Sponsors 2009
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WCSJ 2009 Conference would like to thank the following organisations that have come on board as sponsors.
Leading Conference Sponsors:
Department for International Development (DFID)
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
DFID are headed by a Cabinet minister, one of the senior ministers in the Government. This reflects how important the Government sees reducing poverty around the world. DFID have two headquarters (in London and East Kilbride, near Glasgow) and 64 offices overseas. DFID also have over 2500 staff, almost half of whom work abroad.
When DFID talk about international development they are referring to efforts, by developed and developing countries, to bring people out of poverty and so reduce how much their country relies on overseas aid. Many different things can contribute to development which reduces poverty, such as settling conflicts, increasing trade, tackling climate change, securing more and better aid, and improving health and education.
Major Conference Sponsors:
European School of Oncology
As a School, ESO gives great importance to the learning process and not only to its teaching activities. Since its attention is focused on the clinical aspects of the cancer problem, care is the ultimate goal of its commitment to improve the oncological skills of health professionals.
Johnson & Johnson
Caring for the world, one person at a time... inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. They embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. Johnson & Johnson have more than 250 operating companies in 57 countries employing 119,400 people. The worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Conference Sponsors:
AEA Group
AEA are world leaders and trusted advisors in the field of environmental consultancy, operating in the UK, Europe, the US and China. We are the leading provider of advisory services to the UK Government and work extensively with the EU and major private sector organisations. We are internationally renowned with expertise in air quality and climate change, carbon management, resource efficiency and the environmental impacts of transport.
AlphaGalileo Foundation
The AlphaGalileo news service is a one–stop shop for the world’s media providing them with news and background on all aspects of European research in science, the arts, technology, health, social sciences and the humanities. The service which is moderated, distributes press releases, event details, announcements of new books from Europe’s research institutions and makes them available to the world’s press, broadcasting and online media. News is taken in any European language, but also has a Spanish mirror site. The general public can access out of embargoed material.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BBSRC is one of 7 Research Councils that work together as Research Councils UK (RCUK). It is funded from the Government's Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). BBSRC supports world-class research in some of the most exciting areas of contemporary science. These include: stem cell biology, brain function and behaviour, nanotechnology, e-science.
British Council Darwin Now
The British Council is the UK's international body for cultural relations and works in more than 100 countries to create cultural and educational opportunities for people worldwide. Darwin Now is the British Council’s contribution to the international celebration of the 200 year anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150 year anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. Our international programme of activities will engage people from around the world and provide an opportunity to explore the relationship between evolution and society in an unprejudiced and open way.
EurekAlert!
EurekAlert! is an online, global news service operated by AAAS, the science society. EurekAlert! provides a central place through which universities, medical centers, journals, government agencies, corporations and other organizations engaged in research can bring their news to the media. EurekAlert! also offers its news and resources to the public. EurekAlert! features news and resources focused on all areas of science, medicine and technology.
European Science Journalists Association (EUSJA)
Founded in 1971 in Belgium by seven national associations of science journalists, EUSJA now represents more than 2000 science journalists from 25 countries. Following the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 there was an upsurge of interest from Eastern European countries, all of whom now play an active role in EUSJA’s activities. Member countries are (March 2008) Albania, Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
The Helmholtz Association contributes to unravelling complex systems which determine human life and environment. The Association develops answers to the decisive questions which move people today and in the future: a secure and reliable energy supply, sustainable use of resources, future mobility or the treatment of previously incurable diseases. But the work also addresses questions of a more fundamental nature, such as that of the origin of the universe.
Imperial College London
Rated as the world's fifth best university in the THES World University Rankings 2007, Imperial College London is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research.
Knight Science Journalism Fellowships
MIT’s Science Journalism Fellowship program brings journalists from around the world to study at MIT and Harvard for a full academic year. Also, several times a year, the program hosts an intensive week-long training in current topics in science, health, technology, and environmental studies. The program, now in its 27th year, works to promote the public understanding of science by giving working journalists a chance to build their knowledge and confidence on topics in science and health, and a chance to learn new media skills, while taking time away from deadlines.
lightsources.org
lightsources.org is the result of a collaboration among communicators from light-source facilities around the world. The site serves as a clearing house for light-source-related news, educational material, and user-related information and is updated daily. It provides links to current light-source news from the world's press, high-resolution photos and graphics from light-source facilities around the world, links to education and outreach programs, information about science policy and funding, a conference calendar, and important facility-related information for light-source users.
Nature
Nature is the world's foremost weekly scientific journal and is the flagship journal for Nature Publishing Group (NPG). Launched in 1869, its original mission statement still leads the Group as they develop publications, explore opportunities arising from new technology and serve a growing audience of readers. NPG publishes journals and online databases across the life, physical and applied sciences and, most recently, clinical medicine. Content encompasses daily news from award-winning journalists, expert opinion and practical methodology, and more high impact research and reviews than any science publisher. Over 30 journals are published in association with prestigious academic societies.
NWO (The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research)
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) funds thousands of top researchers at universities and institutes and steers the course of Dutch science by means of subsidies and research programmes.
Research4Life
Research4Life will be built up as a central resource for journalists, researchers, students and the general public who are interested in the three Research4Life programs (HINARI, AGORA and OARE) that are a key source of scientific information in the areas of health, agriculture and the environment for developing countries.
The Research4Life programs are unique, cooperative public-private partnerships (PPPs) between UN agencies, STM publishers, universities and university libraries, philanthropic foundations and technology partners.
The National Association of Science Writers
In 1934, a dozen pioneering science reporters established the National Association of Science Writers at a meeting in New York. They wanted a forum in which to join forces to improve their craft and encourage conditions that promote good science writing.The association was formally incorporated in 1955 with a charter to "foster the dissemination of accurate information regarding science through all media normally devoted to informing the public."
Over the years, its officers have included both freelancers and employees of most of the major newspapers, wire services, magazines, and broadcast outlets in the country.
Above all, NASW fights for the free flow of science news.
VWN (Dutch Association of Science Journalists)
The Dutch Association of Science Journalists promotes the journalistic interests of its 250 members, and aims at improving the quality of Dutch science journalism.
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