HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening Function 19 th February

HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening Function 19th February

1) Gallagher Estate Departure – 17:30 to Observatory2) Return Shuttle to Gallagher & Town Lodge – 21:00 &

22:00

Beverley DamonseExecutive Director, SAASTA

Programme Director

Prof Albert van Jaarsveld

Acting President & CEO:National Research Foundation

Welcome

Prof Mohamed HA HassanTWAS Representative

Special Lecture

Hon. Mr. Derek HanekomDeputy Minister of Science &

Technology, South Africa

Opening

HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS - Plenary

1)Lunch will be in the Main Foyer2)Keynote Address will be in the Main Plenary

Directly after lunch

Andrea BandelliNetherlands

Challenges, barriers and potential of integrating science communication in

policy making

Parallel Session 1

Penny HaworthSA Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity. Grahamstown, South Africa. Dr. Taurai ImbayarwoAfrica Science Trackers, South AfricaKoreen RamessarUniversity of Lleida, Spain

Parallel Session 1

Lorenzo RaynardSouth Africa

Developments in communicating scientific information using various

formats

Parallel Session 2

Retha Claasen-Veldsman & Ina RoosSAASTA, South AfricaRobert InglisJive Media, South AfricaPavitray PillayAfrican Centre for Climate & Earth System Sciences (ACCESS) and the Marine Research Institute

Parallel Session 2

David KramerSouth Africa

Round Table Discussion: Engaging the media in the scientific research. A voice

for science from the developing world

Parallel Session 3

Marina JoubertSouthern Science (South Africa) and SciDev.NetChristina ScottSciDev.NetChandra Mohan NautiyalBirbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India

Parallel Session 3

HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening Function 19th February

1) Gallagher Estate Departure – 17:30 to Observatory2) Return Shuttle to Gallagher & Town Lodge – 21:00 &

22:00

Prof Robin Crewe & Prof Sospeter Muhongo

Keynote Address

Dr Jabu NukeriSouth Africa

Innovative teaching strategies in formal and informal education settings

Parallel Session 4

Thandi O-HaganSci-Bono Discovery Centre, Johannesburg, South AfricaSarah AbelRhodes University, South Africa

Parallel Session 4

Kevin GovenderSouth African Astronomical Observatory,

Cape Town, South Africa

Session 5

Workshop : The International Year of Astronomy 2009. An opportunity to communicate science

Hendra van Zyl, Elmarie van Wyk, Janus Snyders, Kedibone AphaneMedical Research Council, South Africa

Jansie Niehaus National Science and Technology Forum, South Africa

Session 6

Workshop : Knowledge transfer models in health research translation

Robert InglisSouth Africa

Motivating Students: the impact of science studies

Parallel Session 7

Sandra EvansMidrand Graduate Institute, South AfricaTebogo GuleMINTEK, South Africa

Parallel Session 7

Christina ScottSciDev.Net

Research methods for the assessment of communication programmes

Parallel Session 8

Dr Tyhra Carolyn KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of ScienceDerek FishUnizul Science Centre, Richard’s Bay, South AfricaVanessa RouhaniSA Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown,South Africa

Parallel Session 8

Charmeela BhagowatSouth Africa

Round Table Discussion: The future of science journalism teaching

Parallel Session 9

Marina JoubertSouthern Science, South AfricaProf Gervais MbargaUniversite Laval, Quebec, Canada / University of Yaounde

Parallel Session 9