At A Crossroads:
Science Communication in the Digital Age

Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, June 5-8, 2010

Three months to go before Canada's science communicators meet in our nation's capital

OTTAWA Mar 5, 2010, 11:21 AM -- Three months from now, our annual conference will be in full swing in the nation’s capital.

The main venue is the Canada Science and Technology Museum, where plenary sessions, keynotes, panel discussions and workshops will cover the topics that are front-and-centre in science writing for 2010 and beyond.

Whether you are a science journalist, research communicator, scientist, student, educator, or policy maker, you should find something that grabs you in the programme.

We have workshops on new media, garnering attention via social media and in the blogosphere, getting your message across to the public and using new media for journalism as well as accessing research resources. Climate science is under attack by those who would like the public and policy makers to think it is an uncertain, unreliable and bogus science. And the media has given this vocal minority some traction.

We need to examine if coverage of climate science in the Canadian media is responsible and responsive to this issue.

And we will.

You'll learn about the new Canadian Science Media Centre - which will be up and running this summer - and how it can be useful to you when you need a good scientist to comment on the hot topic of the day.

We’ll also have sessions devoted to the International Year of Biodiversity as well as the challenges and successes of government funded researchers and science communication institutions.

Watch this space for the latest updates on conference speakers, panels, tours and fun social events we have in store for you in the days and weeks ahead.

I hope you are planning to be part of the excitement.