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Download the 2006 Science Communication Conference report here (pdf 220KB)

Reports and presentations from day 2 of the conference can be found here.

Day 1
Thursday 13 May 2006

Keynote address: 
Lord Rees of Ludlow, President of the Royal Society

Session 3: Setting the context: progress towards embedding science in society
Professor Kathy Sykes (ppt 298KB), Collier Chair: Public Engagement in Science and Engineering, Bristol University

Session 4: Exploring the evidence: research culture and science communication
Dr Darren Bhattachary (ppt 141KB), Senior Manager, Science Communication, the Royal Society

Session 5: Engaging to inspire and educate
The role of science communicators in supporting science education
Dr Derek Bell (ppt 807KB), Chief Executive, Association of Science Education
Philip Greenish (ppt 2.2MB), Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Engineering
Debra Dance (ppt 216KB), DfES
Daniel Sandford Smith (pdf 249KB), Education Manager, Institute of Physics

Session 5: Engaging to involve
Dr Carolyn Stephens (pdf 350KB), Senior Lecturer, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Maggie Leggett (pdf 292KB), Head of Public Engagement, BBSRC

Session 5: Engaging through the media and PR
David Harrison (ppt 2.5MB), Head of Broadcast and New Media Technology, Ofcom
Professor Jonathan Drori, Director of Culture Online at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Visiting Industrial Professor, Bristol University

Session 6: Engaging to inspire and educate
Role model schemes: inspiring the next generation of scientists
Diane Beddoes (ppt 110KB), Fellow, Office for Public Management
Liz Willcocks (ppt 540KB), SEAs and Project Development Manager, SETNET
Dr Joanna Coleman (ppt 317KB), Public Engagement Manager, EPSRC
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (pdf 1.4MB), Managing Director, Science Innovation
Integrating formal and informal education
Dr Jim Ryder (ppt 38KB), Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of Leeds
Jean Franczyk (pdf 686KB), Head of Learning, Science Museum
Dr Rosalind Mist (pdf 668KB), Project Manager, Ecsite-uk
Inspire strategy seminar 1
Sir Roland Jackson, Chief Executive, the BA

Session 6: Engaging to involve
Better policy? The impact of Sciencewise in government
Alan Mercer (ppt 874KB), Sciencewise Programme Director
Pippa Hyam (ppt 2.0MB), Dialogue by Design
Engagement or communication: different approaches for similar results
Melanie Smallman and Adam Nieman (pdf 1MB), ThinkLab
Alison Crowther, Dialogue Director, Sciencewise, DTI
Involve strategy seminar 1
Professor Kathy Sykes, Collier Chair: Public Engagement in Science and Engineering, Bristol University

Session 6: Engaging through the media and PR
Adventures in new media
Grace Baynes, Head of Marketing and Public Relations, BioMed Central
Jimmy Leach (ppt 721KB), Head of Content Development, Guardian Professional
Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists
Pitching ideas: the recipe for success
Andrew Cohen, Series Editor, Horizon
Professor Trevor Cox (ppt 299KB), University of Salford
Media strategy seminar 1
Juliet Upton, Chair, STEMPRA

Day 2
Friday 14 July 2006
Reports and presentations from Day 2 of the conference can be found here.