Sustainable infrastructures for life science communication : workshop summary / Elizabeth Stallman Brown, Laurence Yeung, and Keegan Sawyer, rapporteurs ; Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brown, Elizabeth Stallman (Author)
Yeung, Laurence (Author)
Sawyer, Keegan (Author)
Corporate Authors: Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication (Workshop) Washington, D.C.)
National Research Council (U.S.). Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences (Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Communication in science > Congresses.
Life sciences > Congresses.
Communication in learning and scholarship > Congresses.
Sustainability > Congresses.
Genre:
Congresses.
Physical Description:xiv, 75 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Also issued online.
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Contents:
  • Introduction and overview
  • Life scientists engaged: Personal experiences from the frontier
  • Trends in public engagement mechanisms and attitudes
  • Models for a sustainable infrastructure
  • Toward a sustainable infrastructure: Friction and momentum
  • Pathways and destinations
  • References
  • Appendixes. A. Statement of task
  • B. Workshop agenda
  • C. Biographies of workshop speakers, panelists, moderators, and planning committee members
  • D. Workshop attendees
  • E. Ideas from the audience engagement exercise: Community ideas as building blocks
  • F. Networks, hubs, and resources for science communication.