The new NASW Board consists of Richard Harris, National Public Radio, president; Joseph Palca, National Public Radio, vice president; Mary Knudson, freelance, secretary; Paul Raeburn, Business Week, treasurer. Members-at-large are Sandy Blakeslee, Deborah Blum, Rick Borchelt, Shannon Brownlee, Bob Cooke, Ira Flatow, Catherine Foster, Lynne Timpani Friedmann, Earle Holland, Joel Shurkin, and Laura Van Dam.
Audio tapes of the 1997 NASW workshops at the Seattle meeting can now be ordered from AVEN, Inc., 12310 31st Ave. NE, Suite A, Seattle, WA 98125; phone (206) 440-7989/ FAX (206) 440-7990 / 1-800-810-TAPE / jason@aven.com. The session tapes are $10.50 each including shipping.
Order as indicated below:
Dennis Meredith, author of Communicating Science News, has now produced a web version that is available on the NASW website or directly at http://www.nasw.org/csn/
Prices for the print version has been pegged at $5 per copy for NASW members and $8 for nonmembers. Discounts are available on bulk orders. Copies can be ordered from Diane McGurgan, Administrative Secretary, NASW, P.O. Box 294, Greenlawn, NY 11740/phone: 516-757-5664/fax: 516-757-0069.
NASW members are invited to call or e-mail Meredith for a supply
of flyers to take to scientific meeting, especially medical meetings,
where scientists and
physicians can pick them up. Order them directly from Meredith
at 919-681-8054/ fax: 919-684-5760/ meredithd@mail01.adm.duke.edu.
The deadline for submissions for the NASW Science-in-Society Awards is fast approaching. Look for a brochure in this mailing.