Please note that this schedule is preliminary and may be subject to minor changes.
Day 1: May 14, 2016, The Frontier at RTP Headquarters
8:30 AM | Breakfast |
9:00 AM | Welcome and introduction |
9:10 AM | Panel 1: Communicating science throughout your career - Corey Davis, Applied Climatologist at North Carolina State University
- Mark Derewicz, Science Writer at UNC School of Medicine
- Kara Manke, Science Writer at Duke Office of News and Communications
- Holly Menninger, Director of Public Science for the College of Science at North Carolina State University
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10:20 AM | Intro to pop talks & Pop talks (round 1) |
10:40 AM | Coffee Break |
11:00 AM | Panel 2: Writing/editing fundamentals - Karl Bates, Director of Research Communications at Duke Office of News and Communications
- Abby Olena, Post-doctoral fellow at Duke Science & Society
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12:15 PM | Pop talks (round 2) |
12:30 PM | Lunch |
1:45 PM | Pop talks (round 3) |
2:00 PM | Write-a-thon (meet with review groups, practice review articles) |
3:00 PM | End of day 1 |
Day 2: May 21, 2016, The Frontier at RTP Headquarters
8:30 AM | Breakfast |
9:00 AM | Pop talks (round 4) |
9:15 AM | Panel 3: Building your online brand - Eleanor Spicer Rice, Senior Science Editor at Verdant Word
- Craig McClain, Assistant Director of Science at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center and Editor, Deep Sea News
- Matt Shipman, Public Communications Specialist at North Carolina State University Communications
- Jamie Vernon, Director of science communications & publications at Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society and editor-in-chief of American Scientist magazine
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| 10:30 AM | Pop talks (round 5) |
10:40 AM | Coffee break |
11:00 AM | Panel 4: Getting to know the science communication outlets in North Carolina - Mary-Russell Roberson, Science Writer
- Joshua Hall, Director of Science Outreach and UNC PREP at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Kate Maddalena, Assistant Professor of Professional Writing and Technical Communication at UNC Wilmington
- Kathryn Pietrosimone, Postdoctoral Fellow at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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12:15 PM | Pop talks (round 6) |
12:30 PM | Lunch & Expert Review |
2:00 PM | Closing Keynote by Joe Palca, Science Correspondent for NPR |
3:00 PM | Happy hour! |
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