The Working Party met with a broad range of stakeholders. Representatives of rural and regional universities were brought to meetings in an appropriate capital. Fuller details of the tour, including the names of individual people who met with the Working party, can be downloaded here.
Sydney, Canberra, Hobart and Brisbane
- Monday 13 February - Sydney Hosted by CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, and the University of Technology Sydney. Stakeholders consulted: International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics; CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences; Canon Information Systems Research Australia; Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Health Department; Department of Mathematics, Macquarie University; Department of Statistics, Macquarie University; School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney; School of Mathematics, University of NSW; Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney.
- Tuesday 14 February - Sydney Hosted by the University of Technology Sydney. Stakeholders consulted: Institute of Actuaries of Australia; Australian Computer Society Incorporated; Statistical Society of Australia Incorporated; School of Mathematics, University of NSW; School of Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Sciences, University of Western Sydney; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Charles Sturt University; School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle; School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, University of Wollongong; School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of New England.
- Wednesday 15 February - Canberra. Hosted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Stakeholders consulted: Australian Bureau of Statistics; Australian Research Council; Australian Academy of Science; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; CSIRO; Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University; School of Finance and Applied Statistics, Australian National University; Department of Applied Mathematics, RSPhysSE, Australian National University; School of Information Sciences and Engineering, University of Canberra; School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, Australian Defence Force Academy.
- Wednesday 15 February - Hobart. Hosted by the University of Tasmania. Stakeholders consulted: School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Tasmania; Quantitative Marine Science Program, University of Tasmania; CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research; Australian Antarctic Division; Sonar Data.
- Wednesday 15 February - Brisbane. Host by Queensland University of Technology. Stakeholders consulted: Queensland Chief Scientist; School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology; School of Science, Griffith University; School of Mathematics and Computing, University of Southern Queensland; Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture, University of Queensland; Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Queensland; Faculty of Business and Informatics, Central Queensland University; School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, James Cook University