Past events

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Coverage begins in 2006 for the ScienceWriters meeting and 2009 for the AAAS meeting. To see programs for past ScienceWriters meetings, go to the ScienceWriters meeting site.

World Conference of Science Journalists 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 to Sunday, October 29, 2017

Excellent science journalism has never been more essential to our complex and changing world. In October 2017, San Francisco will welcome more than 1,200 media professionals from 70 countries as they come together for the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists. At this conference, being held in the United States for the first time, writers will immerse themselves in Northern California’s rich science and technology environment as they address the future of media and the excitement and challenge of 21st-century science.

Contact email: 
info@wcsj2017.org

ScienceWriters2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016 to Monday, October 31, 2016

A meeting for science writers, by science writers. Join us for NASW's professional development workshops, briefings on scientific research presented by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, and lab tours and science field trips organized by the Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

Registration and program information available in August 2016 at https://sciencewritersmeeting.org/2016.

Contact email: 
workshops@nasw.org

Measure Locally, Respond Globally: August 15-16, 2016

Sunday, August 14, 2016 to Monday, August 15, 2016

Measure Locally, Respond Globally: The Business and Science of Climate in the Southern Appalachians is a two-day conference for journalists covering the environment, science, data analytics, business, farming, lifestyle, and weather. To learn more and register, visit https://sites.duke.edu/naswasheville/

This conference is proudly supported by an NASW Idea Grant.

Contact email: 
Asheville_Conference@duke.edu

The who, what, where, why, and how of off-label prescribing

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

The Chicago Science Writers invite NASW members to attend their upcoming event "The who, what, where, why, and how of off-label prescribing” on Wednesday, May 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Medill School of Journalism Chicago Newsroom. This panel will discuss the legal, ethical, and safety issues around off-label prescribing. You’ll learn what it means, how doctors determine which drugs to use off label, and how pharmaceutical companies view off-label use.

Show Me the Coast 2015, an Idea Grant-funded Workshop

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Free workshop scheduled for May 1 in Baton Rouge. Show Me the Coast 2015 is a practical training in visual storytelling workshop for scientists and science communicators. Funded by an NASW Idea Grant to Louisiana State University, the organizers at the The Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs invite those interested to attend the May 1 event free of charge. To learn more and register, visit showmethecoast2015.wordpress.com.

Contact email: 
pbrow11@tigers.lsu.edu

Telling Science Stories with Code and Data, an Idea Grant funded workshop

Friday, April 17, 2015 to Saturday, April 18, 2015

Join the New England Science Writers at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA the weekend of April 18, 2015 for "Telling Science Stories with Code and Data." Funded by an NASW Idea Grant, this hands-on workshop will cover both how to acquire, analyze and interpret data and how to visualize and present scientific information in interactive, reader-friendly ways for storytelling. Learn more and register by April 10 at [neswonline.com](http://neswonline.com).

ScienceWriters2014

Thursday, October 16, 2014 to Monday, October 20, 2014

A meeting for science writers, by science writers. Join us for NASW's professional development workshops, briefings on scientific research presented by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, and lab tours and science field trips organized by The Ohio State University.

Contact email: 
workshops@nasw.org