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