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Subject:

Announcing 'The Josh Award' at the Manchester Science Festival

From:

Ian Griffin <[log in to unmask]>

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psci-com: on public engagement with science

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Tue, 5 Jun 2007 15:13:17 +0100

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Dear Colleagues;

I am pleased to announce a call for nominations for he inaugural Joshua
Phillips Award for Innovation in Science Engagement. Feel free to distribute
this announcement widely.

Full details can be downloaded from

http://www.msim.org.uk/WhatsOn.asp?menuid=1439

The Museum of Science and Industry is inviting nominations for the first of
what will become an annual Joshua Phillips (or Josh) Award for Innovation in
Science Engagement. The award is named in memory of Josh Phillips, Science
Communication Officer at the Museum, who passed away in November 2006.  Josh
was a much loved, much respected and highly talented Science Communicator
whose outstanding career will be commemorated with this award.
 
Background 
 
€ The award is open to anyone involved in Science Engagement who is at
an early stage in their career and who is recognised by their peers as
creating innovative work.
€ Nominations will be considered by a selection panel whose decision is
final. 
€ The Josh Award is intended to recognise and nurture the finest
practitioners in Science Engagement who, whilst early in their careers,
have already demonstrated exceptional potential for innovation in the
relatively new field of engaging the public with science.
€ The Award will first and foremost support the continued development of
the winners, foster innovative and far-reaching developments in public
engagement in science and showcase best practice to audiences at the
Manchester Science Festival.
 
The Award 
 
The award will be given annually as part of the Manchester Science Festival.
It will comprise  
€ An unique engraved trophy
€ A personal prize of £1000
€ Appointment as  ³Science Communicator in residence² at the Manchester
Science Festival.  The Awardee will be given a budget to create and stage
an event, demonstration or other activity as agreed with the Festival
Director during the Festival.
€ Nominees must be available to act as Science Communicators in
Residence at the Manchester Science Festival (20-28th October 2007)
 
Process 
 
€ Nominations must be made using a form which can be downloaded from

http://www.msim.org.uk/WhatsOn.asp?menuid=1439

Nominations should be posted to the address below (marked attention Sarah
Trinder) or e-mailed to  [log in to unmask] by close of business 30th
June 2007.
 
€ Self nomination is not acceptable.

€ Nominations will be considered by a panel of Judges and the 2007 winner
will be notified by 1st August 2007.
 
Selection Panel 
 
€ Timothy Phillips (Chairman)
€ Laura Drane (Manchester Science Festival Director)
€ Lorelly Wilson (British Association/MoSI Trustee)
€ Ian Griffin (MoSI Director)
€ Helen Lloyd (British Interactive Group )
€ Roland Jackson (British Association)
 
Any questions should be directed to me in the first instance, although
please not that nominations should be sent to Sarah Trinder.

Sincerely



Ian





Ian Griffin Ph.D.
Director
Museum of Science and Industry
Manchester M3 4FP

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