Catalan Association for Scientific Communication (ACCC)
Catalonia
| Established: | 1990 |
| About: |
The ACCC includes Catalan-speaking science journalists and communicators, scientists, and publishers that share an interest in communicating science in the media. The ACCC's main goal is to promote, broaden and improve science communication in Catalan speaking countries. Another goal is to focus on the social and political aspects of scientific information, while trying to contribute to social progress. The ACCC aims to facilitate training and to encourage debate and self-criticism among communicators of science, technology and innovation. |
| Key Activities: |
The ACCC organizes lectures on popular topics by scientific experts; publishes a quarterly newsletter (Papers de l'ACCC) and booklets comprising the text of lectures and debates; organizes an annual prize for young researchers to promote popularisation of research (Joan Oró Prize); sets up and maintains specialized groups of communicators (for example, on environment, and health sciences); publishes directories of science communication professionals; participates in activities to promote the public understanding of science; and organizes science communication courses for scientists and science journalists. |
| Membership: |
106 members |
| Affiliations: |
WFSJ (member); EUSJA (in application process) |
| Governance: |
An annual general assembly is held and elections take place biannually. The Executive Office meets once per month. |
| Financing: | The annual budget varies from year to year and is sourced from membership fees, institutional grants and private company funding. |
| Contact: |
Mercè Piqueras, president | Rambla de Catalunya 10 08007 Barcelona, SPAIN e: mercepiqueras@mesvilaweb.cat, accc@fcr.es |
| Popular science lectures Prestige Oil Spill | Michel Girin, 2003 Stem cell research | Bernat Soria, 2004 Malaria vaccine | Pedro Alonso, 2005 The ACCC organizes lectures on popular scientific topics so that journalists, other communicators and general audiences can hear directly from scientists and researchers. |