The Scientists with Stories Project @ Duke and UNC
Science-as-Story Festival
2-day event exploring where science, media, & the environment meet
November 29 and 30, 2012 @ UNC’s Fedex Center for Global Education
THURSDAY 11.29.12
- SCREENING of Beneath the Waves Mini-Film Festival, 7-9:00pm in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium
- Moderated by Dr. John Bruno, UNC Professor of Biology & The SeaMonster Blog Founder
- Introduction by North Carolina Sea Grant staff
- Screened films from 2012 BTWFF selections
FRIDAY 11.30.12
- ROUNDTABLE “New publishing/New padagogies: how multimedia textbooks and mobile devices are changing the way we think about teaching in the classroom and the field” 12-1pm, Classroom 1005 @ Fedex Center
- Presented and moderated by Dr. Dave Johnston, Research Scientist at Duke Marine Lab & Creator of Cachalot, the Duke-supported digital textbook
- Faculty welcome!
- PANEL “Scientists with a camera: employing multimedia to tell your own research story – and be heard ,” 4-6pm, Classroom 1005 @ Fedex Center
- Austin Gallagher, PhD student at University of Miami & Founder of Beneath the Waves Film Festival
- Dr. Neil Losin, evolutionary ecologist & Producer for Days Edge Productions
- Steven King, Professor of Multimedia & Journalism, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communications
- EXHIBIT of Science-as-Story Digital Media Exhibition, photography displayed 6:00-7:15pm in Atrium @ Fedex Center
- Come meet the student journalists and scientists with works on display. Food and drinks will be served.
- SPEAKER & SCREENING of Science as Story Digital Media Exhibition, films screened 7:15-9:30pm @ Nelson Mandela Auditorium
- Keynote speaker TBD (but its going to be epic!)
