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SciDev.Net is proud to be the official media partner of the 6th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ2009).

6th World Conference of Science Journalists

Location: Central Hall, Westminster, UK
Date: 30 June – 2 July 2009

The 6th World Conference of Science Journalists in 2009 (WCSJ2009) will bring established and aspiring reporters, writers and science communicators from around the world to debate, network, develop their professional skills and report on the latest advances in science and technology.

Key objectives

  • raise the quality and impact of science journalism worldwide
  • share excellence in independent journalism
  • compare experiences with counterparts from developed and developing countries
  • promote professional development
  • encourage new partnerships
  • report on the latest advances in science and technology
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Why should you attend

Co-director Julie Clayton shares her vision for WCSJ2009 and why you should join her and many other science journalists this summer in London.

Julie Clayton’s vision for WCSJ2009 [25kB]

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Award Winning Journalists

SciDev.Net are proud to announce that eight international SciDev.Net freelance journalists have been successful in winning travel scholarships to attend the WCSJ2009 in London.

This includes:

Carla Almeida, Brazil
Lucy Calderon, Guatemala
Weixiao Chen, China
Laura Susana Garcia Oviedo, Argentina
Bande Moussa Sissoko, Mali
Long Nguyen Dang Vu, Vietnam
Mohammed Yahia, Egypt
Suhail Yusuf, Pakistan

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SciDev.Net at the conference

SciDev.Net in Sessions:

Getting global coverage for science
A Stempra event for press officers and journalists at the World Conference of Science Journalists
Tuesday 30 June 2009, 9.30 until lunch
Central Hall, Westminster, London

T V Padma, reports on science from India, coordinates freelance contributions from South Asia for SciDev.Net, and will be on the panel for this event that explores how the relationship between press officers and more dispersed journalistic audiences can be made more effective, with talks, discussion and networking sessions.

Cost (including networking lunch): £50 Stempra members, £70 non-Stempra members, free for those registered for WCSJ Conference (Stempra membership: £15 from www.stempra.org.uk)

To register please email events@stempra.org.uk

Same stories different challenges
Tuesday 30 June, 15.45 to 17.15

Nadia El-Awady, freelance science journalist and media consultant and trustee to SciDev.Net, is on the panel of this discussion. This session is part of the Biomedical Strand funded by Wellcome Trust.

For more information view programme.

New media: The future of science journalism
Wednesday 1 July, 11.30 to 13.00.

David Dickson, director and editor of SciDev.Net is on the panel for this discussion. This session is part of the Development Strand funded by DFID and is supported by Knight Science Journalism Fellowships.

For more information view programme.

Does science need to be highbrow?
Wednesday 1July, 11.30 to 13.00

Christina Scott, African news editor for SciDev.Net, and Nalaka Gunawardene, director and chief executive officer of TVE Asia Pacific, are on the panel for this discussion. This session is part of the Development Strand & Biomedical Strand funded by DFID and Wellcome Trust and is supported by Knight Science Journalism Fellowships.

For more information view programme.

Covering a disaster from Sichuan to Sri Lanka
Wednesday 1 July, 16.30 to 18.00

Nalaka Gunawardene, director and chief executive officer of TVE Asia Pacific, is on the panel for this discussion looking at science reporting in disaster zones. This session is part of the Development Strand funded by DFID and supported by Knight Science Journalism Fellowships.

For more information view programme

Other SciDev.Net events during WCSJ2009

Meet the News Editor:
Meet the Editors breakfast forum on Thursday 2 July, 8.30 to 9.30. Location to be announced.

Hosted by Wilson da Silva, Editor of COSMOS, Australia, and the past president of the World Federation of Science Journalists. Aisling Irwin, SciDev.Net news editor will be on the panel introducing SciDev.Net and taking questions from the floor.

Journalism Skills Workshop:
Monday 29 June, 10.00 to 16.30
Imperial College, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London

Aisling Irwin, SciDev.Net news editor will be involved in a workshop around Journalism Skills, with Gareth Mitchell, for start-up journalists or mid career journalists looking to refresh.

Find out more here

Networking Event:
If you are attending the WCSJ2009, why not come and meet the SciDev.Net team at our special conference event. Further details to follow in the coming weeks.

SciDev.Net Exhibition Stand:
Throughout the conference SciDev.Net will have an exhibition stand. Come and meet the team, learn more about SciDev.Net and register to receive regular information from us, in the main exhibition hall, stand 9.

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Media links

SciDev.Net WCSJ2009 Blog
Editors and journalists attending the sessions will be keeping you up-to-date on what is happening during WCSJ2009, reporting on key issues and opening up the discussion about the key conference themes. Visit our blog here.

28/04/2009
Press release about SciDev.Net and WCSJ2009 media partnership [13kB]

11/03/2009
Watch Scidev.net on Pakistan's Metro One TV news bulletin promoting the WCSJ2009

Ongoing
WCSJ2009 Blog and news items can be found here.

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How to register

Registration fees

Registration fees range from £150 to £675

Registration details

Further details about registration here

Contact Details

Julie Clayton, Co-Director, World Conference of Science Journalists
Tel: +44 117 946 6284
Mob: +44 7802 406729
Email: julie.clayton@wcsj2009.org

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