ComSciCon-MI 2019 will take place over the course of two full days from August 17-18th, 2019. The program will consist of panel discussions, pop talk sessions, expert review of non-technical piece of writing prepared by each participant, a keynote lecture , and networking opportunities. See below for a more detailed breakdown.
*Content is subject to change.
Day 1: August 17th, 2019
| 8:30a - 9:00a | Check-in, breakfast |
| 9:00a - 9:15a | Opening remarks |
| 9:15a - 9:30a | Pop Talks -- Round 1 |
| 9:30a - 10:30a |
Panel 1 -- Careers |
| 10:30a - 10:45a | Break |
| 10:45a - 12:45p |
Breakout Session 1 |
| 12:45p - 1:45p | Lunch |
| 1:45p - 2:00p | Pop Talks -- Round 2 |
| 2:00p - 2:15p | Pop Talks -- Expert Reviewers |
| 2:15p - 3:45p | Write-A-Thon expert review |
| 3:45p - 4:00p | Break |
| 4:15p - 5:30p | Keynote -- Dr. Samantha Yammine |
| 6:00p - ?? |
Networking Dinner Location TBD |
Day 2: August 18th, 2019
| 8:30a - 9:00a | Check-in, breakfast |
| 9:00a - 9:15a | Pop Talks -- Round 3 |
| 9:15a - 10:15a |
Panel 2 -- Ethics Dan Wixted, Michael Imperiali, Laura Cabrera |
| 10:15a - 10:30a | Break |
| 10:30a - 12:30p |
Breakout Session 2 -- News Reporting (Ian Demsky) -- Illustration and Graphics (Joseph Trumpey) |
| 12:30p - 1:30p | Lunch + group photo |
| 1:30p - 1:45p | Pop Talks -- Round 4 |
| 1:45p - 2:45p |
Panel 3 -- Creative SciComm Dan Teravest, Alison Bernstein, Monika Wood, Patrick Morgan |
| 2:45p - 3:00p | Break |
| 3:00p - 5:00p |
Breakout Session 3 -- Science Policy (William Dean, ESPA; Edyta Sitko, UCS) -- Data Visualization (TBD) |
| 5:00p - 5:15p | Closing remarks, event wrap-up |