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Schedule subject to change. Check back for updates.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4
09:00AM - 09:15AM - OPENING REMARKS (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)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (Crystal Ballroom-East)
• "DON'T JUST TALK SCIENCE, HELP THEM 'DO' SCIENCE!," Amanda Fisher & Lauren Moreno (Tiffany Suite 301)

12:00PM - 01:00PM - LUNCH (60 MIN)

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
• "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 Seema Yasmin, David Steen, & 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 ​

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FRIDAY, APRIL 5
09:00AM - 10:30AM - WORKSHOP(S)

• "USING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION TO CHART A COURSE FOR CHANGE," COMPASS (Emerald Ballroom)
• "OVERCOMING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MISCONCEPTIONS," Kristen Weiss (Crystal Ballroom-West)
• "FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION," Ben Young Landis (Crystal Ballroom-East)
• "FUZZY RECEPTION: TRANSMITTING FINDINGS AND BIAS," Kris Gowern (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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