Re: Public Interest Science Conference 1995
Danielle Marie Vienneau (csare@vms2.macc.wisc.edu)
Wed, 24 Jan 1996 15:38:14 -0500 (EST)
>
>From: pisc@darkwing.uoregon.edu"Public Interest Science Conference"
>Subject: Public Interest Science Conference 1996
>
>**********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
>
>***///\\\***
>
>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
>
>***///\\\***
>
>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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Elizabeth Bird, Executive Director
Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
c/o CIAS 1450 Linden Dr. Rm. 146
Madison, WI 53706
(608)265-6483 (608)265-3020 fax
email: csare@macc.wisc.edu