News from the World Federation of Science Journalists http://www.wfsj.org en-us 3600 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/-jOIalDlb3s/news.php Dominique Forget has been elected as the Canadian representative to the Executive Board of the World Federation of Science Journalists following the first round of voting. In the international group Mr.Curtis Brainard (NASW – United States), Mr.Emeka Anuforo (NASJ – Nigeria), Ms. Yukiko Motomura (JASTJ – Japan) and Mr.Hajo Neubert (TELI – Germany) have secured the highest number of votes for the second board position and will go through to the second round of elections, which will take place from May 15 to May 22. The result of that election will be announced on May 23. Thu, 09 May 2013 13:33:19 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=311 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=311 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/PyfyJl5aB_M/news.php The World Federation of Science Journalists launched, today, its SjCOOP Asia project. “I hope this project will connect Asia to the activities of the World Federation”, said Ms. Yoon Kim, who will manage the project for the Federation. The mentoring program SjCOOP (Science Journalism Cooperation) twins experienced science journalists (mentors) with early-career journalists (mentees). There will be three groups of mentees: a Vietnamese-speaking group, a Bahasa Indonesian-speaking group, and an English-speaking group. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:01:41 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=310 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=310 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/50e3r36iUdY/news.php On Tuesday 16th April, in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia’s capital), Magdy Said, a mentor with the World Federation’s first Phase of Project SjCOOP, from 2006 to 2009, celebrated his dream come true. The Arabic Edition of Nature, a joint project of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) officially launched the Nature Arabic Edition (NAE) magazine during the Saudi International Conference on Science Culture Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:42:07 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=309 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=309 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/VDJRS1h1Szw/news.php we announce the candidates for the 2013 WFSJ Board Elections. Seven candidates will compete for the ‘international’ seat and three for a Canadian. For the first time, the candidates were selected by our member associations. We hope that this trust in associations will put stellar directors at the helm of the Federation. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:53:32 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=308 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=308 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/Pl6l4wloydU/news.php The 2013 World Summit of Science Journalism opens in only two months. See the Program. Register and Let’s Meet in Helsinki! The organizers of the 8th World Conference of Science Journalists, 24 – 28 June 2013 are still finalizing several sessions of the program. But three days of six parallel sessions with each day beginning and closing with a plenary already guarantee the usual fear of missing something important. And Helsinki extends the London tradition with two days of Pre and Post-Conference Workshops. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:03:47 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=307 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=307 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/0kmX1Q4rd7U/news.php The Argentine Network of Science Journalism just published its first print anthology of "the best science articles". The articles were published in national and regional media during the year 2012. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:03:13 -0700 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=306 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=306 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/yMcqrj6qTtk/news.php The WFSJ is recruiting an experienced and dynamic Executive Director to provide day to day leadership for the Federation’s secretariat and oversee major international projects. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:16:03 -0800 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=305 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=305 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/daWXU3CyemQ/news.php The Helsinki Conference’s structure, themes, several key speakers, and major sponsors were confirmed 16-17 February in Boston, at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:59:35 -0800 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=304 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=304 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/xe6HhL4_gdk/news.php On Saturday 16th February at 3 pm in the Newsroom, Vesa Niinikangas, President of the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ), will present the programme of the upcoming 8th World Conference of Science Journalists, to be held next June, in Helsinki. On Sunday 17th February at 4 pm in room 200 at the Hynes Convention Centre, enjoy Wine and Cheese while learning more about the Helsinki Conference and the activities of the World Federation of Science Journalists. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:55:02 -0800 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=303 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=303 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WfsjNews/~3/r-PIU3xNlgk/news.php The South African Science Journalists' Association (SASJA) has announced that it will bid for the 2015 World Federation of Science Journalists' Conference. South Africa is the second country to officially declare its intention to host the Conference. Kenya also announced its intention to bid last September Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:29:11 -0800 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=302 http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=302