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Public Interest Science Conference
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Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 12:53:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Public Interest Science Conference
Plan Now for the 1996 Public Interest Science Conference Practical Realities of Public Interest Science: A How-to guide for scientists, professionals, citizens, and activists interested in public interest science
April 12-14, 1996 -- University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Public interest science is the scientific investigation of questions and communication of scientific information relevant to the public interest. Public interest science must occur in conjunction with the concerned public on behalf of public health, environmental integrity, and democracy.
The Annual Public Interest Science Conference is a forum designed to bring together scientists, science students, lawyers, policy makers, activists and citizens to discuss issues relevant to the practice of public interest science.
The goals of the 1996 Public Interest Science conference are:- Discuss the realities and develop the practice of public interest science.- Provide a format for scientists to learn about opportunities to practice public interest science early in their careers.- Increase communication between scientists, policy makers and citizens.- Make the scientific method understandable and accessible to all people.- Facilitate a growing cooperative network of scientists and citizen activists .
Format: Speakers and panels will provide a platform for interaction and discussion among conference participants; there will be additional small discussion groups, as well as the opportunity for informal discussion at several social events during the conference.
Keynote Speakers: Eva Harris UC, San Fransisco: While getting her graduate degree in yeast genetics at U.C. Berkeley, Eva Harris pioneered an effort to introduce DNA amplification techniques to scientists in Latin America to screen for disease causing organisms.(See Science, November 25, 1994, page 1317)
Katsi Cook Mohawk Tribe, New York: Katsi Cook has rallied the women of the Mohawk tribe to participate in the scientific efforts being done to identify toxins in the tribe's environment and to hold the scientists doing these studies accountable for their research.
This year's conference will feature a special performance: Environmental Contamination: Links to Native American Culture A PERFORMANCE BY THE WINNERS OF A NATIONAL COMPETITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN THEATER GROUPS Organized by James R. Wilkinson, Hanford Projects/ Program Manager, Dept. of Natural Resources; Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton, OR
Panels will include: *MAKING YOUR WORK COUNT: GRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Facilitator: Julie Alessio, Graduate Student; Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
*HOW TO TELL GOOD SCIENCE FROM BAD: USING SCIENCE INTELLIGENTLY IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION Facilitator: Richard Piccioni Phd., JD, Attorney at Law; Seattle, WA
*PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE: HOW SCIENTISTS CAN AND DO CONTRIBUTE TO POLICYMAKING Facilitator: Len Broberg , Environmental Studies; University of Montana, Missoula MT
*ENGINEERS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGICAL DECISION MAKING Facilitator: Taft Broome Jr., Chair, Engineering Dept.; Howard University, Washington, D.C.
*ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES IN PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Facilitator: Peter DeFur, Senior Scientist; Environmental Defense Fund, Washingtion, D.C.
*PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ACADEMIC SETTING Facilitator: Carolyn Raffensperger, Director; Science and Environ. Health Network, Washington, D.C.
*HOW RETIRED SCIENTISTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE Facilitator: Samuel Sage , Executive Director; Atlantic State Legal Foundation, Syracuse, NY
*ECOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: ASSESSING THE RISKS OF RELEASING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT Facilitator: Doreen Stabinsky, Lecturer; Dept. of Environmental Studies, California State University, Sacramento, CA
*NO BLISS HERE: HOW CITIZENS AND SCIENTISTS CAN OVERCOME ASSUMPTIONS AND IGNORANCE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY Facilitator: Carol MacLennan, Prof. Anthropology; Michigan Tech. University, Houghton, MI
For registration information write: PISC c/o Dawn Thompson, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1229 Call 503-346-5146 or e-mail pisc@darkwing.uoregon.edu. Look for PISC on the World Wide Web at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~pisc
Limited travel subsidies are available based on need. Apply early, deadline is January 31. Low- or no-cost housing will be available. ```
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