2020 Conference Programme

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Week 1

Rātu Tue 24 Nov
12:30-1:30pm

 

HEADLINE: Graphics as viral science communication.

Hear from the creators of the COVID-19 infographics that went viral (excuse the pun) around the world: What made them so effective? Did they expect to have such a global impact? What lessons did they learn along the way?

Speakers: Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris.

Rāapa Wed 25 Nov
12:30-1:30pm

 

How to talk about misinformation.
Speaker: Liz Neeley.

Rāpare Thu 26 Nov
12:30-1:30pm

 

COVID-19 in the media: journalists’ perspectives and experiences.
Speakers: Jenny Suo, Marc Daalder, Eugene Bingham, Kate Newton, Jamie Morton.

Rāmere Fri 27 Nov
12:30-1:30pm

 

Purposeful storytelling: Effective ways to deliver engagingly online.
This online masterclass will help you combine public speaking, storytelling techniques and online mediums as a powerful strategy for effective communications.
Speaker: DK.

Rāmere Fri 27 Nov
4:30pm

 

Story Collider: science story slam!
Watch newly trained storytellers tell personal tales with a pinch of science.

Week 2

Rāhina Mon 30 Nov
12:30-1:30pm

 

Mātauranga Māori and science communication: bridging two knowledge systems.
Learn from the successes of Te Pūtahi iwi radio pilot programme, a weekly show sharing a Māori perspective on science research and making it useful for haukāinga (home people).
Speaker: Peter-Lucas Jones.

Rātū Tue 1 Dec
12:30-1:30pm

 

Making your communications accessible.
Speakers: Rāwā Karetai, Hannah Slade, Arash Tayebi.

Rāapa Wed 2 Dec
12:30-1:30pm

 

Entering the science communication space: experience from emerging voices.
Speakers: Linda Jane Keegan, Carolle Varughese, Shanandore Brown.

Rāpare Thu 3 Dec
12:30-1:30pm

 

HEADLINE: Behind the scenes with the Unite Against COVID-19 campaign creators.

Hear from the leader of the team who created the campaign heralded as a “communications masterclass”. She’ll reveal what went down, the critical decisions they made, and their framework for success.
Speaker: Linda Major

Rāmere Fri 4 Dec
12:30-1:30pm

 

The future of SCANZ and science communicators in Aotearoa (includes an Annual General Meeting).
Speakers: SCANZ Executive committee and attendees.

networking

Rāapa Wed 9 Dec
5:30-8:00pm

 

National Networking Night
Meet other science communicators kanohi ki te kanohi face to face in your region (dependent on local volunteers being available to host).