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Calls for proposals for British Science Festival 2020 are now open! Taking place from the 8-12 September in Chelmsford and Essex, the Festival will be hosted by Anglia Ruskin University. Each year, thousands of people come together to celebrate the latest developments in research and engage in open discussion about issues affecting our culture and society. Through a mixture of traditional and creative formats, it focuses on showcasing cutting-edge science and technology. Festival proposals should be aimed at non-specialist adults (16+) with a broad interest in science. All events are free to attend. There are two ways to get involved... Award Lecture nominations Are you, or do you know, a promising early career researcher? Every year we ask for nominations for the seven Award Lectureships available to promising early career academics, skilled at engaging people with their research. These Award Lectures aim to promote open and informed discussion of science and related disciplines. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to present their winning Award Lecture at the 2020 Festival. To get an idea of what it's like to be an Award Lecturer, check out the blog<https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/blog/reflections-from-an-award-lecture-winner-oli> from one of our 2018 winners. Nomination deadline: 17.00, 6 January 2020 Open call for proposals The open call is an opportunity for anyone to submit an event idea. Festival proposals should be aimed at non-specialist adults (16+) with a broad interest in science. During the week Festival events will take place in the daytime on the university campus, followed by events throughout the city each evening. To close the Festival, there will be a final celebration on the weekend. We aim to programme a range of formats from talks to drop-in activities and creative content that challenges perceptions of what science is and can be. Please submit one proposal per event. Proposal deadline: 17.00, 17 February 2020 More information about the above, including the application process and FAQs, can be found on our website https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/british-science-festival We strongly encourage people thinking about submitting a nomination or proposal to chat with the Festival team before completing the form(s). If you're interested please feel free to get in contact with me at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> And finally - a reminder about the upcoming UK Science Festivals Network conference taking place in London on the 19 November. Perfect for anyone working or interested in the science Festival, or wider engagement sector. More information and tickets available here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-science-festivals-network-conference-2019-tickets-65427889579 All the best, Anna + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] Anyone can join for free at any time by sending this message to [log in to unmask]: Join GEM Firstname Secondname Include only the text above, without email signature etc. The title of the email doesn’t matter. Send it to [log in to unmask] If you are going on holiday or have an out of office message for some other reason, you can send this message: Set GEM nomail When you get back: Set GEM mail You don’t 'miss' any messages by doing this as they are all available via main GEM list web page as above. Finally, if you need to change your email address, but stay subscribed to GEM, just send your new email address like this: CHANGE GEM [log in to unmask] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +