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ScienceOnline2012

ScienceOnline2012 – #scio12 across social media – is the sixth annual international meeting on science and the Web.

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Alberto Roca

Executive Director, DiverseScholar
Southern California

MinorityPostdoc.org

I'm Peruvian-American from Houston, TX. My PhD is in Molecular Biology with an interest in bioinformatics. My non-profit: 1) mentors diverse students and postdocs for their next career stage; and 2) provides services for institutions to diversify their doctoral workforce.

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12:00am

Break Room 1a/b BREAK Room 1a/b Break Room 1a/b BREAK Room 1a/b BREAK Room 1a/b BREAK Room 1a/b BREAK Room 1c/d

8:00am

Morning check in McKimmon Conference Ctner

9:30am

Take your seats, please Room 1c/d

9:45am

Welcome remarks and conference overview Room 1c/d

10:00am

The Vain Girl's Survival Guide to Science and The Media Room 1c/d

11:15am

The Path from Research to Book: Tools & Workflow Tips from Top Writers Room 1c/d Basic Video Making 101: An online tutorial Room 5

12:15pm

Lunch TBA

1:30pm

Going from blogging to MSM: selling out or gateway drug? Room 1c/d Why Scientists Hate and Fear the Media; or, Science training for journalists Room 4

2:45pm

Blogging in the undergraduate science classroom (how to maximize the potential of course blogs) Room 7 Sex, gender and controversy: writing to educate, writing to titillate Room 1c/d

4:00pm

Know Your Digital Rights! Room 3 Data visualization Room 5

6:00pm

Reception at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, with a tour of the Nature Research Center N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

8:30pm

Talent show & open-mic night Napper Tandy's

8:00am

Morning check in McKimmon Conference Ctner

9:30am

Citizens, experts, and science Room 4 How do we teach science journalism in the era of social media? Room 7

10:45am

Blogging Science While Female Room 8

12:00pm

Broadening the Participation of Underrepresented Populations in Online Science Communication and Communities Room 7 Making Beautiful Maps Room 5

1:00pm

2:00pm

Techno Blitz Demos: Blogs & Science Communication Room 3 Techno Blitz Demos: Credit, Identity & Making Science Available Room 7 Techno Blitz Demos: Tools & Projects - Doing Science! Room 8

6:30pm

Banquet & Storytelling with The Monti Room 2

8:00am

Morning check in McKimmon Conference Ctner

9:30am

Communicating with Images on Blogs Room 7 Students as Messengers of Science Room 6

10:45am

Advocacy in medical blogging/communication--can you be an advocate and still be fair? Room 4 Science writing in and for developing nations Room 3

11:45am

LUNCH ‘n’ LAUGH Room 2

1:00pm

Genomic Medicine: From Bench to Bedside Room 6 Raising money for your science and journalism with crowdfunding Room 3

2:15pm

Cyberscreen Science Film Festival Room 1c/d

3:45pm

Plenary Panel: Check, check, 1, 2...The sticky wicket of the scientist-journalist relationship Room 1c/d

4:45pm

Closing remarks Room 1c/d

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