Boletín RedPop Mayo, 2011
12th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference Quality, Honesty and Beauty in Science Communication The 12th International PCST (Public Communication of Science and Technology) Conference will be held in Florence, Italy, 18-20 April 2012. |
Submissions should include:
More details: http://www.pcst2012.org/call.php
- a description of your proposed paper or session in no more than 2500 characters including spacing;
- the proposed format: a paper, discussion, poster etc.
- your contact details;
- author's data including affiliations;
- type of presentation: audio-video-power point;
To submit a proposal, please go to Abstract Submission
General information
All successful proposals will be notified by December 31, 2011. Papers will only be added to the program when the speakers have registered for the conference.Reduced fees will be available for early registrants and students.
Plenary speeches will be delivered by leading international experts in science communication research and practice.
The programme will include themes such as:
A rich social programme will be offered to conference participants. Guided tours to places of scientific interest in Florence and Tuscany will also be available before and after the conference. Screenings, performances and exhibitions will be presented during the conference.
- What does quality mean in science communication?
- Evaluating public communication of science
- Art and/in science communication
- Two decades of academic publishing in PCST
- Ethics and aesthetics of science communication
- Communicating the social sciences
- Reflexive challenges: communicating PCST?
- Emerging trends and issues in science communication
- Changing media, changing formats, changing science communication models?
- Public communication of technology: the ?Cinderella? of PCST?
The official language of the conference is English.
To submit a proposal, to read the full call for proposals, or for information about the venue and accommodation, please go to our website at: www.pcst2012.org
Organisers and contacts
PCST 2012 is organised by the PCST International Network and hosted by Observa Science in Society, Fondazione Giannino Bassetti, Galileo Museum Florence and INAF National Institute for Astrophysics.Conference Secretariat
ENIC meeting & events - Florence
Tel. +39 055 2608941
www.enic.it
info@pcst2012.org
www.pcst2012.org
Brochure Download:
http://www.pcst2012.org/images/pcst2012_Firenze.pdf
La RED POP, es una red interactiva que surge de la convocatoria realizada por UNESCO en 1990 y reúne a centros, museos y programas de popularización y divulgación de a ciencia y la tecnología en América Latina y el Caribe. Funciona mediantes mecanismos regionales de cooperación que favorecen el intercambio, entrenamietno y aprovechamiento de recursos entre sus miembros. |
A Red-POP é uma rede interativa que surge de uma convocação realizada pela UNESCO em 1990 e reúne centros, museus e programas de popularização e divulgação da ciência e tecnologia na América Latina e Caribe. Funciona mediante mecanismos regionais de cooperação que favorecem o intercâmbio, o treinamento e o aproveitamento de recursos entre seus membros. |
CIENTEC es miembro fundador, actualmente desempeña la Coordinación del Nodo Central - Norte y es miembro del Consejo Director de la RED.
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