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Using AI in historical research with special guest speaker, Dr Keith Joiner, University of New South Wales Dr Keith Joiner CSC, PhD, MSc, MMgmt, BEng(Aero), CPPD, CPEng, MAIPM, MIEAust joined the Air Force in 1985 and became an aeronautical engineer, project manager, and teacher over a 30-year career before joining the University of New South Wales in 2015 as Senior Lecturer Test, Evalution and Aircraft Design. He is additionally well-versed in contemporary technology areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cyber. As a keen researcher, academic and current Editor of The ITEA Journal (International Test and Evaluation Association), Keith is well-versed on the use, impacts, pitfalls and considerations of using Artificial Intelligence to support the researching and production of suitable artefacts and texts for international publishing. This webinar will provide advice for our members on the pitfalls and rewards of using AI in historical research. If you have a specific question you would like Dr Joiner to answer, please email the History Secretary before the webinar, and our speaker will endeavour to have an answer for you during the session. ZOOM Login details StJohnAA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83177461552?pwd=8WQtBUp7jDde59L355BUEOWbuc91GP.1 Meeting ID: 831 7746 1552 Passcode: 056132 --- One tap mobile +12532050468,,83177461552#,,,,*056132# US +12532158782,,83177461552#,,,,*056132# US (Tacoma) Join instructions https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/83177461552/invitations?signature=D4fz982ov6A0O5jRveshxDXanP-tKaAUoNAp7_N__j0  

The St John Eye Hospital Group invite you to a free webinar vai ZOOM on Tuesday, 31 March (Wednesday 1 April , 01:00AM AEST), where CEO Dr Ahmad Ma’ali will join us live from Jerusalem to discuss highlights of the Eye Hospital’s work in 2025, the latest news from Gaza, and plans for the future. Please register for the event: Webinar Registration - Zoom The webinar will be recorded, and everyone who registers will receive a link to view it after the event. It will also be made available on the Eye Hospitals YouTube channel in due course.

NOTE: This is an Evening Talk hosted by the Museum of St John in London. The talk is live online Wed. 11 March 7.00-8.00 pm GMT. In Australia, the talk is live online:  A(Daylight)EST Sydney, Thur. 12 March 6.00-7.00 am (11 hours ahead of London). Please check the time for your state/territory. Click here to book your free ticket TALK Beyond Resusci Anne: Simulation, Casualty Training, and Education Tickets, Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite Professor Jonathan Reinarz will explore the development of simulation in first-aid and life-saving training, using the emergence of Resusci Anne in the early 1960s as a point of departure. Although often described as the 'world’s most kissed face' and central to CPR education for over six decades, Anne represents only one element of a much longer and broader history of medical simulation. Situating her appearance within the wider simulation landscape of the 1960s, the paper traces the evolution of casualty simulation across the 20th Century, from low-technology practices such as moulage, role-play, and volunteer casualties to increasingly sophisticated physiological simulators. Focusing on Britain, it explores how simulation developed in response to changing medical knowledge, educational priorities, and societal demands, including war, industrial accidents, and mass-casualty incidents. The paper concludes by showing how these 20th Century developments laid the foundations for contemporary disaster simulation and emergency preparedness training. Jonathan Reinarz, Professor of the History of Medicine and Director of the History of Medicine Unit at the University of Birmingham, has published extensively on the history of hospitals and medical education. His research currently focusses on medical simulation in 20th Century Britain.

NOTE: This is an Evening Talk hosted by the Museum of St John in London. The talk is live online Wed. 11 Feb. 7.00-8.00 pm GMT. In Australia, the talk is live online:  A(Daylight)EST Sydney, Thur. 12 Feb. 6.00-7.00 am (11 hours ahead of London). Please check the time for your state/territory. Click here to register for this free talk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/was-jerusalem-builded-here-models-of-the-holy-sepulchre-tickets-1979965262399?aff=oddtdtcreator Representations of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are almost as old as the founding of the church itself in the 4th Century: in Byzantine and medieval painting, sculpted reliefs, coins and even in the form of architectural copies. However, for about 200 years (c. 1600-1800), models were made of olive wood by local craftsmen in the Holy Land for sale to European visitors and pilgrims. Around 30 of these survive, including three in the Museum of the Order of St John collection. This talk examines the phenomenon, asking how they were designed, who acquired them, and what they can tell us about perceptions of Jerusalem in early modern Britain. Andrew Jotischky is Professor of Medieval History at Royal Holloway University of London. He is interested in medieval religious history, especially pilgrimage, crusading, and monasticism and has published widely on these subjects. His most recent book is The Monastic World: A 1200 Year History (Yale University Press, 2024).

Dear Members - we hope to see you at the 27th Annual History Society Seminar on Saturday 22 November. Seminar tickets—booking is essential. You can purchase your tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/DDNLJ • Accommodation—East Hotel (https://easthotel.com.au/). Ensure that you tell them you are attending the St John meetings in November. • Live stream—If you cannot travel to Canberra for the Seminar, you can watch the live stream. Log on and tune in to SJONE: https://www.facebook.com/SJONElive

Dr Matthew Glozier (Priory Librarian) and Dr Ian Howie-Willis (St John Historian) will share their experiences of writing and preparing their manuscript for publication. This webinar is specifically targeted to our Cadet/Youth Members but is also relevant to all St John Ambulance members including our Historical Society members. Matthew and Ian are both professional historians and have had responsibility for many St John publications, and have years of experience between them assisting St John Ambulance Australia History Seminars and during their own professional lives. If you have a specific question, please email your questions to history.secretary@stjohn.org.au before the webinar, and Matthew and Ian will endeavour to have an answer for you during session. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84022107380?pwd=J8oVaFXQ6uNBDrCHUCusEukb6c0ify.1 Meeting ID: 840 2210 7380 Passcode: 139331 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kdNxtCWZOQ