climatesolutions-l June 2013

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Climate Communication - Climate radio show live streamed this Saturday http://kkrn.org/
by Byrne, James 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

Climate Communication Colleagues, I will be interviewing Barbara Mayes Boustead this Saturday, June 29 from 9-10 a.m. PDT on KKRN FM which will be live-streamed at kkrn.org<http://kkrn.org/>. We will be accepting phone calls at 530-337-1885. Here is my blog on the interview. http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2013/06/climate-scienti-2.html Doug Craig

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Climate Communication - Fwd: Everyone has a role.
by Byrne, James 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Global Power Shift - please add your support? best, Jim James Byrne, Professor University of Lethbridge Begin forwarded message: From: Samantha Bailey - 350.org<http://350.org> <organizers(a)350.org<mailto:organizers@350.org>> Date: 26 June, 2013 7:27:23 AM MDT To: James Byrne <byrne(a)uleth.ca<mailto:byrne@uleth.ca>> Subject: Everyone has a role. Reply-To: <organizers(a)350.org<mailto:organizers@350.org>> Friends, I want to give you an update from Istanbul, where we are a bit low on sleep but quite high on energy. After months of hard work to prepare, climate organisers from 134 countries on every continent are in Istanbul for Phase 1 of Global Power Shift, spending every waking hour building new relationships, skills, and power. The days are divided between intensive skills trainings, regional collaborations, global visioning, and meals over the reddest tomatoes you'll ever see. The skills that we're sharing will give us the tools we need to prepare for a wave of national and regional Power Shift actions in coming months, and the connections to people across the world will give us the vision to translate that energy into international action. I'm writing you now to ask you to join what comes next. After we wrap up here in Istanbul, there will be a wave of regional and national Power Shifts across the planet. We're making those plans now, and we need to know if you will be there with us to continue our amazing growth. You can join phase 2 of Global Power Shift by signing up here -- will you join us? act.350.org/signup/global_power_shift/<http://act.350.org/go/3360?t=1&akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G> Phase 2 of Global Power Shift will put pressure directly on national governments across the world. Tomorrow, Christiana Figueres the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will be coming to GPS here in Istanbul to discuss the path forward to international climate action, and we want her to leave here with the strongest mandate possible to push leaders to take action. We want to be able to show her messages from tens of thousands of people who have pledged to create a bold wave of climate activism in countries around the world. If you sign on today, we'll be able to do that -- and will be that much closer to strong international action on climate. In a fight this big, everyone has a role to play. Can you step into yours by pledging to ramp up the climate movement in your home countries for Phase 2 of Global Power Shift? act.350.org/signup/global_power_shift/<http://act.350.org/go/3360?t=2&akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G> I also want to let you know a bit more about who you'll be fighting alongside during Phase 2. You'll be shoulder-to-shoulder with the warriors of the Pacific, who told everyone here about their Warrior Day of Action, sending the message that as the ocean waters rise about their island homes, they are not drowning -- they are fighting. You'll also be standing with youth here from Eastern Europe who are winning hearts and minds to shut down gigantic coal plants and end a generations-long legacy of industrial pollution. And you'll be joining the fight alongside our friends here from central Africa who are defending climate-critical forests while also adapting their communities to the early impacts of climate change. There are many more stories to come that you will only be able discover by joining in. I'm amazed by the hard work and joyful solidarity on display here in Turkey -- but the most amazing thing about what's happening now in Istanbul is that it's just the beginning. I hope you'll join us for what's next<http://act.350.org/go/3360?t=3&akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G>. -Samantha P.S. Get a look at the amazing Southern Africa crew on stage at the opening plenary -- this is the kind of energy in this movement: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.350.org/images/Plenary_GPS.jpg] (photo: Shadia Fayne Wood) [http://act.350.org/o.gif?akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G] ________________________________ 350.org<http://350.org> is building a global movement to solve the climate crisis. Connect with us on Facebook<http://facebook.com/350.org> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/350>, and sign up for email alerts<http://350.org/signup?akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G>. You can help power our work by getting involved locally, sharing your story<http://local.350.org/stories/?akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G>, and donating here.<http://350.org/donate?akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G> To stop receiving emails from 350.org<http://350.org>, click here.<http://act.350.org/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=4&akid=3289.279509.lQtD4G>

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Climate Communication - Science Communication muzzled in Canada
by Byrne, James 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Many of you may have heard about this discussion on the harper govt muzzling science. Here is a good audio file. http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2339726468 Jim

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Climate Communication - climate2013 email problems
by Byrne, James 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

dear colleagues, Please let me know if you are having problems receiving emails from the list. A few people have had delivery problems and we've made some adjustments to try to address that. But please keep me informed of any problems - write to me directly byrne(a)uleth.ca. Thanks. Best, Jim

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Climate Communication - content for 8-12 yr olds?
by Schmidt, Gavin A. (GISS-6110) 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Does anyone know of any good content/programming aimed at 8-12 yr olds on climate change? TV/radio/interactive/lesson plans etc.... Thanks gavin ========== Gavin Schmidt Deputy Chief, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 2880 Broadway New York, NY 10025 Tel: 212 678 5627 Email: Gavin.A.Schmidt(a)nasa.gov URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/staff/gschmidt.html

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Climate Communication - weather extremes
by Byrne, James 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

Good day colleagues, While colorado gains control over the most destructive fire in state history, http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/20/us/colorado-fires/index.html Calgary Alberta is flooded to unprecedented depths https://twitter.com/IrishEagle/status/348099591373205505 The attached google earth a screen shot shows the marker at the location for this picture. Maybe they will listen? Best, Jim

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Climate Communication - Climate Change Radio Interview Opportunities
by Douglas Craig 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Hi Jim, I wondered if you wanted to send this out to the mailing list. I have another opportunity for climate scientists and attendees of the communicating climate science conference to get their message out via radio interviews. An associate of mine who has a weekly radio show wants to do a series of interviews over the next few weeks and wants to focus on climate change. The show is on KKRN in Northern California. It is a non-commercial community radio station. The website is at *http://kkrn.org/* The host of the show *Unspun is Doug Bennett* and he has asked me to co-host with him. Archives of his show can be found here: * http://kkrn.org/index.php/shows/unspun* This is a fairly liberal station with a fairly well-informed, supportive and liberal audience. All shows would be live-streamed and archived in podcast format. The show is broadcast live at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PDT every Saturday. Interviews could be an hour or a half hour in length. Anyone interested can contact me at douglascraig2.0(a)gmail.org or contact Doug Bennett at unspun(a)kkrn.org My cell phone is 530-209-1408. Thanks Jim! Doug

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Climate 2013 FOX northern CA online radio archive - great job live this morning
by Byrne, James 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Great job Doug, Gavin, Simon, Bob, Melanie!! http://www.kcnr1460.com/media/podcasts/Free_Fire_Radio/Free_Fire_Radio_2013…

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Climate 2013 NRDC bringing climate change to the people
by Byrne, James 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Colleagues, This is a website that helps bring local level climate change information to anyone in the USA. I searched 90210 since that is the only zip code I could think of for the USA! :) http://www.nrdc.org/health/climate-in-your-community.asp This would work really well as a point and click map on a website. Is such local information what we need to provide to citizens around the world? Is this a collaboration that can grow out of our group? Best, Jim

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Climate 2013 Fwd: Conversations on climate science, policy, engagement, and communications in Washington, DC August 15-17
by Alan Robock 17 Jun '13

17 Jun '13

Looks like AAAS is having a very similar conference. Alan Robock Alan Robock, Distinguished Professor Editor, Reviews of Geophysics Director, Meteorology Undergraduate Program Associate Director, Center for Environmental Prediction Department of Environmental Sciences Phone: +1-848-932-5751 Rutgers University Fax: +1-732-932-8644 14 College Farm Road E-mail: robock(a)envsci.rutgers.edu New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551 USA http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~robock http://twitter.com/AlanRobock You or your colleagues may want to know today is the first day of registration for ScienceOnline Climate in Washington, DC August 15-17. Spread the word! ScienceOnline and the American Association for the Advancement of Science are partnering to host this event. See http://climate.scienceonline.com/ for details and registration and below for session descriptions. With an "un-conference" format of 75 minute sessions driven by participants and emphasizing conversation, we will explore the intersection of climate science and policy, communication, and the web. Complex concepts will be interwoven with creative communications approaches. It will be an energizing experience for natural, social, and behavioral scientists, innovators, journalists, artists, policymakers, and attendees from many corners of the climate ecosystem. This will be small group of 125 total attendees and ScienceOnline conferences often sell out, so consider registering soon. Registration is $150. We will be offering discounts for students and other special cases. -Jamie Vernon (@JLVernonPhD) and the entire ScienceOnline Climate Team O=C=C O=C=C O=C=C O=C=C O=C=C O=C=O Note: these may continue to evolve slightly as we approach the conference date in August. PLENARIES 1: Testing Climate Communication Hypotheses Those who work in the climate communications trenches continue to search for the most compelling strategy for communicating climate change. We're still learning how best to engage a diverse and ideologically divided public. We're still asking questions. We're still testing ideas. Focus groups and polling have yielded some hypotheses to operate from in crafting climate communication, but we need to discuss whether there's substantial enough evidence to support these hypotheses. People seem to respond to knowing what they can do, in their lives, to reduce their carbon footprint. But does doing that move them to call for political action on climate? For example, we know people care deeply about their health. But do they make the connection between a sick planet and the maladies plaguing its people with growing frequency and range? Polling and brainstorming haven't yet answered these questions. Even when our communications strategies receive broad media coverage, how do we measure results? What online tools could help? How do we know we are communicating effectively to generate public interest and engagement around climate change? What will it take to break through the yawning ideological divide in a political culture that discourages a reliance on facts in favor of positions based more on faith? In this panel we will explore lessons learned and hear from others about what works, what doesn't, and what new models might be next. 2: Credibility, Trust, Goodwill, and Persuasion There is a critical need to transition from a 'community of interest' to a genuine 'community of practice' in science communication. This plenary panel will discuss the latest science of science communication, psychology, sociology, media studies, rhetoric, and more to ask: where are the edges of our current understanding? What are we routinely getting wrong and how can we redirect that effort? How do we bridge cultural divides between scholars and practitioners of science communication? Are there special insights about climate science that we particularly need to understand? This session will emphasize how we can make better use of the best available science ourselves and improve climate science communication. SESSIONS (A) A Taxonomy of Climate Media The complete list of sources for climate science, policy, news, and opinion is vast, growing, and changing all the time. Can you name all the hashtags related to climate? All the blogs? The key listservs you should be on? This session will be collaborative effort to build and share a list (or really a set of lists ) cataloguing as many as possible of the various "media" focused on climate --- traditional and nontraditional, online and otherwise, social and anti-social, scientific and lay, public and secret, professional and unprofessional, paid and free, advocacy and objective, wild or wooly... you name it. Participants should come with your own pre-fab lists, then we will collate, add, discuss, and taxonomize. Most importantly: the collaborative product will be shared afterward in the "Information Management" workshop and beyond. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (B) An Internet of Things: Connecting to the Sharing Economy From Freecycle to AirBnB, from libraries to maker spaces, people are taking advantage of online communities to share resources and reduce consumption. What are the challenges and pitfalls to making this work, and what does it take to make a sharing platform successful? And if a much-needed resource doesn't exist in your area, how can you go about getting it started? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (C) Can Art Provide a Deeper Understanding of Climate Change? Art is an important way of engaging about climate change on a visceral, intuitive level, connecting with people's feelings about and relationship with the environment in a way that typical presentations of scientific information cannot. Considering art forms from painting to poetry, sculpture to science fiction, movies and more, we'll explore the tension between fact and aesthetic. Can art obscure or romanticize climate change? Can we include education and/or advocacy without muddying the artistic waters? The focus in this session is how art aids us in understanding a problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Climate Change Effects And Agriculture: Between Hell And Highwater Food is a topic with the power to span incredible distances between our own gut feelings, massive business interests, and shifts in our planetary ecosystems. Shared meals are a fundamental component of human culture, and they can be a way to bring us together to discuss how agriculture is both contributing to, and being affected by, global changes. We have many challenges in front of us: Are GMOs an answer to changing rainfall patterns? What's the tradeoff of clearing land to grow more food? Does becoming a locavore actually help? People are hungry for answers, but when it comes to issues around food and climate, pseudoscience, non-science, and nonsense abound -- from both extremes of the ideological spectrum. Is there an aspect of the intersection between climate and food, scientifically correct, that can be used as a meeting ground? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (E) Climate Problems. Gameful Answers. Using Games for Science This session will focus on improving climate science engagement and education through the innovative use of games (Today's largest entertainment media!) Topics such as what games and gamifications have been made effectively and successfully in the field, what real world impact they have, and what it takes to make such games. Understanding good game design and the balance of "fun" with "fact" will also be an important part of the discussion! And of course, brainstorming new unexplored applications of games and climate science. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (F) Communicating Climate Change as a Non-Expert As nice as it would be to stick to discussing things in our own field, or on our own beat, that's not always possible. So how do those of us trained in other areas effectively communicate the science and the risks of climate change when we might be on shaky ground with some of the in-depth details ourselves. Additionally, how do we help people understand which authorities and resources are trustworthy. How do we explain and model effective information gathering so that people can evaluate sources and news themselves? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (G) Engagement Strategies: The Climate Threat Indicator & Beyond From extreme weather and An Inconvenient Truth to fiery op-eds or media coverage of ClimateGate, we often casually speculate as to the causes of shifts in public attitudes around climate. This session will draw from more scientific approaches to measuring the effectiveness of various inputs into the public's concern about climate change. For example, Breslin's Climate Threat Indicator (CTI) paper finds that "US views on climate change are largely affected by the actions of political groups." Does this mean we should largely rely on political groups to drive public opinion or are there additional lessons to take away from this analysis? How do current activities designed to influence the climate debate relate to CTI? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H) How can Arts and Entertainment contribute? How can/should/do we think about the role of arts and entertainment in communicating about climate change? There's the obvious answers with activist art and documentaries, but there are also venues and modes that generally reject explicit activism or didacticism --- some by choice, some by constraints of the publisher/broadcaster/etc. This session will explore the role for these programs, whether through building basic support for science, or by reaching people who avoid or are turned off by political arguments. The focus in this session is how art aids us in sharing ideas with new audiences. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (I) In the absence of federal policy... The inertia of, and obstacles to, national and international has prompted many to focus on action at the state, municipal, and non-governmental level. Consider state programs (ranging from California to RGGI to the RE and EE regs), to city efficiency and building code programs, to FERC Order 1000 and grid operators management, etc. What's the best way to generate interest in and momentum for these programs? Are there effective online platforms for engaging or cross-pollination among these groups? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (J) Lamenting Eden -- Climate Change Discussions Across Ideologies This session will focus on identifying non-traditional allies and finding common ground with people where none is apparent. In particular, we'll explore the role of religious individuals in climate action. For example, evangelical Christians, as one of the largest self-selecting identity groups in the United States, are simultaneously one of the least educated about, and least receptive to, the concept of anthropogenic climate change. Each religious group is a unique epistemic community, with its own indicative language, norms, and implicit meanings. We'll talk about apocalyptic language, end-of-days beliefs, and more. Rather than assuming religious groups are an audience to be converted, we'll explore how can we use social media to bring them into the wider climate change discussion as partners and collaborators. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (K) Making the Invisible Visible: Technology to Put Climate Where People Can See It Climate activists often bemoan the fact that climate change seems tailored to our weaknesses: people are bad at responding to things that are distant, hard to see, and hard to get feedback on. Yet we're starting to see technologies that make information immediate and pervasive: Personal sensors that fit on your phone. Billboards that change with the environment around them. Houses that switch energy sources based on the weather. These new technologies have the potential to make changes easy to spot and action easy to take. We're starting to see technologies that make information immediate and pervasive--which might be expected to bring things into our awareness more quickly and vividly than has been possible before. What does social science tell us about these kinds of informational feedback? What are some early examples, and what new developments along these lines should we expect? And what can we do to support pervasive computing that makes the world a better place? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (L) Open Climate: Making Climate Policy-relevant Information Transparent President Obama has vowed to create an unprecedented level of openness in government. How can we generate more government support for making climate policy-relevant information available more widely across agencies and to the public? On the one hand, the sausage-making process of policy development is either not appealing to the public or non-transparent to preserve early-stage analysis, but this often occurs at the expense of keeping too much information at a "close hold." Current activities (e.g., NOAA, NASA, USGCRP communications) suggest and interest in sharing policy-relevant information via social media, but this seems to come up short in practice. Can we articulate what we want, what we need, and how we might get there? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (M) Optimism and hope and the long run What is the difference between optimism and hope? Emotional responses to climate change are just as important (perhaps much more) than intellectual ones. Experts, activists, and audiences alike experience reactions of rage, fear, and hopelessness. When people argue that changes in emissions won't make a difference anyway, or when they refuse to make sacrifices today to prevent future damage, where might the conversation turn? We hope this session will bring in perspectives from behavior and social scientists to understand the psychology of climate change. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (N) Problem solving, democracy, and handling climate change So-called "wicked problems" are those that cannot be solved by facts because they are driven by values. These values make it difficult for stakeholders to agree on problem definition, among other things. Democracies are fundamentally about we function as a diverse collective of individuals with very different values and priorities. Are climate communicators sufficiently fluent in issues of governance and power, of scale, and of social change? Locally, nationally, and globally, how can we strengthen cultures of problem-solving at the same time as we make society better equipped to handle climate change? How can online engagement shift power dynamics? Can new tools strengthen our social institutions and the links between voters and officeholders making climate policies? Do we know which climate impacts and governance issues are local and which are national? Do we know how they interact? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (O) Social Media 201 After you're familiar with the biggest players in the social media pond,and you have a basic proficiency in how to use the technology, it's time to tackle questions of "how do we use these best? how do we innovate? what's the next big thing?" From Pinterest to Tumblr to Snapchat and beyond, some of the most popular social media network among teens and young adults don't focus on text, but rather images and videos. We'll share examples of successful climate- and science-focused Tumblr blogs, and talk about content that's ideal for sharing on this or other image-rich blog networks. We'll ask, what else is missing from current communication venues, or could/will be done better? As new tools are pulled into the climate conversation, we'll meet new opportunities and pitfalls, and we'll need to be prepared. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (P) Tactical Lessons from Climate Deniers The sector of the public which is most engaged on climate science is extraordinarily suspicious of the scientific community. How did this happen? What opportunities and models are there for repair? How can supporters of legitimate climate science do a better job in reaching out to the intellectually honest segment of the doubters? Are there lessons and tactics to be learned from the success climate deniers have in getting their messages out, can we learn from how they use the web to do it? What practices could we utilize? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Q) Talking climate science, talking climate policy Danger lurks when scientists talk about policy. When scientists endorse a particular policy to address the climate change-related problems they study, audiences can question the integrity of their science (as discussed here:http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059966968 <http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059966968>). But laying out the dangers of climate change without presenting a solution can leave audiences feeling powerless, and makes the science seem powerless, too. How can scientists and science communicators ethically bring their expertise to bear on policy questions, without compromising the integrity or independence of the science they publish and present? Are scientists ethically obliged to share what their research says about policy, or are they ethically bound to steer clear of policy debates when they talk science? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (R) The Role Of Online Communication In Climate-Resilient Communities Some of the most active climate mitigation and adaptation is taking place at the city/mayoral scale. Working at this level, the possible effects of climate change feel local, concrete, and urgent -- especially when they overlap with emergency response, disaster preparedness planning, and rebuilding in the wake of natural disasters. How are cities engaging their citizens in these efforts--and how are they making use of social media, apps, and other on-line tools to move their plans forward? Are there lessons from city-level work that we can apply to larger-scale climate engagement efforts? Finally, what is the role of online communication in mobilizing communities to make long-term adaptation decisions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (S) Understandings of Uncertainty in a Changing World Uncertainty is commonly used amongst scientists when talking about scientific findings and issues. On the other hand, uncertainty also carries with it connotations of unknowing, insecurity, and anxiety and has been used to attack the validity of the science. With climate science, there will always be uncertainties, whether associated with our understanding of the Earth system or with how humans will be affected and how we will adapt or react to climate change in the coming future. How can one bring uncertainty into the conversation as a reason for action (and not inaction)? What are effective ways to have conversations and make decisions on climate change in an online setting where conversations are flatter and science more open? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (T) When Change is Hard: Networks of Strong and Weak Ties Substantially changing how our economies produce and use energy, land, water, and other resources will be extremely difficult. The vast scale of these challenges means that individual action is not enough; we must activate and work within large networks of people, which raises an entirely new set of problems. Instead of being able to rely on strong ties between people who know and trust each other, we must instead leverage weak ties among loosely connected strangers. Can it be enough? How do we get back 'slactivism'? What can we pull from social network analysis to help us tackle these problems? How can online communication and engagement tools be best used to support groups as they make hard decisions and then follow through on them? WORKSHOPS (U) Workshop -- Getting On The Agenda: The Relationship Between News, Lobbying, And Policy * Social media is a powerful tool due to its ability to bring together disparate groups, amplify voices, and get the attention of mainstream media. But social media alone is usually insufficient to achieve political change. In this session, we'll capitalize on our location in DC to invite lobbying organizations (nonprofits?), policymakers, and others to explain what policymakers are paying attention to, and how citizens can make themselves heard. * Participants leave with: Knowledge about how the system currently works, details on your own individual representatives, suggestions on how to achieve your specific goals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (V) Workshop -- Science Scribe Climate: Preaching Beyond The Polar Bear * The polar bear and the glacier have been, besides clouds, the only memorable climate icons used to augment discussions of climate. It's time to conjure up some new, accessible imagery that will invite audiences to engage with climate communication. This #sciencescribe workshop will be a group rethink of the visual components of climate messaging and a boot camp for developing visual skills and using them to illuminate climate communication efforts. The workshop will arm participants with basic tools to enhance their visual storytelling abilities, but will also be a collective brainstorming session on how we can visually redefine the climate issue. How is climate's visual inaccessibility a hindrance to public understanding of climate, and audience interest in engaging with climate? We will cover basic shapes, fonts, spacing and layout, and quick shortcuts for drawing characters. We will review current examples of visual representations of climate science and discuss their efficacy, learn techniques and practices for creating Science Scribe sketchnotes, and have a group visual brainstorming session for new icons, images, and ideas on #sciscribeclimate. Come armed with a notebook and pens, and leave with a new set of skills and confidence for visualizing science. * Participants leave with: The basic tools needed for scribing science conversations; a new, collective vocabulary for communicating visually about climate. We encourage those visually-inclined and those who don't think they can draw worth a lick to join us. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (W) Workshop -- Social Media 101 * "OK, you convinced me about the power of social media--now, what do I DO?" Designed for those who are new to using social media, not quite sure where to begin but ready to get your feet wet, this hands-on workshop will introduce you to the basic features and uses for the biggest platforms in social media -- Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, and more. The second half of the workshop will walk you through setting up a Twitter account, teaching you the basics, showing you the etiquette, and getting you started. Not only will this help you understand some of the emerging spaces in the climate communication realm, but it will also help you get the most out of your time at ScienceOnline Climate meeting. * Participants leave with: A twitter account and lists of people to follow, basic terminology and best practices in tweeting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (X) Workshop -- The Incoming Flood: Information Management Strategies * We tend to think of social media management strategies largely in the context of pushing out information, but managing relationships and information -- specifically listening to the ongoing conversation -- is essential. How do you make time for dedicated reading? Where do you save files and links? How can you optimize your workflow to make sure you are on top of whatever information sources are important to you? This session will draw from the lists of sources provided by the Taxonomy of Climate Media breakout and will provide a framework for digital information management, and that the participants collaborate on populating the reading lists, essential sources, etc. * Participants leave with: Updated personal feeds and filters -- Twitter list(s), RSS feeds, IFTTT recipes, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Y) Workshop -- Working With Science Data From Around The Web * Data is widely available, and often free, on the web. How can you get your hands on all that data? This workshop will run through examples of how to search for and download scientific data from the web (including climate data, taxonomy data, and species occurrence records) in the (open source) R programming environment. Time permitting, we can run through sharing code and results with the public and colleagues, and even how to write your own R package (surprisingly easy) -- a great way to organize a set of tasks in R that do similar things. We anticipate that this will likely flow over into mini-sessions over meals and into the evenings to explore related skillsets, such as data visualization. * Participants leave with: Skills to search for and retrieve a variety of data, and share code and results.

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