The American Institute of Biological Sciences is offering its popular Communications Training Boot Camp for Scientists this fall.
Join us in Washington, DC on October 9-10, 2017 for a comprehensive training program designed to meet the needs of everyone from graduate students to senior researchers and program administrators. Participants will learn: -How to translate scientific findings for non-technical audiences -How to tell a resonant story that informs decision-makers -How to prepare for and participate in a news interview -How to prepare for and engage in a meeting with a decision-maker -How to protect your scientific reputation -How to identify and define the audience you need to reach -What policymakers want and need to know from a scientist -What reporters are looking for in an interview -How to leverage social media -How the nation’s science policy is developed and implemented Participants will have the opportunity for formal and informal discussions with science policy and communications experts. Dates: October 9–10, 2017 Location: AIBS Washington, DC, Offices, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005 Learn more at https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/communications_boot_camp.html -- Julie Palakovich Carr Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 202-568-8117 www.aibs.org -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies.
