Photographs from the 2008 Reporting Science Conference

View photographs of the presenters at the 2008 Reporting Science Conference organised by frayintermedia.

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)
Cutting edge [...]

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.
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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 [...]

Programme for the 2008 Reporting Science Conference

The updated programme for the 2008 Reporting Science Conference is now available for download.
This year’s line-up of speakers promises to deliver a diverse and unique learning experience.
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Reporting Science Official Cocktail Function

The official Cocktail Function for the 2008 Reporting Science conference will be sponsored by the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) and will be held on Day 1 at the Johannesburg Observatory, 15A Gill Str, Observatory, Johannesburg and it promises to be both informative and interactive.
The Cocktail Programme is as follows:
17:30 Official Welcome and Drinks
17:45 [...]

Science Conference on track

Equipping journalists with effective reporting skills on science will be the focus of frayintermedia’s second Reporting Science Conference.
Themed Making Science Headlines this year’s conference will focus on climate change, alternative energy sources, food security and nanotechnology.
Said organiser Debby Kramer: “Science stories seemingly go untold because of a shortage of well informed and trained science journalists. [...]

2007 Science Conference formula a success

A dearth of science journalists, scientists wary of what they perceive to be ill-informed journalists and incredible local science stories going untold due to language barriers.
These were just some of the factors that spurred on the launch of the first Science Reporting Conference in November 2007.
Initiated by Paula Fray & Associates, the conference aimed to [...]

Science Conference 2007 Downloads

Some of our speakers presentations from the 2007 Science Conference are available for download.
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The Role of Scientists in Science and Media (5mb)
The Nuclear Era: Prof Krish Bharuth-Ram (5.15mb)
Reporting Science Palaeontology: Prof Lee Burger (7.28mb)
Water Issues in the SADC: Hastings Chikoko (2.20mb)