More Than 170 Expected for Tonight's Swedish Embassy Talk

By nisbetmc on January 16, 2008.

I'm told that more than 170 have RSVPed for tonight's Framing Science talk and panel discussion at the House of Sweden in Georgetown. Details here.

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The Expelled boyos seem to be tightening up their act. Now you can’t RSVP for future events all of which have been removed from the list.

PRESENTATION TOMORROW AT AAAS HQ: Research Shows That the Public Relies on Frames and Values to Make Sense of Policy Debates; Challenges Common Assumptions About What is Effective Science Communication

For those in the DC area, tomorrow I will be giving the following presentation at AAAS HQ as part of the Science Policy Alliance speaker series. Breakfast is at 730 and the talk kick-offs at 815. I'm told about 180 people have RSVPed.

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