SCIENCE TALK '18

Oregon Convention Center
Meeting Room C126
March 1-2, 2018
Portland, Oregon

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"Advanced Techniques" Workshop (Full)

(Session Moderator: Steven Sobieszczyk)

Thursday, March 1, 2018

8:00 AM      Check-in
9:00 AM      Conference Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:00 AM    Short Course 1: Data Visualization & Infographics, Kevin Ripka (University of Iowa)
12:00 PM    Lunch (not provided) and Networking ​
1:00 PM       Keynote - Keri Kukral, Raw TV
2:00 PM       Short Course 2: Master the Elevator Pitch, Susanna Greer (Amer. Cancer Society)
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

Friday, March 2, 2018

9:00 AM       Short Course 3: 10 Ways Science Can Inform Public Policy, Emily Heffling (Union of Concerned Scientists)
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, and more...
​2:00 PM       Short Course 4: AdSciComm: An Exercise in Getting People to Care About Science, Ben Young Landis (cr8xt)
4:00 PM       Keynote - Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer
5:00 PM       Networking Event