I'm very excited to let you all know that SciComm 2016 registration is now
OPEN <https://marketplace.unl.edu/default/scicomm-2016-registration.html>!
See the website <http://nescicomm.com/>.
This year we've expanded to *a 2-day mini-conference with nationwide
registration, **September 23-24th*, that will include:
- A broader impacts workshop from the National Alliance for Broader
Impacts
- Science Night Live!, a public outreach event in The Railyard,
downtown Lincoln
- A SciComm symposium, featuring:
- Plenary from Tiffany Heng-Moss, Associate Dean of the College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Keynote from TED speaker Melissa Marshall
<http://www.presentyourscience.com/home/meet-melissa/>!
- Speakers from physics, biology, chemistry, museums,
sociology, and K-12, describing numerous aspects of science
communication--including innovative approaches, best practices,
strategies
for teaching controversial topics, and sociopsychological
challenges to
science engagement
- More networking opportunities with science communicators from around
the country at a poster session/cocktail hour at the Nebraska
State Museum and optional group dinners
Registration is free for the broader impacts workshop and Science Night
Live!; a $20 fee for the symposium includes lunch, snacks, and swag.
*Registration for the symposium will be capped at 300*, so register today
<http://unlscicomm.com/> for this unique interdisciplinary event! You also
have the opportunity to present your own outreach projects to the public at
Science Night Live! or describe these efforts to your colleagues at the
symposium (normal talk, lightning talk, or poster formats).
Please share this email and attachment with your interested colleagues.
Hope to see you in September!
Best regards,
Matt Wilkins, Maggi Sliwinski and the SciComm Planning Committee
--
Maggi Sliwinski, MNRM
PhD Candidate
School of Natural Resources
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
