Continuing Outreach Activities at ASLO Meetings to Assist Ocean Scientists

公众、媒体和政策制定者越来越多地要求科学家解释他们的科学，但如何有效地做到这一点的培训却很难获得。授予特拉华州大学的这一奖项为一系列研讨会提供了资金，这些研讨会将帮助科学家成为更好的沟通者。这些讲习班将在2014年和2015年举行的美国湖沼学和海洋学学会冬季会议上举行，这是海洋科学家最大的会议之一。拟议的讲习班将向科学家提供各种交流技能的培训，包括制作科学短片和向公众进行交流。2014年2月会议计划的研讨会活动包括：1）视频研讨会，提供建议，帮助科学家制作保持准确科学的视频，并对广泛的观众感兴趣和有吸引力，2）两个为期半天的科学传播研讨会-一个为研究生，一个为所有与会者，3）一个科学传播研讨会，约24名与会者专注于他们的具体科学传播问题，和4）一个关于公众传播的小组讨论，作为上午全体会议的一部分。

Scientists are increasingly called upon by the public, media, and policymakers to explain their science, yet training on how to do this effectively is hard to come by. This award to the University of Delaware provides funding for a set of workshops that will help scientists become better communicators. The workshops will be held at the American Society for Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) winter conference, one of the largest conferences for marine scientists, in 2014 and 2015. The proposed workshops will provide training to scientists on a variety of communication skills, including the production of short science videos and communication to the general public. Planned workshop events for the February 2014 meeting include 1) a Video Workshop that provides advice to help scientists create videos that maintain accurate science and are interesting and compelling to a broad audience, 2) two half-day workshops on Science Communication - one for graduate students and one for all meeting participants, 3) a Science Communication workshop for about 24 participants to focus on their specific science communication issues, and 4) a Panel Discussion on public communication as part of the mid-morning plenary talks.