Applications Are Now Open for ComSciCon 2015
Christopher Faesi University of Connecticut
This unique professional-development experience will provide attendees with a fantastic opportunity to meet young leaders in the communication of science, learn from and interact with a remarkable group of invited experts, and produce an original work communicating complex technical concepts from science and engineering to a new audience.
Application, registration, and attendance to the workshop is free of charge for accepted applicants. Full or partial travel support will be provided to accepted applicants from the US who would need to travel to the Cambridge area. We unfortunately cannot accept students traveling from abroad.
ComSciCon applications are competitive, and we encourage applicants to prepare their responses carefully.
The workshop will feature panel discussions on the following topics:
- Communicating with Non-Scientific Audiences
- Science Communication in Popular Culture
- Communicating as a Science Advocate
- Multimedia Communication for Scientists
- Addressing Diversity through Communication
In addition, ample time is allotted for interacting with the experts and with attendees from throughout the country to discuss science communication and develop science-outreach collaborations. Past ComSciCon attendees have founded new science-communication collaboratives, published more than 25 articles written at the conference in popular publications with national impact, and formed lasting networks with our student alumni and invited experts. Visit the ComSciCon website to learn more about our past workshop programs and participants.
This workshop is sponsored by Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Colorado, Boulder, the American Astronomical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, and Microsoft Research.
Applications are due by 1 March 2015. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.