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GSA2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
Be Heard and Science communication strategies for interacting
Be Interesting with the public, policymakers, and social media
Saturday, 31 Oct., 8 a.m.–noon.
PROFESSIONALS: US$35; students: US$25; includes
continental breakfast.
LIMIT: 30. Sign up when you register or call GSA Sales & Service,
+1-800-443-4472, to add this course.
Have you struggled to explain your research to a friend? Would
you like to be able to tell your Senator your views on policy? Are
you interested in using Twitter but aren’t sure how? Learn from
experts and each other as you hone your public communication
and outreach skills, and practice in a safe and comfortable setting.
You will leave knowing how to create clear and concise messages
targeted to your audience, as well as how to prepare for a media
interview. You will learn strategies for using social media, identify
opportunities for interacting with laypersons in your community,
and gain an understanding of how to approach policy makers on
scientific issues.
Communication skills are key to a successful career and
important in all aspects of life. Give yours the attention
they deserve.
GSA TV
Did you catch GSA TV at GSA 2014? Photo by Bret Webster. SOCIAL & BUSINESS
Would you like to be featured in 2015? Meet Us in the
Social Media–Sphere
GSA is pleased to have partnered with WebsEdge
for professional, quality filming at recent GSA Annual in
Meetings. WebsEdge does an excellent job producing
GSA TV—an onsite conference television program Twitter: https://twitter.com/geosociety
reporting on the latest research and discoveries in the Follow hashtag #GSA2015
geosciences.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GSA.1888
GSA TV features a new episode daily, screened LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/
around the meeting venue, on a dedicated channel in geological-society-of-america
some guest hotel rooms, and online. The programs GSA’s Connected Community:
combine onsite interviews and news around key community.geosociety.org
conference themes alongside pre-recorded documen-
tary-style reports highlighting geoscience advances at 35
institutions like yours.
Your organization is invited to take advantage of this
opportunity to profile the hard work and commitment
of your earth scientists and their leading research, and
support GSA in its mission to promote research to
understand earth systems.
As with any professional video production project,
there is a cost for organizations that choose to partici-
pate. To find out more, contact Mark Rose at mark@
websedge.com.
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