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	Thu, 13 Mar 1997 10:43:21 -0800 (PST)
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 10:43:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Public Interest Science Conference <pisc@darkwing.uoregon.edu>
Subject: 1997 Public Interest Science conference

PLAN NOW!!!!!

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