Agenda

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 (Morning session moderator: Steven Sobieszczyk, U.S. Geological Survey)

09:00AM – 09:15AM  – Emerald Ballroom – OPENING REMARKS

•  Joe Palca, National Public Radio

09:15AM – 10:00AM – Emerald Ballroom – KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• Maryam Zaringhalam, 500 Women Scientists & Story Collider

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10:00AM – 10:15AM – Emerald Ballroom – ICEBREAKER
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10:15AM – 10:30AM – BREAK (15 MIN)

10:30AM – 12:00PM – WORKSHOPS – Sign up at Registration Table

• Emerald Ballroom – “NAVIGATING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION” (Engage) 
• Crystal Ballroom-West – “SOCIAL STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE COMMUNICATION”  (Richelle Tanner, Washington State University; Blair Bazdarich, San Francisco Zoo; Sarah-Mae Nelson, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources)
• Crystal Ballroom-East – “ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WITH SOCIAL MEDIA” (Mary Catherine Longshore, AAAS)
• Tiffany Suite 301 – “DON’T JUST TALK SCIENCE, HELP THEM ‘DO’ SCIENCE!” (Amanda Fisher, OMSI, & Lauren Moreno, Catalysis)

12:00PM – 01:00PM – Crystal Ballroom – CATERED LUNCH(Afternoon session moderator: Kiki Sanford, This Week in Science)

01:00PM – 02:00PM – Emerald Ballroom – OPEN MIC

• RAPID FIRE PITCHES

02:00PM – 02:20PM – BREAK (20 MIN)

02:20PM – 03:40PM – Emerald Ballroom – PRESENTATIONS

• “SCIENCE & US: THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNICATORS,” Katherine Huang & Parin Shaik, Science & Us
• “CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA,” Susanna Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
• “COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY: ENTRY POINTS TO STEM,” Francesca Bernardi, Florida State University, & Katrina Morgan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
• “LABVENTURE: NOTES ON BUILDING SCIENCE LITERACY THROUGH STORYTELLING AND EXPERIENCE DESIGN,” Armando Manalo, Upswell

03:40PM – 04:00PM – BREAK (20 MIN)

04:00PM – 05:00PM – Emerald Ballroom – PANEL – “IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF MISINFORMATION AND TAKING ACTION”
(Moderated by Matt Wilkins, Vanderbilt University)

• Seth Lewis, University of Oregon 
• David Shiffman, Simon Fraser University
• Sarah Myhre, Project Drawdown​

05:00PM – 07:00PM – Crystal Ballroom-East – POSTER SESSION & ART SHOW 

• VARIOUS PRESENTERS

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06:00PM – 07:00PM – Emerald Ballroom – “THE UNIVERSE IS A LABORATORY”

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FRIDAY, APRIL 5(Morning session moderator: John Meyer, University of Washington)

​​08:45AM – 09:00AM – Emerald Ballroom – HOUSEKEEPING REMARKS
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​09:00AM – 10:30AM – WORKSHOP(S) – Sign up at Registration Table

• Emerald Ballroom – “FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION” (Ben Young Landis, Creative Externalities, & Kelly Tyrrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Crystal Ballroom-West – “OVERCOMING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MISCONCEPTIONS” (Kristen Weiss)
• Crystal Ballroom-East – “USING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION TO CHART A COURSE FOR CHANGE” (Estelle Robichaux, COMPASS)
• Tiffany Suite 301 – “FUZZY RECEPTION: TRANSMITTING FINDINGS AND BIAS” (Kris Gowen & Rachel Crist, OHSU)

10:30AM – 10:50AM – BREAK (20 MIN)

10:50AM – 12:30PM – Emerald Ballroom – PRESENTATIONS

• “BOOKS AS EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION,” Joanne Manaster, University of Illinois
• “USING STORYTELLING TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVES OF DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE,” Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ciencia Puerto Rico and iBiology
• “SPACE IN YOUR FACE! A SPACE-THEMED VARIETY SHOW,” Julia DeMarines, University of California-Berkeley
• “BREAKING THE MOLD: COMMUNICATION IN MEDICINE,” Rebekah Fenton, Seattle Children’s Hospital
• “DIGGING DEEP IN ROCKY SOIL: CONTROVERSIAL SCIENCE,” Katherine Carter, NCSE

(Afternoon session moderator: Allison Coffin:Washington State University)

12:30PM – 12:45PM – GROUP PHOTO

12:45PM – 02:00PM – LUNCH (75 MIN)

02:00PM – 03:00PM – Emerald Ballroom – PANEL – “BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE FAKE NEWS ERA”
(Moderated by Russ Campbell, Burroughs Wellcome Fund)

• Jennifer Cutraro, Science Storytellers
• Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ciencia Puerto Rico​ and iBiology
• Kelly Tyrrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison

03:00PM – 03:30PM – BREAK (30 MIN)

03:30PM – 04:30PM – Emerald Ballroom – KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• Dianna Cowern, YouTube’s “Physics Girl”

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04:30PM – 05:00PM – Emerald Ballroom – CLOSING REMARKS

• Allison Coffin, Science Talk President