You will find a brochure tucked inside this issue inviting submissions to the NASW Science-in-Society Award competition. This award is special, since it is not only given by NASW, but also paid for by NASW. Entries must be postmarked on or before July 1, 1998.
Annual dues were due by March l. If you hadn’t paid up by March 30 you will not be in the roster. If you haven’t paid by May l5. you will be removed from the mailing list and denied online access.
At the NASW workshops on Wednesday, February 18, an envelope disappeared containing cash and checks from NASW members. If you attended those workshops, please check to see whether you may have accidentally picked up the envelope. It had been left on the registration desk in the hallway near the workshop rooms. Secondly, if you wrote a check or paid cash for the workshops or NASW membership on Tuesday or Wednesday, Feb. 17 or 18, please contact Diane. She’s at diane@nasw.org or 516-757-5664. She is especially eager to hear from one individual who joined NASW at the workshops. She doesn’t remember who you are, and therefore she can’t enter you in the membership rolls. Also please reissue checks which were for the banquet, workshops and some dues. Also, anyone who gave Diane cash should contact her; otherwise, they may be dunned.
The 1998 Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop, to be held June 30 to July 5 in New Mexico, is accepting applications at rates of $600-$950. Featuring separate tracks for beiginners and veteran science writers, the faculty includes Natalie Angier, Sandra Blakeslee, and George Johnson, science correspondents at The New York Times; Jon Franklin, science writer at the Raleigh News and Observer; and Rick Weiss, science reporter at The Washington Post. Cory Dean, New York Times science editor, will make a guest appearance. More details on the workshop are available on the web page: www.santafe.edu/~johnson/sciwrite.html
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting requests from professional journalists to visit Antarctica during the 1998-1999 field season to report on research by the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP).
Each year, NSF selects a limited number of print, radio and television
journalists from diverse media outlets for individual visits to the United
States’ three Antarctic research stations—McMurdo, Amundsen-Scott
South Pole and Palmer—to report on NSF-sponsored science projects or
research themes. Visits usually last 10 days to two weeks, but can be considerably
longer, depending on the journalist’s reporting plan. Competition is
intense for a very limited number of slots.
Application Deadline: Written requests must be received by May 1, 1998.
For more information contact: Lynn Simarski, (703) 306-1070/ lsimarsk@nsf.gov.
For a press kit on USAP, contact: David Friscic, OPP (703) 306-1031/dfriscic@nsf.gov
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