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7th International Conference on Public Communication of Science and
Technology (PCST) Network
Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 December 2002
First Announcement
The 7th International Conference on Public Communication of Science and
Technology will be held 5-7 December 2002 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The meeting will provide an excellent opportunity for intensive interaction
between science communicators and science communication researchers
from around the globe. The conference will emphasize sharing of experiences, ideas,
and best practices between developed and developing countries. A special
pre-conference safari tour will offer an opportunity to view a total eclipse of
the sun.
Detailed themes for the meeting will be announced in October 2001. In
general, the organizing committee seeks papers and panels in areas such as
public communication of science for culturally diverse communities; regional
development, education, and public communication of science and technology;
science and the media; museums, interactive learning, and outreach;
relationships between public communication and commercialization of science;
reaching difficult audiences (ranging from those with low literacy, such as
rural audiences in developing countries, to those with information overload,
such as politicians); evaluating science communication programs; and networks
for public communication of science and technology. Other topics may be
appropriate as well. Proposals will be accepted for individual papers, posters,
panel and roundtable discussions, workshops, and other session formats.
You are invited to submit an abstract (preferably in electronic format) via
the PCST Network website at www.pcstnetwork.org
or by e-mail directly to
pcst7@pcstnetwork.org. Alternatively,
you may fax or mail an abstract to
Marina Joubert, PCST7 Conference Chair, c/o FEST, PO Box 1758, Pretoria
0001, South Africa, fax +27-12-320-7803. The deadline for submission of
abstracts is 15 March 2002. Additional information about proposal formats
will be announced in October 2001.
The PCST conference is the main networking event of the International
Network on Public Communication of Science and Technology, a global
community of people committed to developing research and practice in this
fast-developing field. The PCST Network's scientific committee identified
on the network's website (www.pcstnetwork.org) is responsible for the
conference content. The meeting will be organized by the Foundation for
Education, Science and Technology (FEST), with primary sponsorship from
South Africa's Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST).
The conference will be held on the campus of the University of Cape Town, on the
slopes of Table Mountain, with major environmental and eco-tourism
destinations within easy reach. The program committee will endeavor to
provide response to abstract submissions by early June 2002, to allow
delegates sufficient time to plan their travel to South Africa.
Unique eclipse safari
Among the supplementary tours planned for the meeting is a unique, specially
arranged three-day visit to South Africa's Kruger National Park, culminating in
an ideal setting for the observation of a total solar eclipse on the morning of
4 December 2002. Due to very limited availability on this
special eclipse and game viewing safari, it is essential to respond with
expressions of interest as soon as possible to eclipse@pcstnetwork.org.
More detail will be forwarded to you at that time.
The provisional program, as well as details about registration,
accommodation, and additional tour options, will be available and sent to
registrants by June 2002.
Read more about FEST at www.scienceinafrica.co.za/fest.htm
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