Science Talk Conference Planning Survey

Our teams at Science Talk are busy at work planning next year’s two-day conference on science communication to be held on March 1-2, 2018, at the Oregon Convention Center. As someone who participated in our 2017 conference and / or as someone who wants to communicate science, and we want your input. Your answers to the following questions will help us make the conference useful and relevant.

If you have any questions about conference programming, please contact Program Committee Co-Chairs Lewis Taylor at lewist@uoregon.edu or Amanda Thomas at amanda@viaproductions.org.

Thank you for your time and help!

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* 1. When considering topics for talks and workshops, which of the following subjects would be useful to you?

	Very interested	Mildly interested	Not interested	N/A
Communicating science to the media, such as press releases or interviews	Communicating science to the media, such as press releases or interviews Very interested	Communicating science to the media, such as press releases or interviews Mildly interested	Communicating science to the media, such as press releases or interviews Not interested	Communicating science to the media, such as press releases or interviews N/A
Improvisation training	Improvisation training Very interested	Improvisation training Mildly interested	Improvisation training Not interested	Improvisation training N/A
Creating communication tools such as videos or infographics	Creating communication tools such as videos or infographics Very interested	Creating communication tools such as videos or infographics Mildly interested	Creating communication tools such as videos or infographics Not interested	Creating communication tools such as videos or infographics N/A
Formal science communication in elementary and middle school	Formal science communication in elementary and middle school Very interested	Formal science communication in elementary and middle school Mildly interested	Formal science communication in elementary and middle school Not interested	Formal science communication in elementary and middle school N/A
Formal science communication in high school or college	Formal science communication in high school or college Very interested	Formal science communication in high school or college Mildly interested	Formal science communication in high school or college Not interested	Formal science communication in high school or college N/A
How to design good PowerPoint or Keynote slides	How to design good PowerPoint or Keynote slides Very interested	How to design good PowerPoint or Keynote slides Mildly interested	How to design good PowerPoint or Keynote slides Not interested	How to design good PowerPoint or Keynote slides N/A
Training with hands-on experiments or demonstrations	Training with hands-on experiments or demonstrations Very interested	Training with hands-on experiments or demonstrations Mildly interested	Training with hands-on experiments or demonstrations Not interested	Training with hands-on experiments or demonstrations N/A
Talking with the public about uncertainty in science and / or the scientific method	Talking with the public about uncertainty in science and / or the scientific method Very interested	Talking with the public about uncertainty in science and / or the scientific method Mildly interested	Talking with the public about uncertainty in science and / or the scientific method Not interested	Talking with the public about uncertainty in science and / or the scientific method N/A
Talking about science to policy makers	Talking about science to policy makers Very interested	Talking about science to policy makers Mildly interested	Talking about science to policy makers Not interested	Talking about science to policy makers N/A
How to write compelling proposals	How to write compelling proposals Very interested	How to write compelling proposals Mildly interested	How to write compelling proposals Not interested	How to write compelling proposals N/A
Three-minute thesis contest	Three-minute thesis contest Very interested	Three-minute thesis contest Mildly interested	Three-minute thesis contest Not interested	Three-minute thesis contest N/A
Communicating technical information to the public	Communicating technical information to the public Very interested	Communicating technical information to the public Mildly interested	Communicating technical information to the public Not interested	Communicating technical information to the public N/A
Evaluation tools	Evaluation tools Very interested	Evaluation tools Mildly interested	Evaluation tools Not interested	Evaluation tools N/A
Nonverbal communication	Nonverbal communication Very interested	Nonverbal communication Mildly interested	Nonverbal communication Not interested	Nonverbal communication N/A
Science in social media	Science in social media Very interested	Science in social media Mildly interested	Science in social media Not interested	Science in social media N/A
Citizen science projects	Citizen science projects Very interested	Citizen science projects Mildly interested	Citizen science projects Not interested	Citizen science projects N/A

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* 2. In addition to the subjects listed above, are there any other topics we should consider?

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* 3. Do you have any specific suggestions for speakers you would like to see at the conference?
(Please note: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, and Carl Sagan are not possible due to either being too expensive or dead.)

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* 4. Based on feedback from this year's conference, there will be multiple rooms for breakout session and there will be much more time for networking, both during the conference and in the evening.

Do you have any other suggestions for logistical or schedule changes?

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* 1. When considering topics for talks and workshops, which of the following subjects would be useful to you?

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* 2. In addition to the subjects listed above, are there any other topics we should consider?

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* 3. Do you have any specific suggestions for speakers you would like to see at the conference? (Please note: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, and Carl Sagan are not possible due to either being too expensive or dead.)

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* 4. Based on feedback from this year's conference, there will be multiple rooms for breakout session and there will be much more time for networking, both during the conference and in the evening. Do you have any other suggestions for logistical or schedule changes?

* 3. Do you have any specific suggestions for speakers you would like to see at the conference?
(Please note: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, and Carl Sagan are not possible due to either being too expensive or dead.)

* 4. Based on feedback from this year's conference, there will be multiple rooms for breakout session and there will be much more time for networking, both during the conference and in the evening.

Do you have any other suggestions for logistical or schedule changes?