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<p class="MsoNormal">The MIT Postdoc Association is passing along
the following announcement about this science communication
workshop, and encourages MIT postdoc participation.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To postdocs interested in health and health
policy communication strategy,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Research!America and partners are hosting a
communications workshop for early career scientists entitled
“Promoting Basic Research in a New Age of Communications:
Challenges and Opportunities” on Wednesday, October 9, 8:30am –
4pm, at the George Washington University. <a
href="http://www.researchamerica.org/communicationsworkshop">
www.researchamerica.org/communicationsworkshop</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The program has an impressive lineup of
speakers, including a plenary session by the Alan Alda Center for
Communicating Science at Stony Brook, two panel discussions with
science and health policy media and policy experts, a session with
Elsevier editors on tips for getting published in scientific
journals, and Capitol Hill meetings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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