Yes PSCI-COM is that sort of place, however longer more detailed
debates are perhaps better handled separately. PSCI-COM would then
become more like a notice board. I support Owen's idea.
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On 10 Jan 2007, at 14:31, Simon ,Louise wrote:
> I presume that Sarah is referring to a physical forum - a conference
> venue. And as for an online forum, well, isn't this kind of discussion
> what Psci-com is for?!
>
> Louise
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Owen Robert Appleton
> Sent: 10 January 2007 13:28
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Problematising the academic
>
> Sarah, do you mean this kind of forum?
> http://free-electron.net/psci-com/index.php . You should be careful
> for
> what you wish for ;).
>
> If no one uses this I'll take it down after a while (it only took 5
> mins
> to set up anyway). This on my personal site though, so if any of you
> folks do use the forum, please play nice.
>
> Sarah & Alicia - if you actually want to use this seriously,
> contact me
> directly (details below).
>
> Cheers folks
>
> Owen
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Davies, Sarah R
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:07 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Problematising the academic
>
> Just a couple of points in response to the flurry of messages that
> have
> just come round.
>
> First of all, it was never our intention to set up a false divide
> between academics and practitioners in this area. As it happens,
> most of
> us involved have been science communication practitioners in the past,
> and are currently involved in fruitful collaborations with others. But
> our experience is that there are quite a lot of conferences and events
> that cater for practice-based work (the BA conference being the big
> one), while if you're an academic in this field you're generally
> pretty
> much on your own. The conference is an attempt to forge new links and
> bring together research in the area - which hopefully will get fed
> back
> to practice.
>
> So apologies if anyone feels alienated by this. That wasn't the idea!
>
> Secondly, 'the public'...as any of us know, this is a tricky
> concept to
> pin down. Audience - and tailoring communication to it - is key.
> What's
> more, 'the public' contains scientists, science communicators, and
> others we don't normally immediately consider. It's these kinds of
> ideas
> we hope people will be considering in May...
>
> Constructive criticism is always helpful! I personally look forward
> to a
> forum - which the conference's resources can't currently provide -
> where
> academic research and practitioner expertise can come together
> productively to help both.
>
> Best wishes,
> Sarah Davies
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Sarah Davies
> Science Communication Group, Imperial College London
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> ________________________________
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> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science on behalf of Ian
> Russell
> Sent: Wed 10/01/2007 12:30
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PSCI-COM] Problematising the academic
>
>
>
> At 13:18 09/01/2007, you wrote:
>> Moreover
>> we should stress this is an academic - rather than
>> practitioner-focussed - conference.
>
> Some of us who specialise in communicating science to the public feel
> inclined to problematise a tendency of the 'academic' to
> marginalise the
> 'practitioner'.
>
>
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