Upcoming events

    • 04 May 2024
    • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
    • George Washington University Student Center
    Register

    Professional Development Day, a career development event for science writers, has been DCSWA’s signature event since 2006. Every year, over 100 science reporters, PIOs, editors, radio and video producers, and freelancers gather for a fun and exciting day of networking and skill-building.

    Please join us on Saturday, May 4th, from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm at George Washington University's Student Center on the 3rd floor

    Our full-day event will include a keynote talk, panel discussions and workshops geared toward both journalists and PIOs, lunch with local scientists, a writer-editor meet and greet, and a happy hour. We will also have live streaming — with dedicated specialist support — for those who want to attend the talk and panel discussions virtually.

    Coffee, breakfast pastries and lunch will be provided. There will also be an in-person raffle of science books.

    We are excited for our slate of programming (more details to come in the next couple of weeks!) and hope to see you on May 4th.


Past events

21 Jan 2024 Professional Development Boot Camp with Jamie Zvirzdin
09 Dec 2023 DCSWA Holiday Party 2023!
02 Dec 2023 'Women in Science Now' book signing (plus discounted holiday shopping & prizes for DCSWA members!)
20 Nov 2023 Joint Happy Hour with DCSWA & American Physical Society Press!
26 Oct 2023 Creepy Crawlies and Samples From Space: Behind the Scenes at the National Museum of Natural History
21 Oct 2023 Mini Space Painting at Because Science
27 Sep 2023 DCSWA & GW Anthropology Happy Hour @ Tonic at Quigley's
09 Sep 2023 Grab an ice cream with DCSWA @ Ice Cream Jubilee Navy Yard!
30 Aug 2023 Pizza Social @ Sonny's in DC
12 Aug 2023 Boat tour on the Anacostia River for DCSWA members
24 Jun 2023 Tour for DCSWA members @ Doukénie Winery in Hillsboro, VA
20 Jun 2023 DCSWA preview of Smithsonian Natural History Museum's exhibit, "Cellphone: Unseen Connections"
06 May 2023 Professional Development Day 2023 (In-Person + Virtual)
02 May 2023 DCSWA Open Board Meeting
29 Apr 2023 DCSWA Ice Cream Social: Meet & Greet with Student Science Writers!
04 Mar 2023 DCSWA-AAAS Happy Hour
22 Feb 2023 Smithsonian’s National Zoo Bird House Preview
16 Dec 2022 DCSWA Holiday Party 2022
23 Jul 2022 Professional Development Day 2022 (In-Person + Virtual)
13 Jul 2022 In-Person Happy Hour with Society of Environmental Journalists
28 Jun 2022 Why Sharks Matter book talk with author David Shiffman
06 Jun 2022 2022 Johns Hopkins Medicine Science Writers Bootcamp: "HERstory of Medicine"
02 Jun 2022 In-Person (Yes, You Read Correctly) Happy Hour with AAAS Mass Media Fellows
19 May 2022 DCSWA Virtual Happy Hour with Northwest Science Writers Association
05 Apr 2022 DCSWA Open Board Meeting
24 Feb 2022 Virtual Happy Hour with the Science Writers Association of the Rocky Mountains
16 Dec 2021 DCSWA's Holiday Party!
08 Nov 2021 Netflix’s ‘The Mind, Explained’ Watch Party + Q&A with Adam Cole
03 Nov 2021 The Art-ists Behind Science Storytelling
12 Jun 2021 Native Bee Collecting with Sam Droege
04 May 2021 DCSWA Open Board Meeting
13 Apr 2021 DCSWA Virtual Happy Hour with the Appalachian Science Communicators
12 Apr 2021 How to make a science video: A three-part workshop for beginners
25 Feb 2021 DCSWA Virtual Happy Hour With ATXSciWri
10 Dec 2020 DCSWA Holiday Party on Gather Town
12 May 2020 DCSWA Virtual Happy Hour (Tuesday, 5/12)
04 Apr 2020 2020 DCSWA Professional Development Day
04 Dec 2019 DCSWA Holiday Party
09 Nov 2019 DCSWA Newseum Visit
02 Nov 2019 University of Maryland Nuclear Tour
31 May 2019 Preview of New Dinosaur and Fossil Hall at Smithsonian
23 May 2019 Data Journalism Workshop by USDA
11 May 2019 Accidental Museum Tour
13 Apr 2019 Professional Development Day 2019
12 Dec 2018 Celebrate DCSWA’s 30th Anniversary (and AGU’s 100th) at our Holiday Party!
03 Nov 2018 Tour the College Park Aviation Museum
01 Nov 2018 Hands-on Workshop: Podcasting Basics - Round II!
21 Aug 2018 Tour the Entomology Collection at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
14 Aug 2018 Hands-on Workshop: Podcasting Basics
18 Jul 2018 From the Midwest to the World: Missouri Botanical Garden’s Research Around the Globe
17 May 2018 Tour the Ralph W. Hale Museum of the History of Gynecology and Obstetrics
07 Apr 2018 Professional Development Day 2018
29 Mar 2018 Earth’s History Shines a Light on Modern Climate Change: Lightning Talks, Lunch & Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Smithsonian Fossil Collections
19 Dec 2017 DCSWA 2017 Holiday Party
14 Nov 2017 Hands-on Workshop: Science Storytelling
24 Oct 2017 Do you know Tableau?
04 Oct 2017 Anacostia River Boat Tour
16 Sep 2017 Great Falls geology hike with Callan Bentley
06 Sep 2017 Informal, on-the-record talk about thrombosis with Gary Raskob, PhD
30 Aug 2017 Take it to the Milk Bank: Smithsonian National Zoo Tour
09 Aug 2017 Tour the Nation’s Measurement Labs at NIST
20 Jun 2017 HOW on crafting a winning resume
17 Jun 2017 Tour of Carnegie Institution for Science Broad Branch Road Laboratories
19 May 2017 Tour of the National Cancer Institute
08 Apr 2017 Professional Development Day 2017
24 Mar 2017 Behind-the-Scenes Preservation Tour at the Library of Congress
07 Mar 2017 Behind-the-Scenes Science Tour of Smithsonian’s “Objects of Wonder” Exhibit and Natural History Collections
23 Jan 2017 HOW on Planning an Audio Story from the Beginning
06 Dec 2016 DCSWA Holiday Party!
29 Nov 2016 HOW to become a Tumblr Master
17 Nov 2016 Informal, on-the-record conversation with NRC Chairman Stephen G. Burns - Thursday, November 17 at 6 pm
22 Oct 2016 Chocolate Factory tour
13 Oct 2016 Tour of USGS map collection - October 13, 4-6 pm
28 Sep 2016 A Mind Mix Conversation with Ed Yong
20 Sep 2016 HOW: The Delicate Art of Headline Writing
17 Sep 2016 Tour of Honey Bee Research Facilities at UMD
15 Sep 2016 Nature hike during a full moon!
04 Aug 2016 HOW on Communicating Science on Social Media in 7 seconds, 140 characters, and in a GIF
28 Jul 2016 July happy hour @ Laughing Man Tavern at 6:30pm
22 Jun 2016 Advances in Food Safety, Crop Protection, and Animal Health
21 Jun 2016 HOW on Making Science Videos Engaging
17 May 2016 HOW on Finding Meaningful Metrics for Your Organization
15 May 2016 Kayak/pontoon tour of the "Ghost Fleet" at Mallows Bay
19 Apr 2016 HOW on books
02 Apr 2016 Professional Development Day 2016
13 Feb 2016 Science Writer Party @ AAAS 2016
10 Dec 2015 2015 DCSWA Holiday Party!

DCSWA often sponsors events that don't require paid registration.

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