Monday, May 20 – noon to 1:30PM
Taking advocacy to new heights using the power of storytelling
We invite you to participate in the 2024 CAN advocacy lunch session, which will take place at the Westin Bayshore Vancouver on May 20th from noon to 1:30PM, as part of the 2024 Annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience https://can-acn.org/meeting-2024/.
The 2024 CAN advocacy lunch session will focus on the power of storytelling to strengthen our advocacy message. Scientists are experts in communicating science with their colleagues, but communicating to the public and decision makers in engaging and enlightening ways is a skill they must also develop. Stories are a powerful tool to engage the public, combat misinformation and increase research funding.
We have put together panelists with a broad range of expertise to help our members understand the elements to good storytelling and why it is so important.
- Duncan McHugh, Digital & Instructional Media Producer | The Learning Centre | lc.landfood.ubc.ca, University of British Columbia
- Kim Hellemans, Assistant Professor and the Associate Dean of Science (Student Recruitment, Wellness and Success) at Carleton University & co-host of the podcast, Minding the Brain. https://science.carleton.ca/profile/dr-kim-hellemans/
- Alireza Kamyabi, Policy analyst in the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer in Vancouver Coastal Health. https://www.alirezakamyabi.com/
Hosts: Liisa Galea and Tabrez Siddiqui, co-chairs of the CAN Advocacy committee
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience advocates for better support for science in Canada and for increases in the budget of the three federal funding agencies, CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. We have advocated through many avenues, including in-person and virtual days on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, letter writing campaigns, participation in government consultations, drafted Op-Ed contributions for newspapers and have invited our members to get involved in advocacy also on many occasions.
In this session we will learn how effective storytelling can bring us advocacy to new heights.
Registration required – Details to be communicated soon.
