ASC mailing list etiquette

I hope you all have had a pleasant summer break and I envy those of you who are still on holiday.

Some members have contacted me with concerns about content appearing on our two mailing lists. It seems timely to remind people of the different uses of each list.

ASC has two electronic mailing lists to connect those members with email.

* ASC-list http://lists.asc.asn.au/mailman/listinfo/asc-list – for discussing science communication issues and promoting event. * ASC-media http://lists.asc.asn.au/mailman/listinfo/asc-media – for press releases and self promotion.

Anyone can join the lists as observers. Only financial ASC members can post messages to the lists.

Sometimes it is difficult to draw the line between an issue, event, or announcements of general interest (especially job adverts) with self promotion. Some messages on the ASC-list can be interpreted as disguised press releases although they may contain a note of general interest.

If you have a message that is mainly self promotion, but with a touch of general interest, post the full message on the ASC-media list. If you feel that your topic or news is truly suited for the ASC-list then post short note about the pertinent point on the ASC-list with a mention that the full story and related information is accessible on ASC-media.

In this way we can maintain the value of each list, keep the faith of our readers and reduce the number of messages many of us do not want to read and then have to spend time deleting.

Cheers, Jesse

Jesse Shore

President, Australian Science Communicators, 2011

http://www.asc.asn.au/ http://www.asc.asn.au/

Jesse Shore PhD Science Communicator http://www.prismaticsciences.com/picts/email_img.jpg P: (02) 9810 2328 M: 0415 841 276 E: jesse@prismaticsciences.com W: http://www.prismaticsciences.com/ www.prismaticsciences.com

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About Jesse Shore

Jesse Shore is passionate about engaging the community with science and in looking for ways to weave together the arts and sciences. He has been developing science based exhibitions and events since 1984, and was President of the Australian Science Communicators from 2010-2012. His business, Prismatic Sciences, produced five travelling exhibitions for the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for the 2011 International Year of Chemistry and he manages the ongoing national tour. He previously worked at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney as an exhibition project leader and Senior Curator of sciences. While at the museum he was one of the founders of the Ultimo Science Festival, a major National Science Week activity. He is currently collaborating with an artist to create artworks which have a science slant.

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