Dear conference registrants,

Welcome to Future Directions in Science Journalism!

Thank you for your interest in our conference and for registering. We look forward to seeing you this weekend.

PROGRAM
I hope you have been checking back at our Web site www.sciencejournalism.net regularly. As you may have already noticed, you can now find the full conference program as a PDF file (1.8 MB). A printed copy of the program will be provided with your registration package.

Within the program you will find information about getting to UBC and a map of the downtown core that indicates the accommodation we recommended.
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For those of you visiting from out of town, here are some notes on getting to UBC by car and by transit.

By public transit
The following bus routes will get you to UBC: #4, 9, 17, 25, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 99, 258 and 480. Please visit the Translink Web site for schedule information. Keep in mind that some routes operate only during peak periods. Note especially that the #44 Express from downtown Vancouver operates on weekdays only. Also note that diesel buses and trolley buses stop at different bus loops on campus. Depending on your route, the trip will take between 30 and 40 minutes from downtown Vancouver.

If you are coming from downtown on Saturday morning your best bet is hopping on the #4 or the #17 along Howe St. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi there,

This post is for anyone who signed up for the TRIUMF tour. You should have also received an email with this information.

The tour is on Friday, November 9 at 2:00 p.m.

Information about the facility is available at www.triumf.info. Please read the TRIUMF safety handout. Read the rest of this entry »

Dear registrants,

I have not yet received the conference fee from a number of registrants. If you are still planning on attending, you will be able to pay at the registration desk with cash or by cheque. If paying by cash please have exact change ready.

Anyone from a UBC department may also pay by Journal Voucher.

If you are no longer able to attend the conference PLEASE LET ME KNOW by email immediately. It is extremely important that you do this because catering is being ordered based on registration numbers, i.e., unless you let me know you are not coming there will be a meal for you.

Thanks!

Eric

Welcome to this timely conference, “Future Directions in Science Journalism,” a project of the UBC School of Journalism’s science journalism initiative.

Given the impact of new media and science on a global world, schools of journalism should lead in the education of critical and informed science journalists and researchers.

Science journalism is a new and developing specialty at our graduate school. It aims to improve the understanding of science through research, teaching, and public discussion. The initiative includes research conducted by media scholars at our school, in Belgium and in France. The research is part of a larger research project, the Pleiades Promoter Project, looking at the genetic basis of brain disorders.

I invite you to learn more about our school, its international faculty, and its excellent graduate students. Become involved with our science journalism initiative and assist us in this worthy project of improving the public communication of science. Enjoy the conference and please participate in the conference blog at www.sciencejournalism.net.

Warm regards,
Stephen J. A. Ward, PhD
Director and Associate Professor of Journalism Ethics
School of Journalism, UBC