There’s lots that stands out on the CSWA’s 2010 conference programme for me, but there are just as many hidden gems you might not know about.
Here are a few of my picks:
Jake Berkowitz, one of Canada’s leading science writers and author of the celebrated children’s book “Jurassic Poop”, has a great deal to say about what makes for a good science story. The “Book Club” (June 6, 3:15-4:15 pm) will give you a chance to ask this experienced expert about the nitty gritty of freelance science writing.Penny Park, who served as the brains behind CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks as well as the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet, is setting her sights even higher with the Science Media Centre.
She will explain to conference participants exactly what this new organization means for the way they go about their work early on June 5. Pippa Wysong has a long and distinguished track record, which includes serious medical journalism as well as answering children’s questions about science. She has watched both types of communication change drastically during the course of her career, and she will be sharing some of her insights at this conference, as well as moderating a panel that is certainly her brainchild, “Is this the end of the embargo?”, with renowned blogger Ivan Oransky, and Global TV’s David Akin (formerly a technology reporter for the Globe and Mail.)
- Tim Lougheed, CSWA past-president (2005-2009) and 2010 CSWA conference co-chair
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