TRACK: Public Understanding of Science TITLE: Science Communication for All DATE: Sunday, February 19, 2006 TIME: 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon ORGANIZERS: Penny J. Gilmer, Florida State University; Rainer Glaser, University of Missouri, Columbia   PARTICIPANTS:   * = invited, not yet confirmed. Claudia Dreifus (Speaker), The New York Times Talking to Civilians: How Scientists Can Communicate with Everyone Else Rainer Glaser (Speaker), University of Missouri, Columbia Chemistry Is in the News: Preparing College Students for Science Communication Harold Kroto (Speaker), Florida State University The Internet: The Second Revolution in Education Penny J. Gilmer (Speaker), Florida State University Connecting Undergraduate Students to the Internet: Understanding Biochemistry's Relevance Robert Tinker (Speaker), The Concord Consortium Internet Environments for Science Education Joyce Mitchell (Speaker), University of Utah School of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Health Implications of the Human Genome Project for Consumers AVAILABLE ABSTRACTS: No available abstracts. SYNOPSIS: The importance of communicating science to the public and young people is growing. Speakers will discuss why we need science communication, how science communication today compares with methods from the 20th century, who the audience is, what the actual benefits are, and how students and the public can be prepared for effective science communication. Use of the Internet as a communications tool will be explored for both students and the general public. Computers will be available to log onto cutting edge Web sites.