There's currently a very cool opportunity to put your mark on Australian research, nearly literally. CSIRO is replacing it's current research vessel, the Southern Surveyor with a new ship to be launched in 2012 and the call has gone out seeking ideas for a name for the new vessel. Entry is online and there is a host of prizes, including working with a CSIRO scientist to design an experiment to be conducted on the new vessel. I say get in there, get creative and make a splash. Sorry about that.