STOCKHOLM, April 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- PCST-10 International Conference: Key Speakers and Seminars Announced

The 10th annual Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST)
international conference is soon upon us, and now is the time for delegates
and press to register. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to learn how
science communication can contribute to sustainable development, and
experience how science communication can be made stronger and more effective.

The PCST conference will also be a great opportunity to network with
peers within the science communication field. It is open to anyone interested
in science, and a multi-disciplinary approach will characterise the whole
conference.

Speakers at the PCST conference, taking place on 25-27 June, 2008 include
Diego Golombeck, a scientist from Argentina specialising in science
communication, and Anja C. Andersen, an astrophysicist at Dark Cosmology
Centre at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Anja C. Andersen - winner of the prestigious Descartes Prize for Research
in 2007 - is widely known as an excellent communicator of science to the
public as well as an enthusiastic advocate of women's participation in the
natural sciences.

"Science communication is an important part of science. The PCST
conference will be a great opportunity to network with key contacts within
the science and technology communities, as well as explore the cities of
Malmö, Lund and Copenhagen - all prominent cities within academia, research
and innovation," Andersen said.

Key seminars at the conference include

- Framing climate change and other controversial science communication
topics

- European trends and challenges in science journalism

- Medical messages in the media: reliable information or science for
sale?

- Science communication transcending language barriers

- Visualisation in science and public communication

- The public engagement of science and web 2.0

The PCST conference takes place in Malmö and Lund in Sweden and
Copenhagen in neighbouring Denmark. It will bring together some 400
delegates, including science communicators, researchers, science writers,
press officers and librarians, from all over the world. Nearly 300 proposals
from all parts of the world have been selected for the final programme and
some 70 sessions will be taking place during the course of the week.

To register for the PCST international conference, please visit:
http://www.pcst-10.org

Information and press pictures: http://www.pcst-10.org

Contact:
    Annakarin Svenningsson
    Press officer
    Swedish Research Council
    Email: anna.karin.svenningsson@vr.se