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The 'Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science' (ANZAAS) is an organisation that was founded in 1888 by Archibald Liversidge as the 'Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science' to promote science. It as modelled on the British Association for the Advancement of Science. For many years, its annual meetings were a popular and influential way of promoting science in Australia and New Zealand. The current name was used from 1930.
In the 1990s, membership and attendance at the annual meetings decreased as specialised scientific societies became increasingly more popular. Proposals to close the Association were discussed, but it continued after closing its office in Adelaide. It now operates on a smaller scale but is beginning to grow. The Annual Meetings are no longer held.
The Association awards two important medals; the Mueller medal, named in honour of Ferdinand von Mueller, botanist and pioneer environmentalist, and the ANZAAS medal. It holds lectures, for the medals and for other named lectures, both nationally and at state level.
Each year it organises Youth ANZAAS which is an annual residential scientific forum attended by students from Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Australian schools. Recent ones have been:-

★ Youth ANZAAS 2007 - Perth, Western Australia. July 2007

★ Youth ANZAAS 2006 - Adelaide, South Australia.

★ Youth ANZAAS 2005 - Sydney, New South Wales.

★ Youth ANZAAS 2004 - Sydney, New South Wales.

★ Youth ANZAAS 2003 - Melbourne, Victoria.

★ Youth ANZAAS 2002 - Adelaide, South Australia.

★ Youth ANZAAS 2001 - Adelaide, South Australia.

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★ Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930) at Australian Science at Work, accessed 28 February 2007