Bringing Science to Life: PowerPoint & Blender Skills Workshop with Astrid O’Connor

🗓 Date: Friday, 12th April
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM AEDT
📍 Location: Online (Zoom)

Join us for an exciting PowerPoint & Blender skills workshop with Astrid O’Connor—a self-proclaimed "Blender necromancer" who brings extinct Australian animals back to life through open-source art and animation.

Astrid (she/they) is an evolutionary biology PhD student at Monash University and a passionate science communicator, using digital tools to make research more engaging and accessible. With experience working at the annual dinosaur dig in Inverloch and reconstructing prehistoric creatures, Astrid will guide you through using PowerPoint and Blender to enhance your research, storytelling, and presentations.

What You'll Learn:

✅ How to level up your PowerPoint presentations with engaging visuals and animations
✅ An introduction to Blender and its applications in research and science communication
✅ Tips for using open-source tools to bring your ideas and discoveries to life

Whether you're a researcher, student, or just curious about Blender and visual storytelling, this workshop will give you the skills to make your science stand out!

This workshop is free for members—if you're not a member yet, now’s the perfect time to join!