World Knowledge Dialogue
5th Science Centre World Congress
Dialogue between the natural/technical sciences and the human/social sciences
Crans-Montana (Switzerland), September 10-13, 2008.
http://www.wkdialogue.ch/
Science Blogging 2008
The science blogging community is growing rapidly and reaching larger audiences. At Science Blogging 2008, science bloggers from around the world will have the opportunity to meet and discuss the pressing issues in science, science communication, publishing and education. What can science bloggers do to maximise their impact? Can blogging contribute to scientific research and careers? How can blogs be used to help educate the public about science? Readers and writers of science blogs, those who follow trends in online scientific communication and anyone else interested in learning more about science blogging will benefit from the discussions.This event is being organized by Nature Network.
Royal Institution, London, August 30, 2008
ESOF2008
ESOF is Euroscience's biennial celebration of the excitement of Europe?s best science. By bringing Europeans together to discuss the frontiers of research and its relevance to our lives, society and economy, ESOF2008 aims to make science an integral part of European culture.
Barcelona, July 18-22, 2008.
http:www.esof2008.org
Using open access models for science dissemination
ICTP Workshop, Trieste, Italy, 7 - 16 July 2008
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10th PCST Conference in Øresund
The Swedish Research Council with partners wish you very welcome to the Øresund region in June 25-27, 2008 for the PCST-10 conference.
The conference will gather researchers, science journalists, science centers and museums staff, publishers and other science communication professionals from all over the world - all interested in Public Communication of Science and Technology. The conference offers an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues, discuss and debate and share experience and knowledge within the rapidly expanding science communication field.
Communicating Science to the Media and the Public
Chambre de Commerce, Luxemburg, June 17-19, 2008
Toronto (Canada). June 15-20, 2008
Communication channel on YouTube of 5SCWC
Science and the Public
Manchester (United Kingdom). June 21-22, 2008
http://www.easst.net/node/1537
New Sensations Symposium - Art, Science and Healthcare
To accompany the an-Aesthetic exhibition at tactileBOSCH Gallery in Cardiff the New Sensations Symposium considers the role of contemporary Art/Science practice to current and emerging healthcare practices. Featuring nationally and internationally recognised artists and theorists the event will include talks, workshops, discussions and an opportunity for networking.
tactileBOSCH Gallery, Cardiff. 31st May 2008
Nanotechnoloy - Towards Reducing Animal Testing
The Royal Society, London. May 28-29, 2008
Ecsite Annual Conference 2008
To be held in Budapest (Hungary). May 29-31, 2008.
http://www.ecsite-conference.net/en/index.php?n=4
World Science Festival
New York City, May 28 - June 1, 2008
eHealth 2008 conference
The conference will focus mostly on the topics which contribute to connecting eHealth tools and users. The exhibition will show eHealth solutions of EU Member States, Slovenian and other EU countries eHealth industry.
To be held in Slovenia. May 6-8, 2008.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=3698
FEST2008 International Science Media Fair
In the transition from the industrial to the knowledge era, the media, or the means by which knowledge is shared and disseminated, have assumed enormous importance. this is why the autonomous region of friuli venezia giulia promotes and supports the international science media fair, which is one of the many regional initiatives aimed at promoting the culture of innovation in all sectors of social life and business. fest is an innovative event which promotes encounters and exchanges among ordinary citizens of ages, the centres that produce new knowledge and operators in the world of science communication. in a historically multicultural region, trieste has achieved its goal of becoming a city of science, a place where universities and internationally renowned research centres operate.
Trieste (Italy). 16-20 april 2008
Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference and Forum 2008: "Weathering Change, Monitoring Uncertainty"
To promote science, innovation, and education in western Alaska, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus and the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Association (WAISA) is hosting the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference and Forum (WAISC) from April 4–6, 2008. WAISC is western Alaska's first regional science conference and is attracting participants from UAF, UAA, Alaska Energy Authority, Bristol Bay Native Association, City of Dillingham and Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation. WAISC offers a fantastic opportunity to support region science and education in western Alaska. This conference will highlight local efforts that provide a more interdisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry and resource management.
Dillingham, Alaska. April 4–6, 2008
Communicating the beauty of Science
Edinburgh (Scotland). March 25-30, 2008.
Organised by the British Council and directed by Quentin Cooper, the event is closely linked to the Edinburgh Science Festival and combines workshops, practical exercises, interactive sessions and talks with highlights from the Festival programme. Sessions will be intensely interactive and built on exchanges of ideas, brainstorming, and comparisons of different global practices. The scope will range from broad issues, such as how to make science appeal to those who don't find it attractive, to guidance on being interviewed, and the detailed anatomy of individual science stories.
Leading scientists, journalists and science communicators will take part in the sessions, but there will also be an emphasis on the expertise and experience brought by the participants. The programme is flexible enough both to take on their specific interests and concerns and to allow time to explore Edinburgh and the Science Festival.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/seminars-science-0710.htm
Driving Innovation from Science to Business
Aix-en-Provence (France). March 6, 2008
5th International Workshop On: Enhancing Change Through Science Centres
Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 –28 February 2008
The Future of Science Journalism
MIT. February 18-20, 2008
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Boston (USA). February 14-18, 2008.
http://www.aaas.org/meetings
Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciudadanía y Políticas Públicas en Ciencia y Tecnología
Madrid (Spain). February, 5-8, 2008
http://www.oei.es/CongresoCiudadania/index.html
Communicating Science to the young - future networks
Vienna (Austria), January 31st - February 2nd, 2008.
Making science more accessible and understandable for the general public has become in important goal in Europe in recent years. What are the challenges encountered in practice? How can succesful methods and approaches be adapted and taken up? How can effects be broadened? Whatare effecitve and practical ways to improve science communication? How to enhance scientific attitude among children and young people? Is co-operation and networking a suitable means of bridging the gap between specific approaches?
www.univie.ac.at/kinder/symposium2008
The Internet as (New) Health Information Source
The role and impact of the World Wide Web as a health information source in the Austrian medical context. Organised by the Department of Social Studies of Science (Institut für Wissenschaftsforschung), University of Vienna (Austria). January 25-26, 2008
http://www.univie.ac.at/virusss/text/1002/5606
2èmes Journées Hubert Curien de la Culture Scientifique, Technique et Industrielle
Liège (Belgium). January 16-18, 2008
http://www.journees-hubertcurien.eu/
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Granada (Spain). January 17-18, 2008
http://www.parqueciencias.com/exposiciones/CyTDesarrollo/es/
Science Blogging Conference
Sigma Xi Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (USA). January 19, 2008
http://wiki.scienceblogging.com/scienceblogging/
Darwin at the Field Museum
The Field Museum (Chicago, USA) hosted a one-day symposium on darwin and its Theory of Evolution on November 3, 2007. The symposium celebrated the temporary exhibit on Darwin, his life and his science at the museum (until the 1st of January, 2008).
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/calendarsystem/darwin_symposium.pdf
Temporary exhibits:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/darwin_tempexhib.htm
European Forum On Science Journalism
How to strengthen science coverage in the European press? How to convince editors to run science stories? How to assess the trustworthiness of scientific research? How to explain science in an understandable fashion? How to stimulate public interest in science news? These are among the key questions addressed at the first European Forum on Science Journalism, that took place in the Universitat Pomepu Fabra (Barcelona) on December 3-4, 2007.
Leading science journalists and editors of national newspapers and specialised science publications from across Europe and the world met in Barcelona to discuss the challenges in reporting on science, the impact of new technologies on the profession and importance of linking science to society and everyday life together with leading scientists and top science communication professionals from across Europe, the US, Canada, China and Australia.
This was the last of the three major events organised by the European Commission to mark the launch of FP7 (after the Conference for Information Multipliers and Today is the Future). To feed the debate, four European reports was specifically commissioned by Directorate-General for Research:
- Three surveys on science in the media in Europe, as perceived by European citizens (Eurobarometer), researchers, and journalists & editors.
- A report and handbook on EU-wide training opportunities for science journalists.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2007/bcn2007/index_en.htm
IV Congreso de Comunicación Social de la Ciencia
Was held in Madrid (Spain) on November 21-23, 2007
http://www.csciencia2007.csic.es/
Science Film Festival 2007
Bangkok (Thailand) on November 13-23, 2007
http://www.goethe.de/ins/th/prj/wif/deindex.htm
Communicating climate change: discourses, meditations and perceptions
Was held in the University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) on November 19-20, 2007
http://www.cecs.uminho.pt/disclimate/conference
Future Directions in Science Journalism
Vancouver BC (Canada). November 9-10, 2007.
http://www.sciencejournalism.net/
World Science Forum
Budapest (Hungary). November 8-10, 2007.
http://www.sciforum.hu/
Science Across Television - A European Perspective for the next Decade
Was in the International Space University, Strasbourg (France) on November 8-9, 2007
http://www.earthwake.eu/
Festival della Scienza
Genova (Italy). October 25 - November 6, 2007.
http://festivalscienza.it/it/home.php
8th EMBO/EMBL Joint Conference on Science and Society
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) organised a multidisciplinary and international Science & Society conference: The Future of our Species - evolution, disease and sustainable development.
November 2-3, 2007 at the EMBL, Heidelberg (Germany).
http://www.embo.org/scisoc/conference07.html
Women in Science 2007
Alexandria (Egypt). October 23-24, 2007.
http://www.bibalex.org/WIS2007/Home/Home.aspx
National Association of Science Writers Annual Meeting 2007
Spokane, Washington (USA). October 19-23, 2007.
http://www.nasw.org/meeting/2007/index.htm
Science Education in School
Center for Science Education and Training, Bucharest (Romania). October 11-14, 2007.
http://education.inflpr.ro/en/ses07.htm
Open Access: the New World of Research Communication
The University of Ottawa Library (Canada), in association with the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), hosted a public seminar entitled Open Access: the New World of Research Communication on October 10, 2007..
http://www.carl-abrc.ca/projects/open_access/October_10_2007-e.html
The presentations are available along with audio: http://web20.uottawa.ca/academic/library/openaccess.mp3
Women in Science
Women in Science Conferences are designed to allow young women in grades 7 through 12 to learn first-hand about careers in science, mathematics, and technology from accomplished professional women.
Central Wyoming College (USA). October 6, 2007.
http://wyomingspacegrant.uwyo.edu/WomenInScience.asp
Cities, Science and Sustainability
An international workshop examining successful approaches to 'cities, science and sustainability' was held at TWAS's headquarters in Trieste (Italy) , on September 20-22, 2007.
http://www.twas.org/
ESF-ORI First World Conference on research integrity: fostering responsible research
The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity (ORI) organised a World Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon (Portugal), on September 16-19, 2007.
Society of Environmental Journalists's 17th Annual Conference
Held in Stanford (USA), on September 5-7, 2007
http://www.sej.org/confer/index1.htm
3rd Living Knowledge conference
Communities building knowledge: innovation through citizens' science and university engagement. Held in Paris (France), from August 30 to September 1, 2007
http://www.scienceshops.org/new%20web-content/framesets/fs-conference.html
ESERA - 2007 Conference
The 2007 ESERA Conference was held in Malmö (Sweden) on August 21-25, 2007.
http://www.mna.hkr.se/~ll/eseraconf/
4th Annual Jack F. Ealy Workshop on Science Journalism
Modeled on the previous years’ successful programs, the workshop will consist of two main components: 1- Hands-on instruction from leading scientists, relating to the environment, nanotechnology, genetic engineering, infectious diseases among others; and 2- Practical workshops, conducted by experienced science journalists, on how to more effectively and accurately report on complex science issues.
La Jolla (USA), July 11-20, 2007.
http://www.iamericas.org/events/event.html?eid=2007-5401aE&isnw=1
reNacer'07
Barcelona. July 5-6, 2007
http://www.infonomia.com/renacer/07/
Festival del documentario scientifico
Roma (Italy). June 20-22, 2007
http://www.parcoscientifico.eu/spip.php?article8
CIPAST: 2nd Training Workshop
How to design and organise public deliberation and participation in Science & Technology.
Naples (Italy). June 17-21, 2007
http://www.cipast.org/cipast.php?section=42&article=427
7th EUSCEA Annual Conference
Tavira (Portugal). June 14-17, 2007
http://www.cienciaviva.pt/divulgacao/euscea
Science Communication Training Course
Comunicare la ricerca è un corso sulla comunicazione pubblica della scienza e della tecnologia dedicato a ricercatori e responsabili della comunicazione di enti di ricerca o imprese.
Rome (Italy). June 4-5, 2007
http://www.apre.it/formaAssist/corso.asp?id=61
18 th ECSITE Conference
This year the organisation hosting the conference is the Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciencia Viva. The ‘Pavilion of Knowledge’ is an interactive science centre, head of a network of 14 science and technology centres in Portugal. This active organisation is involved in projects with schools, government and international organisations.
Lisbon (Portugal). May 31 - June 2, 2007.
http://www.ecsite-conference.net/en/index.php?n=4
Dissensus: research, politics, money and journalism
The Danish Science Journalists Association invites you to participate in a one- day conference on the role of science and science journalism under political and economical pressure.
University of Copenhagen (Denmark), June 1st, 2007
http://www.dissensus.dk/
Science matters: a unified perspective
This was the first conference, the aim of which is to draw together participants from a wide range of disciplines to discuss different aspects of Science. The proceedings will be published in 2008.
Ericeira (Portugal), May 28-30, 2007
http://www.ces.uc.pt/science_matters_meeting/index.html
Fiera internazionale dell’Editoria Scientifica di Trieste
Trieste (Italy), May 17-20, 2007.
http://www.festrieste.it/
ESERA - Science and the Public Conference
The conference title's division of "science" and "the public" consciously references the approach often taken by the scientific community. We are aware of the variety of problems of referring to the the public; research problematising the term may form part of the conference programme.
Imperial College, London (UK), May 19, 2007.
http://www.naturfagsenteret.no/esera/
The Science Communication Conference
In 2007, focused on climate change and the first on more generic and varied aspects of public engagement. For two days, the conference ran sessions in three strands - engaging to inspire & educate, engaging to involve and engaging through the media & PR.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, London (UK), May 14-15, 2007.
http://www.the-ba.net/the-ba/ScienceinSociety/ScienceCommunicationConference/
X Meeting of the RED POP - IV Workshop Science, Communication and Society
The meeting was held on May 9-11, 2007, in San José (Costa Rica) at the National Center for Advanced Technology, CENAT.
The central theme of the meeting was Between the Global and the Local.
http://www.cientec.or.cr/pop/
Women in Science
Women in Science Conferences are designed to allow young women in grades 7 through 12 to learn first-hand about careers in science, mathematics, and technology from accomplished professional women.
University of Wyoming (USA). May 8, 2007.
http://wyomingspacegrant.uwyo.edu/WomenInScience.asp
Nanotech Outreach Workshop
The Nanotech Outreach Workshop invites the widest range of stakeholders to participate. Success depends on cooperation and conversation, not only across disciplines but also between the scientific community and the public it serves. Leuven (Belgium), May 7-8, 2007.
www.imecexpo.be/now
European Journalism Conference
Under the working name of Promoting basic working rights for all journalists: Challenges of the digital era, the yearly conference of the European Federation of Journalists was held in Zagreb (Croatia) on April, 23-25.
http://www.javno.com/en/croatia/clanak.php?id=28583
5th World Conference of Science Journalists
The 5th World Conference of Science Journalists was held in Melbourne (Australia), April 16-20, 2007.
http://www.scienceinmelbourne2007.org/
Scienza e società si incontrano nell'architettura
Science and society meet each other in architecture. This event was held in Villa Caldogno (Italy) on April, 12-15.
http://www.observa.it/observa/newsscienzasocieta.asp?page=282&LAN=ITA#282
Essential Dialogues: Why Scientists and Engineers Must Not Speak in Tongues
Symposium at Arizona State University, April 2, 2007.
http://clas.asu.edu/newsevents/newsreleases/2007/sciencecomm04032007.htm
Today is the Future
This event marked the launch of the Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 to support research, March 7, 2007.
It included the The award ceremony for the Descartes Prizes for collaborative research and science communication.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/descartes/photos2007_en.htm
La publication scientifique dans l’Espace européen de la recherche
La Commission européenne présidera à Bruxelles, le 15 et 16 février 2007, une conférence sur les questions relatives à la publication scientifique.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/page_fr.cfm?id=3459
Sciences et société en mutation
Auditorium du CNRS (Paris) February 12, 2007.
http://www.cnrs.fr/colloques/sciences-societe/
African Science Communication Conference
The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement will host an African Science Communication Conference, December 4-7, 2006.
This event was specifically focused on the need to develop this field and establish collaborative networks on the African continent engaging academies, universities, the public, science centres and private research centres, as well as industry, the media, the education field and professional practitioners.
http://www.fest.org.za/ascc/
Rencontres Internationales de l'audiovisuel scientifique
Paris (France). October 14 - Novembre 12, 2006.
http://www.image-science.cnrs.fr/
Euroscience Open Forum 2006
Euroscience Open Forum 2006 (ESOF2006) was the second pan-European General Science Meeting, held in Munich, July 15-19, 2006.
ESOF brought together all groups involved in the scientific endeavour. This included researchers from different disciplines, policy-makers, representatives of industrial R&D, science journalists and the general public. It fostered debate about science and society, presented science and the humanities at the cutting edge and stimulates scientific awareness.
http://www.esof2006.org/about.php4
ECSITE annual conference
The Ecsite conference was organised in Technopolis, the Flemish science centre, in Mechelen (Belgium), June 8-10, 2006.
ECSITE - the European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology Exhibitions - is a non-profit collaborative of science centres and museums. Its objective is to promote public awareness of science and technology, and to facilitate co-operation between science-technology centres, museums and related institutions in Europe.
http://www.technopolis.be/eng/ecsite2006/
Communicating Science & Technology
The conference, which took place at the University of Tromsø June 6-9 2006, focused on the question of declining recruitment to the natural sciences, mathematics and technology, seeking to engage the private sector in a debate about what this means for society as a whole.
http://uit.no/cst
6th EUSCEA Annual Conference 2006
The 6th EUSCEA Annual Conference 2006 took place in Iceland, June 2-3, 2006 - organised by Guðrún J. Bachmann from the University of Iceland and Páll Vilhjálmsson from RANNIS. The Icelandic Centre for Research, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
http://www.rannis.is/euscea
Science & the Public Research Conference
On Saturday 20th May 2006 Imperial College Science Communication Group hosted the first postgraduate conference on science and the public. This one day event brought together postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers in the area of 'science and the public' in interdisciplinary discussion and debate.
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/humanities/sciencecommunicationgroup/researchconference
Communicating European Research 2005
On 14-15 November, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research hosted the second Communicating European Research conference. Based on the very positive experiences from the 2004 edition, the event focused on the manifold aspects of science communication and provided an excellent forum and meeting place for scientists, communication professionals and journalists. The conference also took stock of the progress towards the Seventh Framework Programme.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2005/cer2005/index_en.html
Science in Society Forum 2005
The Science in Society Forum 2005, which took place ib Brussels, March 9-11, 2005, reviewed the success of the efforts of the European Union to draw together the ‘innovation triangle’ (science, society and the economy) and plot a new course forward in the form of a Charter on the Future of Science in Society. Society needs science and science needs society. This means that effective communications are one important aspect of the relationship between science and society.
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2005/forum2005/programme_en.htm