The communications office at WID promotes and advances WID’s mission and vision through articles, press releases, social media, rich media, and more. Many of these services are available to WIDites upon request. The information below will help you meet your internal and external communications needs.
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Communications Information
Events Information
Frequently Asked Comms Questions
WID can help to promote science stories, including publications and grants, via articles, press releases, social media, campus emails, and more. Communicators in your department or at the campus level may also be able to help you. Submit a Comms ticket to get started with the WID communications office. While we can’t promote everything that happens at WID, we value your interest in communicating your science and discoveries, so never hesitate to reach out!
Submit a Comms ticket to update your information on the WID website.
Submit a Comms ticket to request that we post an announcement on the WIDkipedia and/or in the Notes from the Wedge. Please be as specific as possible and include a draft of the post you would like to share.
No. All events on the first floor of the Discovery Building must use Steenbock’s on Orchard’s catering services. See the catering policy.
No. All catering services in the Discovery Building must be provided by Steenbock’s on Orchard. You may order non-catered outside food (e.g., pizza or sandwich delivery) provided all of the following are true:
- The event does not take place on the first floor of the Discovery Building
- The event has fewer than 75 attendees
- No servers are provided (i.e., external caterer)
- No alcohol is served
- Follow UW policies
Yes, provided the event has fewer than 75 attendees. Events with more than 75 attendees and events on the first floor of the Discovery Building must use Steenbock’s on Orchard catering — no outside food is allowed for such events. See the catering policy.
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A Comms ticket is the best way to request assistance with communications- and events-related things. Log in with your Discovery credentials to request these services and more:
The more detail your provide and the more specific your request, the more able WID staff will be to assist you. Learn more on the Communications and Events page. Contact Patricia Pointer with questions.
WID staff can provide assistance with some WID-related event planning and execution. Submit a Comms ticket with as much detail as possible to request event services.
The WID logo and other WID program logos are available for download here.
There are two distinct categories of spaces in the building: those that are managed by WID and Morgridge (conference rooms on the upper floors and lower level) and those that are managed by the Town Center (first floor, Orchard View room, and Researchers’ Link). Use this link to reserve a research-floor conference room: Reserve a Conference Room
Spaces managed by the Town Center have more restrictive rules and cancelation policies and require approval of a reservation request and a contract. Click here for more information about reserving first-floor conference rooms, the Orchard View room, the Researchers’ Link, or the H.F. DeLuca Forum.
Keep your eye on a few locations for the latest events at WID:
- WID’s public events page: wid.wisc.edu/events
- The communications and events page of the WIDkipedia will display announcements
- The weekly WID internal newsletter, the Notes from the Wedge
- For all events in the Discovery Building (not just WID events), discovery.wisc.edu/events
There are a few routes: you can submit a Comms ticket to request a post in the WID Digest weekly WID newsletter and/or a post on the WIDkipedia and/or post digital signage in the Discovery building. If you want to contact WIDites directly, you can send a message to all_wid@g-groups.wisc.edu; your message will be accepted or rejected by a moderator.
