Welcome to ESConet, the European Science Communication Network.

ESConet at PCST-10

ESConet will present a session at the 10th conference of the International Network on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST)which will take place in Sweden and Denmark on 23-27 June 2008. The panel session will discuss the question: "How can dialogue and debate feature in science communication training?".
The session has been provisionally scheduled for Friday 27 June at 9.00 – 10.15 a.m.

ESConet will also be hosting a post-conference workshop, which is aimed at PCST-10 conference participants who may currently be training scientists for public communication, or who expect to be doing so. It will provide guidance to trainers on preparing scientists for a range of possible interactions with public, policy-makers and media, and on encouraging scientists to reflect on the social, cultural and ethical dimensions of their work.

ESConet at FEST 2008

ESConet presented successfully a session at the FEST 2008 science fair in Trieste. Titled Training for Communicating Science in Dialogue: the ESConet experience the session featured a live interview with Professor Stefano Gustincich, a neurobiologist based at SISSA, after which issues of science in dialogue were addressed.

Trieste Workshop

The final ESConet workshop took place at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)/SISSA on 15-16 April 2008.
This training-of-trainers workshop was viewed as being extremely productive by trainers and trainees. Many thanks to everyone for all their efforts over the two days.
The workshop presentations can be found here