ED003
Are You Sure They Actually Understood You? Lessons for effective science communication and its potential to drive change.

Session ID#: 259837

Session Description:
As human activities exert accelerating impacts on our global ocean, it is vital to communicate science to diverse audiences—not just within the science community, but also to policymakers, communities, and the general public. This session invites you to share your experiences and strategies for attempting to engage broad audiences across disciplines, cultures, and media. Examples could include formal and informal talks, writing, books, animations, social media, visual art, or other creative formats that help make science accessible and have meaningful impact in society or professional development.

We welcome case studies highlighting the role of effective ocean science communication on public understanding, policy, career growth, and the development of collaborative networks. Presentations might highlight practices (successful or not) that transcend context or those adapted to specific groups, as well as the role of communication in tackling urgent issues (including, but not limited to, climate change and biodiversity loss). By exchanging ideas and learning from one another’s successes and failures, we aim to inspire more inclusive, innovative, and globally resonant communication that empowers the science we need for the ocean we want.

Co-Sponsor(s):
  • Human-Ocean Connections -
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
Primary Chair:  Emily King, Xiamen University, COSEE China, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (MEL), Xiamen, China
Co-chairs:  Mariana Hill, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, Dwight Owens, University of Victoria Queenswood Campus and Laura J Falkenberg, University of South Australia, UniSA STEM, Adelaide, SA, Australia
 
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