Reporting Science Conference 2008 – Presentation Downloads

The presentations from the 2008 Reporting Science conference are now available for download.
All files are in pdf format. Right click on each link for options to save.
Science and Media – Helping Society to Interpret Science
Dr Bob Scholes, CSIR (510kb)
Belinda Beresford – Senior health writer/deputy news editor
Swimming in a sea of viral haemorrhagic fevers (357kb)
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Bring science and society closer together says Hanekom at Reporting Science conference

The following text has been sourced from Derek Hanekom’s speaking notes. His actual presentation may have varied.
Opening remarks by the deputy minister of science and technology, the honourable Derek Hanekom, at the frayintermedia 2nd annual Reporting Science conference, Craighall, on 10 November 2008.
Programme director
Members of the media
Representatives of Government and the Science Community
Distinguished Guests and [...]

Deputy Science minister to kick-off dynamic conference

The Deputy Minister for the Department of Science and Technology, Mr Derek Hanekom, will open the Reporting Science Conference, taking place on 10-11 November 2008 in Johannesburg.
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 [...]