Conference Announcement and Call for Posters
Canadian Science Writers' Association 2008 Conference
"Science Under the Midnight Sun"
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
24-27 May 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 2 May 2008
For conference information, please go to:
http://www.sciencewriters.ca
Send abstracts to:
Abstract Selection Committee
dmossop [at] yukoncollege.yk.ca
Or contact:
Kristina Bergen
E-mail: office [at] sciencewriters.ca
Phone: 800-796-8595
The Canadian Science Writers' Association (CSWA) announces its 2008
annual conference, "Science Under the Midnight Sun," to be held from
24-27 May 2008, at Yukon College, in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
Researchers are invited to submit a 100-word poster abstract discussing
their work on major initiatives.
The selection committee seeks poster topics on all northern themed
research, including:
- Global warming consequences
- Innovative technology research
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Conservation biology
Ten contributors will be given the opportunity to give a two-minute
research introduction that conveys the key project message. An
interactive poster session for all contributors will span the meeting.
The conference will focus on Yukon science and on the International
Polar Year. The agenda includes two full days of presentations and
discussion about science and science communication, a scheduled day trip
to Kluane National Park, and the presentation of Canada's annual science
writing awards at a gala banquet.
The CSWA is Canada's national alliance of professional science
communicators. The group was founded in 1971 by a small group of
science and medical reporters who recognized their role in helping other
Canadians better understand the rapid changes occurring in the world.
Today, the CSWA is a national association with more than 450 members
including media professionals, communications officers in science and
technology institutions, technical writers and educators - all of whom
are involved in communicating science and technology to non-specialist
audiences.
The deadline for poster abstracts is Friday, 2 May 2008.
Send abstracts to:
Abstract Selection Committee
dmossop [at] yukoncollege.yk.ca
For more information about CSWA, please go to:
http://www.sciencewriters.ca/
For more information about the conference and to register, please go to:
http://www.sciencewriters.ca/conference2008/about.htm
Or contact:
Kristina Bergen
E-mail: office [at] sciencewriters.ca
Phone: 800-796-8595