COSEE Alaska Communicating Ocean Science Events at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in January 12/16/2011 | Marilyn Sigman, Alaska SeaGrant/MAP

Monday, January 16
Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage

Communicating Ocean Sciences Workshop (8am-1pm)

The 2012 Communicating Ocean Science Workshop will provide a special opportunity to ocean scientists, graduate students and outreach specialists to consider how they tell the story of their scientific research in a manner that is compelling and informative. Randy Olson, author of Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style, will lead a two-hour session on communicating through story. You will learn the keys to capturing audience attention and creating a compelling story based on the scientific work you do every day. Participants will be invited to present a short story of their work to the audience and Randy will use these examples to bring to light key aspects of powerful communication.

The second section of the workshop will be dedicated to practical applications of effective storytelling to bring your science to broader audiences. These sessions include preparing for PreK-12 classroom presentations; communicating to the media; using YouTube to reach the masses; how to create powerful radio pieces; and how to develop virtual field trips as a way to reach thousands of students. Presenters include Robin Dublin (COSEE Alaska), Marilyn Sigman (Alaska SeaGrant), Darcy Dugan (NPRB), Elizabeth Arnold (Journalism Professor @ UAA and Senior Reporter for Encounters with Richard Nelson) and Laurie Morrow (Alaska SeaLife Center).

Finally, participants will have another opportunity to share their work with each other through short storytelling that will provide a great kick off to networking opportunities at the AMSS.

Registration is required to participate in this free workshop. Send an email to robindublin@coseealaska.net by January 11, 2012 and include your name, title, organization, email, daytime phone number. Support for this workshop is provided by the North Pacific Research Board (NPRB), Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Alaska (COSEE Alaska) and Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS).

Outreach and Communication Keynote Speech (afternoon session)
Randy Olson will present Storytelling: clear proof that scientists descended from humans.

Dena'ina Conference Center, Anchorage
Symposium Poster Session

Winners of COSEE Alaska Awards at the state science fair will present a poster.

For more information about the Alaska Marine Science Symposium that runs from January 16-19, see the Symposium website. Registration is required for the conference to ensure that you receive a copy of the conference materials. There is no charge to regist