ALPSP Conference Programme
Day 1 - Wednesday 9 September
12:00 - 13:30 > Lunch & Registration
Lunch will be served in the Podium Restaurant to the right of the main entrance. Please collect your badge from the Registration Desk in the Lobby.
13:30 - 14:45 > Session 1 Keynote: Learning From The Experts: What Science Communicators Can Teach Us About Research Impact
Deansgate Suite 1&2
Keynote Speaker: Suze Kundu
How do science communicators turn complex research into stories that inform, engage, and influence? In this keynote we’ll have the opportunity to hear from a practicing nanochemist and successful, experienced science communicator. Suze will share practical lessons scholarly publishers can apply to strengthen the impact of the research they publish. We’ll learn how breaking down complex ideas into accessible narratives helps non-specialists understand the importance of research in their daily lives, and why contextualising research in the wider environment is key. Suze will explain the importance of narrative, audience awareness, and strategic dissemination beyond traditional academic channels – and help us come away with new tools for creating research impact.
Session sponsor: PLS
14:45 - 15:15 > Tea/Coffee break
Deansgate Foyer
15:15 - 16:15 > Session 2: Beyond Publishing: Lessons From the Outside
Deansgate Suite 1&2
Some of the biggest challenges facing scholarly publishing such as adapting to new technology, maintaining trust, improving efficiency, and responding to changing user behaviour are not unique to our industry. Other industries have faced them before and have found answers we might have not considered. This session brings together speakers who look beyond publishing for ideas, drawing on real examples from various sectors. The goal of the session is to explore what we can learn from the outside, and what should we be paying attention to next?
16:15 - 17:15 > Session 3: Awards Finalists Lightning Presentations
Deansgate Suite 1&2
Lightning presentations from the Awards Finalists.
Sponsored by PA EDitorial
David Sommer
Co-founder and Product Director
Kudos
17:15 - 19:00 > Free time before Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception will start at 19:00 in the Cloud 23 bar.
17:30 - 18:00 > Scholarly Communication Musical - Under Pressure: A Research Rhapsody (with songs from Queen)
Deansgate Suite 1&2
A determined science influencer wants to explore the research process around crypto. Unfortunately, her third-rate AI Agent, BackSeatDriver, has sent her not to a cryptocurrency center, but to a unit investigating cryptids. Follow her journey as she meets researchers, editors, and tool creators who touch the researcher process who give her the “royal treatment” through parody lyrics to Queen’s biggest hits! Illustrations created by kids responding to AI-like prompts!
19:00 - 23:00 > Welcome Reception and Buffet
Cloud 23
Join us for an evening of informal networking drinks and a buffet-style dinner with fellow conference attendees. The dress code is informal. This is a great opportunity to expand your network, talk with like-minded professionals and make lasting connections that will benefit you and your organization. We look forward to seeing you there!
