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THURSDAY, APRIL 4
09:00AM - 09:15AM - OPENING REMARKS (Moderated by Steven Sobieszczyk, U.S. Geological Survey) (Emerald Ballroom)
  • Joe Palca, National Public Radio

09:15AM - 10:00AM - KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Emerald Ballroom)
  • Maryam Zaringhalam, 500 Women Scientists & Story Collider

10:00AM - 10:15AM - ICEBREAKER (Emerald Ballroom)
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10:15AM - 10:30AM - BREAK (15 MIN)

10:30AM - 12:00PM - WORKSHOP(S)
  • "NAVIGATING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION," Engage (Emerald Ballroom)
  • "SOCIAL STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE COMMUNICATION," Richelle Tanner (Crystal Ballroom-West)
  • "ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WITH SOCIAL MEDIA," Mary Catherine Longshire, AAAS (Crystal Ballroom-East)
  • "DON'T JUST TALK SCIENCE, HELP THEM 'DO' SCIENCE!," Amanda Fisher & Lauren Moreno (Tiffany Suite 301)

12:00PM - 01:00PM - CATERED LUNCH (Emerald Ballroom)

01:00PM - 02:00PM - OPEN MIC (Emerald Ballroom)
  • RAPID FIRE PITCHES (Moderated by Kiki Sanford, This Week in Science)

02:00PM - 02:20PM - BREAK (20 MIN)

02:20PM - 03:40PM - PRESENTATIONS (Emerald Ballroom)
  • "SCIENCE & US: THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNICATORS," Katherine Huang & Parin Shaik
  • "CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA," Susanna Harris
  • "COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY: ENTRY POINTS TO STEM," Francesca Bernardi & Katrina Morgan
  • "AN ORCHESTRATED EXPERIENCE FOR DATA LITERACY," Armando Manalo

03:40PM - 04:00PM - BREAK (20 MIN)

04:00PM - 05:00PM - PANEL (Emerald Ballroom)
  • "IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF MISINFORMATION AND TAKING ACTION," featuring Seth Lewis, David Shiffman, & Sarah Myhre (Moderated by Matt Wilkins)

05:00PM - 07:00PM - POSTER SESSION & ART SHOW (Crystal Ballroom-East)
  • VARIOUS PRESENTERS
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06:00PM - 07:00PM - FILM FESTIVAL (Emerald Ballroom)
  • SELECT SHORT FILMS, IMAGINE FILMS ​
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
09:00AM - 10:30AM - WORKSHOP(S)
  • "USING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION TO CHART A COURSE FOR CHANGE," COMPASS (Crystal Ballroom-East)
  • "OVERCOMING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MISCONCEPTIONS," Kristen Weiss (Crystal Ballroom-West)
  • "FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION," Ben Young Landis (Emerald Ballroom)
  • "FUZZY RECEPTION: TRANSMITTING FINDINGS AND BIAS," Kris Gowen & Rachel Crist (Tiffany Suite 301)

10:30AM - 10:50AM - BREAK (20 MIN)

10:50AM - 12:30PM - PRESENTATIONS (Emerald Ballroom)
  • "BOOKS AS EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION," Joanne Manaster
  • "USING STORYTELLING TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVES OF DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE," Monica Feliu-Mojer
  • "SPACE IN YOUR FACE! A SPACE-THEMED VARIETY SHOW," Julia DeMarines
  • "BREAKING THE MOLD: COMMUNICATION IN MEDICINE," Rebekah Fenton
  • "DIGGING DEEP IN ROCKY SOIL: CONTROVERSIAL SCIENCE," Katherine Carter

12:30PM - 02:00PM - LUNCH (90 MIN)

02:00PM - 03:00PM - PANEL (Emerald Ballroom)
  • "BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE FAKE NEWS ERA," featuring Jennifer Cutraro, Monica Feliu-Mojer, Damaso Reyes, & Kelly Tyrell (Moderated by Russ Campbell)

03:00PM - 03:30PM - BREAK (30 MIN)

03:30PM - 04:30PM - KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Emerald Ballroom)
  • Dianna Cowern, YouTube's "Physics Girl"

04:30PM - 05:00PM - CLOSING REMARKS (Emerald Ballroom)
  • Allison Coffin, ScienceTalk.org President
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