Association of British Science Writers
Wellcome Wolfson Building
165 Queen's Gate
London
SW7 5HD
Tel: 0870 770 3361
absw"at"absw.org.uk
These pages were designed, well, cobbled
together, by Michael Kenward on behalf of the ABSW.
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ABSW Briefings
2008 are sponsored by -
The Geological Society of London |
ABSW
briefings
The ABSW's briefings focus on professional issues - things that might help you to get work, rather than help you to write a specific piece.
A panel of speakers working in the field introduces us to the opportunities and pitfalls, and then answers questions both formally and informally over a drink.
We will notify ABSW members of events in the usual electronic way, and on this web site
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Briefings
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Tuesday 19 August 2008
Tea and Coffee at 1800 Session 18.30 - 19.30
Meeting in:
The Council Room
The Geological Society of London
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BG
Entrance on Piccadilly, opposite Fortnum & Mason
+44 (0)20 7434 9944
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Tuesday 19 August 2008
Copy Rights and Responsibilities
If you smith words for a living – whether as a freelance or staffer, or as a writer or commissioner – you need to know
about intellectual property. This briefing will explain how copyright is the stock-in-trade of the writer, and the
opportunities for earning it represents. It will deal with the balance between self-interest and duty that arises from
the law of copyright and the associated issues of moral rights, attribution, the increasing problem of rights grab,
and the special implications of copying in the digital age.
If time and demand permit, it will also stray into simple law for journalists, and dream a bit about ways of improving the contract terms to which freelances have to submit.
The speaker, Mike Harrison
Mike Harrison regards himself as a fraudulent member of the
ABSW. Sure, he does write, and has done it for a living,
with roles ranging from staff producer/director in BBC
television to lonely freelance churning out news and
features for radio, magazines and newspapers. And he does
have a bit of science, with a Physics BSc and a chunk of
career developing new ways of teaching the stuff. But the
skeleton in his cupboard is the long periods he has spent in
management, both in large corporations and in developing
small, high-tech businesses – even a stint working inside
that most fearsome of business organisations, a management
consultancy.
Special admission price
£10.00 ABSW members;£25.00 Non-members
Sorry, there will be no special student rate for these
briefings and no series discount.
Non-members will have the opportunity to join ABSW on
the night. Those who arrive with their forms (available for
download from
http://www.absw.org.uk/) fully filled out will receive
their £15.00 refund in the form of a reduced membership fee.
Attendance at both events is limited to 25. Spaces will be
allocated on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a
place, email
ted.nield[at]geolsoc.org.uk now. You will be told if you
have secured a space, and asked to confirm it by either:
- sending a cheque in advance, or
- making an immediate PayPal payment to absw[at]absw.org.uk using your PayPal account.
Places unconfirmed within one week will be offered to others.
Cheques made payable to ABSW should be sent to: Dr Ted Nield c/o
the Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly,
LONDON W1J 0BG. There will be no refunds for places unoccupied
on the night, and no cancellations will be possible after 1 week
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