Young Scientists of Australia
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| Other Incorporated Entity | |
| Genre | Science Communication |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Number of locations | Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide |
| Website | http://www.ysa.org.au/ |
The Young Scientists of Australia is a national non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of science in Australia to the 14- to 25-year-old demographic. The organization consists of chapters in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
The organisation is involved in organising various science shows, typically targeted at high school students. It also organises social events for its members, and is involved in various science promotion events such as National Science Week and the production of a radio show about science, airing on SYN Radio in Melbourne. YSA also staffs a large number of The Science Experience science schools in various universities around the country, whereby hundreds of YSA members volunteer weeks of their time to lead high school students around the universities.
The current chapters are:
- Brisbane
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Adelaide
Chapters
Brisbane
YSA Brisbane is the founding chapter of YSA and in turn the oldest chapter in Australia.
The Current management Committee members are
- President: Jared Peut
- Vice-President: Elizabeth Long
- Treasurer: Timothy Neeskens
- Secretary: Louise Toohey
- Immediate Past President: Jessica Wrigley
The Current Executive Committee Members are
- Editor: Connor Mooney-Collett
- Social: Grace Isdale & Alex Carroll
- Sport: Daniel Townsend
- Webmaster: Sarah Anderson
- Electronic Editor: Ben Cooper
- Health, Safety and Environment Representative: Amelia Lane
- MWOPs: Liam Nolan, Rebecca Curran, Kathryn Townsend, Katherine Long, Brooke Jensen
- Science Coordinator: Shane McMaster
YSA Sydney
The Sydney chapter has over 110 financial members and is managed by a committee of eleven members of which four are the executive committee members of the chapter.
Adelaide
The Current management Committee members are:
- President: Emi Schutz
- Vice-President: Tyson Slater
- Secretary: Catisha Coburn
- Treasurer: Kieran O'Loughlin
- Immediate Past President: Kevin Clark
This chapter is the most recently founded, with the inaugural meeting occurring in December 2009.
Organisation Structure of YSA
Each of the chapters in YSA are separate legal entities and as such have no reliance on each other. However annually NatCamp and NatCon are held by one of each of the chapters in a round robin where members of all the chapters come together to interact.
NatCamp
Is the annual camp of YSA.
NatCon
NatCon is the national conference of YSA where members of committees come together and discuss a general direction for YSA as a body. The conference is held annually and runs for two to three days.
Past Chapters
A chapter of YSA once existed in Perth. This chapter no longer exists.