To all Psi-Com members
Below is notification of a forthcoming STEMPRA
meeting with the title:
Science & Society: Mutual
Understanding?
The meeting will draw together the "Jenkin" Science
and Society Report and the Office of Science and Technology-Wellcome Trust
investigation into public attitudes to science. The purpose is to explore ways
that organisations can use these two reports to further develop their
communication strategies. Registration details are at the foot of the
note.
Mark Dyball
Director
People Science &
Policy Ltd
9 Hamilton Way
London
N3 1AN
020 8349 1014
07961 149 559
Company registration no.
3891609
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Science & Society: Mutual
Understanding?
A STEMPRA Meeting at The Institute of Physics on Thursday 5 October,
13.30-18.00
Is the House of Lords Select Committee's "Science and
Society" report the new "Bodmer"?
Does the OST-Wellcome Trust
investigation of public attitudes - the first attempt to unravel factors
that make up attitudes to science - tell us anything new or help us respond to
"Science and Society"?
How can science and engineering organisations respond?
Programme:
13.30 Registration and
coffee
14:00 Introduction, Catherine Reynolds, Institute of Food
Research
14:10 Science and Society, Lord Jenkin of
Roding
The key points arising out of the House of Lords
inquiry and implications for science and engineering
organisations
14:50 Public Attitudes to Science: The National Picture,
Mark Dyball, People Science & Policy Ltd
Exploring the usefulness and limitations of
nationally representative data
15:15 Public Attitudes to Science:
Cutting the Cake Differently, Dr Suzanne King, People Science & Policy
Ltd
Using factor and cluster analysis to segment the
market and explain some apparent contradictions at national
level
15:50 Tea
16.00 Implications for PR planning, David
Worskett, The Engineering Council
Can these pieces of work help the development of PR
strategies for science and engineering organisations?
16:30
Panel discussion chaired by Catherine Reynolds
17:00 Short
reception and further informal discussion
To: STEMPRA meeting c/o
Dr Suzanne King, People Science & Policy Ltd, 9 Hamilton Way, London N3
1AN.
Please reserve a place for me at the Science and Society
meeting on 5 October (I am/am not a STEMPRA member).
Name
Email address (if confirmation
required)
Organisation
I enclose a cheque for _____ pounds
made out to STEMPRA. Places are 15 pounds each for STEMPRA members, 25 pounds
for non members (including one year's STEMPRA membership
subscription).
Please send one copy of this form for each
participant. If a receipt is required please ask for one when registering at
the meeting. Places allocated on a first come first served
basis.
