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Science Communication: International Perspectives, Issues and Strategies: call for papers

There’s not a lot of time left (the deadline is Feb. 10, 2012) but if you have a paper you’re anxious to present and you’re interested in attending a conference in Nancy, France this may be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. The call for papers is here (PDF). The organizers International Conference on Science Communication 2012 or, in French, Rencontres Internationales de la Culture Scientifique, Technique et Industrielle 2012, describe the conference and themes this way (from the call for papers),

Universities and research organisations are vibrant communities fully engaged in science communication. Their actions are all the more important because the relationship between science, technology and society at large is at the heart of current debate, particularly at a time when the rapid expansion of digital technology opens up uncountable modes of interaction between producers and users of information. This conference intends to take a closer look at the new forms of dialogue between those who are directly involved in the production of knowledge and those for whom ethical, political and economic questions linked to research and its outcomes are considered just as important as the progress of knowledge.

Official languages: French, English.

Themes

The proposals

The proposals should address one of the proposed themes.

Five strands of investigation to explore new horizons:

· The characteristics of science communication in universities and research centres

· Public policy with regard to science communication

· Collaborative work and partnership

· Target audiences for science communication

· New tools, new practices

For more information, click here

Deadline

The deadline for proposals is February 10, 2012.

Submitted proposals will be reviewed by members of the Scientific

Committee. All successful proposals will be notified by April 15, 2012 at the latest and informed about the steps to take. Papers will only be added to the programme when the speakers have registred for the conference.

The deadline for receipt of final papers is July 15, 2012.

Submissions should include

· title

· author (s)

· description of the proposed paper or session (no more than 2000

characters including spacing) in PDF format (sent as attachment)

· summary in 400 characters including spacing

· Keywords

The conference webpage seems to be here on the Université de Lorraine website. There is no registration information or additional information about speakers but it does seem to have all the details currently available.