Communicating Science to the Public: The Where, Why, and How of Engaging Non-Scientists Workshop Sunday, August 5, 8am-5pm (continental breakfast available at 7:30am) ESA Annual Meeting in San Jose
Workshop Website: http://rydberg.biology.colostate.edu/communicating_science Registration is only $15 - pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Registration fee includes workshop materials, continental breakfast, and two coffee breaks with snacks. You can register for the workshop (WK 7) when you register for the ESA Annual Meeting online at http://www.esa.org/sanjose/ If you have already registered and would like to add the workshop to your registration, you can complete a supplemental registration form found on the ESA website: http://www.esa.org/sanjose/forms/supplementalFormIntro.php ---------------------------------------------------- Nearly everyone agrees that scientists have a responsibility to communicate their research findings to the public, especially if that research is funded by government agencies or has public policy or human health implications. Few would disagree that ecologists should also have an interest in raising general ecological awareness and interest. As researchers, we can play a critical role in facilitating public understanding of ecological issues and in increasing scientific literacy in our own communities and beyond. However, we can only do these things if we know how to identify avenues of communication and how to effectively engage our audiences. Unfortunately, instruction in how to communicate science to non-scientists is not part of most graduate programs. This one-day workshop will introduce the skills necessary for successfully communicating science to the public and how to identify avenues of communication, both traditional and non-traditional. We will discuss how to communicate with a variety of groups, including local organizations and school groups, print and broadcast media, and policy makers. We will also discuss other outlets for getting your message across, including websites, books, non-scientific magazines, and various artistic outlets. While this workshop will stand alone as an introduction to communicating science to the public, it is intended to compliment other communication workshops organized by the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program and the ESA Public Affairs Office that are being offered later in the week. More information, including a speaker list and topics to be covered can be found at http://rydberg.biology.colostate.edu/communicating_science Confirmed Speakers: ** Jessica Brown ** Ocean Science Outreach Specialist, COMPASS, SeaWeb ** Russ Chapman ** Executive Director, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego ** Stephanie Chasteen ** NSF-IPSE Postdoctoral Fellow, Exploratorium Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception, San Francisco; Former AAAS Mass Media Fellow ** Andy Dobson ** Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University; Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Fellow ** Robert Gropp ** Director, Public Policy Office, American Institute of Biological Sciences; Former AIBS Congressional Fellow ** Robert Irion ** Director, Science Communication Program, University of California Santa Cruz ** Nadine Lymn ** Director, Public Affairs Office, Ecological Society of America ** Nalini Nadkarni ** Member of the Faculty, Evergreeen State College; President, International Canopy Network; Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Fellow ** Richard Pouyat ** United States Forest Service, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County; ESA Vice President for Public Affairs; Former AIBS/ESA/SCB Congressional Fellow ** Rachel Schwartz ** Ph.D. Student, University of California, Davis; NSF GK-12 Fellow **************************************** **************************************** Liz Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Department of Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 Workshop Website: http://rydberg.biology.colostate.edu/communicating_science
