{"id":619,"date":"2015-07-09T20:30:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T20:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/?page_id=619"},"modified":"2015-07-09T20:30:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T20:30:36","slug":"scicomm-related-activitiessessions-at-esa2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/annual-meeting\/past-annual-meetings\/scicomm-related-activitiessessions-at-esa2015\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/baltimore\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-625 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/07\/esa-conference-logo.jpg?w=648\" alt=\"ESA conference logo\" width=\"648\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/07\/esa-conference-logo.jpg 961w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/07\/esa-conference-logo-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/07\/esa-conference-logo-768x285.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The SciComm Section is\u00a0hosting a workshop: <a href=\"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/esa2015-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communicating Science Vividly<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">If you\u2019re looking for even more SciComm at the conference, though, here are some sessions that caught our attention.<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This list is in development. If you are aware of an activity or session taking place which relates to SciComm, feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/contact-us\/\">suggest we add it to the list<\/a>\u00a0by emailing or by using the comments section below. Our webmaster will update this page as often as possible.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Sessions are listed below according to type: Social (3), Workshops (10), Talks, etc. (7)<\/h3>\n<h3>Social<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SciComm Section Business meeting:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday, August 10, 2015: 6:30 PM;\u00a0Stone, Hilton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joint mixer with Policy Section:<\/strong> Mixer will follow business meeting and will be held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alewifebaltimore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alewife<\/a>;\u00a021 N Eutaw St; 410.545.5112.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Happy Hour with ESA Communications Team and DC Science Writers Association:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.us11.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=c59a71b7b6f7f0c0ee4cb434e&amp;id=6e41380993&amp;e=55582d5ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DC Science Writers Association<\/a>\u00a0organized a happy hour with us during the meeting and the Science Communication Section is invited. <a href=\"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/07\/esa100-scicomm-socializing\/\">Click here for complete details<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Workshops<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div class=\"subtitle\">\n<div class=\"subtext\"><strong>Engaging K-12 Educators in Teaching and Learning about Urban Ecosystems:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, August 8, 2015: 12:00 PM-5:00 PM;\u00a0303, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10881.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"subtitle\">\n<div class=\"subtext\"><strong>Connecting with Community Groups: Clear and Compelling Public Communication:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, August 9, 2015: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM;\u00a0312, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10781.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"subtitle\">\n<div class=\"subtext\"><strong>Exploring Diverse Career Pathways in Ecology:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, August 9, 2015: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"location\">302, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10811.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"location\"><strong>Communicating Science Vividly (SciComm Section workshop):<\/strong>\u00a0Sunday, August 9, 2015; 12:00-5:00 p.m.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/baltimore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See ESA2015 conference website to register<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/esa2015-workshop\/\">Click here for details<\/a>,\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10854.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">view workshop description via conference online program<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"subtitle\">\n<div class=\"subtext\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtext\"><strong>Tips and Tools for Entrepreneurial Ecologists:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, August 9, 2015: 12:00 PM-5:00 PM;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"location\">Peale B, Hilton (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10728.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"location\"><strong>How to Participate in Public Policy and Communicate with Congress:\u00a0<\/strong>Monday, August 10, 2015: 11:30 AM-1:15 PM;\u00a0311, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10736.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"location\"><strong>Breaking the Ice with STEAM: Synthesis, Innovation, and Improving Scientific Outreach through Artistic Collaboration (FREE but must register):\u00a0<\/strong>Monday, August 10, 2015: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM;\u00a0315, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10864.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"location\"><b>Observational Nature Sketching: <\/b>Wednesday, August 12, 2015: 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.; Natural History Section Booth in Poster Hall;\u00a0Informal sketching basics \u201cworkshop\u201d at the Natural History Section\u2019s booth, with Bethann G. Merkle, who led the sketching section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/advancingecocomm.wordpress.com\/esa2015-workshop\/\">\u201cCommunicating Science Vividly\u201d workshop<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"location\"><strong>Relationships and Interactions: An Eco-Fiction Writing Workshop:\u00a0<\/strong>Wednesday, August 12, 2015: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM;\u00a0311, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10808.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"location\"><strong>Building a Broader Community in Ecology and the Related Sciences:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, August 13, 2015: 11:30 AM-1:15 PM;\u00a0301, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10885.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>Annual Meeting Sessions related to SciComm <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. OPS 1-4:\u00a0Science communication lessons from developing a stakeholder-based conservation planning tool<\/strong>;\u00a0Monday, August 10, 2015;\u00a0Exhibit Hall, Baltimore Convention Center\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Paper51668.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5\">\n<p><strong>2. SYMP 6:\u00a0Science Under Scrutiny: Insulating Scientists from Harassment and Political and Ideological Interference in Their Work<\/strong>;\u00a0Tuesday, August 11, 2015: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM;\u00a0309, Baltimore Convention Center\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10654.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">SYMP 6-1:\u00a0Open access to your emails: Defending against the latest weapon used to attack scientists<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">SYMP 6-2:\u00a0Recent trends in censorship through oversight by public information officers and other authorities<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">SYMP 6-3:\u00a0Scientific Integrity at the U.S. EPA<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">SYMP 6-4:\u00a0Creating a culture of scientific integrity at the Department of Interior<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">SYMP 6-5:\u00a0Pinched from both sides: Challenges in the NGO sector to applying best available science for conservation of imperiled species<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">SYMP 6-6: Break<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">SYMP 6-7:\u00a0Panel Discussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. COS 28-3:\u00a0Merging science communication and service learning to advance transdisciplinary undergraduate education<\/strong>;\u00a0Tuesday, August 11, 2015: 8:40 AM;\u00a0326, Baltimore Convention Center\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Paper53784.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. SS 24:\u00a0A Game Show for Ecological Science: The Shark Tank of Societal Relevance<\/strong>;\u00a0Wednesday, August 12, 2015: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM;\u00a0301, Baltimore Convention Center\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10723.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0SS 26\u00a0Using Science-Policy Integration to Improve Ecosystem Science and Inform Decision-Making: Lessons from U.S. LTERs<\/strong>; Wednesday, August 12, 2015; 8:00-10:00 PM;\u00a0314, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10832.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"number\">6. IGN 12:\u00a0<\/span>Dare We Prepare Students for Non-Academic Careers in Ecology?<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, August 13, 2015: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM;\u00a0345, Baltimore Convention Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/eco.confex.com\/eco\/2015\/webprogram\/Session10802.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here for details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-1: Ecologists as consultants: Biostitutes, or the front line as ecological protectors and educators?<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-2:\u00a0\u00a0Integrating conservation practice into ecology education for students seeking non-academic careers<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-3:\u00a0\u00a0Land trust conservation organizations and the growing business of managing privately owned natural areas<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-4:\u00a0An ecologist goes to Washington: Exploring career pathways in policy<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-5:\u00a0\u00a0Hybrid vigor: Linking ecological restoration, academia, faith-based organizations and policymakers for a sustainable future<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-6:\u00a0\u00a0A professional preparation course and internship experience in an undergraduate environmental science program<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-7:\u00a0Ecology students should taste and savor the joys of teaching<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>IGN 12-8:\u00a0Communicating science to the public: Careers in science writing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-9:\u00a0Alternative ecology: Interpreting ecological science for stakeholders in need<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-10:\u00a0Sowing SEEDS for growing ecologists in a diversity of careers<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px\">IGN 12-11:\u00a0Discussion (until session ends)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7. 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