[PCA] SYMPOSIUM: SciComm: The Art (and Science) of Reaching New Audiences: A Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium; Date; Friday, April 20, 2018; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Glencoe, Illinois)

[Prescott, Leah]

*SciComm: The Art (and Science) of Reaching New Audiences: A Janet Meakin
Poor Research Symposium Date/time: Friday, April 20, 2018; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Chicago Botanic GardenAlsdorf Auditorium, Regenstein Center1000
Lake Cook RdGlencoe, IL 60022(Accessible via public transportation using
bus route 213 from Evanston and walking distance from the Braeside Metra
stop Burlington North line.) What it’s all about?  Communicating science
effectively to a wide audience is more important than ever in a world that
looks at science and data with increasing skepticism. Learn from some of
the best science communicators how they craft messages that resonate and
deliver content in ways that are fun, engaging, and informative. Speakers
include Emily Therese Cloyd, American Association for the Advancement of
Science Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology, Rose
Hendricks, Ph.D., FrameWorks Institute, Rob Gropp from AIBS, Rae Wynn-Grant
of the American Museum of Natural History, Chris Martine from Bucknell
University, Giovanni Aloi from the Art Institute, Seattle artist Vaughn
Bell, Ben Whitehouse of the Sky Day Project, and Sam Illingworth, senior
lecturer in science communication from Manchester Metropolitan University
U.K. with poet Dan Simpson. Presenters will focus on multiple communication
pathways from traditional and social media to innovative art-science
partnerships. Please bring a sack lunch or plan to visit the Garden View
Café. Cost / Registration: Visit the website for the full schedule and to
register:
https://www.chicagobotanic.org/education/professional_programs/JMP_symposium
<https://www.chicagobotanic.org/education/professional_programs/JMP_symposium>Garden
Member $47.20/Non-Member $59Student Discount: $29 with student ID; call
(847) 835-6801 to register at this rate*


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Leah Prescott
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202-912-7232

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