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  • “Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award 2013 – Call for Applications

    “Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award 2013 – Call for Applications

    “Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award 2013
    Call for Applications

    To analyze and communicate complex scientific topics is more than just a profession – it is an art.  Medical science journalism is no exception. Accordingly, launching a career as science journalist proves to be an arduous endeavor.

    To help recognize emerging medical science journalists, Germany’s most read medical journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt, the European Union of Science Journalists’ Associations (EUSJA), and the World Health Summit (WHS) will grant the “Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award for the second time.

    The top selected five young professionals will be invited to participate in the WHS 2013 and experience a unique international networking and learning opportunity. This provides a career head-start as the annual World Health Summit attracts some 1000 high-ranking participants from all health-related sectors – from Nobel Prize laureates to CEOs and future leaders. Additionally, each winner will receive 500 Euro to recompense travel expenses.

    See the website of the World Health Summit for the detailed Terms of Application.

  • Just a few days remaining for submitting proposals to WCSJ2013 in Helsinki

    Just a few days remaining for submitting proposals to WCSJ2013 in Helsinki

    Don’t forget that the deadline for proposing panels, issues or speeches for the next World Conference of Science Journalists – whose theme is Science Journalism: Critical Questioning in the Public Sphere – is approaching.

    You’re invited to send your proposal through the conference website no later than Tuesday, May 15th.

    Here is the reminder that has been sent by the organising committee:

    8th World Conference of Science Journalists,
    Helsinki, Finland, June 24 – 28, 2013

    A few days left to propose your dream session

    Call for proposals for WCSJ  2013, Helsinki

    CLOSES 15 May 2012 !

    To propose a session you have always dreamt about
    but have not found in science journalist conferences so far,
    please hurry and submit a brief description of the proposal through the
    conference management system on 15 May 2012 at the latest.

    The conference days are 25.-27 June 2013, with the themes

    Our common values
    Our exciting work
    Our vulnerable world

    The conference will include a pre-conference day (24 June) with skills building workshops,
    three full conference days and one day  (28 June) for tailored post-tours.
    The conference language is English.

    More information can be found here:
    http://wcsj2013.org/call/

    See you in Helsinki!

    Ulla Järvi
    Programme Committee Chair

    Eeva Pitkälä
    Conference Director

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  • Welcome to the 8th World Conference of Science Journalists in Helsinki in 2013


    Dear colleagues,

    The first details of WCSJ2013 have now been revealed at a press conference in the AAAS Annual meeting.

    The next important WCSJ 2013 dates are Call for session proposals, open on March 1, 2012, exhibition details available by June 2012 and the early registration, begins September 10, 2012.

    WCSJ 2013 takes place right after the Midsummer festivities and thus it is a unique time of the year in Helsinki when the summer nights are nearly as bright as the days. The venue of the conference is the central campus of the University of Helsinki.

    In Helsinki, you will meet hundreds of members of WFSJ, aspiring future science journalists, top-level scientists and colleagues from different countries.

    – What will make WCSJ2013, Helsinki, a must-attend is its emphasis on creativity and networking. Times certainly are hard for science journalists in Finland and all over the world. Thus, the core of the conference is that our professional questions must be addressed in depth, says Ms. Lipponen, Chair of the Organising Committee and President of the Finnish Association of Science Editors and Journalists, FASEJ.

    – In WCSJ2013, having fun is a crucial part of the programme. Achieving good intellectual results by having fun is not far-fetched. According to the International Programme for International Student Assessment, PISA, Finland has an excellent reputation in education,

    – Learning from colleagues is the basic idea behind the Science Journalism COOPeration programmes, a unique effort to train science journalists in developing countries. That is also a good example for us in Helsinki 2013, points Mr. Vesa Niinikangas, the President of WFSJ and General secretary of FASEJ.

    Having met many of you in London and Doha and witnessed the great effort and passion you all put into your work,

    I would love to see you in Helsinki in 2013,

    Eeva Pitkälä
    Conference Director
    WCSJ 2013, Helsinki, 24 – 28, June 2013
    8th World Conference of Science Journalists
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