{"id":10074,"date":"2014-04-15T18:44:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T22:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=10074"},"modified":"2014-04-15T18:44:01","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T22:44:01","slug":"esas-2nd-annual-science-cafe-prize-take-your-science-out-of-the-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2014\/04\/15\/esas-2nd-annual-science-cafe-prize-take-your-science-out-of-the-box\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA’s 2nd annual Science Cafe Prize — take your science out of the box"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have a science story you want to tell? Send in your pitch for our public pub talk at the Ecological Society\u2019s 99th Annual Meeting this summer<\/h2>\n

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Apply here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Contest deadline<\/strong>: Friday, 30 May 2014<\/p>\n

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At this year\u2019s Annual Meeting in Sacramento<\/a>, California, ESA is partnering with Professor of Chemistry Jared Shaw and the UC Davis Science\u00a0Caf\u00e9<\/a> series to present an informal public lecture (a \u201cScience Caf\u00e9\u201d) at de Vere\u2019s Pub<\/a>, in nearby Davis, California. De Vere\u2019s is, according to local sources<\/a>, a nice pub \u201cwith a proper \u2018pub\u2019 feel\u201d and decent taps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Davis is about 15 miles<\/a> from the Sacramento Convention Center. (Why Davis: we decided to partner with an existing series rather than try advertise a stand-alone event. That series exists in Davis.) ESA will provide transportation for the speaker.<\/p>\n

To choose a speaker, we are reprising our successful 2013 pitch contest.<\/p>\n

Science Caf\u00e9s typically have an informal atmosphere and often put you within arms-reach of your audience. You can expect an audience that is interested, but not necessarily knowledgeable about ecology. They often arrive ready to ask questions, but you can ask them questions, too! Discussion is a goal. Props and activities involving the audience usually go over well. And, if you wish, you can give your presentation with beverage in hand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Same Data, Different Century<\/strong>. 2013 runner-up Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie photobombed herself in among some of her favorite 19th century naturalist \u2018collaborators\u2019 for her 2013 Science Cafe entry. Read her pitch here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

How to enter:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The contest has two parts.<\/p>\n

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  1. a 250-word pitch introducing your topic and expressing why the subject is important to you.<\/li>\n
  2. an image that evokes your topic. Cartoons, collages, photographs, and screenshots of raw data are all eligible imagery (as long as you have permission to use them). We hope you surprise us.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Detailed instructions are on the contest page.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Download a pdf copy of the ESA2014 Caf\u00e9 Prize instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    Soil erosion\u2026.or not.<\/strong> Lisa Schulte Moore won the inaugural ESA2013 Science Cafe Prize with her vision for change in modern agriculture based on ecological knowledge and experimentation. Read her pitch here<\/a>. Photo, Dave Williams<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n

    Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n