Events

  • Mar 23 2010

    Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings fellowships

    Looking for ways to cover science on a tight travel budget? For the third year in a row, the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings invites NASW members who are working journalists or freelancers attending on assignment from a media outlet to apply for travel funding to attend its meetings of Nobel Laureates.

  • Jan 22 2010

    Get involved with ScienceWriters 2010

    NASW workshops will be held in New Haven, CT, on Nov. 5-6 and part of ScienceWriters 2010. We will be celebrating NASW's 75th anniversary, and CASW's 50th, with serious talk about the craft and future of science writing, and serious fun. The workshops program is created by NASW members. By participating in the planning process, you can make sure that the sessions meet your needs, whether that's for hands-on training, pitching nationally known editors, honing your writing chops, or world-class schmoozing. You can get involved by volunteering for the workshop committee, or by submitting a session proposal. Details

  • Jan 12 2010

    2010 NASW internship fair

    NASW student members looking for great internships, or news and science organizations looking for top-flight interns, should plan to attend the 2010 NASW Internship Fair. The fair will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the 2010 AAAS meeting in San Diego in the Marina Ballroom D (3rd Floor, South Tower) of the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina.

  • Oct 16 2009

    Check out NASW conference news

    If you couldn't make it to ScienceWriters 2009 this weekend, you can follow the workshop happenings with NASW's almost-real-time Twitter feed. Also available: conference coverage, provided by our freelance travel fellows.

  • Sep 29 2009

    ScienceWriters 2009 registration closes October 1

    Don't miss out on the opportunity to come together with your peers for learning and support. ScienceWriters 2009 meeting registration ends at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, October 1. We've organized professional development workshops, field trips, science briefings, and more networking opportunities than ever to keep your career on track and your spirits high in a changing landscape. On the fence? It's not too late. A quick check of airfares for the weekend of October 17, turns up fares of less than $225 roundtrip to Austin from several cities coast to coast. For details and to register, visit www.sciencewriters2009.org.

  • Sep 21 2009

    Don't miss out on ScienceWriters 2009

    If you haven't yet made reservations for ScienceWriters 2009, don't miss out on the opportunity to come together with your peers for learning and support. The discounted hotel rate ends on September 24, and meeting registration closes next week on October 1. We've organized professional development workshops, field trips, science briefings, and more networking opportunities than ever to keep your career on track and your spirits high in a changing landscape. For details and to register, visit www.sciencewriters2009.org.

  • Aug 28 2009

    Early bird workshops rate ends September 1

    Save $25 on your ScienceWriters 2009 registration. Sign up online by Tuesday, September 1, for the early bird rate. For registration and complete program information on the meeting, including the bonus field trip and full-day multimedia workshop, see www.sciencewriters2009.org. Registration closes October 1. The meeting kicks off Friday night, October 16 in Austin, Texas.

  • Aug 4 2009

    Registration for ScienceWriters 2009 is open

    Hands-on experience with the latest multimedia tools, insight into how social media affects your career, in-depth sessions with scientists, an evening with a bat colony, and presentation of some of the science writing field's top honors are just a few of the elements on tap for ScienceWriters 2009 that begins on October 16.

  • May 7 2009

    Buy tickets at the door for NYC regional meeting

    Seats will be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis for the NYC Regional ScienceWriters Meeting. Cash or check made out to NASW only: members $18, non-members $25, full-time students $5. The NYC meeting will be held on Monday, May 11, from 1 to 5 p.m, focusing on "Artists and Science Writers: Finding Common Ground." It will be co-hosted with the Science & the Arts Program of the CUNY Graduate Center, and will take place at their building on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.

  • May 1 2009

    Advance registration extended for NYC meeting

    NewsFlash: CUNY has reserved seats for the sold-out May 11 screening of Between the Folds especially for NASW members who attend the Regional ScienceWriters event that day. Select this option when you register online for the NYC Regional ScienceWriters event. Are your Monday schedules unpredictable? We're keeping online registration open until Friday, May 8, so that you can be sure to join us for this event.