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The preliminary program of the VII World Congress of Science Journalists that will take place in 2011 in Cairo, Egypt, from June 27 to 29, was published in the conference website. SWIM-SWITY board member Daniela Ovadia and president Fabio Turone will produce a session on bioethics and on risk, respectively. In the next couple of months the program will be enriched and better defined, so anyone willing toContinue Reading

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The first edition of Biolunch, an event designed to favor communication between scientists and journalists, took place at ESOF 2010, in Turin. The event, which was part of the scientific programme, was created by Jacopo Pasotti and realized with the help of  Fabio Turone (both members of SWIM-SWITY), and was very appreciated by attending scientists and journalists, including Science’s correspondent Martin Enserink, who wrote about it. (click onContinue Reading

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In addition to the usual role as a guide and a “catalyzer” for professionals often working alone, the Association SWIM-SWITY plans to conduct research on science and science writing, in partnership with colleagues and academic institutions in Italy and abroad Turin (ESOF 2010) – A new Association of Science Writers was launched in the beginning of 2010 in Milan with the goal of becoming a reference for allContinue Reading