Posts by: Heather Mannix

Briefing Debrief: ‘Shoring Up’ Scientists Share Their Perspectives On Visiting The Hill By Heather Mannix. Published October 28, 2015 Categories: Interviews, Policy Tags: briefing, connecting, convening, governance, know your audience, meetings, navigating, networks, oceans, opportunity, outreach, policy makers, practice, presentations, So What? As many of ...

By Heather Mannix Published Oct. 6, 2015 Categories: Communication Tags: conferences, context, connecting, IMCC, know your audience, passion, perspective, practice, story A little over a year ago, eight scientists stepped out of their comfort zones and took to the stage to share a piece of their worlds. Without leaving a dark auditorium in Glasgow, we were transp...

By Heather Galindo and Heather Mannix Published July 23, 2015 Title: A Briefing Debrief: Scientist Tales From A Day On The Hill Categories: Interviews, Policy Tags: briefings, connecting, conversation, government, informing, know your audience, meetings, navigating, networks, oceans, opportunities, outreach, policymakers, practice, presentation, so what? This pos...

By Heather Mannix Published March 3, 2015 Title: Learning By Doing: Insights From Meetings With Decision-Makers Categories: Policy, Communication Tags: culture, fellowship, government, informing, Message Box, navigator, relevance, So What? Heather Mannix The conference room this past Sunday was full of nervous excitement, tinged with the tiredness that comes from ...

By Heather Mannix and Chad English Published January 13, 2015 Title: Want To Get Policy Makers Engaged With Your Field Of Research? Integrate Them Into Your Scientific Conference Categories: About COMPASS, Policy, How To Tags: context, culture, conferences, facilitating, navigating, relevance, So What? Heather Mannix, Chad English Scientific conferences are hotspo...