Second (Geo)Science Communication School

[Earth System Physics Section]

The School is open to researchers at all levels with priority for 
graduate students, PhD students and early career researchers.
*There are still some EGU grants available!!!
Registration deadline is within 14 days!
*

*(Geo)Science Communication School 
(*http://www.sciencecommunicationschool.org*)*
Castiglione del Lago, Italy, 27 March 2017 - 1 April 2017

EGU GRANTS STILL AVAILABLE!
Registration deadline 31 January 2017

The school is the result of a collaboration between researchers from the 
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP 
<http://www.ictp.it/>), the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and 
Climate (ISAC) and the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication 
of the University of Copenhagen <http://mcc.ku.dk/>. Local organization 
is provided by island of meetings (iom 
<http://www.islandofmeetings.com/>) and the school
is supported by the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA 
<https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu/>), by the European Geosciences Union 
(EGU <http://www.egu.eu/>), by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI 
<http://www.asi.it/>) and by the AXA Research Fund.

Attending the school students will learn how to effectively convey 
important research results to a public of both experts and laypeople.

Students will learn how:
- *to write scientific papers, *
*- to structure poster and talks for conference presentation, *
*- to write proposals at international level,*
*- to communicate science to general public, students, and policymakers*,
*- to communicate through art and laboratories*
*- to communicate through social networks and internet*

Also students will receive coaching from experienced researchers (Marie 
Curie Alumni) and Euraxess experts on proposal and report drafting.

Being involved in science communication activities will allow the 
students to gain communication technical skills that will be useful in 
their wider lives and will remind the students that science is an 
heritage that needs to be shared as a part of our culture.

The school has the aim of offering overview and training of scientific 
communication skills in all its forms. The school will treat 
communication not only with an "educative aim" but also with a 
"scientific aim". The lecturers will therefore not only present an 
overview of science communication from a theoretical point of view, but 
also will offer practical activities on abstract/paper writing and 
poster editing, on proposal and report drafting, and on how to improve 
communication to policymakers. All the lectures will be accompanied by 
laboratories and students will experience concrete activities: for 
example *each student will present a poster at the beginning of the 
school and posters will be corrected and improved at the end applying 
what learned during the school*; at the end of the school students will 
try to provide accurate but concise information about their science to 
the general public *without using any powerpoint presentation and 
without using any pc *as it was done during the first edition 
(http://www.sciencecommunicationschool.org/videos/).

Lecturers: 
<http://users.ictp.it/%7Ernoghero/training/science_communication_school/speakers2.html>http://www.sciencecommunicationschool.org/second-school-2017/
Photo & Videos from the first edition 
http://www.sciencecommunicationschool.org/photos/
Report from the first school 
http://www.sciencecommunicationschool.org/second-school-2016/

*Applications
*The School is open to researchers at all levels with priority for 
graduate students, PhD students and early career researchers.
All the info available at the website 
http://www.sciencecommunicationschool.org/second-school-2017/
Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/sciencecommunicationschool/

*Registration*
http://www.islandofmeetings.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=151&lang=en

*Dates*
Registration deadline 31 January 2017

*Contacts*
Rita Nogherotto
rnoghero at ictp.it <mailto:rnoghero at ictp.it>

*Registration fees*
Registration fee: simple registration 250€, full board 670€ (including 
accommodation in *** hotel and meals)
The simple registration fee includes excursion, coffee breaks, teaching 
material.
The full board registration fee includes (***) hotel accommodation, 
meals, excursion, social events, coffee breaks, teaching material.

*School Location*
Castiglione del Lago (Italy).