Did You Know?
COSEE OLC and Washington Sea Grant are holding a broader impacts seminar series of six one-hour presentations this winter and spring quarters.
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Tools and techniques to reach audiences and broaden the impacts of your research
When: Monday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (see schedule below)
Where: Foege Auditorium (Foege Building, Genome Sciences) on the UW Seattle campus. washington.edu/maps/ Admission is free and refreshments will follow each presentation.
Presentation topics and dates:
Jan 23rd
Broader Impacts: What Do Funders Really Want?
Panelists: Penelope Dalton, Washington Sea Grant; Russ McDuff and Susan Huatala, UW School of Oceanography; Daniel Schindler, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.
Feb 13th
Why Bother With Social Media?
Presenter: Liz Neeley, Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS).
Same day special events sponsored with help from AFS and AFSUW:
2:00-3:00pm Why every lab should tweet. Presenter: Christie Wilcox, Uniersity of Hawaii, Manoa
4:45-5:30pm Using media Tools: A hands-on experience. Presenter: Liz Neeley, COMPASS
5:30-6:30pm Networking Social
March 5th
Best Practices for Translating Research for K-12 Audiences
Panelists: Tansy Clay, Carrie Tzou and Blakely Tsurusaki, COSEE-OLC.
March 26th
Connecting with Stakeholders: Secrets of Success
Panelists: Steve Harbell and Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant; and Glenn VanBlaricom, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.
April 16th
Research in Cyberspace: A Tale of Three Websites
Panelists: Lorenz Hauser, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Science; Milton Love, Marine Science Institute, UC, Santa Barbara; Allison Fundis, UW Ocean Observatories Initiative.
May 7th
Informing and Influencing: Sharing Your Science with Decision Makers
Participants to be announced.
This series is available for credit from the University of Washington as Communicating Climate Science Seminar: Messaging Your Science (Winter and Spring quarter, 1 credit) (PCC 593) ATM S/OCEAN/ESS 593.
For more information please contact:
Susan Bullerdick
COSEE Ocean Learning Communities
coseeolc@uw.edu
For series flyer click here
News from COSEE National:
The COSEE Network is planning a large presence during the upcoming Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, February 20-24, 2012.. The NCO will host a booth in the exhibit area and several Centers are planning to host activities.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Professional Development for Early Career Scientists
Sunday, February 19, 2012
8:00 – 5:00
Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City
COSEE/ASLOMP Young Investigator Luncheon
Monday, February 19, 2012
12:30 – 13:30
COSEE Ladder of Scientific Success Luncheon Series
Monday, February 19, 2012 – Deconstructing
Tuesday, February 20, 2012 – Understand
Wednesday, February 21, 2012 - Build
Thursday, February 22, 2012 - Broaden
COSEE-convened Sessions
COSEE: Using Evaluation to Measure the Impacts of Education/Outreach
Monday, February 20, 2012
Oral Session 10:30 – 12:30
Poster Session 5:00 – 7:00
Improved Broader Impacts = Enhanced Scientific Impacts
Monday, February 20, 2012
Oral Session 2:00 – 4:00, Ballroom F
Poster Session 5:00 – 7:00
International Education and Outreach Activities
Monday, February 20, 2012
Poster Session 1:00 – 7:00
Using data from autonomous vehicles and drifters to support education and outreach
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Oral Session Morning
Poster Session 5:00 – 7:00
COSEE/ASLO Exhibit Hall Booth
New COSEE Products for Dissemination
"Best of COSEE" featuring Hands-on activities collected from the COSEE Network on CD for distribution to all attendees at the registration desk and from the COSEE/ASLO Booth
"Ocean Gazing" featuring 52 episodes of the Ocean Gazing podcast series with accompanying classroom lesson plans and activities for distribution at the COSEE/ASLO Booth
