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Strategic Communications Working Group
Chair: Grace Heathcote (ESA Science Communications Coordinator) – interim
Working group members:
- Ayesha Tulloch (ESA Vice President – Public Outreach and Policy)
- Sarah Bekessy
- Jenny Martin
- Douglas Gimesy
- Elodie Camprasse
- Jacinta Humphrey
- Kylie Soanes
- Euan Ritchie
- Meghan Shaw
- Caitlyn Forster
- Emily Gregg
- Leanda Mason
- Gail Spina (ESA Executive Officer)
Purpose:
The overall Media Working Group objectives are:
- To develop and implement our communications strategy in order to boost the profile of the ESA and, more broadly, promote ecological knowledge and awareness in Australia
- Promote key ESA initiatives and publications (i.e. Austral Ecology, Ecological Management & Restoration, ESA Hot Topics), which will include working closely with other relevant working groups
- Demonstrate the relevance of research by ESA members for helping to inform environmental management and policy
- Provide online and in-person training opportunities for ESA members to enhance their science communication and media skills
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