Today in the Hyatt hallway, I passed a colleague with an imposing nametag terraced by four colors of ribbon. He is an ESA donor, a moderator, and two other things I can\u2019t recall (possibly a juggler).<\/p>\n
This year my nametag has a ribbon, too.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s a regular reminder that even though scicomm workshop 15<\/a> is done, my duty to communicate ecology\u2019s stories remains.<\/p>\n The media<\/i> label has a storied root \u2013 medium<\/i>: an artistic material or form; the happy state between two extremes; the substrate where organisms grow in a lab.<\/p>\n It feels like an encouragement to explore new forms of expression: to try, for example, sketching conference notes as illustrations \u2013 a departure from my usual writerly toolkit.<\/p>\n Notes from COS 45 \u2013 Ecosystem Services Assessment \u2013 by Clarisse Hart<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n WK15 contributor Perrin Ireland<\/a>, who inspired many of us to try illustration this week, is documenting ESA talks in her polished and shareable way:<\/p>\n Real-time graphic representation of ESA science\/policy talks #ESA2014<\/a> @experrinment<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mJKHaRLqG4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Michelle Berry (@mich_berr) August 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n