my work experience together with my education and my volunteer activities, would allow me to adapt easily to a position in your organization. It could be said that I’m open to any type of collaboration. I would be very excited to belong to your project.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Jordi Roca Viladrich

+54-02901-15605996
volta_al_mon@yahoo.es