NASW workshops schedule

   NASW workshop       CASW New Horizons in Science       Hosted event, trip or tour   

W  NASW workshop registration required ($)    F  CASW New Horizons or hosted event (free)    $  Separate registration required ($)   
12Friday1:00 - 5:00 pmGetting Real: Science Writing in AR and VR
Location: Marvin Center, Room 307
$
1:00 - 5:00 pmSciWriUnited: A regional SciWri groups congress
Location: Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom
W
3:00 - 5:00 pmInteractive workshop: How to submit a successful pitch
Location: Marvin Center, Room 405
$
13Saturday7:30 - 8:15 amNASW membership meeting + light breakfast
Location: Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom
8:30 - 9:45 amPlenary: In the Trump era, whose job is it to build public trust in science?
Location: Lisner Auditorium
W
10:15 - 11:45 amApocalypse how? The challenge of writing freshly about huge intractable problems
Location: Lisner Auditorium
W
10:15 - 11:45 amCommunicating ciencia II: Engaging the changing faces and voices of mass media
Location: Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom
W
10:15 - 11:45 amCongratulations, you're a manager! Now what?
Location: Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom
W
10:15 - 11:45 amHow to get paid: Dealing with delinquent clients
Location: Marvin Center, Room 309
W
10:15 - 11:45 amOptimizing Twitter for science communication
Location: Jack Morton Auditorium
W
11:45 am - 2:00 pmLunch break
Location: Visit your choice of multiple local establishments for good eats + good company
W
12:00 - 1:30 pmLunch Roundtable: Balancing Parenting and Freelancing
Location: Marvin Center, 402-404
$
12:45 - 1:45 pm#SciWriMentoring
Location: Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom
W
12:45 - 1:45 pmCoping strategies for the stressed-out science writer
Location: Marvin Center, Room 309
W
2:00 - 3:15 pmPreprints: Best practices for science journalists and communicators
Location: Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom
W
2:00 - 3:15 pmRaising your voice: Using essay techniques in science writing
Location: Lisner Auditorium
W
2:00 - 3:15 pmShow, not tell: The art of writing science videos
Location: Jack Morton Auditorium
W
2:00 - 3:15 pmTalking with young people about science in the age of #fakenews
Location: Marvin Center, Room 309
W
2:00 - 3:15 pmWe've got the beat: How to create an area of expertise as a science writer
Location: Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom
W
3:15 - 3:45 pmAfternoon Break
Location: Marvin Center: Grand and Continental Ballrooms
W
3:45 - 5:00 pmLive interviewing: Science up close and personal
Location: Jack Morton Auditorium
W
3:45 - 5:00 pmOh now I get it: Training scientists to communicate clearly
Location: Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom
W
3:45 - 5:00 pmPitch Slam 2018: Get feedback from editors in real time
Location: Lisner Auditorium
W
3:45 - 5:00 pmSo you think you want to edit?
Location: Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom
W
5:15 - 6:30 pmScience writer for hire: A freelancer-editor-PIO meet-and-greet
Location: Marvin Center, Room 309
W
7:00 - 10:00 pmScienceWriters Annual Awards Night
Location: Washington Marriott Georgetown
F
16Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pmNational Association of Science Writers Information Access Summit
Location: Marvin Center (800 21st Street NW) Room 309
$

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