This year's science communicators forum takes place on the last two days of
the BA's Festival of Science at the University of Glasgow on 6 and 7
September 2001.
The provisional programme is as follows:
(Timings and speakers subject to change)
Wednesday 5 September
18.30 Welcome reception and visit to Glasgow Science Centre
Thursday 6 September
10.00 -10.15 Welcome address - David Sainsbury
10.15 -10.45 The Foot and Mouth story - David King + Ensuing panel
discussion
***Timings subject to alteration***
11.45 -13.00 Reaching the parts others can't: aiming for and achieving
social inclusion in science communication University of Durham (reaching
young
people through statutory and voluntary youth work settings) and Nigel
Townsend Y Touring
14.15 -17.00 Achieving national outreach
* 60 second science, designing and delivering programmes for NSW and SY -
Lisa Jones, NSW Officer, The BA
* Devising mass participation experiments - Dr Richard Wiseman, University
of Hertfordshire
* Using SET points to reach new audiences
Friday 7 September
10.00 -11.15 How can COPUS work for you? - Natasha Martineau, COPUS Manager
11.45 - 12.30 The Royal Society's science and society programme - David
Boak, Director of Communication The Royal Society
12.30 -13.15 The NHM's study of Museum scientists' views on science and the
public - Roy Hawkey, Head of Education, The Natural History Museum
14.30 -15.30 Influencing policy: the Danish way - Søren Gram, Project
Manager, The Danish Board of Technology
16.00 -17.00 Designing for science communication - Sarah Angliss and Tim
Hunkin, Mongrelmedia
Admission: £90 BA members, £120 non BA members (includes 1 year's membership
of the BA). All admission fees include attendance at the BA Festival of
Science (Monday 3 - Friday 7 September inclusive) - see full programme at
www.the-ba.net.
Other science communication highlights in the Festival of science include:
MONDAY
Science in society: the UK in microcosm - Sir William Stewart, BA
Presidential Address
From genes and cells to health care - (various) BBSRC
Cannabis as a medicine - (various) Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great
Britain
Risk management and its communication - (various) BA Agriculture & Food
Section
TUESDAY
Green chemistry - (various) BA Chemistry Section
Inequality - (various) BA Sociology & Social Policy Section
'Trust me I'm a scientist' - expertise, authority & scientific advice +
evening debate - (various) BA General Section + ESRC
Society's contribution to medical research - (various) BA Medical Sciences
Section
The mobile phones controversy - (various) The BA Debate
The Lunaticks - an early example of science communication - (various) BA
History of Science Section
WEDNESDAY
Science & democracy: the open society revisited - (various) BA Anthropology
& Archaeology Section
Britain's nuclear weaponry - (various) British Pugwash Group
The constraints of culture - (various) BA Psychology Section
Does Scotland need a science policy? - (various) BA General Section
Of mice & men & Use of animals in science debate - (various) BA Medical
Sciences Section + Boyd Group
Science for 21st Century citizens - (various) BA Education Section
THE X-CHANGE
Each evening join Quentin Cooper (BBC R4 Material World) as he draws
together some of the Festival's most x-treme and x-ceptional stories and
have your say over a drink or two.
For a registration form and further information please e-mail
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A specific science communication at the festival leaflet has been produced.
For copies of this or the full festival of science programme please e-mail
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Nicholas Hillier
Science Communication Officer
The BA
23 Savile Row
London W1S 2EZ
Tel: 020 7973 3064 Fax: 020 7973 3063
www.the-ba.net
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