FT: Field Trip | W: Workshop | P: Plenary session
K: Keynote session | L: Sponsored Luncheon | LL: Lunch@labs
June 26 to 30
- FT1. White Nights, IT, photonic technologies and robotics in St. Petersburg
- Type: Field Trip
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
9:00-17:00
- W1. Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Workshop, Latin American Edition,
- Type: Pre-conference event
- (open to all WCSJ2019 participants. NB: will be held in spanish)
- W2. Atelier Francophonie
- Type: Pre-conference event
- (ouvert à tous les participants WCSJ2019)
- W3. The science of learning and science journalism
- Type: Pre-conference event
- (Morning: for travel grantees only; Afternoon: open to 40 additional WCSJ2019 participants)
- W4. Balkan Science Journalism workshop
- Type: Pre-conference event
- (open to all)
- W5. How can we reach the audiences of the future that we reach today with science programs?
- Type: Pre-conference event
- (organized by the European Boradcasting Union; open only 14:00-17:00 to all participants)
- W6a. FUSE Workshops 1: Augmented Reality
- Type: Pre-conference event
- (registration basis; participants have to apply with a motivation letter, not all will be accepted; 25 slots only)
13:00-17:00
- FT31. Innovaud – From the Lab to International Heights
- Type: Field Trip, Location: STCC
- (Conference Venue)
16:30-17:30
- W7. SNSF roundtable: The battle for open access
- Type: Pre-conference event
- (organized by the Swiss National Science Foundation; open to all)
18:00
- P1. Opening ceremony and plenary session, Panel with 5 Editors-in-chief and CEO of leading media, on the place of science (journalism) in mainstream media, including :
- Jérôme Fenoglio, Director Le Monde
- Monika Bauerlein, CEO MotherJones
- Nathalie Wappler, incomming director SRF Swiss Broadcasting Television
- Francesca Unsworth, head of news at the BBC
- Uzodinma Iweala, CEO of Ventures Africa Magazine
20:00 — Opening/Welcome cocktail
21:00-00:00 — Social Hub @HEMU, in downtown Lausanne
8:45 – 9:45
- P2. Plenary session: The Moon and beyond: Where will we be in 50 years in space exploration?
9:00 -17:00
- W6b. FUSE Workshops 2: Artificial Intelligence
- Type: Pre-conference event
9:45 -10:10 — Coffee Break
10:10-11:20 — Parallel sessions:
- A1. Reporting on scientific fraud around the world: a how-to
- A2. Philanthropy – a savior for journalism… or a dead end?
- A3. Deep-sea mining: the next natural resources frontiers
- A4. The reality of Augmented Reality: How it can enhance science storytelling
- A5. EU agencies – can we trust the experts?
11:25-12:10
- M1. Press conference: European Union
12:15-13:55
- L1. Luncheon Johnson&Johnson: Subject to be announced
- L2. Luncheon DigitalSwitzerland: Switzerland, world hub for blockchain technologies and the role of the blockchain in journalism
- LL1 to LL52. Lunch@Labs
11:30-18:00
- FT11a. CERN: going underground, Type: Field Trip, Location: CERN, Geneva
14:00-15:10 — Parallel sessions:
- B1. Trade Craft: Unpacking the Corporate Manipulation Toolbox
- B2. We need to talk about CRISPR. («House of commons»-style debate)
- B3. Women journalists unite! Fighting gender bias in newsrooms and reporting
- B4. Covering meta-analysis and systematic reviews – a crash course
- B5. Writing and selling the 21st-century science book
15:10-15:40 — Coffee Break
15:40-16:50 — Parallel sessions:
- C1. Nurturing emerging science journalists in the Global South
- C2. Thinking outside of the press release: how to find story ideas in new, unusual and digital places
- C3. New ways of doing journalism: innovative business models and how they work
- C4. The Pitch-slam session
- C5. Gene drives: what impacts on the biodiversity ?
- C6. Fake-news in science: how to recognize and fight them
- C7. Improvisation session 1
17:00-18:00
- K1. Keynote: Uzodinma Iweala (CEO Ventures Africa Magazine Nigeria, CEO The Africa Center)
- K2. Keynote: Jean-Eric Paquet (DG Research&Innovation at the EU)
19:00-21:30 — Welcome reception at Olympic Museum, Lausanne (sponsored by Johnson&Johnson) and exhibition of start-ups active in the sports domain (in collaboration with SPOT, event by ThinkSports)
21:00-23:30 — ScienceImages @Musée de l’Elysée, by CinéGlobe (Open air cinema with science movies and documentaries)
21:00-00:00 — Social Hub @HEMU in downtown Lausanne
8:45 – 9:45
- P3. Plenary session: Solution science journalism with Nina Fasciaux and Elisabeth McGowen
9:45-10:10 — Coffee Break
10:10-11:20 — Parallel sessions:
- D1. TBD
- D2. Seeking elusive truths: How to judge statistical results as a non-statistician
- D3. Mental illness, science, and the global health agenda
- D4. Four investigative reporters and their stories
- D5. Where physics (still) doesn’t work: the global quest to solve the universe’s enduring mysteries
11:25-12:10
- M2. Press conference: IBM
- M3. Press conference: Bertarelli Foundation (ocean sciences)
12:15-13:55
- L4. Luncheon ObsEva: The social impact of neglecting women’s health
- L5. Luncheon SwissReInstitute: From algorithmic risk to behavioral analytics – how research helps build a more resilient world
- L6. Luncheon Sicpa: The New Deal in the Digital Age: how the economy of trust will create security in an uncertain world
- LL1 to LL52. Lunch@labs
11:30-18:00
- FT11b. CERN: going underground, Type: Field Trip Location: CERN, Geneva
14:00-15:10 — Parallel sessions:
- E1. Enemies of the people: journalism in the age of populists and strongmen
- E2. Reporting on harassment in science; how to protect yourself and your sources
- E3. Covering biodiversity
- E4. Public information officers and journalists: can they get along and work together?
- E5. So you want to make a podcast? Here’s where to start
15:10-15:40 — Coffee Break
15:40-16:50 — Parallel sessions:
- F1. Know thy audience
- F2. Artificial intelligence
- F3. Let’s Manga! Science told through comics
- F4. Trade Craft: Investigative Tools for Science Journalists
- F5. Too close for comfort? Embedded science journalism in extreme environments
- F6. Improvisation session 2
- F7. Endocrine disruptors: a challenge for health
17:00-18:00
- K3. Keynote: Which futur for science magazines in the new media landscape? With Emily Wilson and Dominique Leglu
- K4. Keynote: To be announced
18:00-20:00 — Tech&Innovation Cocktail Offered by the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL, in honor of its 50’s birthday
20:00-22:00
- X1. Evening session: Embedded science journalism in extreme environments
- X2. Evening session: The listening lab: a science podcast soiree
- X3. Evening session: Science writer for hire: an editor-freelancer meet-and-greet
21:00-00:00 — Social Hub @HEMU in downtown Lausanne
8:45 – 9:45
- P4. Plenary session: Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University)
9:45-10:10 — Coffee Break
10:10-11:20 — Parallel sessions:
- G1. Struggle with politics: how to jump into the world of politics as scientist
- G2. In fighting climate change, adaptation gains respect
- G3. Freelancing from the Global South
- G4. Techno-hype? Evaluating fixes for big problems
- G5. Making data visible: enabling writers (and readers!) with effective infographics
- G6. Improvisation session 3
11:25-12:10
- M4. Press conference: GLACE (Circumnavigation Greenland project)
- M5. Press conference: Human Frontiers Science Program; Nakasone Award announcement
12:15-13:55
- L7. Luncheon BNP-Paribas Foundation: Climate stories
- L8. Luncheon Sabri Uelker foundation: Communicating about nutrition science: best practices and food for thought
- LL1 to LL52 Lunch@labs
11:30-18:00
- FT11c. CERN: going underground, Type: Field Trip Location: CERN, Geneva
14:00-15:10 — Parallel sessions:
- H1. Preprint publishing: a new dawn of transparency or a long dark night of misinformation?
- H2. Writing for religious audiences
- H3. Data Security: How to protect yourself, your sources, and your stories
- H4. The LGBTQ meetup
- H5. An indigenous perspective on science
- H6. SPECIAL SESSION: EU tools for science journalists
15:10-15:30 — Coffee Break
15:35-16:35 — Parallel sessions:
- J1. Understanding Randomised Controlled Trials in Health and Policy Innovation
- J2. Citizen sensors: How to track the quality of air, food, water, and medicine in your community
- J3. The confession session!
- J4. Improvisation session debrief
16:40-17:40
- K5. Keynote: To be announced
17:40-18:00 — Closing address and closing ceremony
19:00-23:00 — Farewell evening in Lavaux
- FT2. Meet the research center shaping the future society in the ancient city of Genova
- Type: Field Trip
- Time:14:00 (4 july) to 18:00 (5 july)
- Location: Genova, Italy
- FT6. ITER: Here comes the (artificial) Sun!
- Type: Field Trip
- Date: 4 to 5 July
- Time: 18:30 (4 July) to 18:00 (5 July)
- Location: Cadarache, France
- FT8. In the footsteps of space adventurers at the European Space Missions
- Type: Field Trip
- Date: 4 to 5 July
- Location: Cologne, Germany
- FT3. From “Dieselgate” to terrorist attacks: the lab tackling Europe’s policy challenges
- Type: Field Trip
- Date: 5 to 6 July
- Location: Ispra, Italy
- FT4. Where Science meets Art
- Type: Field Trip
- Date: 5 to 6 July
- Location: Paris, France
- FT5. Icy memories and an ultra-intense X-ray source in the heart of the French Alps
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 7:00 to 20:30 (tbc)
- Location: Grenoble, France
- FT7. Lyon – city of innovation and invention
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:00 to 20:00 (tbc)
- Location: Lyon, France
- FT10. The lab and the vineyard: the past and future of Swiss wine making
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 10:00 to 14:30
- Location: Agroscope Pully & Lavaux (Domaine Croix Duplex)
- FT11d. CERN: going underground
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 11:30 to 16:45
- Location: CERN, Geneva
- FT12. To the edge of space onboard a solar-powered plane
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:00 to 16:30
- Location: CSEM, SolarStratos, Neuchâtel
- FT13. Finding Einstein in Bern – relatively speaking
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:00 to 17:30 (tbc)
- Location: Bern
- FT14. A journey into the heart of neurosciences. From fundamental research to effective applications
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 7:45 to 19:30
- Location: Geneva
- FT15. Exoplanets, black holes and gamma rays in the sky above Geneva
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:00 to 20:30
- Location: Geneva
- FT16. Happy Birthday WWW: BIG data, BIG opportunities and challenges
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:00 to 20:30
- Location: CERN, Geneva
- FT17. How radioisotopes travel from CERN to hospital patients
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:00 to 20:30
- Location: CERN, Geneva
- FT18. Tall and bold – a visit to the Grande Dixence, the highest gravity dam in the world
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:30 to 18:00
- Location: Grande Dixence
- FT19. Predicting the Future by Inventing It: From AI to Quantum Bits at IBM Research
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 7:00 to 18:00
- Location: IBM, Zürich
- FT20. Jungfraujoch: Insights Out of Thin Air
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 7:00 to 20:00
- Location: Jungfraujoch
- FT21. Zurich – From Einstein to the Digital Future
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:20 to 19:40
- Location: Zurich
- FT22. Life Science Cluster Basel: At the forefront of stem-cell, neuroscience, cancer and malaria research
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 7:30 to 17:00
- Location: Basel
- FT23. Time, Switzerland’s iconic resource
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 7:00 to 19:45
- Location: Neuchâtel
- FT24. The Swiss X-Ray free-electron laser SwissFEL: One of only five worldwide. Discover its power
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 9:00 to 19:15
- Location: Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Villigen
- FT25. Lausanne, city of water
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 9:00 to 12:30
- Location: Lausanne
- FT27. Geneva’s pivotal role in the response to viral disease outbreaks
- Type: Field Trip
- Time: 8:00 to 20:30
- Location: Geneva
- FT28. Energy autark extreme-altitude architecture with a view of the Matterhorn and the stars
- Type: Field Trip
- Date: 5 to 7 July
- Time: 8:00 (5 July) to 18:00 (7 July)
- Location: Zermatt
17:30-19:00
- Geneva Cocktail at Campus Biotech
(for all WCSJ2019 participants, especially for Geneva, Grenoble and Lyon FT participants, as well as all participants leaving Geneva by plane on July 6 and planning to spend the night in Geneva)
- FT9. SESAME: A light source for the Middle East
- Type: Field Trip
- Date: 6 to 11 July
- Location: Allan, Jordan
- FT33. A museum that will leave you in stitches
- Type: Touristic Trip
- Time: 9:00 to 12:30
- Location: Chaplin’s World
- FT34. Byron was here
- Type: Touristic Trip
- Time: 9:00 to 12:30
- Location: Château de Chillon
- FT35. Steep learning curve – a walking tour of Lausanne
- Type: Touristic Trip
- Time: 9:00 to 12:00
- Location: Lausanne
- FT36. Where Gruyère cheese comes from
- Type: Touristic Trip
- Time: 9:00 to 16:00
- Location: Gruyère
- FT37. Suspended between two peaks
- Type: Touristic Trip
- Time: 9:00 to 17:00
- Location: Glacier 3000
WCSJ2019 official provisional programme