2009 Programme
This year the conference had a central focus - 'Behaviour and Choice' - exploring the role that science communicators should or could play as influencers of behavioural change.
Read the 2009 programme (pdf 687KB)
Read the evening programme (pdf 336KB)
Sessions at the conference explored a range of themes, including:
Speakers included:
Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future
Lord Winston, Professor of Science and Society and fertility expert
Kathy Sykes, Professor of Sciences and Society
Jim Al-Khalili, physicist, author and TV presenter
Penny Fidler, Director of The Association for Science and Discovery Centres
Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business, Marks & Spencer
James Lowther, Founding Partner, M&C Saatchi
Susan Jebb, Head of Nutrition and Health Research, MRC Human Nutrition Research
Speaker biographies:
Read the 2009 programme (pdf 687KB)
Read the evening programme (pdf 336KB)
Sessions at the conference explored a range of themes, including:
- Public opinion and its influence on business behaviour
- Whether public engagement works
- Public engagement through the web
- Science Festivals and their effectiveness
- How popular culture can be used as a tool for public engagement
- Creating culturally relevant science cafes
- Sustainability of public engagement projects
Speakers included:
Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future
Lord Winston, Professor of Science and Society and fertility expert
Kathy Sykes, Professor of Sciences and Society
Jim Al-Khalili, physicist, author and TV presenter
Penny Fidler, Director of The Association for Science and Discovery Centres
Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business, Marks & Spencer
James Lowther, Founding Partner, M&C Saatchi
Susan Jebb, Head of Nutrition and Health Research, MRC Human Nutrition Research
Speaker biographies:
- Agar-Bayley
- Beckmann-Cockcroft
- Craven-Farley
- Fidler-Hoyle
- Iredale-Lovell-Badge
- Lowther-Nelson
- Nicholls-Shaw A
- Shaw S-Watts
- Weitkamp-Yong
