SIAL hosts a range of events throughout the year. Most weeks there is a colloquium held, these provide an informal forum for presentation and discussion. There are also regular guest lectures and presentations given by visiting researchers on a range of topics.

Current and Upcoming Events


30 July 2008 - Polly Watkins

Title: private event
Location: Virtual Reality Center :: 110 Victoria Street | Building 91 | Ground flr
Time: all day




31 July 2008 - Christine Wallis

Title: Research + Innovation Portfolio private event
Location: Design Hub Gallery + VR Centre :: 110 Victoria Street | Building 91 | lvl 1
Time: 16:00-17:00




7 August 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




13 August 2008 - Jeffrey Hannam

Title: Drink+Think :: Strategies for Design in Spatial Performance Systems
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 6pm onwards..........




21 August 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




28 August 2008 - Christine Wallis

Title: Research + Innovation Portfolio private event
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: 110 Victoria Street | Building 91 | lvl 1
Time: 16:00-17:00




1 September 2008 - Harriet Edquist

Title: Digital Archives symposium
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: 110 Victoria Street | Building 91 | Lvl 1
Time: all day




4 September 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




10 September 2008 - Juliette Peers

Title: Drink+Think | Imitation of Life
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 6pm onwards..........




18 September 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




24 September 2008 - Boo Chapple

Title: Bodies of Water || culmination of Design Institute residency + Arts Victoria research funding
Location: Research Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 09:00-17:00 across 24-27 September 08




2 October 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




6 October 2008 - Pia Ednie-Brown

Title: Symbiotica|UWA symposium
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: 110 Victoria Street | Building 91 | Grnd flr
Time: all day




8 October 2008 - Alexia Maddox + Hank Haeusler

Title: Drink+Think :: Social Form
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 6pm onwards..........




16 October 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




16 October 2008 - Romaine Logere :: Masters examination

Title: GRC block booking
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: from 3PM right across 17-21 October 08




30 October 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




30 October 2008 - Christine Wallis

Title: Research+Innovation portfolio private event
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: 110 Victoria Street | Building 91 | Lvl 1
Time: 16:00-17:00




31 October 2008 - Louise Handran

Title: Media Star Awards
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: 110 Victoria Street | Building 91 | Grnd flr
Time: from 31|10-07|11 2008




12 November 2008 - tbc

Title: Drink + Think :: EOY party!!!!!
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 6pm onwards..........




13 November 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




27 November 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM




11 December 2008 - TBA

Title: Customising Space colloquia
Location: Design Hub Gallery :: Building 91|Level 1|110 Victoria Street|
Time: 12:30-2:00PM






For a list of all events within the School of Architecture + Design click here.

The SIAL Colloquium

12:30pm Mondays in SIAL's n-space

The SIAL Colloquium has been running for over 2 years. It provides a forum for researchers and designers to present their current works and ideas. As part of a trans-disciplinary lab the colloquium series has had presentations from artists, architects, designers, composers, computer scientists, geospatial scientists, performers, social theorists, and philosophers. From such a diverse range of presenters the subject matter is always thought provoking and distinct each week. Recent abstracts from previous presentations are listed below and an archived schedule is available from the top left corner of this page.

The colloquium commences at 12:30m in SIAL's n-space located in Building 9 Level 1, RMIT City Campus. Each presentation goes for around 40 minutes followed by a discussion from an informed audience of staff, visitors, and post graduates. A general audience is invited each week to attend, and this is circulated via a SIAL mailing list for the Colloquium. If you would like yourself included on the list please email Margaret Woods.

» To view the SIAL Colloquium via Quicktime streaming: SialLive (Broadband only)

» To view the SIAL Colloquium archive via Google video: Sial Colloquium Archive

Click here to see PAST Events