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OCN 750 – January 28 Outreach and Communication

OCN 750 – January 28 Outreach and Communication. Assignments & Announcements Networking wrap-up NSF Review Criteria Elevator Speech Outreach presentations Any questions or comments? Michele?. Assignments. Due Today Elevator Speech Outreach Presentation Project-planning meeting

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OCN 750 – January 28 Outreach and Communication

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  1. OCN 750 – January 28Outreach and Communication • Assignments & Announcements • Networking wrap-up • NSF Review Criteria • Elevator Speech • Outreach presentations Any questions or comments? Michele?

  2. Assignments Due Today • Elevator Speech • Outreach Presentation • Project-planning meeting Due 2/4 • Submit project proposal • Read mentoring booklet (buy, borrow or read free online) www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5789

  3. Looking Ahead ~2 Career Speakers (3/11) • Suggestions? • Take the lead in organizing this? If so, please let us know by 1/31

  4. Reminder: Business Cards • Design your own, or edittemplate below • Printing Options • Send out for printing (Kinkos charges ~$25 for 100 cards) • Online (much cheaper, beware shipping charges) • Do-it-yourself (print onto paper or card stock)

  5. Networking Wrap-upFollowing Up With Contacts • Make notes about new contacts • Follow up soon after you’ve met • Keep up with people in your network – even when you don’t need anything

  6. Informational Interviews • Ask for a few minutes of the person’s time • Prepare ahead of time • Briefly introduce yourself & explain your interest • Ask open-ended questions • Ask for referrals • Afterwards, write a thank you note

  7. Day 2: Networking Learning Outcomes • Appreciate the importance of networking • Learn/practice networking skills • Learn about resources and programs at UH • Build confidence

  8. Networking ReflectionHow could you use networking to achieve your goals?How would you start?

  9. Outreach • An umbrella term for activities undertaken by research institutes, universities and other institutions • to promote public awareness & understanding of science, and to make informal contributions to science education. • -- Wikipedia

  10. Some Facts…… • Of Walmart’s 6000 suppliers, 5000 are in China. • Bethlehem Steel marked its 100th birthday by declaring bankruptcy. • Only 4 of the top 10 companies receiving U.S. patents last year were U.S. companies. - Rising Above the Gathering Storm

  11. National Science Foundation • OIIA • CISE • BIO • ENG • SBE • EHR • GEO • MPS

  12. National Science Foundation Merit Review Criteria • What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? • What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity? Any proposal that does not address both criteria will be returned without review.

  13. With a foreword by Donald Kennedy

  14. Assignment 1: Outreach & Communication Elevator Speech (1-minute) • Who am I? • What do I do? • Why should you care? Your Audience • Journalist or potential funding agency who is not a specialist in your field

  15. BreakIf you need to do any set-up for your outreach presentation, please do it nowAlso, feel free to sign out a mentoring book

  16. Assignment 1: Outreach & Communication Prepare a 5 minute outreach presentation • You have been asked to visit a local class to get the students excited about science careers • Use an activity or demonstration • Work in some of your elevator speech Your Audience • A pre-college class (you choose level)

  17. What are Some “Best Practices” for Communicating Science & Doing Outreach?

  18. Outreach & Communication Learning Outcomes • Appreciate the importance of “escaping from the ivory tower” • Build confidence and skills in a safe environment

  19. Science Networking events Feb 18  Doppler Radar Physiological Monitoring (Boric-Lubecke)Apr 15 Asbestos and Cancer (Hainang Yang)

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