REPORT: Symposium “Communicating research to the public”,
30 November 2009. Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad
 
Symposium “Communicating research to the public” was organized within the WP4 - DISSEMINATION OF EXCELLENCE with the following program:
 
9:30-10:00 Registration  
10:00-10:10 Foreword Prof. Biljana Škrbić, PhD
10:10-10:45 Presentation of CEFSER project: goals, plan, impact, realization Prof. Biljana Škrbić, PhD
10:45-11:15 Importance of communicating science Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, MSc
11:15-11:35 Communication in FP7 projects Prof. Biljana Škrbić, PhD
11:35-11:50 Break  
11:50-12:05 Eurobarometer and science Miroslav Zorić, PhD
12:05-12:45 Basics of communicating science Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, MSc
12:45-13:00 Discussion
13:00-13:15 Press conference  
13:15-14:15 Lunch  
14:15-14:45 How to write a popular science article Prof. Biljana Škrbić, PhD
14:45-14:55 Communicating risk Jelena Živančev, MSc
14:55-15:10 Informing the public of possible risks Ana Tjapkin, MSc
15:10-15:25 Break
15:25-15:40 Presentation of our results Prof. Biljana Škrbić, PhD
15:40-16:10 Communicating science using new media Ana Tjapkin, MSc
16:10-16:25 The CEFSER project web presentation Sanja Koprivica, MSc
16:25-16:50 Discussion  
16:50-17:00 Closing word Prof. Biljana Škrbić, PhD
 
There were 32 participants from different institutions that were chosen on the base of their interest expressed in the Application form:
...• Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad;
...• Institute for Food Technology-FINS, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad;
...• Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade;
...• Enterprise Europe Network, Novi Sad;
...• Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad;
...• The Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade;
...• Medical Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad;
...• Provincial Secretariat for Agriculture, Novi Sad.
 
Representatives of local radio (radio Novi Sad) and TV station (TV Panonija), as well of the provincial newspaper DNEVNIK also attended the Symposium. The project coordinator gave an interview regarding the purpose of the Symposium and general project description.
 
The CEFSER Coordinator, Prof. B. Škrbić, being interviewed by the representatives of the local mass media
 
Article published in daily newspaper DNEVNIK on the 1st December, 2009
 
Participants of the Symposium were asked to fulfill the questionnaire for evaluation of the Symposium. The summary of the obtain results answers are as follows:
 
1. Have you attended similar event?
• YES: 37.5 %
• NO: 62.5 %
 
2. Did you receive the information on this event in due time for personal planning?
• YES: 100 %
• NO: -
 
3. Was the date of this event convenient for you, considering the current REGPOT-2010-1 call?
• YES: 96.9 %
• NO: 3.1 %
 
4. Please evaluate this event according to:
 
Contents relevance to your profile/interests:
• Sufficient: 3.1 %
• Good: 18.8 %
• Excellent: 78.1 %
 
Comprehensibility of the information:
• Sufficient: -
• Good: 3.1 %
• Excellent: 96.9 %
 
Overall rating:
• Sufficient: -
• Good: 9.4 %
• Excellent: 90.4 %
 
5. Did this event meet your expectations?
• YES: 100 %
• NO: -
 
6. What presentation did you find most interesting?
• Presentation of CEFSER project: goals, plan, impact, realization - 34.4%
• Importance of communicating science - 3.1%
• Communication in FP7 projects - 15.6%
• How to write a popular science article - 6.2%
• Presentation of our results - 12.5%
• Communicating science using new media - 3.1%
• The CEFSER project web presentation - 3.1%
• All of them - 12.5%
 
7. Any other comments on ways to improve the next event?
It would be useful to disseminate your results within health workers due to possibility of complementary research.
 
Registration desk at the Symposium “Communicating research to the public”
 
Symposium “Communicating research to the public”: Audience
 
The participants of the symposium “Communicating research to the public”
 
“Importance of communicating science” by N. Đurišić-Mladenović at the Symposium “Communicating research to the public”
 
“Eurobarometer and science” by Dr Miroslav Zorić at the Symposium “Communicating research to the public”
 
“Communicating risk” by Jelena Živančev at the Symposium “Communicating research to the public”
 
“Informing the public of possible risks” by Ana Tjapkin at the Symposium “Communicating research to the public”
 
“Presentation of our results” by Prof. B. Škrbić at the Symposium “Communicating research to the public”
 
“The CEFSER project web presentation” by Sanja Koprivica at the Symposium “Communicating research to the public”