Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2000

2001 NASW WORKSHOP PREVIEW

Your NASW Workshop Committee, board, local hosts, tour leaders, panel organizers, and staff-have put together quite a show. The workshops will be valuable for networking and professional development-and fun to boot!
The following is a sneak preview of the program. You're encouraged you to make plans now to join us on the West Coast next February.

Mark your calendars for NASW/AAAS 2001:

• NASW Workshops, Feb. 14-15, 2001, Clark Kerr Campus of UC-Berkeley
• AAAS Annual Meeting and Science Innovation Exposition, Feb. 15-20, 2001, San Francisco Hilton and Towers

Wednesday, February 14: Symposia

Small is Beautiful

Nanotechnology is bringing us devices on the scale of nanometers, or a billionth of a meter-the size of molecules. Together with micromachines, these new technologies are changing the way people think about everything from computers to medical care.

• Nanocrystals, small clusters of 100 to 100,000 atoms, can lead to novel applications, from biological tracers to electronic components.
• Smart Dust: Autonomous sensing and communication in a cubic millimeter.
• A 10-25 mm micromechanical flying insect eventually capable of sustained autonomous flight.

Join chemists, physicists, and engineers who are developing the next generation of these mini-tools. Organized by UC-Berkeley.

The Next Chapter in the Book of Life: Genomics, Proteomics and Genetic Engineering: What's ahead?

Steel from cow's milk, patented proteins, and designer drugs; ethics, issues and implications of the new age of genetic discovery and design. A series of small-group sessions with a wide range of scientists and leading thinkers in genomics. Organized by UC-Davis.

Science of Wine
Join the faculty and graduates of UC-Davis for a short explanation of the scientific aspects of making the nectar of the gods. Of course, no discussion would be complete without samples.

Thursday, February 15: Workshops and Optional Tour

An array of workshop panels and activities, including:

• Content, Credibility, and Ethics in the Dot-Com World
• Writing Biography
• The Vanishing Science Writer: Integrated Marketing Hits the Campus
• Meet the Editors
• Storytelling in Science Writing
• Savvy Interviewing
• Humor in Science Writing
• Investigative Reporting: FOIA and Uncovering Gems in Public Documents
• What to Do with a Book Idea
• Giving Science the Business: The Business Side of Science
• Targeting News Releases
• Opportunity to meet with editors and agents
• The Network Luncheon, featuring Topical and Collegial Conversations
• Optional (concurrent) tour of Lawrence Berkeley lab

IMPORTANT: Due to space constraints, attendance will be limited. Plan to register early for these events. Early registration deadline is Nov. 15, 2000. You may want to consider lodging in Berkeley for the NASW events. More details will be posted at www.nasw.org and distributed via NASW list-serves in early September.