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Are you adventurous and creative?  (Of course you are- you work at a 
science center!)
Do you wonder how you can possibly cover current science when news 
happens so fast?
Interested in helping out with a fun, interactive ASTC workshop?

We need a few brave souls to help us with the 2005 ASTC Session:
"Desperate Deadline:  Bringing Current Research to Visitors Faster than 
You Ever Thought Possible"
to be held Sunday, October 16 from 2:00-3:15 as part of the ASTC annual 
meeting. 

What we need:
- Several teams of 1 to 2 people  who will go from dry science report to 
creative science center output in one hour! 

 As these "contestants" labor in the background, panelists will talk 
with the audience about issues that staff face when covering current 
science, relate perspectives from journalism and science education, and 
share studies of how the public views science.  After the hour is up, 
the contestants will present their work, and the audience will vote.  
The session will be moderated by those crazy folks at The Why Files.

-All materials from which content will come will be supplied during the 
session, but teams must bring their own laptop for producing digital 
output (the form of that electronic output (graphics, webpage, 
powerpoint, etc.) is up to you!).  No experience with covering current 
science is necessary.

If you're willing to give it a go, please email Tinsley Davis 
([log in to unmask]) by July 15, 2005. 

Thank you!

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