QUALITY, HONESTY AND BEAUTY
in science and technology communication

PCST 2012: Thank you all!














Dear PCST 2012 participant,

thanks again for your valuable contribution to the success of PCST 2012!

With 670 participants from five continents and more than 450 presentations across different formats, PCST 2012 has set a new record in the history of PCST conferences.

We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to fill in a very short evaluation questionnaire. This would provide important feedback on PCST 2012 and useful recommendations for future events:
http://ww3.unipark.de/uc/PCST2012/

At www.pcst2012.org, you will be able to download the complete pdf of individual abstracts, listen to podcasts from PCST 2012 Radio lab and watch a photo gallery of the conference.

Finally, if you wish to submit your paper for the online PCST 2012 Proceedings, please send your text (maximum 1500 words) by 30 June, 2012 to scientific@pcst2012.org This invitation applies to presenters of individual papers, show tell and talk as well as to speakers in organized panels. PCST 2012 welcomes jointly authored papers that arise from participation in panel sessions. Editing of proceedings will begin on 1 July, 2012.



The Conference is to be held under the patronage of:



































Main Themes

What does quality mean in science communication?
Evaluating public communication of science
Art and/in science communication
Two decades of academic publishing in PCST
Ethics and aesthetics of science communication
Communicating the social sciences
Reflexive challenges: communicating PCST?
Emerging trends and issues in science communication
Changing media, changing formats, changing science communication models?
Public communication of technology: the ‘Cinderella’ of PCST?


Organizing Secretariat




Piazza Adua 1/d
50123 Firenze - Italy
Tel. +39 055 2608941
www.enic.it

Please contact:

Conference Secretariat, Germana Cimmaruta - germana@enic.it
Info PCST2012 - info@pcst2012.org
Social & Cultural Programme, Maila Vannucci – maila@enic.it
Communication, Gianni Becevel – gianni@enic.it


Secretariat/Registration

  • 18 April 2012 / h. 15.30 – 19.30 – Palazzo Vecchio
  • 19 April 2012 / h. 8:00- 19:00 – Palazzo dei Congressi
  • 20 April 2012 / h. 8:00 – 19.00 – Palazzo dei Congressi