Hi all, Inspired by the rallying call at last year’s Annual Meeting <http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-and-society/whats-the-future-of-ecologist-communicators/> to better connect our science to society, we’ve organized a hands-on workshop <http://eco.confex.com/eco/2014/webprogram/Session9813.html> for attendees of this year’s Annual Meeting: Workshop 15: <http://eco.confex.com/eco/2014/webprogram/Session9813.html>*Beyond the written word – advancing ecology communication through multimedia* <http://eco.confex.com/eco/2014/webprogram/Session9813.html>.
As we look towards ESA’s Centennial <https://esa.org/history/esa-2015-centennial/>, we want to move the conversation forward from talking about *why* communicating our science is important to improving *how* we actually do it. During the five-hour workshop on Sunday, August 10 <http://eco.confex.com/eco/2014/webprogram/Session9813.html>, you’ll get a crash course in scientific storytelling using audio, video, text, photography, and illustration from a talented team of ecologist-communicators. We will first orient you to our favorite tools, software and apps – most of which you already carry around in your pocket or could download for free. Then, we’ll lead you through hands-on exercises to gain confidence and expertise in each media. Here’s the most exciting part of the workshop: you’ll form a small team with workshop presenters and other participants to plan and produce a multimedia project covering some aspect of the science at the meeting. We’ll even provide a platform for you to share these multimedia pieces with the world: a special series published on the *EcoTone* blog <http://www.esa.org/esablog/>. Learn more about the workshop in our recent EcoTone post: http://www.esa.org/esablog/meetings/from-oceans-to-mountains-its-all-about-ecology-communication/ Hope to see you there! -- Holly L. Menninger, PhD Director of Public Science Your Wild Life Program, Dept of Biological Sciences NC State University 235 David Clark Labs | Campus Box 7617 Raleigh, NC 27695-7617 E-mail: [email protected] http://yourwildlife.org | @YourWild_Life <http://twitter.com/yourwild_life> Office: (919) 515-3353
