Registration is now open for Science Talk, a science communication conference with a focus on increasing science’s impact in society through better communication. The conference will be Thursday, March 1 and Friday, March 2 in Portland, OR.

The conference will include panel talks on hot topic issues in science communication, workshops covering the tools of the trade, and a poster session.

Conference keynote speakers are:

• Michael Lemonick, Scientific American editor
• Keri Kukral, Raw Science TV founder
• Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer

The early bird registration rate is $250 for professionals and $75 for students and trainees. Rates will go up on Thursday, February 1. Science Talk is sponsored by Washington State University Vancouver, Oregon Health & Science University, and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.sciencetalk.org/