Public Speaking - Stuart McMillen - list of public speaking appearances

	Date	Type	Host	Venue	Description
28	2021-09-22	Discussion / Q&A	Australian Cartoonists Association	Online (via video link)	A discussion / Q&A about my work, in conversation with moderator David Pope. As part of ACA's 'members coffee catchup' series. A virtual morning tea, that highlights the work of a different Australian cartoonists every month.
27	2021-09-14	Talk	CIT (Canberra Institute of Technology)	Online (via video link)	Guest talk about my career to date, and the way I approach my work. Delivered to the class of students studying CIT's 'Professional Practice' course, as part of their Certificate IV of Visual Arts.
27	2021-06-29	Talk	CPAS (Centre for the Public Awareness of Science)	Australian National University, Canberra, Australia	Guest lecture about the medium of comics as a tool for science communication. Delivered to the class of students studying ANU's intensive course 'Science Communication and the web'
26	2020-06-30	Talk	CPAS (Centre for the Public Awareness of Science)	Australian National University, Canberra, Australia	Guest lecture about the medium of comics as a tool for science communication. Delivered to the class of students studying ANU's intensive course 'Science Communication and the web'
25	2019-07-02	Talk	CPAS (Centre for the Public Awareness of Science)	Australian National University, Canberra, Australia	Guest lecture about the medium of comics as a tool for science communication. Delivered to the class of students studying ANU's intensive course 'Science Communication and the web'
24	2019-05-17	Talk	Australian Science Communicators	Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra	'Drinks Al Desko': Talk about 'communicating science visually with cartoons and comics'. Talk tailored to an audience of science communicators.
23	2019-05-16	Talk	Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin	Commonwealth Club, Canberra	Talk about 'communicating visually with cartoons and comics'. Performing my comics St Matthew Island and I Used to Be Racist, and discussing the thinking behind my work.
22	2019-04-16	Talk	Phil Up on Science	Smith's Alternative, Canberra	Talk about 'communicating environmental issues with cartoons and comics'.
21	2018-11-18	Talk	Australian Cartoonists Association	Old Parliament House, Canberra	Talk and audience Q&A about crowdfunding. Co-delivered with fellow crowdfunded cartoonist Alan Moir.
20	2018-09-13	Talk	Data Visualisation Canberra	Canberra	Talk about 'communicating science visually with cartoons and comics'.
19	2018-07-18	Reading	BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!	Smith's Alternative, Canberra	I was a 'featured performer' at this slam poetry event. Performing my comics St Matthew Island and I Used to Be Racist.
18	2018-06-27	Talk / discussion	Gorman Arts Centre	Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra	'Skill share' session, reflecting on my lessons learned from my recent matched crowdfunding campaign. Then guiding a discussion about fundraising among the 20 participants in the session.
17	2018-05-19	Reading	Autumn Revel	Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra	Reading / performance of my recently-published comic I Used to Be Racist.
16	2018-05-08	Talk	Green Drinks Canberra	King O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Canberra	Talk about 'communicating environmental issues with cartoons and comics'.
15	2017-11-27	Talk / workshop	ANU Climate Institute	Australian National University, Canberra, Australia	Talk about 'communicating science with cartoons and comics', followed by a Café Scientifique style dialogue session and workshop guided by Stuart.
14	2017-11-25	Talk	Australian Cartoonists Association	Old Parliament House, Canberra	Talk about "Top 10 crowdfunding tips" for cartoonists. Later adapted into an article in ACA's Inkspot magazine and a blog post on this website.
13	2017-08-26	Stand-up comedy	Sustainable Stand-Up, National Science Week	Smith's Alternative, Canberra	National science week event for newcomers to deliver their first ever stand-up comedy set about science and environmental issues. I described this experience in a blog post, and footage of my set was published online.
12	2016-12-18	Talk	Sunday Assembly Canberra	Majura Hall, Dickson, Canberra	Personal reflection about 'Connection'. Particularly, my decision to not own a smartphone. [7 minutes]
11	2016-11-07	Panel	Ainslie & Gorman Arts Centres	Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra	Panel discussion about crowdfunding arts projects. Speaking in conjunction with Esther Gyorki from Australian Cultural Fund.
10	2016-05-15	Talk	Sunday Assembly Canberra	Majura Hall, Dickson, Canberra	Personal reflection about the theme of ‘Earth’: the career decisions I made after becoming aware of environmental issues. [10 minutes]
9	2016-05-11	Talk	TEDxCanberra open mic night	King O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Canberra, Australia	Talk about ‘horsepower’, and the invisible ‘energy slaves’ that serve our modern lifestyles. [3 minutes]
8	2016-05-10	Talk	Green Drinks Canberra	King O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Canberra, Australia	Talk about my environment-themed comics, as part of Green Drinks Canberra’s ongoing guest speaker series. [10 minutes]
7	2016-04-09	Talk / lecture	Unconference Canberra 2016	CBRIN, Canberra, Australia	“Communicating science via comics” [25 minutes]
6	2015-06-25	Panel	Australian Science Communicators	Two Before Ten, Canberra, Australia	Freelancers science communicators panel discussion. More information.
5	2014-10-17	Panel	Australian Science Communicators	Civic Pub, Canberra, Australia	“Science, Cartoons and Politics: Communicating Big Ideas” [80 minutes] Co-panellists were Canberra Times cartoonists Geoff Pryor and David Pope.
4	2014-08-16	Talk / lecture	National Science Week 2014	Australian National University, Canberra, Australia	“Communicating science via comics” [25 minutes]
3	2013-08-08	Talk / lecture	National Science Week 2013	Questacon, Canberra, Australia	“Communicating science via comics” [25 minutes]
2	2013-05-24	Panel	Bizoo Zine Anthology launch	The Front Cafe, Canberra, Australia	A panel discussion with other Canberra zine and comics creators, in front of a small audience.
1	2010-11-17	Talk / lecture	QLD Environment Dept	D.E.R.M. offices, Brisbane, Australia	“Creative thinking: the power of cartoons and games” [60 minutes] I discussed comics/cartoons, and Jason Turnbull discussed video games.