Organisers
The symposium was organised by the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) at Stellenbosch University.
The CREST team responsible for organising the event was Professor Marina Joubert (conference chair), Linka Maritz (programme and speakers), and Rolene Langford (event coordinator).
This symposium was sponsored by The Kavli Foundation, and builds on earlier work of the ‘Science Public Engagement Partnership’ (SciPEP) project, an initiative of The Kavli Foundation and the United States Department of Energy. The Kavli Foundation is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of humanity. In addition to funding in the field of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience, the Foundation invests in initiatives around science and society, including a focus on ethics, science and the public, as well as public engagement with basic science. Core team members of SciPEP that helped to steer and shape the 2024 ‘Communication Discovery Science’ symposium in South Africa included Brooke Smith and Lauren Budenholzer (The Kavli Foundation) and Keegan Sawyer (Department of Energy).