{"id":138,"date":"2017-08-16T23:04:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T23:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtuallearn.wpengine.com\/scs\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2018-05-26T16:16:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T16:16:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all communicate our science in some capacity\u2014from<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0publishing research and presenting new data at scientific conferences to tweeting our #fishsci discoveries and creating outreach programs at governmental agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>AFS Science Communication Section (SCS)<\/strong> is a hub for members to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find training opportunities and resources to acquire and refine communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Network with others participating in fisheries science communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our Vision<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fisheries scientists actively and effectively communicating with stakeholders to develop science-informed policy decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Our Mission<\/h2>\n<p>Provide hands-on training and essential resources to those seeking to improve their communication skills.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Values<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Collaborative<br \/>\n<\/strong>We connect fisheries scientists with peers and professionals needed for science communication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boundless<br \/>\n<\/strong>We share knowledge beyond the boundaries of<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0paywalls, academic ivory towers, and management offices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Evidence-informed<br \/>\n<\/strong>We promote the use of field-tested communication strategies backed by communications theory.<\/p>\n<h3>The 2018 Executive Committee<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SolomonRDavid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solomon David <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vice-President: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jlizzy1960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Claussen<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secretary: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theedhenry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Henry<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treasurer: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrKatfish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katherine O\u2019Reilly<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phishdoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natalie Sopinka<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all communicate our science in some capacity\u2014from\u00a0publishing research and presenting new data at scientific conferences to tweeting our #fishsci discoveries and creating outreach programs at governmental agencies. The AFS Science Communication Section (SCS) is a hub for members to: Find training opportunities and resources to acquire and refine communication skills Network with others participating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd","first-child","last-child"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/scicomm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}