HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening Function 19th February

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HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening
Function 19th February

• Gallagher Estate Departure 1730 to Observatory
• Return Shuttle to Gallagher Town Lodge 2100
  2200

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Programme Director
Beverley Damonse Executive Director, SAASTA
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Welcome
Prof Albert van Jaarsveld Acting President
CEO National Research Foundation
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Special Lecture
Prof Mohamed HA Hassan TWAS Representative
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Opening
Hon. Mr. Derek Hanekom Deputy Minister of
Science Technology, South Africa
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HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS - Plenary

• Lunch will be in the Main Foyer
• Keynote Address will be in the Main Plenary
  Directly after lunch

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Parallel Session 1
Andrea Bandelli Netherlands Challenges, barriers
and potential of integrating science
communication in policy making
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Parallel Session 1
Penny Haworth SA Institute of Aquatic
Biodiversity. Grahamstown, South Africa. Dr.
Taurai Imbayarwo Africa Science Trackers, South
Africa Koreen Ramessar University of Lleida,
Spain
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Parallel Session 2
Lorenzo Raynard South Africa Developments in
communicating scientific information using
various formats
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Parallel Session 2
Retha Claasen-Veldsman Ina Roos SAASTA, South
Africa Robert Inglis Jive Media, South
Africa Pavitray Pillay African Centre for Climate
Earth System Sciences (ACCESS) and the Marine
Research Institute
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Parallel Session 3
David Kramer South Africa Round Table
Discussion Engaging the media in the scientific
research. A voice for science from the
developing world
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Parallel Session 3
Marina Joubert Southern Science (South Africa)
and SciDev.Net Christina Scott SciDev.Net Chandra
Mohan Nautiyal Birbal Sahni Institute of
Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India
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HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Transfers to Evening
Function 19th February

• Gallagher Estate Departure 1730 to Observatory
• Return Shuttle to Gallagher Town Lodge 2100
  2200

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Keynote Address
Prof Robin Crewe Prof Sospeter Muhongo
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Parallel Session 4
Dr Jabu Nukeri South Africa Innovative teaching
strategies in formal and informal education
settings
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Parallel Session 4
Thandi O-Hagan Sci-Bono Discovery Centre,
Johannesburg, South Africa Sarah Abel Rhodes
University, South Africa
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Session 5 Workshop The International Year of
Astronomy 2009. An opportunity to communicate
science
Kevin Govender South African Astronomical
Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
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Session 6 Workshop Knowledge transfer models
in health research translation
Hendra van Zyl, Elmarie van Wyk, Janus Snyders,
Kedibone Aphane Medical Research Council, South
Africa Jansie Niehaus National Science and
Technology Forum, South Africa
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Parallel Session 7
Robert Inglis South Africa Motivating Students
the impact of science studies
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Parallel Session 7
Sandra Evans Midrand Graduate Institute, South
Africa Tebogo Gule MINTEK, South Africa
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Parallel Session 8
Christina Scott SciDev.Net Research methods for
the assessment of communication programmes
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Parallel Session 8
Dr Tyhra Carolyn Kumasi Kwame Nkrumah University
of Science Derek Fish Unizul Science Centre,
Richards Bay, South Africa Vanessa Rouhani SA
Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity,
Grahamstown, South Africa
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Parallel Session 9
Charmeela Bhagowat South Africa Round Table
Discussion The future of science journalism
teaching
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Parallel Session 9
Marina Joubert Southern Science, South
Africa Prof Gervais Mbarga Universite Laval,
Quebec, Canada / University of Yaounde
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