NASW 2007 Science in Society

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NASW Science in Society

October 19-20, 2007
The Davenport Hotel
Spokane, WA


Friday, October 19

9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Field Trip to "The World's Only Grizzly Bear Lab"
(Space is Limited. Register Early!)

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Board Meeting (Closed Session)

6:30 p.m.
Check-in

Saturday, October 20

9 a.m.
Check In, Informal Networking

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
SESSION A

A1) Wrestling Giant Topics

A2) Taming the Digital Office

A3) Reinventing Your Freelance Science Writing Career

A4) E. coli to ConAgra: Deconstructing the Food, Wine, and Agribusiness Industries

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch

1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
SESSION B

B1) Perfecting the Art of the Pitch: Practice and Pointers for PIOs

B2) Science and the New "Graphic Journalism": Visual Literacy for Science Writers

B3) Inside Book Contract Preparation & Negotiation

B4) Must Choosing Terms Mean Choosing Sides?

3:15-3:45 p.m.
Afternoon break

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
SESSION C

C1) Pitch Slam: Meet the Editors

C2) 21st Century Science Writing: New Tools for Thinking Outside the Box

C3) Switching Gears: Journalism to PR

C4) Arabs Writing About Science

5:30 - 6 p.m.
NASW Business meeting (open to all members)

9 p.m. - Midnight
Northwest Science Writers Association host
"Sleepless in Spokane," a welcome party at CenterStage
1017 W, 1st Ave. (one block south and two blocks west of the Davenport Hotel)
Live roots and rockabilly music by The Dusty 45s

Stick around for the exciting New Horizons in Science Briefings organized by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing! Find out more.


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