2.20 Assignment (3)

Try the following steps using the internet:

1. Use a search engine such as Google to find links to scientific conferences on a particular topic, for example using the search terms HIV conference and Africa or climate change conference and Africa.
2. Alternatively, use a web-based conference directory such as Conference Alerts, [ http://www.conferencealerts.com/ ], or the Science and Development Network's Events calendar [ http://www.scidev.net/events/ ]. These will provide you with links to various conference listings.
3. Explore these further to find the scientific programmes of individual conferences, including the list of speakers, their topics, and abstracts or summaries of their presentations.

From these, you can find scientists and topics that may be of interest to your readers. If you already know some background about the subject, you may feel confident to judge which scientist is likely to report an important advance in the field.

With your mentor, build up a plan for which conferences you might like to cover over the next six months, either by attending in person or remotely. Together you can begin selecting interesting topics and speakers and deciding how you might make use of the material, for example for news stories versus features, a special page or programme, and so on.


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