Here the plenary speakers are to be presented. This section is under construction and will be more comprehensive later on.
Anja C. Andersen, Denmark
Anja C. Andersen is an astrophysicist at Dark Cosmology Centre at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr Andersen is widely known as an excellent communicator of science to the public as well as an enthusiastic advocate of womens participation in the natural sciences. In recognition of this, she has received several prizes, among them the European Descartes Science Communication Prize 2005 and the Rosenkjærprisen presented by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in 2006.
Anja Andersen, Friday 27 June 15.40 in Room: D138 and D131
Read more about Anja C Andersen in an interview
Anja C. Andersen at Dark Cosmology Centre
Diego Golombek, Argentina
Diego Golombeck is a scientist from Argentina, who is wellknown in the Argentinean scientific community, not only for his research but also for his commitment to science communication. He has been writing for newspapers, making TV-programmes and giving public lectures. He is the host of an interesting TV-program and is the author of a book on the science of the kitchen. Also, he is the editor of a series of books on science communication, that sell well - which is unusual in Latin America. Diego Golombek also received the IgNobel after having indicated the positive effect of Viagra on jet lag.
Diego Golombek, Friday 27 June 15.00 in Room D138 and D131
Larry Sanger, USA
Though best known as a founder of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger is now Editor-in-Chief of the Citizendium
, the Citizens' Compendium: a new wiki encyclopedia project that is expert-guided, public participatory, and real-names-only. Larry Sanger argues that the proplem of quality and relevance can't be solved by "more of the same". Instead, he believes we need to find meaningful roles for experts in open projects - without making the projects "top-down" - to improve quality of the output.
Larry Sanger, Wednesday 25 June 11.00 in Room: D138 and D131
Larry Sangers website
About Larry Sanger in Wikipedia
Lene Vestergaard Hau, Denmark
Lene Vestergaard Hau is a Danish physicist who won world acclaim for slowing light to the speed of a racing bicycle. Lene Vestergaard Hau is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and awarded with the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers, an award she won for her, according to the teachers association “dedication to teaching and research" and her “ability to give an exciting and informative lecture". “Communicating the unbelievable" is the topic that she will be addressing in her speech at the PCST conference.
Lene Vestergaard Hau, Wednesday 25 June 10.15 in Room: D138 and D131
Lene Vestergaard Hau at Harvard University
and the Hau Laboratory at Harvard University
