The IOP Physics Communicators Group Presents:
The Medium and the Message
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Friday, 29 June, 12:00 – 17:00
Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT
The event will explore the wide array of different media that can be used to communicate physics and how it is received by the audience.
Invited speakers are Simon Singh (writer and broadcaster), Deborah Cohen (Editor, BBC Radio Science Unit) and Melisa Akdogan (TV director/producer).
12:00 Registration and refreshments
13:00 Welcome remarks
13.15 Simon Singh
13:45 Deborah Cohen : Another voice in the room: Engaging listeners with physics on the radio
14:15 Melisa Akdogan : The joys and woes of putting physics on the telly
14:45 Networking
15:10 Refreshment break
15:30 Launch of the 2012 'Very Early Career Physics Communicators Award'
15:40 Investigating the interaction between the audience and the media (discussion session)
16:40 Close of meeting
Early registration deadline: 8 June 2012
Registration deadline: 22 June 2012
For more information and to register, visit the meeting website: http://bit.ly/Km0BEf
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