JSF Socials
About JSF socials
JSF Socials are regular informal meetings to support the goals of JSF throughout the year, in particular to build community among public relations staff working in English in Japanese universities and other institutions.
Schedule
JSF socials are held at 7 pm Japan time of every third Thursday of odd months.
NEXT EvENT: THURsday, 18 JANUARY 2024 (19:00 JST)
Topic: Evaluating communications activities
Future events
Measuring and improving communication activities
Naoki Namba,
Public Relations & Communications Division, Hokkaido University
7 Steps to a Successful Evaluation
Marie Hobson, Senior Manager–Audience Research and Insight, Victoria & Albert Museum
2024-02-15, Thursday, 19:00: Topic TBD
2024-03-21, Thursday, 19:00: Topic TBD
Past events
2023-12-21: Getting stories into the media
Science coverage in The JT
Chris Russell,
Senior News Editor, The Japan Times
How to bring science stories on live radio?
Jacotte Brokken, Science & Weather expert at VRT (Belgian's public broadcaster)
2023-09-21: AI and Scicomm
Sabine Louët
Founder and CEO SciencePOD
“How can AI help make science more accessible”
[Slides]
Daisuke Furuta
Journalist / Editor-in-chief, Japan Fact-check Center
“What AI brings to Information Disorder”
[Slides]
2023-07-20: Keeping up to date with research communication
Hiromitsu Urakami
Researcher Engagement in Research Communication in Japan: Surveying Practices, Awareness, and Challenges
[Slides]
Marina Joubert
Scientists’ participation in public communication and engagement: Insights from South Africa
[Slides]
JSF Socials report for AY2022–2023
2023-03-16: Media relations
2023-01-19: Inclusive Scicomm
2022-11-17: Storytelling in science
2022-09-15: The role of the press officer
2022-07-21: Growing your social media
2022-05-19: Hybrid and online events
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