Press Week
More about Press Week
Major research findings are often announced during Press Week briefings, giving journalists the opportunity to file national news stories. And with the number of Press Week participants limited to fewer than two dozen, journalists can have direct, one-on-one access to top scientists who attend the Short Course on Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics.
Design your own Press Week!
Feel free to come early to attend the scientific lectures and workshops at the Short Course, which takes place Sunday, July 18 through Friday, July 30.
Who attends Press Week?
Press Week attendees have included journalists from virtually every major news outlet, including Newsday, Wired, The Boston Globe, Scientific American, Time. Newsweek, Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, UPI, Readers Digest, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Nature, Science, Toledo Blade, The Washington Post, Science News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
Press Week logistics
Press Week kicks off Wednesday evening, July 21, at a reception at the Bar Harbor Inn. Press Week sessions are held at The Jackson Laboratory the mornings of Thursday and Friday, July 22-23, and Monday through Wednesday, July 26-28. Press Week also includes participation in Short Course sessions (including those on Saturday, July 24) as well as afternoon and evening social activities in Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
Attendance at Press Week is free, but journalists are responsible for their own travel and accommodations. A limited number of discount rooms ($99 a night) has been reserved at the historic Bar Harbor Inn for the nights of July 21-27; call 800-350-3352 and be sure to mention Press Week. For other lodging or travel information, contact us or or visit the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce website.
2010 Press Week Travel Fellowships
Fellowship applicants will be notified by April 30.
Press Week 2009 topics included:
- Complex traits
- Individualized medicine
- Ethical, legal and social implications of the genetics revolution
- Genetic treatment and diagnostics: the latest
