2011 Science Communication Conference
May 25-26 2011

The British Science Association is working in partnership with the Wellcome Trust to organise the 2011 Science Communication Conference. The Conference addresses the key issues facing science communicators in the UK and each year brings together people who are involved in public engagement – a diverse group of people from a broad range of backgrounds. It is a fantastic opportunity to network, share ideas and good practice.

The 2011 event will take place on 25 & 26 May at Kings Place, London. ... - More

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Call for Papers
6th Annual Science and The Public Conference
July 2-3 2011, Kingston University, London

https://sites.google.com/site/sc ienceandthepublic2011/

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Welcome back and a happy 2011 to you all. In his end-of-December 2010 editorial, David Dickson (SciDev.Net) questioned what, if any, responsibility scientists have regarding communication, and suggests that the scientific community should commit to communication as an integral part of the researcher's professional role.

He ends his piece with a challenge: ... - More

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We've been alerted to a 2-day conference, "Science and Citizenship," which will be held at the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre in London on December 14th and 15th. Details are at http://www.bri tishcouncil.org/talkingscience-science-and-citizenship.htm

At this conference, the British Council, the Commonwealth Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, the British Science Association, and SciDeNet are inviting views and voices from all over the world to help celebrate science and citizenship.

The main themes the conference will be discussing and reflecting on are: ... - More

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Today The CI is publishing an edition of The Drum Beat focused on "Public Engagement in Science Research".

This issue of The Drum Beat looks at various facets of science research, its impact on the public, and how the data itself gains power and momentum through public engagement with and understanding of the inquiry and its results. It includes examples of articles and initiatives in the fields of health, education, and science that explore the opportunities and challenges of research within the public sphere. ... - More

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Hi - one further item that may be of interest related to public engagement in science.

This perspective from The British Council which I am sure some of you are very aware of but others may not be.

Science and citizenship

"...increasingly aware of the need for public consultation on a range of scientific issues. The aim is to ensure successful two-way communication with the public and other stakeholders in order to make better policy. Featured below are several ways in which public dialogue informs decision-making in new areas of science and technology." ... - More

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Hi - many of you in this public engagement in science group may already be aware of these 2 UNESCO documents but I wanted to share links to them just in case. For a different purpose I was just reviewing some UNESCO knowledge and was reminded of these:

How to Improve the Dialogue between Science and Society
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/imag es/0015/001500/150009e.pdf

Journalists and Journalism Education Must Grasp the Democratic Science Opportunity
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19081&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_S... ... - More

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Report Released! - "Telling Stories: How the Public can Engage with Science"

From the press release:

"In December 2009 84 delegates from 22 countries met in Bangalore, India, to participate in the second Wellcome Trust International Engagement Workshop called 'Telling Stories: Why narrative matters in public engagement with science'. ... - More

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Hi to everyone in this network - it seems a while since the excellent event in Bangalore which some of you will have attended. !

The following was submitted by a participant in The Communication Initiative network. It is much more advocacy than science but I thought it may be of interest to this network for your critique from a public engagement perspective. (NB The public side of this network is growing - now 155 people - see http://groups.comminit.com/we llcome/og/users/302118/faces)

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Guns and Roses: Advocacy in an Emerging Democracy ... - More

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