Saturday, January 6, 2007

Woowhooo...Science Blog Con

2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference

Sat, Jan 20, 2007
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
UNC-CH
Murphey Hall 116
Chapel Hill, NC

Join us for a day of discussions, readings and demonstrations about science and blogging Saturday, January 20, 2007 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (building and rooms tbd) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m..

In addition to being an internationally known hub of scientific and biomedical research and education, North Carolina has numerous science blogs written by a wide variety of people (see this listing of Science bloggers). This is a conference to explore new ways in communicating the scientific exploration happening in our state.

Our conference will address a variety of issues and perspectives on science communication, including science literacy, the popularization of science, science in classrooms and in homes, debunking pseudoscience, using blogs as tools for presenting scientific research, writing about science, and health and medicine.

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