On October 25, 26 and 27, Granada will host the ninth edition of the Science Social Communication Conference organized by the Spanish Association for Scientific Communication (AEC2), in which the slogan “Union strengthens strength” will address “priority issues” for those responsible for the dissemination of information related to science, so that “It will position the city as the scientific, research and publishing capital of Spain.”
This is confirmed by the Mayor of Granada, Francisco Cuenca, during the presentation this morning to the National Congress in an action held in the plenary room of the City Council where, among others, the President of the Spanish Association for Scientific Communication, Elena Lazarus. Science, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Smart City Advisor Francisco Herrera; Director of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, Inmaculada Aguilar; Delegate of the Department of the University of Granada, María José Martín. Vice Chancellor for University Counseling, Victor Medina; Director of the Granada Science Park; Luis Alcala, Director of the Astrophysical Institute of Andalusia, Antzon Alberdi.
At the press conference, Elena Lázaro, President of the Spanish Association for Scientific Communication, explained that CCSC23 In her programme, she will address issues of priority to those who communicate science, such as inclusion and concern for diversity, evidence-based science communication or promoting citizen engagement in science. In addition, Lázaro stressed that the CCSC has always had a clear Ibero-American mission, so that special attention is paid to scholarly communication in Spanish both in its general program and in communications. For her part, Inmaculada Aguilar, Director of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, stated that “one of FECYT’s strategic goals is to promote effective, ethical and professional scientific communication with diverse audiences. I am pleased that the title of this congress is “The Union Makes Science”, because it is only through the cooperation of all of us who If they work in this area we will be able to advance the common challenge of communicating more and better science.” María José Martín Gómez, Regional Delegate for Educational Development, Vocational Training, University, Research and Innovation in Granada, speaking and commenting: “We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening communication and scholarly dissemination from the junta government of Andalusia. We know that this is exactly the way to Science and knowledge reach the public That is why, together with the Fundación Descubre and the Parque Tecnológico de la Salud, we support initiatives such as the Social Communication of Science Conference.” science and the dissemination of science”, and was very excited “by the fact that UGR can participate in the organization, more than two decades after the first edition, which also took place in our city, the most important conference of social communication of sciences in the Spanish-speaking world”. , the headquarters of the conference, indicated that “the Science Park in Andalusia welcomes the enthusiasm of celebrating this important conference, not only because of its intrinsic value as a international meeting point for experts, but to celebrate the twenty-fourth anniversary of the first convocation, also held in Granada, in whose organization he was fully involved. Then the Granada Declaration was signed, a commitment to promoting scientific communication in today’s society. Today, the large number of municipal, regional and state agents committed to the success of this event represents an added value to their collaboration in the field of transmission and discussion of scientific content between professionals and citizens “and concluded the event Antixon Albardi, Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) representing CSIC centers in the city , who stressed, “CSIC maintains its unwavering commitment to science communication through its Vice President for Scientific Culture and Science. The active participation of the CSIC Centers in Granada in the large science dissemination and communication projects promoted by the Science Roundtable and its activities related to its field of research.”
The Conference on Social Communication of Science (CCSC23) will be held in Granada from October 25 to 27, 2023. in Granada Science Park and will have a hybrid format. It is an event that aims, under the slogan “Unity Makes Science”, to promote the meeting of all those people, from the professional and academic field, who work for the dissemination of knowledge and the establishment of a dialogue with a participatory society, with the ability to make decisions and the science that it requires. More than two decades later, the Social Communications of Science conference is being held again in the city where I was born. Since that first edition in 1999, the conference has become a benchmark in Spanish-speaking science communication and an unmissable event for all professionals and institutions in the sector.
On this occasion, the meeting is organized by the Spanish Association for Scientific Communication (AEC2) and the members of the Granada City of Science and Innovation (Granada City Council, the University of Granada (UGR), the five centers of the Supreme Council of Scientific Research (CSIC) of the city, the Science Park and the Andalusian General Science Complex Health (PTS) and the DESCUBRE Foundation).
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