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HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening Function 19 th February. Gallagher Estate Departure – 17:30 to Observatory Return Shuttle to Gallagher & Town Lodge – 21:00 & 22:00. Programme Director. Beverley Damonse Executive Director, SAASTA. Welcome. Prof Albert van Jaarsveld
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HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening Function 19th February • Gallagher Estate Departure – 17:30 to Observatory • Return Shuttle to Gallagher & Town Lodge – 21:00 & 22:00
Programme Director Beverley Damonse Executive Director, SAASTA
Welcome Prof Albert van Jaarsveld Acting President & CEO: National Research Foundation
Special Lecture Prof Mohamed HA Hassan TWAS Representative
Opening Hon. Mr. Derek Hanekom Deputy Minister of Science & Technology, South Africa
HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS - Plenary • Lunch will be in the Main Foyer • Keynote Address will be in the Main Plenary Directly after lunch
Parallel Session 1 Andrea Bandelli Netherlands Challenges, barriers and potential of integrating science communication in policy making
Parallel Session 1 Penny Haworth SA Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity. Grahamstown, South Africa. Dr. Taurai Imbayarwo Africa Science Trackers, South Africa Koreen Ramessar University of Lleida, Spain
Parallel Session 2 Lorenzo Raynard South Africa Developments in communicating scientific information using various formats
Parallel Session 2 Retha Claasen-Veldsman & Ina Roos SAASTA, South Africa Robert Inglis Jive Media, South Africa Pavitray Pillay African Centre for Climate & Earth System Sciences (ACCESS) and the Marine Research Institute
Parallel Session 3 David Kramer South Africa Round Table Discussion: Engaging the media in the scientific research. A voice for science from the developing world
Parallel Session 3 Marina Joubert Southern Science (South Africa) and SciDev.Net Christina Scott SciDev.Net Chandra Mohan Nautiyal Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India
HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening Function 19th February • Gallagher Estate Departure – 17:30 to Observatory • Return Shuttle to Gallagher & Town Lodge – 21:00 & 22:00
Keynote Address Prof Robin Crewe & Prof Sospeter Muhongo
Parallel Session 4 Dr Jabu Nukeri South Africa Innovative teaching strategies in formal and informal education settings
Parallel Session 4 Thandi O-Hagan Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa Sarah Abel Rhodes University, South Africa
Session 5 Workshop : The International Year of Astronomy 2009. An opportunity to communicate science Kevin Govender South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
Session 6 Workshop : Knowledge transfer models in health research translation Hendra van Zyl, Elmarie van Wyk, Janus Snyders, Kedibone Aphane Medical Research Council, South Africa Jansie Niehaus National Science and Technology Forum, South Africa
Parallel Session 7 Robert Inglis South Africa Motivating Students: the impact of science studies
Parallel Session 7 Sandra Evans Midrand Graduate Institute, South Africa Tebogo Gule MINTEK, South Africa
Parallel Session 8 Christina Scott SciDev.Net Research methods for the assessment of communication programmes
Parallel Session 8 Dr Tyhra Carolyn Kumasi Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Derek Fish Unizul Science Centre, Richard’s Bay, South Africa Vanessa Rouhani SA Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa
Parallel Session 9 Charmeela Bhagowat South Africa Round Table Discussion: The future of science journalism teaching
Parallel Session 9 Marina Joubert Southern Science, South Africa Prof Gervais Mbarga Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada / University of Yaounde