Seminar will address the role of researchers when communicating

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The meeting is organized jointly by the University of La Serena, through the Faculty of Sciences and the Directorate of Research and Development, and the Integrated Monitoring System of Forest Ecosystems (SIMEF).

On May 23 at 09:30 hrs. An open event will take place in the Pentagon Hall of the University of La Serena that seeks to put on the table and discuss the importance of effective scientific dissemination to the community by researchers and communicators working together.

The Seminar “Communication of Science: the role of researchers when communicating”, is organized jointly by the U. de La Serena, through the Faculty of Sciences and the Directorate of Research and Development, and the Integrated Forest Ecosystem Monitoring System (SIMEF). In addition, it has the support of the Regional Government, the Forestry Institute (INFOR), the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), the Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , the Global Environment Forum (GEF), Panguipulli Model Forest, Cachapoal Model Forest and the Aerophotogrammetric Service of the Chilean Air Force (SAF).

At the event, Dr. Florencia Tevy (keynote talk) will speak, who is a prominent geneticist and scientific communicator for TV, radio and the written press, who comes to share her experience in dissemination and how it has impacted her career. Additionally, Dr. Tevy is one of the leaders of the Genomics Plan for Chile initiative; She was a speaker of the central program of the Congress of the Future 2019 and is a member of the Network of Chilean Researchers, Hay Mujeres, Comunidad Mujer.

Also considered is a talk by the prominent journalist and academic from the Alberto Hurtado University, Dr. Lorena Valderrama, who will address the topic from the world of communications and from a historical point of view.

Finally, there will be a joint talk between the entomologist and ULS academic, Dr. Jaime Pizarro-Araya, and the SIMEF journalist, Richard Velásquez, who will talk about the experience of the ULS-SIMEF joint project on the first Biodiversity Inventories as a case of scientific dissemination success.

The activity is free entry. Know the event program here