CONVENERS: Dr. Wendy Bohon, Beth Bartel, and Jason Ballmann

OVERVIEW: SCEC Communication, Education, and Outreach is pleased to announce an afternoon of social media discussions and media training at the SCEC Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 11th, between 1 PM and 5 PM, featuring award-winning earthquake journalist for the LA Times, Ron Lin, and communications experts and scientists from IRIS, UNAVCO, and SCEC. 

Join with us in a casual, interactive environment where you will leave knowing best practices for social media networking, how to best prepare for and talk to the media, and where it’s all going next. You might start a Twitter account while there, discover ways to follow your colleagues online, or meet a journalist or two who can bring your research to the right audience. There is no need to RSVP for these sessions. Refreshments will be served.

(1) Improving Your Online Presence: Social Media, Web Profiles, Emails, Blogs: Dr. Wendy Bohon (IRIS), Beth Bartel (UNAVCO), and Jason Ballmann (SCEC) will lead a panel, Q&A, and mini-trainings on how to outfit your digital prominence, with the goals of networking with other scientists and experts, best practices on sharing information publicly, and how to engage certain mediums like social media, blogs, emails, and websites.

(2) Talking to the Media, with Award-Winning LA Times reporter Ron Lin Learn about the story-writing process, what journalists look for and need to make a compelling article, prime examples of successful earthquake science articles, and how you can look for ways to make those broader impacts with your science!

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016