Conversation Canada workshop
Monday, March 7, 1-3 p.m.
In partnership with the UCalgary Knowledge Engagement team
An Opportunity for Knowledge Mobilization
The Conversation Canada is a daily independent online publication, delivering analysis and explanatory journalism from the academic and research community directly to the public. It’s a not-for-profit collaboration, where professional editors work directly with academics and researchers to publish articles for a wide audience.
This workshop is open to any UCalgary researcher or academic, postdoc, masters or PhD candidate.
Participants are encouraged to bring story ideas to discuss.
Webinar + workshop | Monday March 7, 2022. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join editor-in-chief Scott White as he explains the mission of The Conversation Canada, offers some background on how it helps academics with knowledge mobilization and give some tips on how to pitch a really great story idea.
Dr. Penny Pexman, Associate Vice-President (Research) will also share her experience writing for the platform.
About the Speakers
Scott White
Scott White is CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Conversation Canada. Previously, he was Editor-in-Chief of The Canadian Press and VP Content Strategy and Business Development at Postmedia. He has an MBA from the Rotman School of Management and is a graduate of the journalism program at Ryerson University.
Dr. Penny Pexman
Dr. Penny Pexman is Associate Vice-President (Research) at UCalgary. She serves as Director of the Postdoctoral Program, and leads a number of initiatives including support for knowledge engagement and research funding in the social sciences and humanities. An award-winning mentor and researcher, Penny is an elected Fellow of both the Canadian Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.
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In the past 5 years, 198 University of Calgary authors have published 283 articles that have received over 7 million reads!
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