Communicating Science 2013 (ComSciCon13)

Talking about science can be really hard. But talking about it to a camera is even harder and is a great skill to develop. When I heard that Katie had been doing some video diary filming at this year's ComSciCon I was really excited to share it here. You can link to her channel below and hear about all the other innovative means that the conference organisers employed to get young scientists to really think about science communication.

Name: Katie McGill

Date: 13th - 15th June 2013

Location: Cambridge, MA, USA

Website: www.comscicon.com

In mid-June, I traveled to the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge, MA to attend Communicating Science 2013: A Workshop for Graduate Students (lovingly abbreviated to ComSciCon). This conference brought together fifty science graduate students from around the country in order to help them polish their science communication skills and form collaborations for future science outreach projects. The workshop consisted of a series of Q&A panels with experts in the field and a write-a-thon in which each attendee drafted a science-themed article or blog post. My own interest in science communication revolves around the potential of YouTube videos to reach large audiences, so I brought my camera along and documented my experience:

If you are interested in learning more about the conference, check out the links below:

ComSciCon website: www.comscicon.com

ComSciCon on Twitter: @ComSciCon & #comscicon

ComSciCon on Storify, by Elisabeth Newton (@astroellie): storify.com/ellienewton/communicating-science-2013

Katie McGill is working on her PhD in physics at Cornell University. In her spare time, she produces videos for her YouTube channel, The Physics Factor.