This week I enjoyed a second face-to-face meeting with my mentor at a Chapman Conference on communicating climate science in Granby, Colorado. After a particularly scenic Amtrak ride through the snow-capped mountains, I arrived at the train station and continued with Stacy on to the Snow Mountain Ranch. By the time I arrived, Stacy had already attended the conference for several days and made many contacts that will prove useful to our project.<\/p>\n
Even though the conference centered on the communication of climate science, I was able to draw several conclusions about communication and how it relates more broadly to science and data:<\/p>\n
While Stacy and I both learned so much from the various presentations and poster sessions, we also saw the conference as an opportunity to network and spread the word about the Data Stories project. Our human subjects protocol prevents us from recruiting interviewees directly, so instead we must rely on others to recruit for us. This in mind, we traded contact information with a few individuals who could help the process along and refer other scientists whose data stories have yet to be told. In the coming week, I will be reaching out to those we met at the conference and diving into the interview process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week I enjoyed a second face-to-face meeting with my mentor at a Chapman Conference on communicating climate science in Granby, Colorado. After a particularly scenic Amtrak ride through the snow-capped mountains, I arrived at the train station and continued with Stacy on to the Snow Mountain Ranch. By the Continue reading A Look at Science Communication<\/span>