[PEN-L:2352] Public Interest Science Conference 1996 (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 14:41:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Public Interest Science Conference <pisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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.

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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

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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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Look for PISC on the World Wide Web at
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~pisc