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World Federation of Science Journalists

The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) is a non-profit organization representing 41 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.

Conference Co-Hosts

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.

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.

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."

Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science news.

World Federation of Science Journalists

The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) is a non-profit organization representing 41 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.

Arab Science and Technology Foundation

The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) is an independent, nongovernmental, non-profit regional and international organization. Scientists and researchers from inside and outside the Arab world as well as representatives of Arab and international science centers and organizations have contributed to its establishment. It is based in Sharjah, UAE. 

American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide.

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."

Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science news.

Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), a panel of distinguished journalists, science communications specialists and scientists, is committed to improving the quality of science news reaching the public. CASW develops and funds programs to help reporters and writers produce accurate and informative stories about developments in science, technology, medicine and the environment.

Qatar Foundation

The staff of Qatar Foundation is dedicated to making the knowledge-based society a reality. They are doing this through the frontline activities of education, scientific research and community development, but many people are applying a wide diversity of skills in administrative and support positions to implement the organization's human development mission. This structure is headed by a Board of Directors, chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned.

Arab Science and Technology Foundation

The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) is an independent, nongovernmental, non-profit regional and international organization. Scientists and researchers from inside and outside the Arab world as well as representatives of Arab and international science centers and organizations have contributed to its establishment. It is based in Sharjah, UAE. 

Research, Development and Innovation Programme

The Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Programme aims at strengthening the links between the research sector and the industry while enhancing the innovation and technology transfer culture. In addition, RDI seeks to support the progressive integration of Egypt into the European Research Area. 
Funded by the European Commission with a grant of €11 million over a period of three years, the RDI Programme is managed by a Project Implementation Office set-up by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

Qatar Science & Technology Park

Qatar Science & Technology Park is the national agency charged with executing applied research and delivering commercialised technologies in four themed areas, Energy, Environment, Health Sciences and Information & Communication Technologies. QSTP is located in Qatar Foundation's Education City and has access to the resources of its cluster of leading research universities. In addition to QSTP’s centres, members include small companies, international corporations and research institutions, which have together committed to funding new ventures, creating intellectual property, enhancing technology management skills and developing innovative new products in line with the national vision. QSTP supports economic and human development in Qatar and has achieved recognition as an international hub for applied research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar

With more than a century of academic excellence and distinguished research, Carnegie Mellon University is a leader in education with real-world applications. Core values of innovation, creativity, collaboration and problem solving provide the foundation for everything we do.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science and information systems. Students from Qatar and 40 different countries enroll at our world-class facilities in Education City. They adhere to the same academic rigor as their counterparts in Pittsburgh, and they earn the same degrees.

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) is part of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and shares its tripartite mission: excellence in medical education, clinical care, and research. It offers courses leading to the Cornell University M.D. degree. It’s physicians help ensure the best clinical care for people of Qatar, and its biomedical research program is advancing science to address the region’s major health care challenges.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and EurekAlert!

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide.

Science is one of the world's leading journals of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.

EurekAlert! is an online, global news service operated by AAAS, the science society. EurekAlert! provides a central place through which universities, medical centers, journals, government agencies, corporations and other organizations engaged in research can bring their news to the media. EurekAlert! also offers its news and resources to the public. EurekAlert! features news and resources focused on all areas of science, medicine and technology.

Johnson & Johnson

Caring for the world, one person at a time... inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. They embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. Johnson & Johnson have more than 250 operating companies in 57 countries employing 119,400 people. The worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

FAPESP

The São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP, is a public foundation funded by the taxpayers in the State of São Paulo (Brazil). Its mission is to support research in all fields of knowledge. In 2010 FAPESP invested approximately 450 million USD in research projects. The foundation aims to advance the frontiers of knowledge through the training of world class researchers and offering support for academic research and application-oriented research. It also develops activities to expand the public awareness for science. These science communication activities are primarily carried out by the monthly magazine Pesquisa FAPESP and by Agência FAPESP which reaches over 90,000 subscribers worldwide digitally.

Wellcome Trust

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health.

It supports the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities. Its breadth of support includes public engagement, education and the application of research to improve health. It is independent of both political and commercial interests.

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Nature and Nature Middle East

Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public. It is the world's most highly cited interdisciplinary science journal.

Nature Middle East is a comprehensive portal site for information on scientific and medical research in the Arabic-speaking Middle East, the research community and its activities. It is a site with a broad scope that caters for scientific and medical researchers at all levels, from students to post-doctoral fellows to principal investigators. It is a unique online platform for the scientific and medical research community to connect, network and exchange information or ideas, to promote good science and stimulate research and debate.

Kavli Foundation

The Kavli Foundation, based in Oxnard, California, is dedicated to the goals of advancing science for the benefit of humanity and promoting increased public understanding and support for scientists and their work.

The Foundation's mission is implemented through an international program of research institutes, professorships, and symposia in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience, and theoretical physics as well as prizes in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience.

Research, Development and Innovation Programme

The Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Programme aims at strengthening the links between the research sector and the industry while enhancing the innovation and technology transfer culture. In addition, RDI seeks to support the progressive integration of Egypt into the European Research Area. 
Funded by the European Commission with a grant of €11 million over a period of three years, the RDI Programme is managed by a Project Implementation Office set-up by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and EurekAlert!

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide.

Science is one of the world's leading journals of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.

EurekAlert! is an online, global news service operated by AAAS, the science society. EurekAlert! provides a central place through which universities, medical centers, journals, government agencies, corporations and other organizations engaged in research can bring their news to the media. EurekAlert! also offers its news and resources to the public. EurekAlert! features news and resources focused on all areas of science, medicine and technology.

Science Development Network

SciDev.Net – the Science and Development Network – is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world. 

Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), a panel of distinguished journalists, science communications specialists and scientists, is committed to improving the quality of science news reaching the public. CASW develops and funds programs to help reporters and writers produce accurate and informative stories about developments in science, technology, medicine and the environment.

Elsevier

Elsevier is a leading publisher of science and health information and serves more than 30 million scientists, students, and health and information professionals worldwide. Elsevier publishes around 2,000 journals and close to 20,000 books and major reference works, supports the Elsevier Foundation and is a founding partner of Research4life, providing free or low-cost access to science and health information in the developing world.

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD)

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) was established in 1996 to preserve Abu Dhabi’s natural heritage, protect our future, and raise awareness about environmental issues. EAD is Abu Dhabi’s environmental regulator and advises the government on environmental policy. It works to create sustainable communities, and protect and conserve wildlife and natural resources. EAD also works to ensure integrated and sustainable water resources management, to ensure clean air and minimise climate change and its impacts.

European School of Oncology

The European School of Oncology aims to reduce the number of people who die from cancer because they were diagnosed too late or received substandard treatment. While its principal role is educating oncology professionals, ESO also organises international workshops for journalists, to help them challenge the taboos that isolate cancer patients and their families, and to equip them to examine unfounded assumptions about the potential for detecting and treating cancer, even in countries with few resources.

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."

Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science news.

Nature and Nature Middle East

Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public. It is the world's most highly cited interdisciplinary science journal.

Nature Middle East is a comprehensive portal site for information on scientific and medical research in the Arabic-speaking Middle East, the research community and its activities. It is a site with a broad scope that caters for scientific and medical researchers at all levels, from students to post-doctoral fellows to principal investigators. It is a unique online platform for the scientific and medical research community to connect, network and exchange information or ideas, to promote good science and stimulate research and debate.

UNESCO – Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States

UNESCO

UKAid

UKAid from the Department for International Development supports the attendance of developing country journalists at the 7th World Conference of Science Journalism in Doha, Qatar, to help strengthen science writing and media in the developing world.

US Embassy in Egypt

Science Development Network

SciDev.Net – the Science and Development Network – is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world. 

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA)

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) is a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU). CTA operates under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and is funded by the EU. Over the last 25 years, CTA has been providing extensive support to ACP agricultural and rural development institutions, including non-governmental and governmental organizations, and regional networks.

European School of Oncology

The European School of Oncology aims to reduce the number of people who die from cancer because they were diagnosed too late or received substandard treatment. While its principal role is educating oncology professionals, ESO also organises international workshops for journalists, to help them challenge the taboos that isolate cancer patients and their families, and to equip them to examine unfounded assumptions about the potential for detecting and treating cancer, even in countries with few resources.

UNESCO – Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States

UNESCO

Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT

The Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT offer experienced journalists the opportunity to increase their understanding of science, technology, medicine and the environment. The nine-month fellowships provide the time for in-depth study. The Fellowships also provide week-long boot camps and workshops for journalists to learn from top scientists and policy makers.

European School of Oncology

The European School of Oncology aims to reduce the number of people who die from cancer because they were diagnosed too late or received substandard treatment. While its principal role is educating oncology professionals, ESO also organises international workshops for journalists, to help them challenge the taboos that isolate cancer patients and their families, and to equip them to examine unfounded assumptions about the potential for detecting and treating cancer, even in countries with few resources.

Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT

The Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT offer experienced journalists the opportunity to increase their understanding of science, technology, medicine and the environment. The nine-month fellowships provide the time for in-depth study. The Fellowships also provide week-long boot camps and workshops for journalists to learn from top scientists and policy makers.

Qatar National Food Security Programme

Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) is a national initiative established by the His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar, consisting of an inter-governmental Task Force to develop the Food Security Master Plan for the State of Qatar which will be completed by the end of 2012.

The Master Plan will layout a sustainable solution that will be implemented by the executive branch of the Qatari government through the QNFSP Task Force. The implementation of the Master Plan will assist the State of Qatar in the fulfillment of the goals and objectives set by the Qatar National Vision (QNV) of 2030, leading to Human, Social, Economic and Environmental development.

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1977 to combat hunger and rural poverty in developing countries. It is a unique partnership of 166 members from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), other developing countries and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

IFAD works with rural poor people to enable them to grow and sell more food, increase their incomes and determine the direction of their own lives. By focusing on country-specific solutions, IFAD helps increase rural poor people’s access to financial services, markets, technology, land and other natural resources. Since 1978, IFAD has invested over US$12.5 billion in grants and low-interest loans to finance rural development projects in developing countries, empowering more than 370 million people to break out of poverty.

Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

JST is an independent administrative agency. With its budget of about $1.3 billion, JST implements the Science and Technology Basic Plan of the government of Japan, comprehensively supporting the entire innovation process from the creation of knowledge to the practical application of research achievements in society. In addition, JST promotes science literacy and communication to enhance mutual understanding between scientists and the general public.

Qatar Science & Technology Park

Qatar Science & Technology Park is the national agency charged with executing applied research and delivering commercialised technologies in four themed areas, Energy, Environment, Health Sciences and Information & Communication Technologies. QSTP is located in Qatar Foundation's Education City and has access to the resources of its cluster of leading research universities. In addition to QSTP’s centres, members include small companies, international corporations and research institutions, which have together committed to funding new ventures, creating intellectual property, enhancing technology management skills and developing innovative new products in line with the national vision. QSTP supports economic and human development in Qatar and has achieved recognition as an international hub for applied research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

American University in Cairo (AUC)

Founded in 1919, the American University in Cairo (AUC) is the region’s premier English-language university — an essential contributor to the social, political and cultural life of the Arab world. AUC serves as a crossroads for the world’s cultures: a vital, vibrant forum for reasoned argument, spirited debate and understanding across cultures. The university is committed to teaching and research of the highest caliber, and offers exceptional liberal arts and professional education in a cross-cultural environment.

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI)

A member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Qatar Computing Research Institute conducts world-class multidisciplinary computing research that is relevant to the needs of Qatar, the wider Arab region, and the world, leveraging Qatar's unique historical, linguistic, and cultural heritage. QCRI disseminates the results of this research through community outreach and technology transfer activities.

Qatar Airways discounts to all WCSJ2011 registrants

The WCSJ2011 are delighted to have set up an agreement with Qatar Airways that will enable all WCSJ2011 conference registrants to benefit from a 15% discount on market fare tickets and 25% discount on IATA published fare tickets, whichever is lower.

We are delighted to welcome Qatar Airways as the Official Carrier of the World Conference of Science Journalists 2011 that will be held in Doha, Qatar from June 27 to 29.

Alpha Galileo

AlphaGalileo is the world's independent source of research news. It distributes news releases and other information from science, health, technology, the arts, humanities, social sciences and business to the world's media. The news service, which is moderated, is provided by the independent not-for-profit organisation, AlphaGalileo Foundation Ltd.

American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide.

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.

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.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. IDRC also encourages sharing this knowledge with policymakers, other researchers, and communities around the world. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most.

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1977 to combat hunger and rural poverty in developing countries. It is a unique partnership of 166 members from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), other developing countries and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

IFAD works with rural poor people to enable them to grow and sell more food, increase their incomes and determine the direction of their own lives. By focusing on country-specific solutions, IFAD helps increase rural poor people’s access to financial services, markets, technology, land and other natural resources. Since 1978, IFAD has invested over US$12.5 billion in grants and low-interest loans to finance rural development projects in developing countries, empowering more than 370 million people to break out of poverty.

Johnson & Johnson

Caring for the world, one person at a time... inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. They embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. Johnson & Johnson have more than 250 operating companies in 57 countries employing 119,400 people. The worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

KISR is an independent national research institute with more than forty years of experience working in partnership with regional and international institutions.

KISR conducts research, collects reliable data for analysis, and transforms scientific discovery into purposeful solutions for challenges in the petroleum, water, energy and environmental areas.

Qatar National Food Security Programme

Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) is a national initiative established by the His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar, consisting of an inter-governmental Task Force to develop the Food Security Master Plan for the State of Qatar which will be completed by the end of 2012.

The Master Plan will layout a sustainable solution that will be implemented by the executive branch of the Qatari government through the QNFSP Task Force. The implementation of the Master Plan will assist the State of Qatar in the fulfillment of the goals and objectives set by the Qatar National Vision (QNV) of 2030, leading to Human, Social, Economic and Environmental development.

South Africa Project coordinates South Africa (SKA)

The SKA South Africa Project coordinates South Africa’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array – the world’s largest radio telescope. The core of this mega science instrument will be located in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province, with SKA stations spread across the African continent. South Africa is building a 64-dish SKA pathfinder – the MeerKAT telescope. A seven-dish engineering test-bed for MeerKAT – called KAT-7 – is already in place.

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council is an international organization that works to improve access to sustainable sanitation, hygiene and water for all people. It does so by enhancing collaboration among sector agencies and professionals who are working to provide sanitation to the 2.6 billion people without a clean, safe toilet, and the 884 million people without affordable, clean drinking water close at hand. WSSCC is part of the UN system and contributes to development through knowledge management, advocacy, communications, and the implementation of a sanitation financing facility. WSSCC supports coalitions in more than 30 countries, and has a broad membership base and a small Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. Visit www.wsscc.org for more information.

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."

Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science news.

World Federation of Science Journalists

The World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) is a non-profit organization representing 41 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.