Bridging & Societies FINAL REPORT THE 10TH WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE — WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... TABLE OF CONTENTS

Organizers WCSJ2017 in Review 04

Attendees from Around the World 06

Total Registrants 07 The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is a In 1934, a dozen pioneering science reporters established the National non-profit panel of distinguished journalists, science communications Association of Science Writers (NASW) at a meeting in New York City. Quotes from Attendees 08 specialists, and committed to improving the quality and quantity They wanted a forum in which to join forces to improve their craft and Favorite Tweets 12 of science reaching the public. Founded in 1959, CASW develops encourage conditions that promote good science writing. Today, NASW and funds programs to help reporters and writers produce accurate and has more than 2,000 members. The association charter is to “foster the Conference Program 14 informative stories about developments in science, , , dissemination of accurate information regarding science through all and the environment. Its flagship program is the New Horizons in Science media normally devoted to informing the public.” Over the years, NASW Conference Website 22 briefing, now in its 56th year. CASW honors superior writing by bestowing officers have included both freelancers and employees of most of the the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting and major , wire services, magazines, and broadcast outlets in the Student 23 the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for a Young Science . The country. Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science news. Since Council’s contributions to science writing and public understanding of 1972, the NASW Science in Society Awards have recognized Conference Newsletters 24 science were recognized in 2003 when it received the prestigious Public investigative or interpretive reporting about the and their impact Service Award of the National Science Board (NSB). on society. Reflections 28

Selected Survey Results 30

Feedback from our Travel Fellows 32 The Future of the World Conference The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) is a not-for-profit, Special Thanks 36 nongovernmental organization, representing 59 science journalists’ associations of science and technology journalists from Africa, the The WCSJ2017 Organizing and Program Committees thank Toward a Sustainable & Principled Funding Model for WCSJ 38 Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle East. The the Association of Health Care Journalists for organizing the Federation encourages strong, critical coverage of issues in science and Global Health Journalism track Financial Summary 40 technology, environment, health and medicine, agriculture, and related International Program Fund All rights reserved.42 fields. The WFSJ seeks to further as a bridge between science, scientists, and the public. It promotes the role of science journalists as key players in civil society and democracy. The Federation’s goals are to improve the quality of science reporting, promote standards, and support science and technology journalists worldwide. Thank You 44

Thank you to our Speakers, Organizers, & Moderators 46

Thank you to our Exhibitors 54

Host Universities Thank you to our Sponsors 56

Thank you to our Volunteers 58

The University of , (UCSF) is a leading university The University of California, Berkeley is the highest ranked public dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical university in the world for undergraduate education (in US News & World , graduate-level education in the life sciences and health Report and Academic Ranking of World Universities). Established in 1868, professions, and excellence in patient care. It has top-ranked graduate UC Berkeley is the oldest institution in the University of California system schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy, a graduate division and offers approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree with nationally renowned programs in basic, biomedical, translational programs in a wide range of disciplines. Berkeley faculty, alumni, and and population sciences, as well as a preeminent biomedical research researchers have been awarded 72 Nobel Prizes. enterprise and UCSF Health, which includes two top-ranked hospitals, UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland, as well as other partner and affiliated hospitals and healthcare providers throughout the Bay Area.

WCSJ2017 design by: WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS 2017 // SAN FRANCISCO // 01 The 10th World Conference of Science Journalists began as a dream under the intoxicating The chairs of some 10 other standing committees—ranging from fundraising to communications— influence of the midnight sun in Helsinki during WCSJ2013. Under its allure and inspired by the led a total of more than 160 volunteers whose enthusiastic efforts in everything from stuffing camaraderie we felt being among our international colleagues, we thought it was time to bring this conference bags to selecting travel fellows to organizing field trips provided a critical backbone to world conference to the U.S. We headed to WCSJ2015 in Seoul with our proposal—and bandana- the meeting. waving bid delegation—convinced the board of the World Federation of Science Journalists and All of that said, none of this would have been possible without Tinsley Davis and Ros Reid, executive were fortunate to be awarded the opportunity to host the 2017 conference. directors, respectively, of NASW and CASW, whose tremendous skills, experience, grace and Six days in San Francisco was the realization of that dream. By any measure, WCSJ2017 was a tireless collaborative efforts were embedded in every facet of the conference. Thank you so much. powerful demonstration of the commitment and determination of our community to build the skills These are extraordinary times for science journalists. Advances in essentially every discipline and knowledge necessary to connect our audiences—global and local —with the news of science underscore both the excitement and challenge of covering science, even as economic changes that affects their lives. disrupt the business of journalism. At the same time, geopolitical forces, including the rise of All told, nearly 1,400 delegates from 74 countries came to San Francisco, making it the largest science denialism in the U.S. and elsewhere, make our jobs more important than ever. such world conference to date. They participated in 61 plenary and breakout sessions featuring 283 We salute the hundreds of U.S. and international delegates who traveled to WCSJ2017, engaged speakers; toured labs and sat down to lunch with scientists from our host institutions the University with the program and with each other, and brought the buzz of human energy and enthusiasm to of California, San Francisco, and the University of California, Berkeley; made connections and new our truly global conference. They returned home armed with new skills, knowledge and stronger friends during the gala opening and closing events; and visited some of the San Francisco Bay connections that advance our profession and return dividends in improved public communication Area’s prominent attractions during post-conference field trips. about science writ large. Among the highlights was the Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Workshop for Latin American and That is the reward for our dream that Helsinki summer evening and why we are convinced that the Caribbean delegates, which helped meet our mission of building bonds with our colleagues to the World Conference of Science Journalists is an indispensable event in our field. We look forward to south. A sold-out luncheon for 600 featured a dynamic international panel of women leaders in the 11th World Conference of Science Journalists in July 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland. science policy from South Africa, Jordan and Japan. Our student newsroom not only produced an enduring archive of stories covering conference sessions but showcased the promise of the next generation of global science journalists. Cristine Russell & Ron Winslow All of this was accomplished through an extraordinary group effort by selfless volunteers, generous CO-CHAIRS, ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR WCSJ2017 sponsors, committed partners, and hard-working committee chairs, all of whom piece by piece, panel by panel, event by event made this conference come together as one. Yes, indeed “the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.”

Our deepest thanks to the boards of the National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, whose support from the get-go made this possible; to the World Federation of Science Journalists under whose aegis the world conferences are held; and to UCSF and UC Berkeley for serving as our host institutions.

We thank Johnson & Johnson Innovation, our Diamond Sponsor, and its Vice President Seema Kumar for leading a diverse group of 39 corporate and nonprofit sponsors and 34 additional exhibitors for the conference. Their hands-off approach assured a robust independent program that served first and foremost the interests of science journalists and science writers from around the world. Fundraising also allowed us to provide travel fellowships to more than 90 professional and student science journalists from 48 countries.

Thanks to Deborah Blum, director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT and a leading participant in previous world conferences, who as chair of our program committee assembled a truly international team that pored over more than 320 proposals to create the conference program. Contributing to the process were CASW, which organized the science program, and the Association of Health Care Journalists, organizers of a global health journalism track.

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Norway Finland Denmark Sweden Russia 1,365 United Kingdom Germany Canada Netherlands Austria Belgium Croatia Switzerland TOTAL REGISTRANTS France Romania Mongolia Portugal Turkey South Korea Italy Montenegro Spain Iran China Japan Cyprus Pakistan Israel Nepal Bahamas Egypt Qatar Mexico Cuba Taiwan 444 245 86 Jamaica Cambodia Philippines TOTAL INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS STUDENTS Ghana Costa Rica Nigeria Vietnam Panama Sierra Leone Liberia Cameroon Uganda Malaysia Columbia Rwanda Kenya Ecuador Singapore Indonesia Democratic Republic Tanzania 32.5% 93 226 of the Congo Brazil Peru Malawi % TOTAL INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS NON MEMBERS Zambia Bolivia Zimbabwe Chile Australia

Uruguay South Africa

Argentina New Zealand 1500

74 1200 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT WCSJ2017

Argentina Cuba Italy Norway Sweden 900 Australia Cyprus Jamaica Pakistan Switzerland TOTAL REGISTRANTS TOTAL Austria Democratic Republic Japan Panama Taiwan Bahamas of the Congo Jordan Peru Tanzania Belgium Denmark Kenya Philippines Turkey Bolivia Ecuador Liberia Portugal Uganda 600 Brazil Egypt Malawi Qatar United Kingdom JUL AUG AUG AUG AUG AUG SEP SEP SEP OCT OCT OCT Cambodia Finland Malaysia Romania United States 26 2 9 18 23 31 6 13 27 4 11 12 Cameroon France Mexico Russia Uruguay Germany Canada Mongolia Rwanda Vietnam The early registration Registration Ghana Chile Montenegro Sierra Leone Zambia discount ended August 1 closed October12 China India Nepal Singapore Zimbabwe Colombia Indonesia Netherlands South Africa Costa Rica Iran New Zealand South Korea Croatia Israel Nigeria Spain NOTE: To control costs and anticipate attendance, only advance registration was allowed. We did not have onsite registration.

06 // WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS 2017 // SAN FRANCISCO WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS 2017 // SAN FRANCISCO // 07 The presenters showed that The conference was hugely Going to WCSJ is not just a The insight into the vast range of science (and writing about useful in meeting scientists and great opportunity for a science themes/topics/issues scientists from it) was so much more than researchers and also networking journalist, but a “game changer.” all over the world are working on has It gave me confidence (again) broadened the scope of the stories I just the research: it was with other journalists. about placing the science in that it is the content beyond the can—and will—cover. I plan to bring a broader social context. form that should rule our efforts home my renewed zest for science and in being that change factor for environmental reporting, and apply the society... the watchdogs! lessons I’ve learnt to covering a region WCSJ2017 gave I’m passionate about. Journalism is often so hectic me tools to do a and so time-bound that we better job. forget to question ourselves. An important issue I learned to question more, to is critical thinking It was the United Nations of take fewer things for granted. and how to, as Science Journalism, and I met with amazing people. All my goals were achieved Pallab Ghosh put it, immensely beyond my expectations. I learned how to pitch good stop acting as a Apart from writing stories from the ideas and why pitching conference and networking activities, publicist of scientific one of the achievements is the stories is itself an art. Wonderful. A great opportunity information and experience I got from institutions. to get acquainted with science the conference that will assist me and journalists and communicators my colleagues back home to set up an association of science journalists. from all over the world. WCSJ2017 has emboldened me I had the opportunity to attend I have gained more confidence about It was a really eye-opening to do more. I left San Francisco conferences with great scientists, writing on scientific topics. I also experience for me. I was hungry to make up for the many to debate with colleagues about realised more than ever that science surprised by international years I think I have missed the challenges and the future of journalists have the responsibility colleagues’ profound understanding of science and reporting on so many issues that scientific journalism and to know and the creativity to give many their reflection on scientific affect the daily lives in my country. how to work in laboratories and significant issues a platform for a wider audience, and that we ethics. In my future career, I will universities in the USA. It was a care more about science and should have pride in our work and great experience. I will never forget. society interaction. constantly improve ourselves.

After attending WCSJ2017 I know of so many more science issues now that I was not aware of. I am more equipped to make interdisciplinary connections between different science subjects. I will Attending this conference made me I don’t see myself, anymore, as use this knowledge to ask more informed I’m eager to share what I learned notice that the issues scientific journalism questions and write more meaningful from the conference with my fellow reports about, such as climate change, a unique individual trying to science stories in India. journalists, scientists, and science or public health problems, are figure out the way to improve my PIOs when I’m back in China. Two the ones that will become the future profession, but more as a part messages I really want to pass world´s agenda. of a group that could join forces on to them are rather simple: The conference helped me to have new and work for the progress of our the importance of constantly A conference of over 1,300 tools to find stories, as well as to identify region and the world. improving the level of writing that, as a science journalist, you should delegates was a life- and critical thinking, and always be more critical when covering science, changing experience. I am remember to try new things. since it is not about absolute truths. more than sure that I will not be the same again. #FavoriteTweets #WCSJ2017

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Wednesday, October 25

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM W0 2017 Latin American Edition of the Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Workshop Sponsored by Fundación Ealy Ortiz

7:00 AM – 4:30 PM W1 Feeding the World: Achieving Sustainable Agriculture Sponsored by the Research Councils UK and produced by the World Federation of Science Journalists

Thursday, October 26

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W1.5 Student Journalist Travel Fellow Orientation & Training 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM W2 Emerging Infectious Diseases: Post Zika in Latin America & the Caribbean  Sponsored by the Research Councils UK and produced by the World Federation of Science Journalists 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM W3 Data Analysis in R for Journalists 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM Preconference Symposium on New Genetic : Ethical Debates & Global Science Policy 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM Luncheon: The DNA Damage Response—An Emerging Target for Groundbreaking Cancer Therapies Offered by AstraZeneca 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM P1 Rewriting the Code of Life 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM BREAK 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS A A1 Conflicts of Interest for Freelance Science Journalists

A2 Open Data & Global Drug Discovery A3 Tapping Databases for Scientific Evidence on Health A4 Putting Character into Science—the Power of Profiles

A5 The Future of Work 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM EXHIBITS OPEN 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM OPENING CEREMONY 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM P2 Why the Wafflers Are Wrong: Addressing Climate Change Is Urgent—and a Bargain 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EXHIBIT HALL RECEPTION & AWARDS CELEBRATION

KEY: Americas Environment Health Journalism Innovation Issues New Horizons Story Sponsored Event Advance sign-up required*

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Friday, October 27 Saturday, October 28

7:45 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast: The Single Cell Future: Mapping a New Foundation for Biology 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM EXHIBITS OPEN Drop-in breakfast event sponsored by 10X Genomics 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM P6 A Delicate Balance: Immunity in Health, Disease & Medicine 8:45 AM-10:00 AM P3 The Art of Truth: Data Visualization & Infographics for Everyone 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM P7 Book It: A Conversation Among Authors Mary Roach, Steve Silberman & 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM P4 In Defense of Science The Fifth Annual CASW Patrusky Lecture 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM BREAK 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM EXHIBITS OPEN 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS E 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM BREAK E1 Land of The Giants: South American Dinosaurs & Antarctic Secrets 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS B E2 There Is a 95% Chance You Should Attend this Session on Statistics B1 Science Heard Around the World: Podcasting in the U.S. & Beyond E3 Slow-Motion Epidemics: The Global Threat of Chronic Disease B2 Decolonizing Science E4 Fact-checking: The Future of Journalism? B3 The Global Refugee Crisis: Changing Health Needs E5 Reporting on Genome : An International Discussion B4 Third Interactive WCSJ House of Commons Debate: With Science Under Attack, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK Should Science Journalists Get off the Sidelines? 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Luncheon: The Power of Alpha: New Therapies for Cancer Patients? Offered by Bayer B5 Can We Save the Oceans from Ourselves? 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS F 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK F1 Conflicting Data: Dealing with the Reproducibility Issue 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Luncheon: Preprints, Open Access, & the End of Ingelfinger: Issues at the Nexus of Publishing F2 ’s Next Big Things & Science Journalism Today Offered by eLife, with support from additional sponsors 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Luncheon: Who Will Do Science? International Perspectives from Women in STEM F3 Reporting with Clarity on Vaccines & Vaccine Development Leadership Sponsored by 23andMe and Johnson & Johnson Innovation F4 Economic Inequality, Violence & Life in a Changing Climate 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS C F5 The Human Ethics of Global Crisis Reporting C1 Science Journalism in Latin America: Past, Present & Future 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM BREAK C2 SESAME—A Scientific of Light for the Middle East 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS G C3 Why Social Determinants Matter in Health Journalism G1 A Modestly Grandiose Proposal for How Scientists & Journalists Might Save the World, Up for Discussion C4 Covering Research on Lab Animals: Challenges & Opportunities G2 Covering Indigenous Voices in Science C5 The Rise of Magazines G3 Antibiotic Resistance: The Next Challenges 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM BREAK G4 Innovating for Development 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS D G5 Stories Don’t Stop at Borders, So Journalists Shouldn’t Either D1 Science’s Billionaire Backers: Philanthropy’s Role in Research 4:45 PM – 6:00 PM P8 Science Journalism, Authoritarian Regimes & Pseudoscience D2 The Challenges of Covering Sexual Harassment in Science 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Bay Area Science Festival Event “Tested: Deconstructed” The Challenges of Covering Infectious Disease Outbreaks D3 The Bay Area Science Festival Invites attendees to join them at the historic Castro Theatre for this special festival event. D4 from the Human Brain

D5 Power Pitch 2017 4:45 PM – 6:00 PM P5 Africa: The Cradle of Mathematical Sciences

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM OPENING GALA: FARM —> TABLE

KEY: Americas Environment Health Journalism Innovation Issues New Horizons Story Sponsored Event Advance sign-up required*

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Sunday, October 29 uc berkeley events Sunday, October 29 ucsf events

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PLENARY & CLOSING CEREMONY @ THE MARRIOTT MARQUIS 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM PLENARY & CLOSING CEREMONY P9.5 The Hazard Zone: Science Journalists Tackle Natural Disasters P9.5 The Hazard Zone: Science Journalists Tackle Natural Disasters 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM BUSES DEPART FOR UC BERKELEY 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM BUSES DEPART FOR UC SAN FRANCISCO 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM P11 Climate Change Primer: Responding to Global Impacts 10:45 AM – 1:45 PM W4 Industry Documents: Gold Mines for High-Impact Stories of Human Activity 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM P10 “One Test to Rule Them All”: Joe DeRisi in Conversation 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCH WITH A @ UC BERKELEY with Carl Zimmer Diana Bautista—When itch becomes a pain 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM LUNCH WITH A SCIENTIST @ UC SAN FRANCISCO Justin Brashares—Biodiversity loss, human health & social conflict Flagship Lunch: Provocative issues in cancer—immunotherapy, when not to treat, Andrew Dillin—Prions, protein folding & neurodegenerative disease & global cancer burden Robert Dudley—Drunken monkeys & ying ants With Anil Daud, Laura Esserman & Katherine Van Loon, moderated by Ron Winslow Alison Gopnik—Are preschoolers smarter than college students? Abbey Alkon—The vulnerable child: environment, health, development Ming Hsu—The neural mechanisms underlying decision-making Brandon Chuang & Joshua Woolley—Schizophrenia, from both sides Susan Jenkins—Genome surgery and other CRISPR “operations” Adam Ferguson—Leveraging AI techniques in medicine Daniela Kaufer—Why a little stress is good for the brain Elena Flowers—Precision-medicine predictors of health Dacher Keltner—The science of happiness Loren Frank—The brain's own GPS Robert Knight—Analyzing brain waves to read your mind Adam Frost—Cryo-EM comes of age Kent Lightfoot—How Native Americans managed biodiversity Zev Gartner—Building human tissue, from the bottom up Polina Lishko—The world needs better contraceptives Roy Gerona—What's really in that street drug? Chung-Pei Ma—Merging galaxies & supermassive black holes Ophir Klein—The rodent tooth as a stem-cell niche Michel Maharbiz—Neural dust & brain-machine interfaces Sarah Knox—Spit take: love your saliva Aaron Parsons—The universe’s dark age & cosmic dawn Barbara Koenig—Privacy and ethics in the genomic age Maria Paz Gutierrez—3D printing your house using agricultural waste Gregory Marcus—100K and counting: the Health eHeart Study Lee Riley—Slums, invisible people & indolent pandemic Georgia Panagiotakos—The self-sculpting brain Omar Yaghi—A revolutionary new material: MOFs Steven Pantilat—Living well with serious illness Ethan Perlstein—Rare genetic diseases: a new path forward 12:15 PM – 4:30 PM LUNCH & TOURS: LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LAB Katherine Pollard—Microbe-aware precision medicine 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM UC BERKELEY CAMPUS & LAB TOURS Jennifer Puck—Beyond ‘Bubble Boy’: A CRISPR Cure for SCID 2:00 PM – 4:45 PM W5 : How to Turn Data into Stories Peter Rechmann—Laser dentistry: the end of "drill and fill"? 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS H @ UC BERKELEY Susanna Rosi—Reversing cognitive effects of brain injury Shuvo Roy—Can we build an artificial kidney? H1 Mobile Technology, Newsroom & Citizen Engagement Hope Rugo—Biosimilars: boon for the developing world H2 Make ‘em Sizzle: Turn Up the Heat on Slow Environmental Stories Vikaas Sohal—Schizophrenia: of mice and men Hugh Sturrock—Predicting disease outbreaks with Earth H3 Cutting-Edge Nuclear Technology: Which Questions Matter? 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM BREAK 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM UCSF/BASF SCIENCE EXPO 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS J @ UC BERKELEY 2:15 PM – 5:15 PM Tours of & Human Performance Center, Memory & Aging Center/ Neuroscape Lab, and Science Up Close J1 Innovative Approaches to Teaching Science Journalism J2 “Contact” Plus 20: Where We Are in the Search for Aliens

J3 Exploring & Managing Earth’s Microbiome

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CLOSING RECEPTION @ THE EXPLORATORIUM

KEY: Americas Environment Health Journalism Innovation Issues New Horizons Story Sponsored Event Advance sign-up required*

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Sunday, October 29 ucsf events WCSJ2017 would like to thank the sponsors of this year’s session themes:

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS I @ UC SAN FRANCISCO Issues in Science & Science Journalism Supported by the Hastings Center and the Rita Allen Foundation I1 Engaging Your Audience with Poop Jokes & Other Funny Elements Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the I2 When Will Healthcare Reach Digital Nirvana? Science Storytelling American Association for the Advancement of Science and its EurekAlert! service I3 Leveling the Playing Fields: Science Journalism & Big Food

I4 Engineered Cells: The of Tomorrow Climate, Environment & Sustainability Supported by ECMWF Copernicus 3:30 PM-4:00 PM BREAK 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS K @ UC SAN FRANCISCO Technology & Innovation Supported by Intellectual Ventures and Johns Hopkins Medicine K1 Ringing in the Changes: The Role of in Telling Science Stories K2 Undercover Science Journalism Latin America & the Caribbean K3 Stem Cells: The Hype & the Hope Produced by the Association of Health Care Journalists with support from: The Commonwealth Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, K4 Progress, Pitfalls, & Prospects: An “Un-Lecture” on Cancer AHCJ Global Health Journalism Track Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, and Burroughs Wellcome Fund 5:30 PM BUSES DEPART FOR MARRIOTT MARQUIS Produced by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing with New Horizons in Science support from numerous sponsors, including WCSJ2017 host universities 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CLOSING RECEPTION @ THE EXPLORATORIUM

Monday, October 30­—field trips Special thanks to the Northern California Science Writers Association and its members for organizing these field trips. 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM Bodega Bay: Oysters, Abalone & Ocean Acidification 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Napa: The Science of Wine 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM UC Davis Innovative Energy Tour: Leading the Way to a Sustainable Future

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Redwoods of Northern California 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM Sea Otters, Sharks & Conservation at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Deep-sea Robots, Underwater Landslides & Creatures of Monterey Canyon 8:15 AM – 12:00 PM Earthquake Faults in the San Francisco Bay Area 8:15 AM – 12:00 PM Coastal Hazards in a Time of Rising Seas & Climate Change 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM Tour X, the Moonshot Factory 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM A Look Inside the World’s Largest Laser 8:45 AM – 4:30 PM Earthquake Early Warning & the Hayward Fault 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Parks for Science, Science for Parks: UC Field Station at Point Reyes National Seashore 9:15 AM – 3:45 PM Meet the Innovators of Tomorrow’s Life Science Breakthroughs at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS

9:45 AM – 2:30 PM Visit Bayer CoLaborator & Become a Pharma Employee for a Day 1:30 PM – 7:00 PM Nice Missile You Got There: New Tools for Nuclear Data Journalism at Planet

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How would you describe your work? Select all that apply How many World Conferences have you attended?

THIS IS OR 60 FULL-TIME STAFF JOURNALIST 1 MY FIRST 3 5 MORE 52 FULL-TIME STAFF EDITOR

122 UNIVERSITY SCIENCE WRITER OR PIO 439 59 19 9 15 GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATION, OR INDUSTRY-BASED 100 SCIENCE WRITER OR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 89 FULL-TIME FREELANCE WRITER 2 4 91 PART-TIME FREELANCE WRITER 7 FULL-TIME FREELANCE EDITOR 27 PART-TIME FREELANCE EDITOR Was there one particular event, session, or trip that you liked best? 23 SCIENCE-WRITING PROFESSOR 39 STUDENT POWER PITCH

8 66 OTHER DATA VIZ 6 10 4 UCSF DAY

WOMEN 5 UCSF TOURS IN STEM EXPLORATORIUM DATA BODEGA BAY 7 21 32 How long have you been in this profession? VISUALIZATION 24 9 EVENING 5% 20% LUNCH WITH 14 33% A SCIENTIST CURRENTLY 0-3 4-10 26 A STUDENT 109 YEARS 176 YEARS BOOK UC BERKELEY 6 FIELD TRIP 18 WRITING 31 PANEL 31 9% 7% MARY ROACH 9 THIS IS MY FIRST 26% 4 LATIN AMERICAN 8 11-20 21-30 30 + 1 CLIMATE CHANGE PRIMER 4 139 YEARS 51 YEARS 40 YEARS 6 13 5 CARL ZIMMER 6 UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM HEALTH ALBERTO CAIRO

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It was great to have time and sufficient WCSJ2017 give me tools to do a better I learned many things from There were six Costa Rican colleagues to have a conversation job, but also I have the opportunity tools and trends to skills and journalists at WCSJ2017 about why we do what we do. to know people. They told me about tips in science journalism, as Journalism is often so hectic and so fellowships opportunities to improve my well as from experiences other we gathered and decided it time-bound that we forget to question science writting. ourselves. I learned to question more, journalists have had. This is was time to create our own to take fewer things for granted. powerfull and encouraging. association. We are really exited about that! This conference provided me with new tools when The presenters showed that pitching stories to editors I learned a lot science (and writing about and ways to find stories that There were many new haven’t been told. from sessions on it) was so much more than stories for me. But the just the research: it was various topics most important was that about placing the science in with diverse a broader social context. I saw new ways to look or I think the conference was hugely perspectives. focus on science topics. useful in meeting scientists and researchers and also networking with other journalists. As a Nowhere else in the world would you get newsroom staffer, I also learnt I could meet incredible 50 people in one room to discuss how The conference will affect my career a great deal about freelancing, scientists, have interviews should we cover statistics in science which I think is an avenue I am as a science journalist in several with them, learn new ways on journalism or if we should be concerned very interested in pursuing. ways. It has allowed me to better doing new things. I could also by the replicability issue of science. That appreciate the challenges and gather with marvelous people by itself is a remarkable achievement. pressing issues of the industry and to who write for many different I’m quite positive my work’s quality will keep up with the latest development be greatly enhanced by this. media and magazines. I of professional tools and techniques. From the time that I woke each learned a lot from them. morning until I went to bed at night, WCSJ2017 offered an It certainly will give me a inspiring and packed program Everything I learned at the of sessions, conversations, new That’s one of the wonderful things conference makes me a better, new drive, both personally connections, and events that about opportunities like this—that more qualified professional, and and professionally. allowed me to achieve these goals. we are stimulated to think in ways I hope I can use these skills to we weren’t before we got there. always advance in my career

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The insight into the vast range Going to WCSJ is not just a great As my job mainly focuses on I learnt that I can write on opportunity for a science journalist, but of themes/topics/issues traditional narrative writing, it anything science because scientists from all over the a “game changer”... I definitely got what I was my first time to sit down expected and so much more... Attending world are working on has also and learn about using these everything is interconnected. the WCSJ2017 opened my eyes in so many “modern”, powerful tools to tell broadened my scope of the ways: networking, new technologies, apps, stories I can—and will—cover. platforms, and specially on my case as an science stories. independent journalist now, to know about succesful stories of those, who like me, For me was a burst have taken a leap of faith abandoning the comfort zone to aim higher! Thanks a lot!!! of energy to continue If i say i achieved my expectations working in my favorite On a really deep term. It made me that will be an understatement. The think global instead of local!!... It conference was an eye opener for subjects. made me open my eyes to other me in so many ways. I came to the platforms I had not looked into... It I had the opportunity to attend conference with a fixed mind to learn gave me confidence (again) that is conferences with great scientists, more on climate change and its the content beyond the form that to debate with colleagues about effects to agriculture. But I learnt way should rule our efforts in being that the challenges and the future of more that just that, from genetics to With the knowledge gained and change factor for society... The scientific journalism and to know how robots can be used to save lives. networks made. WCSJ2017 has watch dogs!!!! (love that) how to work in laboratories and already done its part in my me and universities in the USA. It was a my career in the right direction as great experience. I will never forget. a science journalist and the hard part is now on me to put all that in practice and help chance lives. WCSJ2017 was a wonderful I’ve been introduced to the event. I learned how to pitch, extremely high quality of science journalism practiced in It was United Nations of how to present stories. countries all around the world. Science Journalism and met In Southeast Asia, this beat is with amazing people. I can see that these tools are still under-funded and under- becoming part of the new covered. I plan to bring home journalism landscape, and I’m my renewed zest for science It was a really eye-opening experience and environmental reporting, for me on attending the conference... In happy that I got to learn them ...my main aim was from the very my future career, I will care more about and apply the lessons I’ve beginning to open Russia to the a little bit at WCSJ2017. learnt to covering a region I’m the science and society interaction. This world of science journalism and experience also inspired me to pursue passionate about. vice versa. That absolutely worked, further education on science reporting. and I’m very happy about that.

34 // WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS 2017 // SAN FRANCISCO WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS 2017 // SAN FRANCISCO // 35 — THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE: LEVERAGING WCSJ2017 LEARNING POINTS

“Owning” the World Conference is a smart the meeting more costly and cumbersome and the attendee —The Federation should administer travel —Further along, the Federation might consider choice for WFSJ experience more uneven. Thus, taking ownership of specific fellowship application, selection, and engaging a long-term logistics vendor elements of the conference would improve the experience Growing in popularity and attendance with each iteration, the management The vendor could oversee elements like onsite logistics, for hosts and attendees and smooth the transition to primary biennial World Conference of Science Journalists is the flagship transport, and AV, with perhaps registration and even travel responsibility for the meeting should the board decide that is By administering the travel fellowships, as is already planned endeavor for the World Federation community. With active booking rolled in. Depending on the capabilities of the vendor, still a viable and desirable goal. for WCSJ2019, WFSJ can ensure that these fellowships can planning, attention, and direction from the WFSJ board, the reflect the interests of its global membership. This is a laudable this might be an important step in enabling WCSJ to be hosted conference can maintain a high standard of program quality and These recommendations are offered for the Federation’s and important step, because the Federation knows best what by under resourced countries. consideration: independence and provide a driving force for fundraising and countries need to be represented better at World Conferences, Vendors can be expensive, but, depending on the Board’s mobilization of other Federation programming. Without such —The Federation should decide hosts four how to reach out to get applications, and what criteria are most strategic priorities for the meeting and the Federation’s other direction by the Federation board, the conference represents important in selecting fellows. Using the same application and years out. staffing needs, such companies can be cheaper than internal at best a lost opportunity, and at worst a liability and hazard review process year after year also allows the Federation to staff performing the same roles. Coverage of basic vendor Give yourselves, and the host, more time. Putting together a for the Federation. refine and perfect it. For instance, we found that the Submittable service estimates and fees by the conference budget could conference is a huge effort. Four years is not too much time, In the past, the Federation deliberately played a minimal platform provided easy access from devices across the globe, be a standing requirement for each WCSJ bid and should especially for under-resourced hosts. Consider a strategy of role in planning and executing the meeting. Outsourcing both for applicants and reviewers. make those bids more predictable and less expensive. The identifying candidate hosts and mentoring to assist with bid the meeting to host associations made sense for a fledgling Logistically, managing the fellows and their travel is a huge expertise gained by the vendors would be passed from one preparation. non-profit. In 2013, WFSJ membership voted to increase the task but one that does not change much year to year and conference to the next, regardless of staff changes at WFSJ Federation’s role in the World Conferences. The goal was to A four-year timeline allows WFSJ to insist that the Federation thus is one that is best managed by the Federation. With its or the varying capabilities of local host volunteers. sign off on large budget decisions. Such signoff prevents the move to Federation ownership for future meetings, a move accumulated knowledge and experience gained across a The Federation should be very deliberative and selective in host from committing to relationships or business arrangements that, it was hoped, would eventually support a wider range of variety of international projects, the Federation is in a good deciding what is needed from a vendor and what vendor best that may not benefit all conference partners, fail to reflect countries hosting WCSJ. The hybrid model was enthusiastically position to handle reimbursements more easily than the local meets those criteria. There are many decisions that should the priorities of the Federation, or have unforeseen impacts. embraced by the two US-based organizations, the National host. The Federation could also consider employing the same not be made without having had direct, hands-on experience Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the travel agency from conference to conference, thus developing —The Federation should be actively involved in planning and executing the conference. Previous hosts could Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), as we contemplated a rapport with a vendor to enable efficiencies and cost savings. assist in developing the RFP and reviewing proposals if this submitting a bid. With small budgets, 1-2 staff members each, setting and monitoring conference budgets. Importantly, travel fellowships are a spotlight opportunity for direction is pursued. and no government support, CASW and NASW knew we Big budget decisions made by a host directly impact the fundraising and an opportunity to grow future leadership in the could not do it alone. Federation’s ability to support and fundraise for the conference. science journalism community. Fellowships honor excellent In conclusion We worked with the Federation to develop a new Memorandum WFSJ should insist on being consulted on decisions that affect science journalists from across the globe, and fellows form It is our hope that these comments provide support, directions, of Understanding (MOU) that outlined—clearly and explicitly— the budget for each conference and should require sign-off an important and select social support group. Supporting and avenues for discussion going forward. We would not have the role of each of the three organizations. The MOU detailed, on any budgetary decisions that affect the conference even connections between fellows ultimately grows connections had the success that we did without the assistance of previous among other items, fundraising responsibilities and check-in before a bid is submitted. between the global communities they represent. There is hosts, who shared their resources freely and made themselves dates. Signed just a few months after the bid acceptance, —The Federation should drive WCSJ marketing much potential and energy within this group. available for conversations, support, and volunteer roles it divided fundraising responsibilities and provided a set of throughout, and we are deeply grateful for their generosity. fiscal checkpoints and gave WFSJ input in both program As the umbrella body connecting disparate groups and with —The Federation should have a consistent We are doing the same for the 2019 team and will for future planning and conference execution. In actuality, the partnership an intent to promote and protect its brand and the interlinked registration system hosts. It is my hope that this informal network of hosts can meeting brand, the Federation should drive marketing of the embodied in the MOU was not fully realized, but we are proud Online registration is something that could benefit— eventually serve as a resource for the Federation itself in meeting. Instead of every new host having to build lists of that WCSJ2017 took several steps toward the hybrid model immediately—from consistency meeting to meeting. Having the deciding the future of the conference, one which provides interested attendees, the Federation can use its unique position and provided many learning opportunities. same registration vendor year to year would reduce meeting an unparalleled service to the global community, of which I to leverage existing WFSJ contacts. Using the conference to costs and allow the Federation to improve the process. With am very proud to be part. Recommendations for moving forward with build and maintain contact lists of individuals who ask to be kept a scaffolding in place, host organizations should be able to informed about future conferences and programs also allows WCSJ simply tailor it to events specific to their conference. The WCSJ2017 experience suggests steps WCSJ can and the Federation to grow and update its communication base. Tinsley Davis Importantly, managing registration also means that the should take in the event that the Federation board determines Cultivating contact information for interested and motivated WCSJ2017 CO-ORGANIZER Federation has access to contact lists year to year, vital to that a hybrid meeting is in its best interests for the short or individuals, rather than relying on associations that may or maintaining a global online community between meetings. long term. Relying on local hosts for certain functions, like may not forward information, would allow the Federation to registration, means that these functions will be reinvented and create networks of journalists more easily, something that executed with new vendors and processes each time, making WCSJ2017 attendees were hungry for.

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The WCSJ2017 “sponsorship guidelines” It is challenging to maintain such independence when —Future conferences are likely to be supported Even as science journalists struggle to survive in a challenging experiment delivering ongoing programs, not seeking conference sponsors; by a blend of WFSJ-cultivated sponsorships global economy, the bridges built through our conference nevertheless, I believe that with extraordinary care, WFSJ can work are strong and sustaining ones. Importantly, CASW and Independence is essential to effective journalism and journalism and local sponsorships. A hybrid model of exemplify the principle of independence in all its sponsor WFSJ worked closely together on fundraising and through conferences. The organizers of the 10th World Conference fundraising can work. relationships. To the extent possible, the work program of this work built new relationships with funders that leveraged knew that most journalists could neither afford registration a journalism federation must be driven by the education, Local hosts will always have responsibility for tapping into their interest in the conference in support of science journalism fees that would cover most conference costs nor pay their own networking, and advocacy needs of its members rather than local, national, and regional organizations that want to support more broadly. way as travelers. Therefore, producing the conference would science journalism, have a presence at WCSJ, provide the agendas of funders. CASW will support WFSJ in reaching The organizers of WCSJ2017 are continuing our collaboration require reliance on generous sponsors, donors and exhibitors. hospitality, and donate infrastructure and services to make for that goal. with WFSJ. We are committed to the growth and strengthening In order to make it possible for journalists throughout the world conference hosting affordable. to attend, we set out to make WCSJ2017 more financially of WFSJ and future World Conferences. We are also convinced —Sponsors should not be involved in the WFSJ recruited support for travel fellowships as well as general accessible than past conferences, even while holding the by our experience that international science journalism is selection of travel fellows. underwriting for WCSJ2017 by multinational organizations, conference in one of the country’s most expensive cities. vibrant, strong, and capable of reaching new heights. WCSJ travel fellowships are a high honor and a key tool and we hope that this role for the Federation can continue Our goals included lower-than-ever registration fees and a for building leadership and connections in global science and be strengthened. In addition, a number of international record number of travel fellowships. We are thrilled that we journalism. Sponsors of WCSJ2017 fellowships were informed organizations work with WFSJ on training programs that can met those goals. Rosalind Reid that a prestigious international committee of peers would add significantly to the impact of each World Conference WCSJ2017 CO-ORGANIZER The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing took on bestow this honor. They were uniformly thrilled with the quality through targeted workshops and travel grants. Many the major fundraising responsibility for WCSJ2017, which was of the fellows we selected. Now that WFSJ is taking charge conference sponsorship agreements must be signed and held in a country where government funding is not possible and of the WCSJ travel fellowships program and the sponsor executed in-country by the Organizing Committee, but WFSJ yet private-sector resources are abundant. CASW embraced relationships that support it, the independence, prestige, and should maintain funder relationships and contacts between this challenge with the conviction that it would be possible effectiveness of this program can only grow. conferences, advise bidding groups and local organizers to support a World Conference with private sponsorship, yet on appropriate sponsor relationships and development of preserve the independence of the conference by following a —“Sponsored events” can be part of the arm’s-length sponsor agreements to ensure independence, carefully crafted set of guidelines that specified arm’s-length conference but should be clearly labeled and and recruit international sponsors for each conference. This relationships with sponsors. WCSJ2017 showed that this can separated in time and space so that attendees is important to lowering the barrier to hosting for volunteer be done. The following principles and conclusions are offered can opt in or out. groups in less prosperous countries. International sponsorships for the consideration of future hosts and WFSJ. can also help local hosts manage political pressure from At WCSJ2017, sponsored events included workshops, a governments that underwrite hosting. —“Sponsored sessions” should not be allowed symposium, luncheons, receptions, field trips, exhibits, and into the core conference program. hosted events on university campuses. Sponsors of activities —Collaboration is a key to success. Broad at journalism conferences often seek to raise their profile with The first principle of WCSJ2017 was independence for the appreciation for science journalism makes it journalists and draw attention to certain topics and messages. Program Committee. The Program Committee was given possible. In the same way that publishers have traditionally labeled complete freedom to decide topics, speakers, and other advertising messages, we labeled activities that were hosted WCSJ2017 was a collaborative effort of NASW, CASW, WFSJ, details, and sponsors were barred from sponsoring specific or sponsored, so that journalists could be aware of the context the Association of Health Care Journalists, our host universities, sessions. No commitments of program content or speakers of these messages and follow their own conflict-of-interest and numerous sponsors, each partner contributing substantial were made when we invited foundations and other prospective guidelines when participating. This labeling provided both resources. Whatever their other agendas, all WCSJ2017 sponsors to support portions of WCSJ2017. Both CASW and transparency and proper recognition of sponsors. collaborators came together solely to support and improve WFSJ turned away sponsors who could not contribute under science journalism around the world. The support was so these conditions, but the sponsors that supported WCSJ2017 in strong that we exceeded our fundraising goals and achieved the end were superb, respectful of journalists’ independence, a surplus. and eager to make a positive contribution to global science journalism.

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INCOME NOTES EXPENSE NOTES

Conference met catering expenses required to waive space Registrations $313,126 Meeting Space Rental $0 rental fees Univ. of California Contribution $112,000 Exhibit Hall $17,014 NASW Contribution $111,093 Audio Visual + WiFi $145,270 CASW Cash Fundraising $1,143,494 On-site Catering $396,412 Partially offset by in-kind donations by host universities WFSJ Cash Fundraising $323,912 Receptions $324,204 Partially offset by in-kind donations and discounts Exhibit Space Rental $60,400 36 spaces sold Transportation $97,204 Partially offset by in-kind donations by host universities Advertising $26,450 Photography + Videography $20,000 Interest Earned $2,266 Branding, signage, program, website development + maintenance, Design + Website Subtotal Cash $2,090,475 $105,475 final report

In-Kind Donations Promotional Material $16,040 Advertising $619 Reception space donations + discounts $75,500 Programs, signage, nametags, conference bags; includes Donation of administrative time Printing + Production NASW In-Kind Services $60,000 $30,140 in-kind offset from univ. CASW In-Kind Services $26,000 Donation of administrative time + gift stewardship expenses Postage, Shipping + Letterhead $3,400 WFSJ In-Kind Services $115,000 Donation of administrative time + travel Staffing: Administration + Fundraising $231,000 Largely offset by in-kind donations from CASW, NASW, WFSJ UC In-Kind Services $172,000 University Day + conference bag Volunteer Support $15,647 AHCJ In-Kind Services $101,000 Health journalism track Logistics $53,412 Transport coordination, on-site staffing, online registration platform Subtotal In-Kind Donations $549,500 Planning Meetings $26,262 TOTAL INCOME $2,639,975 Fundraising Support + Promotional Travel $16,171 Organizing Comm., Program Comm., + Staff $39,150 Travel General Travel Fellowships $192,485 Includes travel booking agency costs Partially offset by AHCJ support; includes travel booking agency Speaker + Session Organizer Travel Subsidies $278,316 costs Student Newsroom $72,586 Includes student travel fellowships Legal $11,648 Drafting + review of contracts Audit and Bookkeeping $11,579 Registrations: Merchant + Bank Fees $13,936 Primarily fees taken by credit card companies 396 34 Distributions $250,000 EARLY REGISTRATIONS @299USD NON-MEMBER STUDENTS @199USD International Program Fund $272,004 Fund created for follow up activities to extend impact of WCSJ2017 TOTAL $2,639,975 131 21 *Cost containment allowed original 10% budget contingency to be 10% Contingency* REGULAR REGISTRATIONS @359USD DISCOUNTED REGISTRATIONS (general committee volunteers) $0 repurposed for post-conference activities.

226 505 TOTAL EXPENSE $2,639,975 NON-MEMBER REGISTRATIONS @499USD COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATIONS: speakers (245), fellows (93), sponsors + awardees (77), 52 exhibitors (61), Program Committee and Organizing Committee STUDENTS @149USD members (12), field trip organizers (11), committee chairs (6)

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The remaining proceeds will be managed by the organizing partners to support important new initiatives intended to continue building connections between US and international science journalists in the years to come.

“Enormous staff and volunteer effort went into making sure travel, hospitality, logistics and programming for WCSJ2017 were covered largely by sponsorships so that we could enable the broadest possible participation, providing a record number of travel fellowships and keeping registration fees below past conferences,” said Cristine Russell, co-chair of the WCSJ2017 Organizing Committee. “Many of our sponsors did not want to support only the conference; they wanted the conference to have a lasting impact on global science journalism. To our donors we can now say ‘yes, we can do that!’ We are excited to be able to leverage our savings to give WCSJ2017 that extra impact.”

“We met our fundraising goals, and we were thrilled at the support of an array of sponsors who all embraced science journalism as extraordinarily important in the 21st century. In the end, we were able to reduce costs through NASW’s skillful management, the work of a large cadre of volunteers, the funded travelers who shared rooms and found other sources of support, and the donated facilities and support of generous hosts including UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley,” Russell said.

“We all congratulate the executive directors of NASW and CASW, Tinsley Davis and Rosalind Reid respectively, for their extraordinary management, which made the new initiatives possible,” said Ron Winslow, co-chair of the WCSJ2017 Organizing Committee. “And thanks to the generosity and commitment of our sponsors, we have an unprecedented opportunity to build on the spirit, energy and ideas generated in San Francisco. This is a huge benefit for science journalism around the globe.”

Among the activities intended to be supported by the new international fund are: translation of WCSJ2017 PARTNERS LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL WCSJ2017 session videos to Spanish and French; sustained development of the regional network PROGRAM FUND of Latin American and Caribbean science journalists launched at WCSJ2017; knowledge transfer to future conference hosts; a joint diversity initiative; support for efforts to locate a future conference May 7, 2018—The organizers of the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists are pleased to in a developing country; future conference travel grants; and a networking platform. A steering announce plans for a suite of activities to extend the impact of the October 2017 conference in San committee of WCSJ2017 organizers and leaders of partner organizations will provide advice on the Francisco by strengthening training, networking, and knowledge-sharing among science journalists management and use of the fund. worldwide. The organizers of WCSJ2017 are grateful to WFSJ for its key role in conference fundraising and A new fund, the WCSJ International Program Fund, has been established by the Council for the workshop programming, as well as the hosts and sponsors whose support made possible not Advancement of Science Writing in partnership with the National Association of Science Writers to only the conference but the follow-on activities, first among them WCSJ2017’s Diamond Sponsor, support these efforts through the use of generous donations from WCSJ2017 conference sponsors. Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and host universities, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. The amount The funds were made available through judicious management of conference costs that resulted in of funds available for programs will be known when the conference books are closed and a final savings of more than 10% of the conference budget. In keeping with the wishes of WCSJ2017 sponsors report issued in coming weeks. and the organizers, these funds will be used to support science journalism through post-conference activities organized by the partners and coordinated with the World Federation of Science Journalists.

Roughly half of these conference proceeds were returned to the WFSJ, CASW and NASW in the form of program support and to recoup costs incurred during the planning and production of WCSJ2017. Learn more about the International Program Fund at: Each of the three organizations invested significant staff time and other resources to produce the  casw.org/casw/announcement/wcsj2017-partners-launch-international-program-fund conference.

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44 // WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS 2017 // SAN FRANCISCO WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS 2017 // SAN FRANCISCO // 45 — THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS, ORGANIZERS, & MODERATORS

For bios, please visit wcsj2017.org/speakers

Adele Baleta K1 Nicholas Bouskill J3 A Independent writer and trainer Environmental microbiologist and biogeochemist, Lawrence Berkeley Anurag Acharya A3 Jill Banfield J3 National Laboratory Distinguished engineer and Professor, earth and planetary science, co-creator of Google Scholar, Google and , policy and Alan Boyle P1, J2 management; UC Berkeley Aerospace and science editor, Joel Achenbach SE GeekWire Reporter, Nora Bär W2 Science and health editor, La Nación, Hristio Boytchev K2 Julia Adler-Milstein I2 Buenos Aires Reporter, correctiv.org Associate professor of medicine and director, Center for Clinical Informatics Ruby Barcklay D1 Helen Branswell D3 and Improvement Research, Communications director, Science Senior writer, global health, STAT UC San Francisco Philanthropy Alliance Paula Braveman C3 Peter Aldhous W3 Eve Beaudin E4 Professor of family and community Science journalist, BuzzFeed News Science Journalist, Détecteur de medicine; director of the Center on Social rumeurs, Agence Science-Presse Disparities in Health, UCSF Luc Allemand P5 Editor in chief, Afriscitech.com Roy Beck-Barkai C2 Helen Briggs G5 Associate professor, Tel Aviv University Journalist, BBC News Carla Da Silva Almeida P8 Science journalist and researcher, Steven Bedard C5, D5 Estrella Burgos C5, D5 Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) Editor in Chief, bioGraphic Editor in chief, ¿Cómo ves? Magazine

Shalini Anand I3 Eric Betz D5 Jennifer Burney H2 Communications manager, Center for Associate editor, Discover Assistant professor, School of Global Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego (CDDEP), New Delhi, India Yudhijit Bhattacharjee A4 Freelance journalist Enrique Bustamante Martinez W0, P1 Ross Andersen D5 Director, Fundación Ealy Ortiz A.C. Senior editor, The Atlantic Ramesh Bhushal F5 Nepal editor, The Third Pole and Earth Atul Butte A2 Guillem Anglada Escude J2 Journalism Network Director, Institute of Computational Health Team leader, Pale Red Dot; Astronomer, Sciences, and professor of pediatrics, Queen Mary University of London Sibusiso Biyela B2 University of California, San Francisco Science journalist, SciBraai Sebastián Apesteguía E1 Richard Buttery H3 Paleontologist, Fundación Azara Jeffrey Bluestone P6 Scientific director, DIII-D National A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Fusion Facility Christie Aschwanden A4, E2, I4 distinguished professor, UC San Francisco; Lead science writer, FiveThirtyEight President and CEO, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy C Alan Ashworth K4 Director, UCSF Helen Diller Family Deborah Blum P7, P8, P9.5 Comprehensive Cancer Center Alberto Cairo P3 Director, Knight Science Journalism Knight chair in , Program at MIT University of Miami Cyndi Atherton D1 Director, Science, Heising-Simons John Bohannon W5 Foundation Alejandro Calvillo Unna I3 Correspondent, Science; visiting scholar, Director, El Poder del Consumidor Berkeley Institute for Data Science Bibiana Campos-Seijo F1 B Brooke Borel A1, E4 Editor in chief, Chemical and Independent journalist and author Engineering News Monya Baker F1 Correspondent and editor, Nature

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For bios, please visit wcsj2017.org/speakers

Larry Carbone C4 Stephen Embleton C5 Inez Fung P11 Soledad Gouiric Cavalli E1 Frances Hellman D2 Director, Animal Care and Use Program; D News network and online manager, Earth Professor, earth and planetary science Paleontologist, Universidad Nacional Dean, Division of Mathematical and senior veterinarian, Laboratory Animal Touch News & environmental science, policy and de La Plata Physical Sciences, UC Berkeley Resource Center, UC San Francisco Wilson da Silva J2 management, UC Berkeley Freelance science writer Eva Emerson F1 Serusha Govender F3 Laura Helmuth C4, D5 Wayne Cascio A5 Editor, Knowable Magazine of Annual William H. Funk K1 Freelance journalist and producer Health, science and environment editor, Robert H. Reynolds Distinguished Gary Dagorn E4 Reviews Independent journalist The Washington Post Chair in Global Leadership, University Journalist with Les Décodeurs, Le Monde Cynthia Graber B1 of Colorado, Denver Caty Enders D5 Co-host, Gastropod Robin Marantz Henig SE Maedeh Darzi C2 Contributing editor, ; Knight G Freelance journalist & immediate Jo Chandler A4 Research scientist, Institute for Research Science Journalism Fellow, 2017-2018 Diego Graglia W1.5 past president, National Association of Freelance journalist in Fundamental Science (Tehran) Science Writers Richard Gallagher A5 Independent journalist Martin Enserink D3 President and editor-in-chief, Alicia Chang E2 Jop De Vrieze K1 European news editor, Science Magazine Annual Reviews Ronald Green SE Nathanial Herzberg C2 Health and science editor, Independent science writer Professor emeritus, religion and ethics, Science reporter, Le Monde The Associated Press Andrew Gelman E2 Dartmouth College Ides Debruyne G5 F Professor, Department of Statistics Kristina Hill P11 Rhitu Chatterjee D2 Managing director, Journalismfund.eu and Professor, Department of Political David Grimm C4 Associate professor, landscape Science reporter, editor at NPR architecture & environmental planning Dan Fagin E4 Science, Columbia University Online news editor, Science and urban design, UC Berkeley Joe DeRisi P10 Professor of journalism, Professor and chair of the Department Xiaoxue Chen E5, SE New York University Azeen Ghorayshi D2 Duane J. Gubler D3 Editor, The Intellectual of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science reporter, BuzzFeed News Emeritus professor, Emerging Infectious Daniela Hirschfeld C1 UCSF, and co-president of the Chan Editor and regional consultant, James Fahn J1 Diseases Program, Duke-NUS Medical Zuckerberg SciDev.Net Latin America; editor in chief, Shubranshu Choudhary H1 Executive director, Internews’ Earth Pallab Ghosh E5, P9.5 School, Singapore Galería Magazine Director and co-founder, CGNet Journalism Network Science correspondent, BBC News Swara Foundation Susan Desmond-Hellmann P4 Joydeep Gupta J1 Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda John P. Holdren P2 Gustavo Faleiros H2, J1 Wayt Gibbs G4 Founder and director, The Third Pole Gates Foundation Teresa & John Heinz Professor of Jasson Muir Clarke P8 Founder and editor, InfoAmazonia Editorial director, Intellectual Ventures Journalist and PR specialist; Environmental Policy, Kennedy communications officer, World Sheperd Doeleman F2 School of Government, and Professor Pete Farley P6, I2, K3 Chrissie Giles D5 Animal Protection Director, Event Horizon Telescope, H of Environmental Science & Policy, Harvard-Smithsonian Center Director of communications for research Editor, Mosaic Department of Earth & Planetary and education, UC San Francisco Kristian Hammond A5 Sciences, Harvard University William Collins P11 for Astrophysics James Gillies C2 Chief scientist, Narrative Science Professor, earth and planetary science, Rachel Feltman I1 Senior communications advisor, CERN UC Berkeley; senior scientist, Lawrence Jennifer Doudna P1 Andrew Holtz F3 Science editor, Berkeley National Laboratory Professor, molecular and Amy Harmon SE Health and medicine journalist and writer and , UC Berkeley Stanton Glantz W4 National correspondent, Rick Fienberg F2 Truth Initiative Distinguished Professor Victoria Colliver I2 Aaron Horvath D1 Press officer, of Tobacco Control, UC San Francisco Health care reporter, California, POLITICO Nadia Drake J2 Ph.D. fellow, Stanford Center on Contributing writer, American Astronomical Society Richard Harris A2 Philanthropy and Civil Society Wolfgang Goede P6 Science correspondent, NPR Emily Drabant Conley SE Seth Fletcher D5 Freelance Vice president, business development, Ève Dubé F3 Solomon Hsiang F4 Chief features editor, 23andMe Medical anthropologist Lisa Harvey-Smith F2 Chancellor’s associate professor of public Jorge Gomez E3 Group leader, Australia Telescope policy and director of the Global Policy Stéphane Foucart W4 Assistant vice president, Translational National Facility, CSIRO Laboratory, UC Berkeley Jennifer Couzin-Frankel A4 Harry Dugmore I3 Journalist, Le Monde Research in Special Populations, The Senior staff writer, Science Director, Centre for Health Journalism, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, University of Arizona Health Sciences Sam Hawgood P10 Douglas Fox D5 Chancellor, UC San Francisco Javier Cruz-Mena B2 South Africa I Freelance writer Helena González Burón I1 Science communicator, National CEO, Big Van Science and editor, Thomas Hayden F5 Autonomous University of Mexico Rob Irion W1.5 National Geographic (Spain) Founding director, Master of Arts in Earth James Fraser SE Director emeritus, Science E Associate professor, Department Systems, Environmental Communication Kerry Cullinan I3 Communication Program, UC Santa Cruz of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Lawrence Gostin E3 Program, Managing editor, Health-e News Service HRH Sumaya bint El Hassan SE Sciences, UC San Francisco Faculty director & founding chair, Princess of Jordan; president, Royal Jude Isabella D5, C5 O’Neill Institute for National and Global Erika Check Hayden F5 Scientific Society of Jordan Editor in chief, Hakai Magazine Joshua A. Frieman F2 Health Law, Georgetown University Director, Science Communication Director, Dark Energy Survey, Fermilab & Program, UC Santa Cruz University of Chicago

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For bios, please visit wcsj2017.org/speakers

Cécile Klingler F3 Elizabeth Lopatto D5 Maryn McKenna G3 Nathan Myhrvold G4, H3 Saul Perlmutter G1 J Independent science and data journalist Science editor, The Verge Contributor, National Geographic Founder and CEO, Intellectual Ventures; Franklin W. and Karen Weber Dabble founder, Modernist Cuisine; vice chairman, professor of , University of Jaclyn Jansen F1 Christof Koch D4 Kirsi Lorentz C2 Derek Mead D5 TerraPower California, Berkeley; senior scientist, Freelance writer President and chief scientific officer, Assistant professor, The Cyprus Institute Executive editor, VICE Media’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Allen Institute for Brain Science global operations Hussam Jefee-Bahloul B3 Silvana Luciani E3 N Per Peterson H3 Assistant professor, University of Maggie Koerth-Baker G1 Unit chief, noncommunicable disease, Michael Mechanic D5 Professor in nuclear engineering, Massachusetts Medical School UC Berkeley Senior science reporter, Pan American Health Organization Senior editor, Mother Jones Bryn Nelson J3 FiveThirtyEight.com Freelance science writer McKay Jenkins I3 Susan Lynch J3 Thiago Medaglia G2 Malin Pinsky B5 Cornelius Tilghman Professor of Assistant professor, Department Federico Kukso A1, C1, E1 Associate professor of medicine, Journalist, Ambiental Media and John Ngai C4 English, Journalism and Environmental of , , and Natural Freelance science journalist UC San Francisco InfoAmazonia Coates Family Professor of Humanities, University of Delaware Resources, Rutgers University , UC Berkeley Seema Kumar SE Mark Miller F3 Akin Jimoh K1 Diego Pol E1 Vice president of innovation, global Associate director for research, Bianca Nogrady A1 Director, DevComs Network M Paleontologist, Museum of health and policy communication, Fogarty International Center, Freelance science journalist and author Paleontology Egidio Feruglio Johnson & Johnson Innovation Mia Malan National Institutes of Health Josephine Johnston SE C3 Health editor, Mail and Guardian Director of research and research Kai Kupferschmidt B4, SE Craig Miller P11 Debbie Ponchner C1 scholar, The Hastings Center Science reporter, Süddeutsche Science editor, KQED O Founder, daily science section of Udi Manber I2 Zeitung, Science Magazine La Nación (Costa Rica), and Spanish Professor and director, Digital Ivan Oransky language website of Scientific American Chonnettia Jones D1 Natasha Mitchell E5 F1, SE Director, Insight and Analysis, Transformation, Department of Medicine, Distinguished writer in residence, New UC San Francisco Presenter and journalist, Australian Wellcome Trust Broadcasting Corporation York University; co-founder, Retraction Angela Posada-Swafford C1. F2 L Watch; editor at large, MedPage Today Freelance science journalist, author, Gary Marchant SE lecturer; Scientific American, Oscar Miyamoto Gómez P8 Rebecca Lawrence SE Professor, Arizona State University Liliana Osorio B3 Revistas Muy Interesante, El Tiempo K Managing director, F1000 Group Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Freelance science journalist, Mexican Network of Science Journalists (RedMPC) Deputy director, Health Initiative of the Americas, School of Public Health, UC Gregory Kaebnick SE Corey Powell C5 Ramanan Laxminarayan G3 Marilynn Marchione E3, K4 Berkeley Science editor, Aeon Magazine Research scholar, The Hastings Center Director and senior fellow, Center for Chief medical writer, Nolwazi Mkhwanazi B2 Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy The Associated Press Senior lecturer, social anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand Kevin Outterson G3 Subhra Priyadarshini H2, SE Jennifer Kahn J1 Executive director, Combating Antibiotic Adjunct professor, UC Berkeley Editor, Nature India Paula Leighton C1 John Markoff A5 Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Graduate School of Journalism Science journalist, El Mercurio Reporter, The New York Times (retired) Natasha Mmonatau F5 Accelerator (CARB-X) Environmental artist, educator, and writer Daniel Kammen P11 Margaret Levi A5 Antonio Martínez Ron B1 Q Professor, energy and resources & Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Host, Catástrofe Ultravioleta Izabela Moi F5 public policy, UC Berkeley Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Co-founder and executive director, P Luis Quevedo B1 Agência Mural de Jornalismo das Host, El Método (podcast) and Amanda Mascarelli C5 Alex Kasprak E4 Periferias, Folha de São Paulo Katie Palmer D5 founder, Cuonda (Spanish-language Christabel Ligami G5 Managing editor, Sapiens Magazine Science editor, WIRED Science writer, Snopes.com Freelance journalist podcast network) Eva Ruth Moravec P9.5 Margie Mason F5 Cristin Kearns W4 Freelance reporter Naledi Pandor SE Wendell Lim I4 Regional medical writer (Asia), Minister of Science and Technology, Postdoctoral fellow, UC San Francisco Professor and chair, Department of The Associated Press Republic of South Africa R Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology; Lauren Morello D5 Bureau chief, Americas, Nature Diana Kenney E5 HHMI Investigator; and director, UCSF Betsy Mason Tania Rabesandratana W4 P3, C4, E2 Kasha Patel I1 Assistant director of communications, Center for Systems & Synthetic Biology Contributing correspondent, Freelance journalist, National Geographic Science writer, NASA Goddard Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Veronique Morin G2 Science Magazine Science journalist and communicator, Robin Lloyd D4 Luisa Massarani D5 Laval University Rodrigo Pérez Ortega P8 Roxanne Khamsi A3 Senior writer, Undark Sandeep Ravindran D5 Science journalist Freelance science journalist, Mexican Chief news editor, Nature Medicine Freelance science writer Trevor Mundel G4 Network of Science Journalists (RedMPC) Robert Logan A3 Phil McKenna G2 President, Global Health Division, Faye Kirkland K2 Communication scientist, News reporter, InsideClimate K Srinath Reddy C3 Freelance broadcast journalist, BBC, National Library of Medicine Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation President, Public Health Foundation The Guardian of India

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For bios, please visit wcsj2017.org/speakers

Antonio Regalado E5 Bob Sanders J3 Mildred Solomon SE Padma Tata Venkata B2, G2 Tate Williams D1 Senior editor for biomedicine, Manager, science communications, President, The Hastings Center Freelance science journalist W Science philanthropy journalist, MIT Technology Review UC Berkeley Media Relations Inside Philanthropy Deepak Srivastava K3 Mićo Tatalović D5 Robert Wachter I2 Brian Resnick P9.5 Ramu Sapkota K2 Wilma and Adeline Pirag Distinguished Environment and life sciences editor, Professor and Chair, Department of Harry Wilson D5 Science writer, Vox Correspondent, Himal Khabarpatrika Professor in pediatric developmental New Scientist Medicine; Holly Smith Distinguished Senior editor, Canadian Geographic cardiology and director, Gladstone Professor in Science and Medicine; Marc and Lynne Benioff Endowed Chair, Gunn Britt Retter G2 Randy Schekman SE Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Julie Thayer B5 Ron Winslow P4 UC San Francisco Head, arctic and environment unit, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Roddenberry Stem Cell Center Scientist, Farallon Institute Freelance writer, The Wall Street Saami Council Institute; professor of cell and Journal (retired) Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla C3 , UC Berkeley Michael Stang G5 Dick Thompson D3 Independent journalist and Josué Rivas F5 Freelance science reporter, Former team leader for pandemic MPH candidate Photographer, cinematographer, Sonja Schmid H3 Hostwriter.org; WPK (German Association and outbreak communication, Y and film director Associate professor, science and of Science Journalists) World Health Organization technology studies, Virginia Tech S. Lynne Walker W0 Mohammed Yahia A1, F1, P8 Senne Starckx H3 Executive director, InquireFirst Mary Roach P7 Robert Tjian D1 Executive editor, Middle East, Freelance science journalist, Bestselling author of Grunt, Gulp, Yves Sciama W4 Biochemist, UC Berkeley, and former Nature Research Stiff and many more Freelance journalist De Standaard, Eos president, HHMI Catherine Walsh F2 Regular user, Atacama Large Millimeter/ Ed Yong P7 Richard Stone P5 Submillimeter Array and university Dyna Rochmyaningsih P8 Sarah Scoles D5 John Travis A4, D5 Author, I Contain Multitudes and staff International news editor, Science academic fellow, University of Leeds Freelance science journalist Freelance writer Managing news editor, Science writer, The Atlantic Jacob Ward D5 Carmen Rodriguez B3 David Sedlak P11 Elizabeth Striano B5 Science and technology correspondent, Mental health coordinator, Doctors Professor, civil and environmental Communications officer, U Al Jazeera and PBS Without Borders/Médecins Sans engineering, UC Berkeley The Pew Charitable Trusts Z Frontières (MSF) Meg Urry D2 Meera Subramanian H2 Joel Warner I1 Tom Zeller D5 Seth Shostak J2 Astrophysicist, Yale University and former Journalist and author of A River Runs Freelance journalist and author Executive editor, Undark Adam Rogers I1 Senior astronomer, SETI Institute president, American Astronomical Society Deputy editor, WIRED Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis Miyoko O. Watanabe SE Carl Zimmer Nancy Shute B3 P10, E5 Deputy executive director, Japan Science , The New York Times and Hernando Rojas H1 Health editor, NPR Rashid Sumaila B5 and Technology Agency Helen Firstbrook Franklin Professor Professor and director, Fisheries V contributing national correspondent, STAT Economics Research Unit & the of Journalism, University of Tom Siegfried E2 Pamela Weintraub C5, D5 Wisconsin-Madison Editor at large, Science News OceanCanada Partnership, University Anna Valmero G5 Thierry Zomahoun P5 of British Columbia Journalist and correspondent, Senior editor, Aeon Magazine President and CEO, The African Institute Citiscope.org for Mathematical Sciences Valeria Román E5 Gerardo Sifuentes Marin C1 Craig Welch B5 Freelance science journalist Editorial coordinador, Revista Muy Harry Surjadi H1, W1 Environment writer, National Geographic Interesante Mexico Founder and director, Society of Erik Vance P9.5 Wendy Zukerman B1 Indonesian Science Journalists Freelance science writer and reporter Host, Science Vs (podcast) Cristine Russell P2, D2, H2, SE Dan Werthimer J2 Freelance and senior fellow, Steve Silberman P7 Chief scientist, UC Berkeley Harvard Kennedy School Award-winning author of Neurotribes: Noelle Swan D5 Peter Vermij B4 SETI Research Center The Legacy of Autism & the Future Staff editor, The Christian Science Monitor Executive director, Bird’s Eye of Neurodiversity Communications Sarah Wild P8 S Science journalist Mandi Smallhorne B2, I3 T Andrea Saenz Arroyo President, African Federation of Science B5 Joan Williams A5 Journalists and South African Science Rachel Taketa W4 Professor of biology, Colegio Director, Center for WorkLife Law, Journalists Association Library specialist, Industry Documents de la Frontera Sur Hastings College of the Law, Library, UC San Francisco San Francisco Kristin Sainani E2 Lynne Smit K1 Associate professor, health research Independent science writer and Rebecca Tan C5 and policy, Stanford University communicator Managing editor, Asian Scientist Magazine

Dalia Abdel Salam F4 Tara C. Smith G3 Jill Tarter J2 Editor in chief, For Science magazine Aassociate professor, Kent State Astronomer, SETI Institute University College of Public Health

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