Pre-conference Session: Interactive graphics for people with no free time

Pre-conference Session: Interactive graphics for people with no free time

Time:
Friday, October 28th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:
Concepión, Omni La Mansión
Speaker(s):
Dana Amihere
  Interactive editor, the Dallas Morning News
Moderator(s):
Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato
  Freelance
Organizer(s):
Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato
  Freelance

Need a cool image to really make your story pop? Interactive graphics have the added benefit of engaging readers. But most science communicators don’t have a designated graphics desk. And with the seemingly endless demands of daily science communication, who has time to tackle a custom project? In this session, we’ll learn how to milk those creativity juices, make interactive graphs, design gorgeous charts—and fit it all into your regular schedule. No formal graphics training nor coding skills required!

This pre-conference session has limited capacity to allow for hands-on work in an interactive setting.

Meeting schedule

Friday, Oct. 28

11:00 am to 5:00 pm

W NASW Board meeting
San José, Omni La Mansión

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

W Check-in
Outside the Iberian Ballroom, Omni La Mansión

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm

W Diversity mixer
Barriba Cantina, 111 W. Crockett St. #214
Saturday, Oct. 29

7:00 am to 8:00 am

7:30 am to 5:30 pm

W Check-in
Lobby, Omni La Mansión

8:00 am to 9:15 am

NASW membership meeting and continental breakfast
Iberian Ballroom, Omni La Mansión

9:30 am to 10:45 am

W A3) First aid for editors
Veramendi, Omni La Mansión

10:45 am to 11:15 am

W Break
Madero lobby and El Cabildo

11:15 am to 12:30 pm

W B1) Writing when you have a strong opinion
Veramendi, Omni La Mansión
W B2) How to ask and answer tough questions
Iberian BC, Omni La Mansión
W B3) Against ableism: Writing about disability
Iberian A, Omni La Mansión

12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

W Informal Networking Lunch
Madero, Concepción, El Capistrano, San Jose
W Special Lunch Table: #OneMinuteMentor
Table will be in El Capistrano
W Special Lunch Table: How to Win an NASW Idea Grant
Table will be in Table will be in El Capistrano (sunroom side)

2:00 pm to 3:15 pm

W C3) Byline Counting project: Data and solutions
Iberian A, Omni La Mansión

3:15 pm to 3:45 pm

W Break
Madero lobby and El Cabildo

3:45 pm to 5:00 pm

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

F Awards reception at The Witte Museum
The Witte Museum, buses depart Omni at 5:45
Sunday, Oct. 30

7:00 am to 8:15 am

F Breakfast
Iberian Foyer, Omni La Mansión del Rio

8:15 am to 8:30 am

F Welcome
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio

8:30 am to 9:30 am

F The faces behind digital crime and cyberterrorism
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio

9:30 am to 10:30 am

F Nonhuman primate research in the post-chimpanzee era
Madero, Omni la Mansión del Rio

10:30 am to 11:00 am

F Break
Iberian Foyer, Omni La Mansión del Rio

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

F El Día de los Científicos: Have lunch with a scientist
Various rooms, Omni la Mansión del Rio

1:30 pm to 3:15 pm

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm

F Break
Iberian Foyer, Omni La Mansión del Rio

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

F Tour: Infectious diseases, genomics and animal science at Texas Biomed
Texas Biomedical Research Institute and Southwest National Primate Research Center

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

F Science + Science Writing: Inside AI
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Monday, Oct. 31

7:15 am to 8:30 am

F Breakfast
Iberian Foyer, Omni La Mansión del Rio

8:00 am to 10:30 am

8:30 am to 9:30 am

F New insights into the secret lives of dinosaurs
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio

9:30 am to 10:30 am

F Self-driving cars and smart highways: A reality check
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio
F What lizard sex tells us about behavioral evolution
Madero, Omni la Mansión del Rio

10:30 am to 11:00 am

F Break
Iberian Foyer, Omni La Mansión del Rio

10:30 am to 12:45 pm

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

F A "bully planet" unmasked: Insights from the Juno mission
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio

12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

F Tour: Southwest Research Institute
Buses depart from Omni

1:15 pm to 2:30 pm

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Break
Iberian Foyer, Omni La Mansión del Rio

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

F The human genome's 3-D code
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Tuesday, Nov. 1

8:30 am to 12:30 pm

$ Tour: Natural Bridge Caverns
Buses depart from Omni

9:00 am to 10:30 am

F Tour: Inside San Antonio’s icons
Tour will begin and end in lobby of Omni

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