ComSciCon-PNW is one of multiple chapter conferences around the country that stem from the ComSciCon national conference, a science communication workshop for graduate students which has been held annually in Cambridge, MA since 2013. This conference is a unique professional development program that is organized by and for STEM graduate students. ComSciCon workshops provide attendees with opportunities to develop critical science communication pieces, learn from professionals local to their region, and network with like-minded students. Workshops also prepare students to publish the pieces developed during the chapter workshop in national science communication outlets that partner with ComSciCon!

This year’s ComSciCon-PNW conference is organized by UW’s Engage program and OHSU graduate students in conjunction with SciTalk, a national conference hosted by the Association of Science Communicators in Portland, Oregon. ComSciCon participants will attend the ComSciCon-PNW Chapter conference on March 25th and have the option to attend SciTalk on March 26-27th. A free one-year membership to the Association of Science Communicators will also be granted to ComSciCon-PNW attendees! This gives ComSciCon attendees the unique advantage of creating publishable ComSciCon pieces, developing their communication skills, and networking with each other before participating in the professional conference on the following days. ComSciCon-PNW will also provide accepted applicants with SciTalk conference registration, lodging support, and travel support, for both ComSciCon-PNW and SciTalk. We look forward to training the next generation of science communicators here in the PNW, so that the cutting edge research we do is accessible (and as interesting to everyone else as it is to us)!

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