20 September 2012

Big Fun

Clear your schedule. Cancel meetings. Wow, this is good.

Check out the detailed agenda for our 10th anniversary celebration next week on the CU Campus in Old Main:
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
10th Anniversary Agenda
September 27, 2012
Old Main Auditorium
University of Colorado-Boulder

Hotel Information for out-of-town guests

9:00-10:30 am “Extremes: Nature, Society and Policy” panel discussion

Panelists:

Shali Mohleji (American Meteorological Society Policy Program)
Roger Pielke, Jr. (CSTPR)
Kevin Vranes (E Source)

Moderator: Bill Travis (CSTPR)

10:30-11:00 am Break

11:00-12:30 pm “Public Engagement in Science and Technology: When the Stakes are High and Debates are Lively” panel discussion

Panelists:

Jason Delborne (Colorado School of Mines)
Rebecca Safran (CU)
Suzanne Tegen (NREL)

Moderators: Lisa Dilling and Max Boykoff (CSTPR)

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch on your own

1:30-3:00 pm "Usable Science: The Promise and Peril of Directing Research Toward Practical Outcomes" panel discussion

Panelists:

Susan Avery (WHOI)
Shannon McNeeley (NCAR)
Carl Mitcham (Colorado School of Mines)

Moderator: Elizabeth McNie (Purdue)

3:00-3:30 pm Break

3:30-4:30 pm “Life after CSTPR” panel discussion

Panelists:

Shali Mohleji (American Meteorological Society Policy Program)
Genevieve Maricle (USAID)
Shep Ryen (former Hill staffer)

Moderator: Roger Pielke, Jr. (CSTPR)

7:30-9:00 pm Keynote address: Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

***All events will take place in Old Main on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus and are free and open to the public.***