To increase the public understanding of science.
To: SCIENCE WRITERS, EDITORS, ONLINE
REPORTERS, BLOGGERS, AND BROADCASTERS
We invite your coverage of the 45th Annual
NEW HORIZONS IN SCIENCE
BRIEFING
Saturday, Oct. 20 through Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Davenport Hotel and Tower
Spokane, Washington
Organized by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
Hosted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with the University of
Washington and Washington State University
This year we convene in the Northwest for a great mix of stories in space science, the environment, geology, mathematics, genomics, psychology, primatology and more.
The New Horizons in Science briefing begins with a welcome reception at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture following NASW's Science-in Society workshops. It continues through Tuesday, Oct. 23, and is immediately followed the next day by a bonus tour of the Hanford plutonium production site. There is no fee to attend New Horizons, and some meals will be provided.
To register, click here. Additional information is available at , www.sciencenorthwest.org.
Hotel reservations New Horizons will take place at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. You cannot reserve a room online. Reservations -- mentioning "Science Writers"-- must be made by calling the hotel before Sept. 21 at (800) 899- 1482.
Here's the final program for the 45th annual New Horizons in Science briefing.
For questions about meeting logistics, contact CASW's Administrative Secretary, Diane McGurgan, at diane@nasw.org. For information about the program, contact New Horizons Program Director Paul Raeburn at paulraeburn@nasw.org.
And to learn more about CASW, contact CASW's Executive Director, Ben Patrusky, at bpatrusky@aol.com.