#University of South Wales

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I don't remember if I ever shared this before, but I found it again (in my camera roll)

It translates to "No Music On A Dead Planet" and it was outside the castle in Cardiff by Bute parc (a while ago it was, at least)

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The Popcorn Club

Event planning can be a daunting task, but it's a critical component of any successful organisation. From small community events to large-scale conferences, effective event planning can be the difference between a memorable experience and a forgettable one. Recently, I had the opportunity to take part in the planning and promotion of an event called "The Popcorn Club." As I navigated through the process, I gained valuable insights into the world of event planning, including the importance of social media and the significance of collaboration and communication. In this blog post, I'll share my experience and some of the most crucial things I learned about event planning and promotion.

For an independent Uni event The Popcorn Club, in my mind anyways, was a success although there were only 50 seats and not all of them were filled. Those who came really enjoyed themselves and that's what really mattered. The atmosphere was electric, with people laughing and chatting as we watched our work displayed and when we had the social after.

From a planning perspective, the event went smoothly. As a group, although we had our own jobs we all were happy to help out with everything from designing posters, editing videos and brainstorming ideas for social media.

In terms of the work shown, we had carefully grouped certain ones together so we could create panels for Q&As and give the audience time to take in everything they've seen and so they don't become too overwhelmed. Our choices were validated by the reaction of the attendees, who enjoyed the variety and mix of works.

Overall, The Popcorn Club event was a fantastic night that exceeded my expectations. We had a great turnout, and everyone seemed to have a great time.

The success of the event was not just down to luck. It took months of planning and preparation to bring it all together, and this blog post will dive deeper into the thought process and decisions that went into making it a success.

Planning an event is a daunting task, but the experience of organising The Popcorn Club has taught me the art of event planning. Various things went into planning this event, from deciding on the theme and creating promotional content. In this blog post, I'll share the valuable insights I gained from it.

We had to decide on the theme of the event. It was a lot simpler than we thought it would be because in all honesty we already had the idea at the start, but that doesn't mean it hasn't changed and evolved. The theme of The Popcorn Club was centred around high school and how each member of the group has changed and evolved. We wanted to create an atmosphere of fun and relaxation where people could unwind and have a good time.

Once we finalised the theme, the next step was to create a promotion plan to ensure that the event reached as many people as possible. As a social media manager, my role was to create engaging and visually appealing content for the event's promotion. We utilised various social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter to promote the event and used the website other members of the group created to reach out to potential attendees. Although Social Media definitely isn't my strong suit I was so happy that I got to do it as it did give me a chance to better my abilities. It was so daunting to begin with but with the help of Blake (a member of the Popcorn Club), it got a lot easier. Social media became a voice for us to express ourselves and what we were creating.

During the planning process, we faced some challenges and had to make some changes. For instance what we were even going to be changing. Trying to decide how to show a dissertation and scripts is not an easy task but it worked out well and everyone loved it. 

As someone who was in charge of the social media and promotions for The Popcorn Club, I learned quite a few things about event planning. Here are some of the key takeaways:

1. Communication is key

One of the biggest lessons I learned from planning The Popcorn Club is that communication is absolutely essential when it comes to organising an event. It is especially important when working with a group because people are always going to have different ideas or what to do.

2. Flexibility is important

While it's important to have a plan in place, it's also important to be flexible and adaptable when things don't go as planned. For example, at The Popcorn Club, we had to make some important and somewhat stressful decisions when it came to the interviews, photography and table reads. We all had to be flexible with our time so we could get it all done. It took some work. 

Overall, planning The Popcorn Club was a challenging and rewarding experience that taught me a lot about event planning. By applying the lessons I learned to future projects, I'm confident that I'll be able to plan even more successful events in the future. It has also given me a major insight into what I want to do in the future. As a career, I now realise I want to go into Curation and Programming meaning planning events and putting works together. I got more from this project than I would've ever known.

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Moonrise, New South Wales

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University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Andy Wang

[tomorrowusa]

^^^ A homophobe at the University of New South Wales who refused to use a stairway painted in Pride colors probably didn't do his gonads any good by trying to slither up the railing.

h/t: Comic Sands.

Perhaps the Capitol steps in Washington should be painted this way to deter a repeat of January 6th by pro-Trump terrorists. 🤔

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As part of this effort, the Molecular Design and Synthesis Group at the University of New South Wales has been designing tagging agents that will temporarily introduce highly fluorinated alkyl groups to molecules to aid in organic synthesis (for example, see figure 18.17).

"Chemistry" 2e - Blackman, A., Bottle, S., Schmid, S., Mocerino, M., Wille, U.

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n4_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Australian wild flowers /. Sydney :N.S. W. Bookstall Co.,[1912?]. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57620201

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skirtless backstage shoots >>>

@that-musical-lesbian

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Scientists develop a new approach to help optimize marble conservation

Scientists have used a novel approach that could improve how artifacts made from marble are preserved.

In the study, published in Applied Surface Science, a team from UNSW Sydney and The University of Bologna, Italy combined computational modeling with experimental methods to measure whether different organic solvents like alcohol could improve a protective treatment used for marble preservation. They found that while the range of solvents behaved differently on the marble surface, all enhanced the treatment similarly.

Among calcite-based materials, marble is coveted for its aesthetic qualities. It has been used in many artifacts of cultural significance worldwide, from the statue of David by Michelangelo in Florence to the famous columns of the Parthenon in Athens. But when exposed outdoors, marble works are prone to deterioration from the rain.

"Most of us are familiar with some iconic marble works of great historical and cultural significance. We're working to find ways to help preserve these works for future generations so they can have the chance to enjoy and appreciate them just like us," says Dr. Martina Lessio, lecturer in the School of Chemistry at UNSW Science and a senior author of the study.

Read more.

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The Behind the Scenes of the Behind the Scenes

So I’m finally in my 3rd and final year of university. For this final year myself and peers have been given the assignment of a major project which is an exhibition to display our achievements over the past years. I will be honest when I first saw this assignment I was terrified for so many reasons, one being I had no clue where to even begin but with that in mind I was still so excited at the same time. This isn’t like anything I have ever done before. Although I know we have the skills together as a class to do it, it was still a daunting project. 

From the get go I tried to work out what my strengths are and what my weaknesses would be. I wanted to ensure for myself and my peers that I would be able to excel in the jobs I was assigned. I knew that if it was something that would allow me to be creative it would be the perfect job as I am a Dreamer I thrive in using my imagination and creating things, but that does also mean that when it comes to being organised is sort of a no go for me so management is definitely no the job for me. After our 2nd meeting it was decided that I’d be majoring/managing the promotions alongside another one of my peers. Yes I know I’ve already mentioned management wasn’t a good fit for me but in this sense it worked as the management team told us our tasks and we just cracked on and did them. 

So before we made any step in the curation side of our project our class needed to decide a theme. Although it was a task that affected everything we created, it came around weirdly fast. As a unit we understood quickly that we thrive in being unique and camp which is why our theme became focused on ‘studying the screen’ although that is definitely not our final title (needs a little comedy) it explained everything we needed it to. The idea of ‘studying the screen’ encapsulates all the areas we have studied and all the films we have watched. From ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ to ‘It Happened One Night’ over the last 3 years there has been something for everyone to enjoy.

As for what I wanted to show in terms of my film identity, that is still something I don’t know. I knew I wanted to include my work on screenwriting as it is an area within the course I was so proud of. Other than my screenwriting I am still at a loss of what to use but thankfully alongside the theme of ‘studying the screen’ we also decided to have a high school theme using the cringy yearbook photos and quotes. Having this added theme and style it has given me more ideas of how I want to represent myself. Academically I’m not the best and I’m not ashamed to admit that. For that exact reason I want to express some of that work as a demonstration of my progress in the same ways I did during my high school years. It has gone full circle. 

So onto the major project itself my main focuses so far have been creating a logo that would be used for the website and the social media and basically any form of promotion we used. As a group we decided to make something that looks like a school logo. Something sweet and simple but eye-catching in a way. So that’s what I created (as seen below) . I knew I wanted to represent our University and I knew I had to incorporate cinema in some way. That is why I chose to add a film reel in the background to both break up the logo but also to add a small insight to what we are about. All in all what I designed after some trial and error has finally been finished and approved by everyone in our class and as a little tip for anyone who's gonna design a logo, colours are your enemy seriously, that's what took the longest to agree on. 

Anyways, the progress so far. There is so much more to come and I know that's gonna be an understatement but in the meantime everything is going smoothly. 

Wish us luck!

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University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Andy Wang

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[fernsandcrows]

I'm at an Ecoology field course with and we need to do a 2 day project worth 70% of the mark and I have no idea what to do. Someone PLEASE help.