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

Reports and presentations from day 1 of the conference can be found here.

Day 2
Friday 14 May 2006

Session 7: Opening remarks
Sir Roland Jackson, Chief Executive, the BA
Dr David Boak, Director of Communications, the Royal Society

Session 8: Reward & Recognition
Professor Ian Diamond (pdf 1.3MB), Chief Executive, ESRC
Roger Grinyer (ppt 569KB), Head of Corporate Communications, HEFCE
Dr Mark Lythgoe, Director, UCL Biomedical Imaging Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health

Session 9: Engaging to inspire and educate
Measuring the impact of informal engagement activities
Fay Sullivan and Joe Cullen (ppt 806KB), The Tavistock Institute
Pat Langford (ppt 2.6MB), Operations Director, SETNET
Dr Laura Grant (pdf 258KB), University of Liverpool
for a copy of the full BA CREST evaluation please contact l.grant@liverpool.ac.uk

Session 9: Engaging to involve
Risk, reputation and R&D: a view from industry
Dr David Slavin (pdf 1.1MB), Head of Business Innovation Unit, Pfizer

Session 9: Engaging through the media and PR
Is the media the best way to get your message out?
Tony McDougal, Climate Change Communications Manager, DEFRA
Peter Hambly (pdf 604KB), Director, Marketing and Communications, the Carbon Trust
Professor Jacquie Burgess (ppt 508KB), University College London

Session 10: Engaging to inspire and educate
Changing the face of science: widening participation in enrichment activities
Dr Anil Kumar (ppt 90KB), Director, Education & Policy, the Engineering and Technology Board
Professor Salim Al-Hassani (pdf 547KB), Chairman of the Board, Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation
Moving up the ladder of learning: monitoring the impacts of progression projects
Annette Smith (ppt 410KB), Director of Regions, the BA
David Hellier (ppt 371KB), Strategy Manager (Water), Energy & Utility Skills
Inspire strategy seminar 2
Sir Roland Jackson, Chief Executive, the BA

Session 10: Engaging to involve
Energy, science and the public: mapping activities and impacts
Dr Jason Chilvers (ppt 125KB), Lecturer in Environment and Society, The University of Birmingham
Involve strategy seminar 2
Professor Kathy Sykes, Collier Chair: Public Engagement in Science and Engineering, Bristol University

Session 10: Engaging through the media and PR
PR partnerships: Einstein Year's media impact
Caitlin Watson (ppt 1.5MB), Physics in Society Manager, Institute of Physics
Richard Knight, Managing Director, Mission 21
Using TV drama for issues communication
Jill Rawlins (ppt 2.4MB), Director of External Affairs, Alzheimer's Society
Media strategy seminar 2
Fiona Fox, Director, Science Media Centre

Session 11: Closing session

Reports and presentations from Day 1 of the conference can be found here.