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WCSJ2013 Committees

Organising committee

Ms. Satu Lipponen Chair, WCSJ2013 President, FASEJ President, Head of Communications and Managing Editor, Cancer Society of Finland
Ms. Reetta Kettunen Vice-Chair, Secretary-General, Committee for Public Information (TJNK)
Ms. Ulla Järvi Programme Chair, PhD, medicine and health journalist
Ms. Raili Leino International Advisory Network, Vice-Chair
Mr. Teuvo Peltoniemi Communications Chair, Editor-in-Chief, Sosiomedia
Ms. Liisa Vihmanen Cultural Chair, journalist at Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE
Ms. Helena von Troil Sponsorship Chair, science journalist
Mr. Tapio Markkanen Chair of the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO
Ms. Minna Meriläinen-Tenhu Representative of the University of Helsinki; Public Relations Officer, University of Helsinki, Finland
Mr. Vesa Niinikangas FASEJ Secretary-General, WFSJ President, science journalist, publisher and author
Ms. Riitta Tirronen Representative of the Academy of Finland; Communications Manager, Editor-in-Chief, Academy of Finland
Ms. Minttu Hilden Project Manager WCSJ2013
Ms. Riikka Louhivuori Project Manager, Confedent

 

Executive committee

Ms. Satu Lipponen Chair
Ms. Reetta Kettunen Vice-Chair
Mr. Ulla Järvi Programme Chair
Ms. Vesa Niinikangas FASEJ Secretary-General, WFSJ President
Ms. Minttu Hilden Project Manager WCSJ2013

 

Programme committee

Ms. Ulla Järvi Chair, PhD, medicine and health journalist, Finland
Mr. Erkki Karvonen Vice-Chair, Professor, Information and communication studies, Master’s programme in science communication, University of Oulu, Finland
Mr. Pallava Bagla Chief Correspondent (South Asia) for Science magazine and science editor, New Delhi Television, India
Ms. Deborah Blum Pulitzer-Prize winning science journalist, blogger, author and contributor to Time, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, USA
Ms. Lucy Calderon Freelance science journalist, who writes for the Scidev.net website and the weekly online publication El Financiero, Costa Rica
Ms. Minttu Heimovirta Science journalist, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE
Ms. Natasha Mitchell Science and health journalist at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia
Mr. Diran Onifade Editor-in- Chief of AfricaSTI.com, President of the African Federation of Science Journalists, Nigeria
Mr. Fabio Turone Science journalist, director of Agency Zoe of scientific and medical information, President of the science writers association, Italy
Mr. Esa Väliverronen Professor of Communication Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland
Mr. Mohammed Yahia Editor, Nature Middle-East, contributor to Turkish Weekly and The Daily Star, Egypt

 

Sponsorship committee

Ms. Helena von Troil Chair, science journalist
Ms. Reetta Kettunen Secretary-General, Committee for Public Information (TJNK)
Ms. Helena Raunio Journalist at Tekniikka&Talous (Technology&Business -magazine)
Ms. Riitta Tirronen Communications Manager, Academy of Finland

 

Cultural and social programme committee

Ms. Liisa Vihmanen Chair, journalist at Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE
Ms. Minna Laukkanen  Science journalist, Editor-in-Chief, Kommentti.fi
Mr. Mikko Myllykoski  Experience Director, Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre
Mr. Panu Nykänen  Professor, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Ms. Kirsikka Mattila  PR & Press Officer, City of Helsinki
Ms. Ulla Salmi  Publishing Manager, Kirjapaja Publishing House

 

International advisory network

Mr. Hanns-J. Neubert Chair, science journalist and former President of EUSJA, chairman of the board of the German science writers TELI.
Ms. Raili Leino Vice-Chair, journalist at Tekniikka&Talous (Technology&Business -magazine)

 

 Communications committee

Mr. Teuvo Peltoniemi Chair, Editor-in-Chief, Sosiomedia
Ms. Eija Hukka Vice-Chair, Development Manager, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland (THL)
Ms. Aino Alppinen Manager, Process Development, Finn-Power Oy
Ms. Päivi Kapiainen-Heiskanen Science journalist (freelance)
Ms. Katariina Kivistö Senior writer and journalist at Uutispäivä Demari
Mr. Jere Majava Educational Technology Specialist, University of Helsinki, Finland
Ms. Minna Meriläinen-Tenhu Public Relations Officer, University of Helsinki, Finland
Ms. Anu Mustonen Director of Relations, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Mr. Timo Niitemaa Press Officer, University of Turku, Finland
Ms. Terttu Nurro Science journalist (freelance)
Ms. Teija Peltoniemi Journalist, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE
Ms. Teija Riikola Science journalist (freelance)
Mr. Jukka Ruukki Editor-in-Chief, Tiede (science magazine)
Ms. Erja Ämmälahti Senior Technology Advisor, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes)

 


1 July 2013

Over and out from Helsinki

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