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Organizers
Conference Co-Hosts | Steering Committee | Conference Co-Directors | Program Committee | Finance Committee | Website Committee | Communications Committee ASJA | NASW | WFSJ
Conference
Co-Hosts
Arab Science Journalists Association
National Association of Science Writers
Steering Committee
Abdalla
Alnajjar, Arab Science & Technology Foundation (UAE)
Abdelhady
Mesbah, ASJA (Egypt)
Cristine
Russel, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (USA)
Christophe Mvondo, World Federation of Science Journalists (Cameroon)
Julie
Clayton, WCSJ2009 Conference Co-director (UK)
Magdy
Said, ASJA (Egypt)
Robert
Lee Hotz, NASW (USA)
Sallie
Robins, WCSJ2009 Conference Co-director (UK)
Tinsley
Davis, NASW (USA)
Conference Co-Directors
Dalia
Abdel-Salam (Egypt)
Nadia
El-Awady (Egypt)
Program
Committee
Deborah
Blum, Program Chair (USA)
Akin Jimoh (Nigeria)
Christina
Scott (South Africa)
Frank
Nuijens (The Netherlands)
Gervais
Mbarga (Cameroon)
Horacio
Salazar (Mexico)
Istvan
Palugyai (Hungary)
John
Bohannon (USA)
Luisa
Massarani (Brazil)
Nancy
Shute (USA)
Natasha
Mitchell (Australia)
Raghida
Haddad (Lebanon)
Robert
Lee Hotz (USA)
Shereen
El-Feki (UK)
Subhra
Priyadarshini (India)
Tatiana
Pichugina (Russia)
Waleed
Al-Shobakky (Qatar)
Deborah
Blum, WCSJ2011 program chair, would also like to thank the countless number of
science journalists who have taken the time to speak with her and provide
feedback on their needs and that of journalists from their regions for the
WCSJ2011 program.
Finance Committee
Beryl
Benderley, NASW (USA)
Bothina
Osama, ASJA (Egypt)
Martin
Ince, WFSJ Finance Committee (UK)
Vesa
Niinikingas, WFSJ Finance Committee (Finland)
Website Committee
Mohammed
Yahia, Committee Chair (Egypt)
Augustin
Denis (Canada)
Frank
Nuijens (The Netherlands)
Horacio
Salazar (Mexico)
Communications Committee
Ginger
Pinholster, AAAS, Committee Chair (USA)
Ashraf
Amin, Ahram Newspaper (Egypt)
Augustin
Denis, WFSJ (Canada)
Bruce
Lewenstein, Cornell University (USA)
Charlie
Petit, Knight Science Journalism Tracker (USA)
Clive
Cookson, Financial Times (UK)
Curtis
Brainard, Columbia Journalism Review (USA)
David
Dickson, SciDev.Net (UK)
Jean-Marc
Fleury, WFSJ (Canada)
Jim
Cohen, The Kavli Foundation (USA)
Jim
Cornell, International Science Writers Association (USA)
John
Travis, Science (UK)
Julie
Clayton, WCSJ2009 (UK)
Khaled
Baramawy, Masrawy (Egypt)
Lynne
Friedmann, National Association of Science Writers (USA)
Mohammed
Yahia, Nature Middle East (Egypt)
Pallab
Ghosh, BBC (UK)
Patrick
McGinness, EurekAlert!-AAAS (USA)
Sallie
Robins, WCSJ2009 (UK)
Sheril
Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine (USA)
About the Arab Science Journalists Association
The Arab Science Journalists Association (ASJA)
officially registered in December 2006 as a network under the umbrella of the
Arab Science & Technology Foundation in the United Arab Emirates. Its
founding members, however, had been working on creating this network since 2003
and ASJA actually became a member of the WFSJ in 2004; two years before it was
an official entity.
In the seven years its members have been active, ASJA
has been gradually gaining experience in organizing activities and events.
Perhaps two of its most important outputs have been creating its
Guidebook for the Arab Science Journalist, a book written by 18 different
contributors from the Arab science journalism community, in addition to
organizing the 1st Arab Conference for Science Journalists in October 2008 in
Fez, Morocco.
ASJA’s main objectives are to form a network of science
journalists in the Arab world, to play a role in developing the skills of
journalists, and to monitor Arab media for signs of both poor and excellent
science coverage.
About the National Association of Science Writers
In 1934, a dozen pioneering science reporters
established the National Association of Science
Writers (NASW) at a meeting in New York. They wanted a forum in which to
join forces to improve their craft and encourage conditions that promote good
science writing.
The association was formally incorporated in 1955 with
a charter to "foster the dissemination of accurate information regarding
science through all media normally devoted to informing the public."
Over the years, its officers have included both
freelancers and employees of most of the major newspapers, wire services, magazines,
and broadcast outlets in the country.
Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science
news.
About the World
Federation of Science Journalists
The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) is a
non-profit organization representing 37 associations of science and technology
journalists from Africa, the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle
East. It is, in short, an association of associations. The WFSJ seeks to
further science journalism as a bridge between science, scientists and the
public. It promotes the role of science journalists as key players in civil
society and democracy. The Federation's goals are to improve the quality of
science reporting, promote standards and support science and technology
journalists worldwide.
To find out more about WFSJ and its member Associations and how to become a member, please visit the WFSJ website