Science + Science Writing: The next Flint crisis (and why there will be one)

Science + Science Writing: The next Flint crisis (and why there will be one)

Time:
Sunday, October 30th, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:
Iberian, Omni la Mansión del Rio
Speaker(s):
Curt Guyette
  Investigative reporter, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan
Siddhartha Roy
  Environmental engineer and PhD candidate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
LeeAnne Walters
Moderator(s):
Deborah Blum
  Director, Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT

The scandal over lead contamination of the Flint, Mich., water system, left in its wake huge questions for public officials, scientists and journalists. The Flint situation was exposed and addressed through the work of a vocal citizen, a journalist working for the ACLU, and a small group of scientists in Virginia. The protagonists in the Flint story will join us for a discussion of how both scientists and journalists failed to uncover what was happening to Flint's water supply, why the same scenario is likely to play out again, and the role of science writers in complex public health issues.

Social media hashtag: #nextflint

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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