National Association of Science Writers
Fifth Annual Professional Workshops
16-17 February 2000
Washington DC

NASW Workshops 2000
and Other Events for Science Writers
updated 7 March 2000

Shake off those Y2K blues with a trip to Washington DC for the NASW workshops in advance of the American Association of Advancement of Science annual meeting. See the unofficial tourist guide prepared by science writers in DC with a map, information on restaurants and places to stay in the neighborhood.

This year's workshops begin at the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday afternoon, where science writers will attend two group talks and visit one of 10 labs for which they preregistered, followed by a reception. Grab lunch on your own before you arrive at NIH at 12:30 pm.

Beginning with coffee at 7:15 am, Thursday workshops at the Marriott Wardman Park are organized around three overlapping topics: Journalism, freelance and public information. All registered NASW members are welcome to attend any Thursday workshop. A reception follows. NOTE: AUDIO TAPES OF SESSIONS NOW AVAILABLE.

NASW membership is mandatory for attending these workshops. Student members are excluded from the NIH workshops on Wednesday. All workshops are closed to further registration; deadline was 5 January. Scroll down for Wednesday and Thursday sessions at a glance.

Other Events for Science Writers:

All day
Friday, Saturday or Sunday, 18-20 February 2000
NASW Mentoring Program
The program matches a veteran journalist or public information officer with a novice science writer to spend about a day together working the AAAS meeting.

11:45 am - 2:30 pm
Saturday, 19 February 2000
NASW Board meeting
AAAS press conference room
Board members only.

3:30 pm
Saturday, 19 February 2000
NASW freelance committee meeting
AAAS coffee room
All members welcome. Chat about the new freelance web site, an upcoming survey of NASW freelances, and projects for the new year. Contact: Kathryn Brown, chair NASW freelance committee.

4 pm
Saturday, 19 February 2000
NASW business meeting
Location TBA
All members welcome.

6:30 pm
Saturday, 19 February 2000
NASW Lavish Reception - SOLD OUT
Replacing the traditional banquet; evening at the National Museum of Natural History includes a buffet dinner, followed by the presentation of the AAAS-Whitaker prizes, an IMAX movie, and finally dessert and coffee.

5-7 pm
Sunday, 20 February 2000
Reception hosted by MIT Knight Fellowship and MBL ScienceWriting Fellowship, Woods Hole
Location near the AAAS press room
For prospective and former Knight and MBL fellows.

8 pm
Sunday, 20 February 2000
Science writers party hosted by DCSWA
Two floors, one for talking and one featuring the rocking sounds of Wild Type, musicians with day jobs as leading cancer researchers at NIH and Johns Hopkins University.
For press registered with AAAS; by invitation only.

Wednesday, 16 February, schedule at a glance (Click here for more, transportation):

Wednesday 16 Feb. 2000	NASW Workshops at NIH (no student members)
12:30 pm	Richard Klausner director, National Cancer Institute Lister Hill Auditorium
1:30 pm	1. Genetic Testing Role-Playing National Human Genome Research Institute	CANCELLED
1:30 pm	2. Hands-On Lab at the Human Genome Project National Human Genome Research Institute	FULL/CLOSED
1:30 pm	3. Malaria and Tuberculosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	FULL/CLOSED
1:30 pm	4. Imaging Tour NIH Clinical Center	FULL/CLOSED
1:30 pm	5. Virtual Bronchoscopy NIH Clinical Center	CANCELLED
1:30 pm	6. MRI of the Heart National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
1:30 pm	7. Computers in Medicine Center for Information Technology	CANCELLED
1:30 pm	8. Drug Addiction National Institute on Drug Abuse & Tour of the National Library of Medicine	CANCELLED
1:30 pm	9. In-the-Lab Demos of Molecular Biology National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	FULL/CLOSED
1:30 pm	10. More Molecular Biology Nat'l Institute of Child Health and Human Development	FULL/CLOSED
1:30 pm	11. Hands-on Interactive Technology National Library of Medicine	CANCELLED
1:30 pm	12. Aiming at the Tiniest Targets Office of Research Services, Nat'l Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Nat'l Cancer Institute, Nat'l Institute of Child Health and Human Development	FULL/CLOSED
1:30 pm	13. Clone Your Lunch Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1:30 pm	14. Murder Investigations, Then and Now National Museum of Health and Medicine	FULL/CLOSED
1:30 pm	15. Brain Imaging National Institute of Mental Health	FULL/CLOSED
4:30 pm	Anthony Fauci National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIH Building 1, Wilson Hall
5:30 pm	Reception Howard Hughes Medical Institute (transportation from NIH campus will be provided)

Thursday, 17 February, schedule at a glance (Click here for full details) (NOTE: AUDIO TAPES OF SESSIONS NOW AVAILABLE):

Thursday 17 Feb. 2000 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel NASW Members Only	Journalism		Freelance	Public Information
7:15 am	Coffee, registration Cotillion Foyer
8-10 am	Plenary Session: What Makes Science News? Cotillion Ballroom South
10:15-11:45 am	Broadcast News Cotillion Ballroom South		Meet The Editors: The Big East Wilson A/B	Whose Research Is This, Anyway? Hoover
11:45 am-12:30 pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:30-2 pm	Follow the Money: Covering the Politics of Science Hoover	Walk On The Wild Side: Convergence Reporting Cotillion Ballroom South	Mr. Wordsmith Goes to Washington: Freelancing in the National Capital Wilson A/B
2:15-3:45 pm	Science Writing For Young Audiences Harding		Copyright: How to Protect Yourself Hoover	Visualizing Science: Images On The Internet Cotillion Ballroom South
4 - 5 pm	AAAS press conference
5 pm	Reception NASW Science-in-Society awards ceremony

Questions or comments about the workshop program? Contact: Paul Lowenberg, Lowenberg Communications, Seattle; (206) 522-0137. Updates or corrections for this web site? Contact Carol Cruzan Morton.

Back to NASW home page