Upcoming Talks: Science Communication at a Crossroads

By nisbetmc on November 12, 2008.

Readers in DC, New York City, and several other locations may be interested in turning out for talks I will be giving over the coming months. Details on dates, sponsors, and locations are below (the last still pending).

Science Communication Re-Considered: Key Issues for 2009 and Beyond
Monday, Nov. 17, 6pm
AAAS Headquarters
1200 New York Ave., NW
*For DC science policy community, RSVP here.

Communicating Science in a Changing World
Thurs, Dec. 4, 7pm
New York Academy of Sciences
Free to the public

Science Communication at a Crossroads
Thurs. Feb. 5, 2009
Science, Technology, and Society Lecture Series
Virginia Commonwealth University

Reporting on Climate Change: The Media and Public Understanding
Tues. Feb. 10
American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Admission $15
With Bud Ward of Yale Climate Forum, Andrew Revkin of the NY Times, Bill Blakemore of ABC News, and Diane Hawkins-Cox of CNN.

Annual Picard Lecture
March (date pending)
Health Law Institute
University of Alberta, Canada

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