Preliminary programme Gothenburg 10 May 2011

Session 1: State-of-the-art, journalism, communication, new media
10:00-10:15 Introductions by Jonas Förare, FORMAS, Katarina Thorstensson, International Science Festival Gothenburg, and Erika Ingvald, Swedish Association for Science Journalism

10:15-12:00 Karin Bojs, science journalist, Dagens Nyheter, Sweden

Patrik Hadenius, Editor-in-Chief, Forskning & Framsteg

Åsa Larsson, vetenskapsbloggare, Societas Archaelogica Upsaliensis, Sweden

John Burklow, Communications director, National Institutes of Health, USA

Session 2: What should science journalism be like? Context, moving images, critical views
13:00-14.30 Harald Eia, actor/comedian, NRK, Norway

Alok Jha, The Guardian, UK

Session 3: The Future - Panel Discussion
15:00-16:30 Introduction by Anna Ledin, professor, Formas

Heidi Avellan, Editor-in-Chief, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Sweden

Karin Markides, Rector, Chalmers, Sweden

Mille Millnert, Director General, Swedish Research Council

Mats Svegfors, Swedish Public Service Radion, Sweden

Tina Zethraeus, Communications Director, SLU, Sweden

Moderator: Jan-Olov Johansson, Senior science editor