Agenda for Thursday, July 2

a. Plenary sessions

4: Editors discuss the future of science journalism
2009-07-02 10:00 - 11:00
5: Science Based Policy Making: Advising Government
2009-07-02 16:30 - 17:30

b. Parallel sessions

21. Advocacy science journalism
2009-07-02 11:30 - 13:00
22. Blogs, big physics and breaking news
2009-07-02 11:30 - 13:00
23. Genetics in the news information in the daily press: a comparison between daily papers in Belgium, Canada and France
2009-07-02 11:30 - 13:00
24. A picture of health? Who shapes public opinion on pharma?
2009-07-02 11:30 - 13:00
25. Promises, promises: The Ethics of Unbridled Optimism
2009-07-02 11:30 - 13:00
25.1a. How to start up a science media centre... and keep it running in top gear
2009-07-02 13:30 - 14:30
26. Embargoes in science reporting: Friend or foe?
2009-07-02 14:30 - 16:00
27. Reporting cancer breakthroughs: Striking the right note
2009-07-02 14:30 - 16:00
28. Breakonomics, did careless reporting precipitate the global crisis?
2009-07-02 14:30 - 16:00
29. Heartbreak and hype: The only way to sell an engineering story
2009-07-02 14:30 - 16:00
30. Climate change coverage: The messy marriage of science, policy, and politics
2009-07-02 14:30 - 16:00

d. Press Briefings and Fringe Events

Press Briefings and Fringe Events 6. Workshop: Pimp my podcast: Using multimedia to enhance your reporting [2]
2009-07-02 11:00 - 13:00
Press Briefings and Fringe Events 7. Meet the European CDC – a source of data, comment and analysis for science journalists
2009-07-02 13:30 - 14:30
Press Briefings and Fringe Events 8. Nanotechnology: Addressing the risks, fulfilling the promise
2009-07-02 14:30 - 15:30

e. Breakfasts/Lunches/Receptions

Lunch Session 6. An AIDS vaccine: Mission impossible?
2009-07-02 13:15 - 14:15
Lunch Session 7. Global uncertainties: Security for all in a changing world
2009-07-02 13:15 - 14:15
Lunch Session 8. The $1,000 genome is coming: Are we ready?
2009-07-02 13:15 - 14:15
Lunch Session 9. Friendship or Friction: How the media relates to the research community
2009-07-02 13:15 - 14:15
Farewell Party
2009-07-02 17:30 - 19:00

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