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SCIENCE TALK '18

Oregon Convention Center
Ballroom 203

March 1-2, 2018
Portland, Oregon

Technical Program

(Session Moderator(s): Allison Coffin/Kiki Sanford)
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

8:00 AM       Check-in
9:00 AM       Conference Welcome & Opening Remarks - Allison Coffin, Washington State University
9:30 AM       Networking Ice Breaker - Steven Sobieszczyk, U.S. Geological Survey
10:00 AM    "Improvisation for Communication and Collaboration" - Annelies Ransome, Silicon Valley Improvisation
10:30 AM    "Out of the Lab and into the Spotlight" - Sahil M Bansal, Scientists, Inc.
11:00 AM    "A Transmedia Approach to Popular Science Communication" - Amanda Tasse
, Oregon State University
11:30 AM    "The People's Science: New Tools for Outreach & Engagement" - Stephanie Fine Sasse, The People's Science
12:00 PM    Lunch (not provided) and Networking 
1:00 PM       Keynote - Keri Kukral, Raw TV
2:00 PM       "A Scientist Walks Into A Bar…" - Larry Sherman, OHSU
2:30 PM       "Seeing Ability, Not Disability" - Jim Todd, OMSI
2:50 PM       Networking Session
3:20 PM       Shivani Wanjara, Chick Tech
3:50 PM      10-min Break
4:00 PM       Keynote - Michael Lemonick, Intersection of science and mass media communications
5:00 PM       Photo - Conference Participants/Presenters/Committee
5:15 PM       Posters - Networking Event
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 imagine SCIENCE FILMS - Film Festival

6 PM - Ballroom 203
  • Nex (Michael Loithaler, Marlene Raml & Philipp Buschauer, Austria, 2016)
  • Where Shapes Come From (Semiconductor, UK, 2016)
  • The Purple Plain (Kim Albright, UK, 2016)
  • Virtual Humans (Fernando Cucchietti, Spain, 2017)
  • Squid: Coming to Life (Nipam Patel, USA, 2017)
  • Lifespan (Jessica Bishopp, UK, 2016)
  • ​The Great Silence (Allora & Calzadilla, Puerto Rico / USA, 2016)

Friday, March 2, 2018

9:00 AM      "Value of Web-Based Videos" - Crazy Aunt Lindsey, Fab Lab
9:30 AM      "Media, Science, and Engagement" - Mark Blaine, University of Oregon - School of Journalism & Communication
10:00 AM   Jamie Vernon, Sigma Xi
10:25 AM   "Behind The Scenes: The Storytelling Craft of Oregon Field Guide" - Ed Jahn, OPB
10:50 AM   10-min Break
11:00 AM   "Careers in Science Communication, Journalism, and Media" Panel
12:00 PM    Lunch (not provided) and Networking ​
1:00 PM      "Controversial" Science Topics Panel - Vaccines, GMOs, Climate Change, Weed, and more...
2:00 PM      "Connecting with Your Community" - Amanda Fisher, OMSI
2:30 PM      "Pictures as Portals to Understanding Science" Tami Tolpa, Tolpa Studios and Picture as Portal, LLC 
3:00 PM      "If They're Laughing, They're Listening: Accessible Science Through Comedy" - Kyle Sanders, ScienceRiot.org
3:25 PM      "Diverse Audiences & STEAM Education" - Victor Villegas, Oregon State University
3:50 PM      10-min Break
4:00 PM       Keynote - Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer
5:00 PM       Wrap Up Comments and Closing Announcements
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