FORUM FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

On 1 October we will host the largest Nordic conference for science communication practitioners – the Forum for Science Communication, FFF. The theme for FFF 2020 is “From Vision to Reality”.

On the big stage you can listen to Sarah R. Davis, Professor of Science Communication; Hanna Brogren, CEO of the Swedish Communication Association; Jannike Tillå from the Swedish Internet Foundation; and Katrin Uba, a researcher from Uppsala University. They will talk about the future role of communicators; the role of activism such as Greta Thunberg and school strikes; as well as how the internet habits of Swedish people are changing. Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prize, will be present as well.

This year we are placing a special emphasis on workshops – with a focus on practical skills. We have gathered a bunch of skilled people who will share their tips and experiences of infographics, podcasts, citizen science, mobile press releases and other exciting topics. Choose the sessions that interest you!

Stay updated about the programme through our Facebook group. Here you can share and find tips about workshops, new research, methods and many more things related to science communication.

Coffee and registration

Welcome by Anna Maria Fleetwood, the Swedish Research Council
Presentation of the report “Researchers’ Views on Communication and Open Science in Sweden”

Inspirational presentations and talks (in swedish)

• Hanna Brogren, the Swedish Communication Association: The Communicator’s New Role
• Katrin Uba, Uppsala University: Modern environmental activism
• Jannike Tillå, the Swedish Internet Foundation: Swedish Internet habits are evolving
• Sarah R Davies, Science communication training: From ‘small scale and artisanal’ to professionalisation? (in english)

Lunch

Workshops, first session (in swedish)
Choose one of the following:

• Infographics
  Johan Jarnestad, Infographics.se
• Science Shops – what are they and who are they for?
  Maria Hagardt, Public & Science
• Mobile press releases
  Eva Regårdh, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, and Viveka Ljungström, Forskning & Framsteg
• Communicating effectively through social media
  Jonas Lindwall, the Swedish Royal Armoury
• Art as a tool
  Maria Nöremark, National Veterinary Institute, and artist Johanna Hästö

Workshops, second session (in swedish)
Choose one of the following:

• Creating a podcast
  Anders Elfström, pod production company Filt
• Present and pitch your project
  Anders Sahlman, Melker Media
• How to use Wikimedia
  Axel Pettersson, Wikimedia Sweden
• Getting more people involved in citizen science
  Lotta W Tomasson, Public & Science
• Science meets comics: the art of learning and creating together
  Axel Brechensbauer, Grow AB and The Research Comic Group and Anna Jonsson, Lund University and The Research Comic Group

Coffee and networking

And the winner is? (TBC)
Founder Marc Abrahams presents the 2019 Ig Nobel Prize, which awards research “that first makes people laugh, then think”.

Maths for everyone! – how to reach a wider audience (TBC)
Marcus du Sautoy, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, University of Oxford

Networking

Moderator: Anders Sahlman, Melker Media

Keep updated on the conference through our Facebook group. You can also share tips on workshops, new research, methods and any other aspect of research communication.

Follow us on social media at #vetfestFFF

You can easily get to Lindholmen Conference Centre by public transport, bike or car. If you are travelling by public transport you can check the route using the Västtrafik travel planner

By bus

The easiest way to get to Lindholmen is by bus. Route 16 runs every 3 minutes during rush hour in the morning and afternoon. The electric bus route 55 is another alternative. It takes about 6–8 minutes from the Central Station (Nordstan) to Lindholmen. You can also take buses 23, 30, 31, 99, 126, 165, 199, 402 and 510. The nearest bus stop is Lindholmen.

By ferry

The Älvsnabbare ferry is free and runs every 10 minutes between Stenpiren and Lindholmspiren on weekdays between 07.00 and 18.00. The journey only takes a few minutes. You can also take the Älvsnabben ferry, which runs between Lilla Bommens Hamn -> Stenpiren -> Lindholmspiren -> Slottsberget -> Eriksberg ferry landing. The current ferry tariff applies.

The Forum for Research Communication is organised by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova, together with the Swedish Knowledge Foundation, Mistra, the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation, the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and Public & Science, in collaboration with the International Science Festival.