| PANEL TOPIC | MEMBERS | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 20, 2018 | ||
| 09:40-09:45 | Welcome | |
| 09:45-11:00 | What scientists really want (from science journalists) | Sutirth Dey, D. Indumathi, Srikanth Sastry, Mukund Thattai |
| 11:00-11:30 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 11:30-12:45 | "Opinions differ on shape of earth": Balance vs accuracy | Sunil Laxman, R. Prasad, Subhra Priyadarshini, T.V. Venkateswaran |
| 12:45-13:45 | LUNCH | |
| 13:45-15:00 | "Ancient Indian Aviation Technology": Pseudoscience in the media and from the government | Sowmiya Ashok, D. Balasubramanian, Vasudevan Mukunth, T V Padma, Niruj Mohan Ramanujam |
| 15:00-15:15 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 15:15-16:30 | "Why so few?": Women and minorities in science | Shreya Ghosh, Nandita Jayaraj, Mathangi Krishnamurthy, Sunil Mukhi |
| 16:30-16:45 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 16:45-18:00 | Perspective from institutions, funders and policymakers | Raghavendra Gadagkar, Amitabh Joshi, Banya Kar, K VijayRaghavan |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 | ||
| 09:45-11:00 | What science journalists really want (from scientists) | Pallava Bagla, Shubashree Desikan, Mayanglambam Merina Leimarenbi, Vasudevan Mukunth, Aathira Perinchery |
| 11:00-11:30 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 11:30-12:45 | Communicating Science in Indian languages | Narmadha Devi, Pathik Guha, Dileep Mampallil, Peer Mohamed, Gauhar Raza, Kollegala Sharma |
| 12:45-13:45 | LUNCH | |
| 13:45-15:00 | Tackling stereotypes about science and scientists | Sandhya Koushika, KP Madhu, Mukund Thattai, S Krishnaswamy |
| 15:00-15:15 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 15:15-16:30 | "Science as Storytelling": Science, Media and the Public | Pathik Guha, Janaki Lenin, Spoorthy Raman, R. Ramanujam, Nithyanand Rao |
| 16:30-16:45 | COFFEE/TEA | |
| 16:45-18:00 | Opportunities in Science and in Science Journalism: Where are the jobs, the students and the teachers? | Shreya Ghosh, Nalini Rajan, M Sai Baba, Srikanth Sastry |