books

Owl's Nest Books

http://www.owlsnestbooks.com/index.htm

Definition 1: book (...) 1. A volume made up of written or printed pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. 2. Any written or printed literary work. 3. A bound volume of blank or ruled pages. 4. Plural. Volumes that are mysterious, filled with wisdom and wonders just waiting to be read. Owl's Nest Books

Definition 2: book store (...) 1. A store where books are sold. 2. Also known as "bookshop". 3. A place where the staff, also known as "booksellers", assist customers with all their reading needs. 4. A wonderful place to (a) spend time browsing and selecting from the many books available for sale or (b) chat with fellow booklovers.

I couldn't agree more!

CSWA and Banff Science Communications

I am honoured to share the CSWA scholarship for the Banff Science Communications 2011 program

http://sciencewriters.ca/2011/05/17/winners-announced-for-cswas-banff-centre-scholarship/

with Barry Shell,

http://fas.sfu.ca:8097/FAS/deans-office/media-pr/web/Members/shell

whom I had the chance to meet in Calgary at the recently ended CSWA Annual Conference.

http://sciencewriters.ca/events/calgary-2011/programme/

Another participant at this summer's Science Communications program will be Jennifer Kaban. If you want to understand why I am so excited about getting to work with her again in Banff, check out her TEDx talk:

 

Looking forward to an amazing Banff Centre experience! More information about the Banff Centre and their Science Communications Program is available on the Banf Centre website:

http://www.banffcentre.ca/

With instructors like Mary Anne Moser and Jay Ingram and a wonderful group of people to work with, all having various backgrounds and levels of experience, I have no doubts that it will be a life-changing event and a unique learning experience:

http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1139