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sciencetalk_19_program.pdf |
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
(Morning session moderator: Steven Sobieszczyk, U.S. Geological Survey)
09:00AM - 09:15AM - Emerald Ballroom - OPENING REMARKS
09:15AM - 10:00AM - Emerald Ballroom - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
10:00AM - 10:15AM - Emerald Ballroom - ICEBREAKER
10:15AM - 10:30AM - BREAK (15 MIN)
10:30AM - 12:00PM - WORKSHOPS - Sign up at Registration Table
12:00PM - 01:00PM - Crystal Ballroom - CATERED LUNCH
(Afternoon session moderator: Kiki Sanford, This Week in Science)
01:00PM - 02:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - OPEN MIC
02:00PM - 02:20PM - BREAK (20 MIN)
02:20PM - 03:40PM - Emerald Ballroom - PRESENTATIONS
03:40PM - 04:00PM - BREAK (20 MIN)
04:00PM - 05:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - PANEL - "IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF MISINFORMATION AND TAKING ACTION"
(Moderated by Matt Wilkins, Vanderbilt University)
05:00PM - 07:00PM - Crystal Ballroom-East - POSTER SESSION & ART SHOW
06:00PM - 07:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - "THE UNIVERSE IS A LABORATORY" FILM FESTIVAL, IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS
(Morning session moderator: Steven Sobieszczyk, U.S. Geological Survey)
09:00AM - 09:15AM - Emerald Ballroom - OPENING REMARKS
- Joe Palca, National Public Radio
09:15AM - 10:00AM - Emerald Ballroom - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Maryam Zaringhalam, 500 Women Scientists & Story Collider
10:00AM - 10:15AM - Emerald Ballroom - ICEBREAKER
10:15AM - 10:30AM - BREAK (15 MIN)
10:30AM - 12:00PM - WORKSHOPS - Sign up at Registration Table
- Emerald Ballroom - "NAVIGATING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION" (Engage)
- Crystal Ballroom-West - "SOCIAL STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE COMMUNICATION" (Richelle Tanner, Washington State University; Blair Bazdarich, San Francisco Zoo; Sarah-Mae Nelson, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources)
- Crystal Ballroom-East - "ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WITH SOCIAL MEDIA" (Mary Catherine Longshore, AAAS)
- Tiffany Suite 301 - "DON'T JUST TALK SCIENCE, HELP THEM 'DO' SCIENCE!" (Amanda Fisher, OMSI, & Lauren Moreno, Catalysis)
12:00PM - 01:00PM - Crystal Ballroom - CATERED LUNCH
(Afternoon session moderator: Kiki Sanford, This Week in Science)
01:00PM - 02:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - OPEN MIC
- RAPID FIRE PITCHES
02:00PM - 02:20PM - BREAK (20 MIN)
02:20PM - 03:40PM - Emerald Ballroom - PRESENTATIONS
- "SCIENCE & US: THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNICATORS," Katherine Huang & Parin Shaik, Science & Us
- "CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA," Susanna Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- "COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY: ENTRY POINTS TO STEM," Francesca Bernardi, Florida State University, & Katrina Morgan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- “LABVENTURE: NOTES ON BUILDING SCIENCE LITERACY THROUGH STORYTELLING AND EXPERIENCE DESIGN," Armando Manalo, Upswell
03:40PM - 04:00PM - BREAK (20 MIN)
04:00PM - 05:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - PANEL - "IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF MISINFORMATION AND TAKING ACTION"
(Moderated by Matt Wilkins, Vanderbilt University)
- Seth Lewis, University of Oregon
- David Shiffman, Simon Fraser University
- Sarah Myhre, Project Drawdown
05:00PM - 07:00PM - Crystal Ballroom-East - POSTER SESSION & ART SHOW
- VARIOUS PRESENTERS
06:00PM - 07:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - "THE UNIVERSE IS A LABORATORY" FILM FESTIVAL, IMAGINE SCIENCE FILMS
6 PM - Ballroom 203
- I Saw the Future (François Vautier | 6 min | France | 2018)
- Mira (Amanda Tasse | 9 min | USA | 2017)
- The Prediction Machine (Marleine van der Werf | 15 min | Netherlands | 2017)
- Non-Linear (Linnea Rundgren | 6 min | Sweden / Australia | 2015)
- Solar Walk (Reka Bucsi | 21 min | Denmark | 2018)
- Singularity Song (Rachel Mason | 5 min | USA | 2017)
- Interstellar Matter (Joshua Peek | 3 min | USA | 2018)
- [O] (Mario Radev & Chiara Sgatti | 7 min | UK | 2017)
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
(Morning session moderator: John Meyer, University of Washington)
08:45AM - 09:00AM - Emerald Ballroom - HOUSEKEEPING REMARKS
09:00AM - 10:30AM - WORKSHOP(S) - Sign up at Registration Table
10:30AM - 10:50AM - BREAK (20 MIN)
10:50AM - 12:30PM - Emerald Ballroom - PRESENTATIONS
(Afternoon session moderator: Allison Coffin: Washington State University)
12:30PM - 12:45PM - GROUP PHOTO
12:45PM - 02:00PM - LUNCH (75 MIN)
02:00PM - 03:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - PANEL - "BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE FAKE NEWS ERA"
(Moderated by Russ Campbell, Burroughs Wellcome Fund)
03:00PM - 03:30PM - BREAK (30 MIN)
03:30PM - 04:30PM - Emerald Ballroom - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
04:30PM - 05:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - CLOSING REMARKS
(Morning session moderator: John Meyer, University of Washington)
08:45AM - 09:00AM - Emerald Ballroom - HOUSEKEEPING REMARKS
09:00AM - 10:30AM - WORKSHOP(S) - Sign up at Registration Table
- Emerald Ballroom - "FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION" (Ben Young Landis, Creative Externalities, & Kelly Tyrrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Crystal Ballroom-West - "OVERCOMING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MISCONCEPTIONS" (Kristen Weiss)
- Crystal Ballroom-East - "USING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION TO CHART A COURSE FOR CHANGE" (Estelle Robichaux, COMPASS)
- Tiffany Suite 301 - "FUZZY RECEPTION: TRANSMITTING FINDINGS AND BIAS" (Kris Gowen & Rachel Crist, OHSU)
10:30AM - 10:50AM - BREAK (20 MIN)
10:50AM - 12:30PM - Emerald Ballroom - PRESENTATIONS
- "BOOKS AS EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION," Joanne Manaster, University of Illinois
- "USING STORYTELLING TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVES OF DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE," Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ciencia Puerto Rico and iBiology
- "SPACE IN YOUR FACE! A SPACE-THEMED VARIETY SHOW," Julia DeMarines, University of California-Berkeley
- "BREAKING THE MOLD: COMMUNICATION IN MEDICINE," Rebekah Fenton, Seattle Children's Hospital
- "DIGGING DEEP IN ROCKY SOIL: CONTROVERSIAL SCIENCE," Katherine Carter, NCSE
(Afternoon session moderator: Allison Coffin: Washington State University)
12:30PM - 12:45PM - GROUP PHOTO
12:45PM - 02:00PM - LUNCH (75 MIN)
02:00PM - 03:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - PANEL - "BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE FAKE NEWS ERA"
(Moderated by Russ Campbell, Burroughs Wellcome Fund)
- Jennifer Cutraro, Science Storytellers
- Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ciencia Puerto Rico and iBiology
- Kelly Tyrrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
03:00PM - 03:30PM - BREAK (30 MIN)
03:30PM - 04:30PM - Emerald Ballroom - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Dianna Cowern, YouTube's "Physics Girl"
04:30PM - 05:00PM - Emerald Ballroom - CLOSING REMARKS
- Allison Coffin, Science Talk President