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THE 1997 PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE CONFERENCE
Issues and Approaches:
How Public Interest Scientists Are Having An Impact From Toxics to
Biodiversity
A How-To-Conference For Scientists, Professionals, Citizens, and
Activists Interested in Public Interest Science
May 2-4, 1997
Willamette Hall,
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Look for us on the WWW at: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~pisc
Public interest science investigates questions of social and environmental
concern. This conference brings together scientists, activists, lawyers, and
interested citizens to explore the opportunities for, and the barriers to,
pursuing work on social and environmental issues, with an emphasis on
science in the decision and policy-making process.
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 1997 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.
Conference 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 Addresses****
Jane Lubchenco
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology
Past President, Amer. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science
Distinguished Professor of Zoology
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
"Biodiversity and People"
Andy Kerr
Environmentalist
Former Executive Director Oregon Natural Resources Council
"The Politics of Science and the Science of Politics:
How To Succeed At Cohabitation and Save the Earth"
****Special Lecture****
Miguel Altieri
Department of Environmental Studies
University of California, Berkeley
"Agroecological Approaches to Sustainable Development in Latin America"
****Panels And Workshops****
(Panel facilitator listed first followed by panelists)
Saturday, 9:00-10:30 am
Session 1
* PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PSR): HEALTH
ACTIVISTS
Facilitator: Eric Dover, M.D.
Louisa Silva, M.D.
Bill Morton, M.D., M.P.H
Lori Swan, M.D.
* BIODIVERSITY AND
PATENTS?: TRENDS TOWARD THE INDUSTRIAL
PRIVATIZATION OF THE
NATURAL WORLD
Facilitator: Doreen Stabinsky, Assistant Professor, Department of
Environmental Studies, CSU-Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Beth Burrows, Executive Director, Edmonds Institute, Edmonds,
Washington
Jonathan King, PhD, Professor of Biology, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Saturday, 2:00-3:30pm
Session 2
* CITIZEN TECHNOLOGY, CITIZEN SCIENCE
Facilitator: Carol MacLennan, Associate Professor of Anthropology,
Michigan Tech. University, Houghton, MI
Claire Nader, Director, The Shafeck Nader Trust for the Community
Interest
Madeline Scammell, Deputy Director, Loka Institute
* SCIENCE IN A DEN OF CONTROVERSY: CASE STUDY OF THE
THREATENED GRIZZLY
Facilitator: Louisa Willcox, Coordinator of Grizzly Bear Recovery, Wild
Forever, Bozeman, MT
Dave Mattson, Biologist, National Biological Service, Moscow, ID
Doug Honnald, J.D., Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Bozeman, MT
Saturday, 4:00-5:30pm
Session 3
* PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: AGRICULTURAL
SCIENTISTS AND THE ORGANIC REVOLUTION IN CUBA
Facilitator: Paul Thiers, Department of Political Science, University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR
Bruce Jennings, Professor, Environmental Health and Change Program,
Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Miguel Altieri, Department of Environmental Studies, University of
California, Berkeley
*THE ROLE OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN PUBLIC POLICY:
THE AAAS CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE
Facilitator: Mark A. Tumeo, Ph.D., P.E., Coordinator, Environmental
Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University
of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
Ruth Weiner, Ph. D., Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia
National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM and Adjunct professor of Civil
Engineering, U. of New Mexico
Elizabeth (Libby) M. Street, American Psychological Association
Congressional Fellow, 1994-95, Senate Labor and Human Resources
Committee
Sunday, 9:00-10:30am
Session 4
* PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE AT THE DISSERTATION LEVEL:
MAKING IT HAPPEN
Co-Facilitator: Tracie Nadeau, Department of Biology, Ecology and
Evolution Program, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Co: Facilitator: Dirk Holemans, Center of Environmental Philosophy and
Bioethics, Dept. of Philosophy-University of Ghent, Belgium, Lecturer on
engineering ethics at the Technical University of Delft The Netherlands
Elinor Fanning, Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health,
UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Lara Hansen, Section in Evolution & Ecology, UC-Davis, Davis, CA
Christine Rousseau, Division of Medical Genetics, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
* SCIENTISTS DEBUNKING LOCAL MYTHS: EUGENE9S TOXICS,
WETLANDS, AND DEMOCRACY
Facilitator: Mary O9Brien, Toxics Activist with Citizens for Public
Accountability, Ecosystem Policy Analyst , Hells Canyon Preservation
Council, Joseph, OR
Paul Engleking, Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene,
OR
Evan Fodor, Director: Friends of Eugene, Eugene, OR
Robert O9Brien, Chair: Sociology Department, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR
Sunday, 11:00-12:30pm
Session 5
* SPREADING THE WORD: MEDIA ACCESS AND MESSAGE
DELIVERY
Facilitator: Pepper Trail, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology,
Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, OR
Chip Giller (Tentative), Editor of Greenwire
Kathie Durbin, Environmental Journalist and Author
* WHAT YOU DON9T KNOW CAN HURT YOU: RIGHT-TO-KNOW
TECHNOLOGIES/MONITORING TOXIC RELEASES
Facilitator: Robin Klein, Optical Engineer, Etec; Publisher, Cascadia
Times; Director, Hanford Action of Oregon; Portland, OR
Michael Yost, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health,University of
Washington; Seattle, WA
Mark Powell, Aquatic Biologist, Colliding Rivers Research Inc., Salem,
Oregon
Dirk Dunning, Engineer, Oregon Office of Energy, Corvallis, Oregon
Paul Koberstein, Editor, Cascadia Times, Portland, Oregon
Sunday, 2:00-3:30pm
Session 6
* THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN MULTISTAKEHOLDER CONSENSUS
BOARD
ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING
Facilitator: Robert Collin, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies,
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Micheal Heiman, Professor of Environmental Studies, Dickinson College,
Carlisle, PA
Robin Morris Collin, Professor of Law, University of Oregon, Eugene,
Oregon
* 3CHAORDIC2 (CHAOTIC/ORDERED)
ORGANIZATIONS AND BIAS AMONG SCIENTISTS
Facilitator: William Liebhardt, Program Director, Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education Program (SAREP), UC-Davis
Larry Yee, Director, Ventura County Cooperative Extension Office,
Ventura, CA
1997 PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday May 2, 1997
3:00-6:00 pm High School Student Workshop
6:00-7:00 pm Registration
7:00-8:30 pm Keynote Address:
Jane Lubchenco
3Biodiversity and People2
9:00-11:00 pm Dessert and Social
Saturday May 3, 1997
8:00 am Coffee and Registration
8:30-9:00 am Plenary Address and Introduction
9:00-10:30 am Session 1
*Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR): Health Activists
*Biodiversity and Patents?:
Trends Toward the Industrial Privatization of the Natural World
11:00-12:00 am Small Group Discussions
12:00-2:00 pm Lunch
12:45-2:00 pm Lecture: Miguel Altieri
Agroecological Approaches to Sustainable
Development in Latin America
2:00-3:30 pm Session 2
*Citizen Technology, Citizen Science
*Science in a Den of Controversy: Case
Study of the Threatened Grizzly
3:30-4:00 pm Break-Refreshments Served
4:00-5:30 pm Session 3
*Promoting Sustainable Agriculture:
Agricultural Scientists and the Organic
Revolution in Cuba
*The Role of Scientists and Engineers in
Public Policy: The AAAS Congressional
Fellowship Experience
5:30-6:30 Planning Session for PISC 1998
6:00 pm Hors d9oeuvres
6:30 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Keynote Address:
Andy Kerr
3The Politics of Science and the Science of
Politics: How to Succeed at Cohabitation and
Save the Earth2
9:30 pm Dessert and Social
Sunday May 4, 1997
8:00-9:00 am Coffee
9:00-10:30 am Session 4
*Public Interest Science at the Dissertation Level:
Making it Happen
*Scientists Debunking Local Myths:
Eugene9s Toxics, Wetlands, and Democracy
11:00-12:30 pm Session 5
*What You Don't Know Can Hurt You:
Right to Know Technologies/Monitoring Toxic Releases
*Spreading the Word: Media Access and
Message Delivery
12:30-2:00 pm Lunch and
Small Group Discussions
2:00-3:30 pm Session 6
*The Role of Science in Multistakeholder Consensus
Board Environmental Decision Making
*2Chaordic2 (Chaotic/Ordered) Organizations and
Bias Among Scientists
Registration Fee:
Professionals: $50.00
General Public: $15.00
Students: $5.00-10.00, Sliding Scale
Saturday Banquet: $9.00
Low or no cost housing is available on a first come, first served basis.
Indicate your interest in low or no cost housing with your registration.
To register:
Send name, address, occupation, and check to
PISC c/o Tracy Norris
Institute of Molecular Biology
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229
or register on-line at
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~pisc
Register Now!
For More Information
Please address all inquiries to:
PISC c/o Tracy Norris
Institute of Molecular Biology,
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229
Send email to pisc@darkwing.uoregon.edu.
or call 541-346-5194
Look for PISC on the World Wide Web at
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~pisc
The 1997 Public Interest Science Conference is sponsored by:
C.S. Mott Foundation, Flint, Michigan
University of Oregon
and by the generation donations of Eugene-area businesses