June 20 Happy Hour: Communicators Assemble!

Journalists, PIOs and researchers gathered on June 20, 2013, for the first-ever networking social of Capital Science Communicators (CapSciComm).

Hosted at Bistro Michel in Sacramento, Calif., the inaugural gathering included representatives from the California State Senate Office of Research, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Public Library, UC Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey.

Conversation topics were as diverse as the professions in attendance: information technology, conservation biology, library science, international agriculture, video production and more.

CapSciComm members came away with new contacts and colleagues, and left enthusiastic suggestions on how to grow the group further.

The conversation continues in a few weeks — details will be announced soon for the July 18th CapSciComm networking event in Davis!

Becca Kwong, Ellen Lê and Katharina Ullmann discuss the importance of library science to researchers and communicators at the June 20, 2013 networking social.

Hungry and thirsty science communicators made for rapidly emptying plates at the first CapSciComm social.

Sarah Swenty, Brenda Dawson and Malaika Singleton enjoy the first-ever CapSciComm meetup.

Journalist Morgan Searles and librarian Becca Kwong exchange ideas at the inaugural CapSciComm social.

CapSciComm members strike a pose at the June 20th networking social.

Researchers, PIOs and journalists mingle at the first-ever CapSciComm happy hour.

Our CapSciComm pepper logo had a different feel in the beginning!

— CapSciComm Admin