Programme

Monday, 22. march 2010 -

Conference opening and opening addresses

12.00-13.00

Arrival and registration of participants
CCIS, Hall A

13.00-13.45

Introductory and opening addresses

Keynote speaker: Dr Pavel Gantar, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia

Darinka Pek Drapal, Consensus – communications for a responsible society

Dr Franci Demšar, Slovenian Research Agency

Welcome address by the host: Samo Hribar Milič, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia

Dr Robert Monro, British Council

Presenter: Bojana Leskovar, Head of PR, Ministry of Culture

Making Sense of Science for the public

13.45-14.15

Alice Tuff, Sense About Science, UK

Communicating climate change: sources, issues, results…

14.15-14.45

Prof. dr. Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, IPCC

Coffee break

14.45-15.15

Effective messages on climate change and future energy challenges (2 video case-studies)

15.15-15.45

Dr Robert Monro, British Council

The public and public opinion on climate change and energetics

15.45-16.15

Assistant Prof. Tanja Kamin, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana  

Mojca Drevenšek, Consensus

The role of the media: communicating know-how or ‘merely’ creating stories?

16.15-16.45

Quentin Cooper, BBC Radio 4, UK

The role of NGOs in communicating climate change and the future of energy

16.45-17.15

Vida Ogorelec Wagner, Umanotera

Expert views and open debate

17.15-18.00

• A panel of experts will address the question, ‘If and how communicating climate change and the future of energy affects responsible decision making in your respective fields of interest?
• We have 6 experts confirmed for actively participating in the »Experts' feedback« session:

- Mrs. Brigita Jamnik, PhD

- Mr. Jože Verbič, PhD, Institute for Agriculture (sector: agriculture)

- Mr. Tomaž Žagar, PhD, GEN energija (energy sector)

- Mr. Fedor Černe, PhD, Ministry for Transport (sector: traffic policy)

- Mrs. Blanka Vezjak, M.Sc., Vezjak Consulting (expert field: sustainable reporting)

- Mr. Aleš Bizjak, PhD, Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia).

• Open debate and drafting of proposals for guidelines on effective and evidence-based communication on climate change and the future of energy.