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Keynote by Gavin Schmidt Cura%ng Your Public Profile: Advocacy, Risks, and Rewards As scien%sts we can contribute to the science literacy of diverse audiences, but learning how to do so effec%vely can be tricky. How can you separate your own personal poli%cal opinions from the informa%on you provide as a scien%st? Is it even important to do so? How can you manage compe%ng affilia%ons, from university appointments to membership in professional socie%es or advocacy organiza%ons? Breakout Ac7vi7es Climate Change Educa7on: Tips and Challenges Adina Paytan (UC Santa Cruz) & Ariel Anbar (ASU) Interac7on with Elected Officials: Mock Interviews Gavin Schmidt (NASA GISS) & Sandra Kirtland Turner (UC Riverside) Engaging Tradi7onal and Social Media: Intro to TwiEer Jennifer Glass (Georgia Tech) & Sarah Simpson (UC Riverside) Thursday Aug. 16 8:30 – 11:30 Room 102 Schedule: 8:30 Workshop Welcome 8:45 Keynote Address 9:15 Keynote Q&A 9:30 Breakout Ac%vi%es 11:00 Closing Summary Please join us for an interacGve session to discuss effecGve strategies for contribuGng to the scienGfic literacy of students, poliGcians, the media, and the general public. Director of the NASA Goddard InsGtute for Space Studies

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Page 1: Thursday Aug. 16 Curang Your - White Iron · Curang Your Public Profile: Advocacy, Risks, and Rewards As scien%sts we can contribute to the science literacy of diverse audiences,

KeynotebyGavinSchmidt

Cura%ngYourPublicProfile:Advocacy,Risks,andRewards

Asscien%stswecancontribute tothescienceliteracyof diverseaudiences,butlearninghowtodosoeffec%velycanbe tricky.Howcanyouseparateyourownpersonalpoli%calopinionsfromtheinforma%onyouprovideasascien%st?Isitevenimportanttodoso?Howcanyoumanagecompe%ngaffilia%ons,fromuniversityappointmentsto membershipinprofessionalsocie%esor advocacyorganiza%ons?

BreakoutAc7vi7esClimateChangeEduca7on:TipsandChallengesAdinaPaytan(UCSantaCruz)&ArielAnbar(ASU)Interac7onwithElectedOfficials:MockInterviews

GavinSchmidt(NASAGISS)&SandraKirtlandTurner(UCRiverside)EngagingTradi7onalandSocialMedia:IntrotoTwiEer

JenniferGlass(GeorgiaTech)&SarahSimpson(UCRiverside)

ThursdayAug.168:30–11:30Room102

Schedule:8:30 WorkshopWelcome8:45 KeynoteAddress9:15 KeynoteQ&A9:30 BreakoutAc%vi%es11:00 ClosingSummary

PleasejoinusforaninteracGvesessiontodiscusseffecGvestrategiesforcontribuGngtothescienGficliteracyof

students,poliGcians,themedia,andthegeneralpublic.

DirectoroftheNASAGoddardInsGtutefor

SpaceStudies