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What is the #MySciComm Series?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Drawing inspiration from the #MySci hashtag, in spring 2017 the <\/span>ESA Communication & Engagement Section<\/span> launched a\u00a0<\/span>blog series called #MySciComm<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>We explore the personal and professional journeys of science communicators, including the joys, struggles, and helpful resources that surfaced along their way.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Through MySciComm, we showcase the wide range of types of SciComm that people can do, from photography and illustration to serving as an institutional press officer and public engagement research, and so much more. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is an emerging profession, and there are not only a lot of ways of doing SciComm, but a lot of ways of getting into it. Our #MySciComm series highlights some of the possibilities, and we invite contributors to be candid about the (rarely linear) ways they got into SciComm.\u00a0The #MySciComm series demystifies careers and opportunities by actually explaining how SciComm opportunities arise and how series contributors capitalized on them. We \u201cgo beyond the CV\u201d in telling these scicomm backstories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more about the motives and objectives of the series, read this op-ed<\/a>, published by ESA\u2019s EcoTone<\/em> blog.\u00a0In the op-ed, #MySciComm series founding editors\u2019 explain what makes the series special and important, within and beyond the realms of science communication.<\/p>\n

Questions contributors answer<\/b><\/h2>\n

Contributors write a 1,000-3,000-word blog post that responds to the following two questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. How did you get into your type of science communication? Think of this as your career trajectory, your scicomm \u2018origin story,\u2019 or even just one anecdote that epitomizes how you came to the work you do now. After all, the path to a scicomm career is rarely linear! (500+ words)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. What are 1-3 tips\/resources you use in your current scicomm work that you would recommend to new or experienced scicomm professionals? (200-220 words)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Context<\/b><\/h2>\n

    ESA Communication & Engagement Section members are hungry for resources, advice, networking opportunities, and ideas regarding the wide range of professional activities conducted by science communicators. We host the #MySciComm blog series in order to address some of these member interests.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The path to SciComm isn\u2019t linear.<\/h2>\n

    With that in mind, we specifically feature diverse contributors, in terms of experience, path to SciComm, nationality, identity, and other factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Contributor Checklist<\/b><\/h2>\n