National Association of Science Writers
Sixth Annual Professional Workshops (archived)

14-15 February 2001
Berkeley, Calif.

Introduction
Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday Details
Thursday Details
Travel and Lodging
AAAS Meeting
2001 audiotape sales
Half-price on 1998, 1999, 2000 workshop tapes - while supplies last.

Important deadlines:

Nov. 15 — Early registration deadline
Nov. 15 — Berkeley preferred housing deadline
Jan. 7 — Late registration deadline (add $20 late registration fee)

Registration forms have been mailed to NASW members. To receive a registration form, send your request with your snail mail address to Diane McGurgan.

For the first time, you may pay online, but you still must send in the registration form by mail.

Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, Feb.14

Clark Kerr Campus, University of California, Berkeley

(Detailed Wednesday schedule)

8 a.m. — Continental Breakfast
9-11:45 a.m. — Small is Beautiful: Nanotechnology
Noon-1 p.m. — Lunch
1:15-5:30 p.m. — 2001: A Genomics Odyssey
5:45-7 p.m. — Wine reception

Thursday, Feb. 15

Clark Kerr Campus, University of California, Berkeley

(Detailed Thursday schedule)

8:15-8:45 a.m. — Continental Breakfast
8:45-10:45 a.m. — NASW Plenary
Science Dot Com(munication) — Ethics and Enterprise for Converging Media
11 a.m.-Noon

Session A: Writing Biography
Session B: The Incredible Vanishing Science Writer: How Corporate Management is Changing Science News
Session C: Meet the Editors Again
Session D: Giving Science the Business

Noon-1 p.m. — Network Lunch
1:15-4:30 p.m. — Tour of Lawrence Berkeley Lab
1:15-2:45 p.m.

Session A: Art and Craft of Science Writing, Part I Making the Transition to Literary Narrative
Session B: Meet the Editors Chat Session
Session C: Freedom of Information Act: Use it (better) or lose it

3:00-4:30 p.m.

Session A: Art and Craft of Science Writing, Part II

Panel 1: Savvy Interviewing: Talking with People for Publication or Broadcast
Panel 2: Humor in Science Writing

Session B: From Fuzzy Notion to Bestseller — How to Mint a Good Book
Session C: Maximizing News Release Effectiveness

Friday, Feb. 16

4:30-5:30 p.m. — Muse Reception
AAAS Whitaker Reception
Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street
San Francisco

Saturday, Feb. 17

8-9 a.m. — NASW Mentoring Orientation
Mendocino II Hotel Nikko
For more information, email mentor@nasw.org

2-3 p.m. — NASW Education Committee
Mendocino II Hotel Nikko
For more information, email whitlock@ohio.edu or Dichristin@aol.com

4 p.m. — NASW Business Meeting
Details TBA.

7 p.m. — NASW Science-in-Society Awards and Lavish Reception
Exploratorium
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco
Reception attendees will be bussed from the AAAS Headquarters hotel. (Note: Register separately for this event — information will be included with your dues bill from NASW in early December.)

Sunday, Feb. 18

9 a.m.-5 p.m. — NASW Internship Fair
Mendocino II Hotel Nikko
Schedule and more information, email whitlock@ohio.edu or Dichristin@aol.com

5-7 p.m. — Reception hosted by MIT's Knight Science Journalism Fellowship and MBL's Science Writing Fellowship Program, Woods Hole.
Nikko Hotel's Golden Gate Room, 25th floor
For prospective and former Knight and MBL fellows.

7 p.m. — Sunday, Feb. 18
The Northern California Science Writers Association Party
Ruby Skye
420 Mason Street
San Francisco
A grand old theater that's been converted into a swank nightclub. NCSWA party planners are renting the club for a night of food, music, dancing, and fun. Ruby Skye has seen the launch of countless dot-coms, and is conveniently located about a block from the AAAS meeting hotel. Come, see old friends, meet new ones, enjoy yourself, and forget about deadlines for one night.

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