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From the Badlands to the lab to the Rockies to the Oil Sands to the stars! Glimpses into our 2011 conference tours, workshops, and panels PLUS keyontes Joe Schwarcz, Jay Ingram and former Shell Oil CEO and Citizens for Affordable Energy founder John Hofmeister.

Above: “Draw!” Gunfighters settle things once and for all – Western-style – before CSWA conference delegates tucked-in for an evening recognizing Canada’s top science writing.

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CSWA members in good standing were invited in April to vote for candidates to fill vacant seats on the CSWA Board of Directors.

These board members officially took office June 12 at the CSWA’s 2011 Annual General Meeting.

Below are the members of the CSWA board that will serve from spring 2011 to spring 2013:

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A new job has been posted to the job board.

Members in good standing can log into the job board with their password. If you do not have a password, please contact the CSWA office.

 

 

Calgary, June 11, 2011 –
After thwarting a good ‘ol fashioned Wild West cattle heist, the Canadian Science Writers’ Association awarded the winners of the national Science in Society Journalism Awards competition to honour outstanding contributions to journalism in the Canadian media during the 2010 calendar year. Each award carried a $1,000 prize value.

The 39th annual Science in Society Journalism Awards banquet to honour the winners was held Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Heritage Park Historical Village (above and left) in Calgary, Alberta.

The award-winners are as-follows:

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The Canadian Science Writers’ Association is pleased to announce that its 2011 scholarship to attend the Science Communications program at the Banff Centre in August 2011 will be shared between CSWA members Barry Shell and Diana Radovan.

For more information about the Science Communications program, visit:

www.banffcentre.ca

or contact the programme organizers:

Mary Anne Moser 403-949-3306
Kim Mayberry 403-762-6278