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NSF and NEES
Communicating ResultsJosh ChamotMedia Officer for Engineering,
NSF
NEESR PI MeetingJune 21, 2006
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Broader Impact1. Early notification to NSF CMS and OLPA2.
Promote collaboration between media officers at the university and
NSF 3. Continue cooperation after the initial news effort is
complete (i.e., stay in touch)
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NSF Office of Legislative and Public Affairs44 employees
including contractors, responsible for:General publicity and
outreachCongressional, White House and other agency
relationshipsSpeechwriting support for the Director and Deputy
Director
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OLPA productsStandard materials:Press releases and media
advisoriesPublic events
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OLPA products"NSF Discovery" web featuresWeb special reports
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OLPA products"NSF Discovery" web featuresWeb special reports
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OLPA productsMultimedia materials:Video features (both
full-length and segment-length)
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OLPA productsMultimedia materials:AnimationsIllustrations
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OLPA productsMultimedia materials:Radio segments (weekly,
nationally distributed)
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OLPA productsMultimedia materials:B-roll (incl. distribution of
BetacamSP, MiniDV, etc.)
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OLPA productsSpeech componentsCapitol Hill testimony
componentsSpecial event documents (ex., the publications
surrounding the 50th Anniversary)
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Incorporating NEES into NSF products We need your help to get
greater visibility for NEES. Most NEES notifications, if they
arrive, come too late for us to help.
We work with public information officers across the country.
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Incorporating NEES into NSF productsOLPA products help with the
news push and remain sources for later features in magazines, on
the web and on television
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Incorporating NEES into NSF productsSome news efforts are helped
by NSF coordination, such as the Japan-U.S. collaboration
announcement or events involving many facilities
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Incorporating NEES into NSF productsWe recently worked with RPI
to publicize the use of the NEES centrifuge to study the New
Orleans levee failures, part of Corps of Engineers effort.
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Incorporating NEES into NSF productsCurrently we are working
with Buffalo and RPI to publicize the NEESWood efforts.
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CollaborationPlease give me a full month warning before an
upcoming test (or publication)Let us know what types of visuals
will be produced on your end (footage of the test, animations,
high-res. images, photos, etc.).
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The End ResultGreater visibilityArchived record of footage and
materials available for future publicityIncreased public
understanding and awareness of important research efforts
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Contact Information
Josh ChamotMedia Officer for EngineeringNational Science
Foundation4201 Wilson Blvd.Arlington, Va. 22230(703) 292-7730
[email protected]
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