Deputy science minister to open Reporting Science Conference
The Deputy Minister for the Department of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, will open the second Reporting Science Conference, taking place 10 - 11 November 2008 in Johannesburg. The conference is being organised by frayintermedia.
Science reporting is a research-intensive skill that sets journalists apart and is said to have unlimited potential in the world of news. The conference will strive to equip journalists and science communicators with information and skills to analyse and make sense of available scientific information allowing them to report on and communicate from a knowledgeable basis.
Bob Scholes, a leader of the ecosystem processes and dynamics research group, and a Fellow of the CSIR, will be the keynote speaker at the second Reporting Science Conference which will host a number of local experts in the fields of nanotechnology, climate change, alternative energy, food security and astronomy and space science.
A cocktail function will take place at the Observatory on Monday 10 November, with a finger supper and Ubom Industrial Theatre performance. Transport will be provided from the conference venue to the observatory for all delegates.
Details
Date: 10 - 11 November 2008
Venue: HackleBrooke Estate, Craighall Park, Johannesburg
Cost: R1938 (incl VAT)
For more information and registration details, go to www.frayintermedia.com, contact Debby Kramer on +27 (0)11 341 0767 or email .
