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Busses will be running a continuous shuttle. If you arrive after check-in has closed and don't get a name tag, you can still join the reception. Just hop on the shuttle.
Online Audio
Producing great audio for the Internet requires coupling a little technical know-how to several other skills science writers already have. Each skill is familiar -- interviewing, storytelling, churning out rough drafts, polishing your prose, and editing -- but the audio-version is a little different. This three-hour workshop is for those who want to acquire and sharpen the audio-versions of their science-writing skills for an array of audio projects, from podcasts to oral histories, audio slideshows to multimedia platforms.
You’ll learn:
* interviewing and field-micing techniques
* how to make interviewees comfortable with being recorded
* soup-to-nuts basic audio recording/editing/production steps (hands on)
* listening techniques and how to give useful feedback to others
Required:
Your own laptop and headphones. $30; pre-registration.
Optional:
recorder, microphone, and audio files of any project you’re currently working on
Update: Macs or PCs are ok to bring, but you must bring your own laptop. Don't forget to update your system software and install Google Fusion Tables before arrival.
This introductory session on data crunching and visualization is a must for any reporter who wants to take that huge mound of data and quickly and easily analyze it to produce charts and tables. You can break down data into understandable fields, link your data to maps for color-coded display, and share your work with others. This is a hands-on session and we will walk you though the entire process from data collecting to creating the visuals. You don’t need to be a spreadsheet wizard or data analyst to attend.
Note: All those attending must have a laptop (Mac or PC) with updated software and the latest version of Google Fusion Tables onto their laptops prior to the session.
Required:
Your own Mac or PC laptop with Google Fusion Tables installed. $30; pre-registration.
Presented by the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism at Ohio State University.
NASW Board Meeting (closed meeting)
The NASW portion of ScienceWriters is solely funded by the National Association of Science Writers. While a registration fee is charged to offset some of NASW's costs, that fee covers only a portion of the total NASW workshop costs. New Horizons is hosted each year by different universities, which provide funds to cover the meeting.
The NASW professional development workshops are chosen by a committee of members from proposals submitted by members in March of each year and organized by volunteers. The scientific sessions for the New Horizons in Science Briefings are chosen solely by program director Rosalind Reid. The program draws speakers from around the country, including a portion from the host institution.
NASW student members interested in volunteering can help out at the meeting for a few hours in exchange for free registration. To commit, email workshops@nasw.org. Slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and you must be an NASW student member.
Attendance at ScienceWriters is subsidized to keep your costs low.
Attendance at the workshops is heavily subsidized by NASW and remains the same low rate as last year. Thank you for attending!
Member Rate
$170 until September 9 Get your earlybird discount!
$195 September 9 thru close of Registration on September 30.
Student Member Rate
$75 thru close of Registration on September 30.
Non-member Rate (non-refundable)
$395 thru close of Registration on September 30.
All registration is handled securely online. We apologize that mail or phone in registrations are not accepted. Registration begins August 15 and closes on September 30. In order that we may keep our costs low by ensuring an accurate count, NO late or on-site registrations are accepted. Register here beginning August 15.
We've set up a Facebook page for ScienceWriters2014 to help you see whose coming and post inquiries like this. You can also tweet #sciwri14_room This is not an official roommate matching service, but rather an informal place for you to connect with other attendees.
