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Public Interest Science Conference 1996
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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 14:41:37 -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 Nation, New York: Katsi Cook has rallied the women of the Mohawk nation to participate in the scientific efforts being done to identify toxins in their 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
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Tenative 1996 PISC Schedule
Friday April 12, 1996 6:00 pm Social and registration
Saturday April 13, 1996 8:30 - 9:00am Plenary Address and Introduction 9:15 - 9:45am Small group discussions 9:45 - 10:00am Break - Refreshments Served* 10:00 - 11:30am Workshop Session 1 (3 workshops) 11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch 1:00 - 2:30pm Workshop Session 2 (3 workshops) 2:30 - 3:00pm Break - Refreshments Served* 3:00 - 4:30pm Workshop Session 3 (3 workshops) 4:45 - 6:00pm Special Performance 6:00 - 7:00pm Hors d'oeuvres 7:00 Dinner 8:00 Keynote Address 1 9:30 - ?:?? Dessert, coffee, discussion, socializing
Sunday April 14, 1996 9:00 - 10:30am Workshop Session 4 (3 workshops) 10:45 - 11:45am Keynote Address 2 Planning Session for 1997 PISC After second keynote address.
*Please bring your own reusable cup -- Disposable cups not provided
///\\\ Panels: (Facilitator listed first, then panelists)
Workshop Session 1: Saturday 10:00-11:30am 1a HOW TO TELL GOOD SCIENCE FROM BAD: USING SCIENCE INTELLIGENTLY IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION Richard Piccioni, Attorney, Seattle, WA
Mark Hubbard, Attorney, Oregon Natural Resources Council Carrie Yackulic, Attorney, Schroeder, Goldmark, and Bender, Seattle, WA
1b ENGINEERS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGICAL DECISION MAKING Taft Broome
Joseph McCormick, Dept. of Political Science, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Paul Shuldiner, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Taft Broome, Chair, Engineering Dept., Howard University, Washington, D.C.
1c PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ACADEMIC SETTING Carolyn Raffensberger, Director, Science and Environ. Health Network, Washington, DC
Dick Sclove, Loka Institute, Amherst, MA Elizabeth Bird, Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education, Center for Rural Affairs, University of Wisconsin Rick Crawford, University of California, Davis, CA
Workshop Session2: Saturday 1:00-2:30pm 2a NO BLISS HERE: THE CONSEQUENCES OF SCI-TECH OPTIMISM Carol MacLennan, Prof. of Anthropology, Michigan Tech. Univ., Houghton, MI
Laura Nader, Professor of Anthropology, UC Berkeley Hugh Gusterson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Science Studies, Department of Anthropology/Science, Technology, and Society Program, MIT
2b PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE: HOW SCIENTISTS CAN AND DO CONTRIBUTE TO POLICYMAKING Len Broberg, Dept. of Environ. Studies, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Walter Reid, World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C. Deborah Brosnan, Ecologist/Marine Biologist, Oregon Coast Planning, Portland, OR
2b PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE IN THE CITY: CITIZENS FOR URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Carlos Porras, Director La Lucha, CBE/La Crusa, Los Angeles, CA
Charles Floyd Linda Marquez Shipra Bansal Citizens for a Better Environment
Workshop Session 3: Saturday 3:00-4:30pm 3a COMMUNITY SCIENCE, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH: PROTECTING HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT Lin Nelson
Katsi Cook, Mohawk Nation Environmental Health Project Doris Cellarious, Sierra Club Jim Klink, Concerned Citizens of Onalaska Lin Nelson, Evergreen State College
3b ECOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: ASSESSING THE RISKS OF RELEASING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT Doreen Stabinsky, Lecturer, Dept. of Environmental Studies, Calif. State Univ., Sacramento, CA
Margret Mellon, Union of Concerned Scientists Elaine Ingham, Oregon State University
3c HOW RETIRED SCIENTISTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE Samuel Sage, Executive Director, Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Syracuse, NY
Richard Rosenson, Retired engineer, Citizens for a Better Environment, California
Workshop Session 4: Sunday 9:00-10:30am 4a MAKING YOUR WORK COUNT: GRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Julie Alessio, Graduate Student, Environmental Studies, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Stacy Scheel, Graduate Student, Environmental Studies, The Evergreen State College Ann Haebig, Graduate Student, Environmental Studies, The Evergreen State College Joel Corcoran, Graduate Student, MAIS , Science and Technology Policy, Oregon State University Lynn Zender, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., University of California, Davis, CA
4b ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES IN PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Peter deFur, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC
Nora Terwilliger, University of Oregon, Member, American Society of Zoologists Peter Chapman, EVS Consultants, Member, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University
4c SCIENTISTS AS ADVOCATES FOR THEIR RESOURCE Joel Pagel, Regional Peregrine Falcon Specialist, Rogue River National Forest, Medford, OR
Pat Kennedy, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University Alan Cooperider
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To register: Send us your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and occupation along with registration fee Fees are: $50.00 for professionals in the field $15.00 for general public $5.00 - $15.00 sliding scale for students (pay what you can)
Also include $9.00 ($5.00 for students) if you wish to attend the Saturday banquet. Make check payable to "PISC"
Send to: PISC c/o Dawn Thompson, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1229
Limited travel subsidies are available based on need. Apply early, deadline is January 31. To apply, send us a letter describing your position, your interest in attending the conference, and your financial need. Low- or no-cost housing will be available.
For more information: Call 541-346-5146 or e-mail pisc@darkwing.uoregon.edu. Look for PISC on the World Wide Web at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~pisc ```
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