Member discounts for AIBS Communications Boot Camp

Membership: Member discounts for AIBS Communications Boot Camp

Contributed by kjm34 on Jul 28, 2017 - 12:09 PM

SSE members get $55 off registration - email communciations@evolutionsociety.org before registering in order to claim this discount.

Learn more and register here [1].

The Boot Camp is an intensive, two-day, hands-on training program in Washington, DC.

Participants will learn:

How to translate scientific findings for non-technical audiences

How to tell a resonant story that informs decision-makers

How to prepare for and participate in a news interview

How to prepare for and engage in a meeting with a decision-maker

How to protect your scientific reputation

How to identify and define the audience you need to reach

What decision-makers want to hear from a scientist

What reporters are looking for in an interview

How to leverage social media

How the nation's science policy is developed and implemented

Participants will have the opportunity for formal and informal discussions with science policy and communications experts working in Washington, DC. Read the course outline [2].