2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
Session No. 101 Monday, 23 October 2006
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Pennsylvania Convention Center: 105 AB

T60. Geoscience Advocacy and Communicating with the Public

Linda Rowan, Sarah Andrews and Peter F. Folger, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
101-11:30 PM WEARING THE SCIENCE HAT: FOLGER, Peter F., 10512 Samaga Dr, Oakton, VA 22124-1630, pfolger@agu.org
101-21:45 PM GEOLOGY AND RELIGION: CAN A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IMPROVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING?: CUTLER, Alan H., 6 Winesap court, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, ahcutler@aol.com
101-32:00 PM IMPROVING VISITOR LEARNING ABOUT EVOLUTION IN A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: ALLMON, Warren D., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, wda1@cornell.edu
101-42:15 PM THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION ACT: LESSONS FOR GEOSCIENTISTS INTERESTED IN AFFECTING PUBLIC POLICY: VLAMIS, Ted J., SAFE, Wichita, KS 67206, tedjv@pioneerballoon.com
101-52:30 PM CLIMATE CHANGE: AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR CONNECTING THE PUBLIC WITH GEOLOGY AND THE GEOLOGIC RECORD: BISHOP, Ellen, Oregon PaleoLands Institute, 401 4th Street, P.O. Box 104, Fossil, OR 97830, ebishop@oregonpaleoproject.org
101-62:45 PM THE GREAT LAKES REGIONAL COLLABORATION: GRANNEMANN, Norman G., U.S. Geological Survey, 6520 Mercantile Way, Suite 5, Lansing, MI 48911, nggranne@usgs.gov
101-73:00 PM A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE: SCOTCHMOOR, Judith G., Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS), University of California, Museum of Paleontology, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building #4780, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, jscotch@berkeley.edu and ALLISON, M. Lee, COPUS, Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, #100, Tucson, AZ 85701-1381, lee.allison@azgs.az.gov
 3:15 PM Discussion
101-83:30 PM LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION OF GEOLOGIC HAZARDS INSIGHTS: DAVIS, James F., California Geol Survey (retired), 1355 Brickwell Way, Carmichael, CA 95608, jamesdavis93@comcast.net
101-93:45 PM WHAT'S THE STORY? THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE CENTENNIAL: ZOBACK, Mary Lou, USGS, 345 Middlefield Road, MS. 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, zoback@usgs.gov
101-104:00 PM ONE GEOSCIENTIST'S ATTEMPTS AT PUBLIC COMMUNICATION DURING AND AFTER KATRINA: VAN HEERDEN, Ivor Ll., Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes, Louisiana State University, Suite 3214 CEBA, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, exnatalia@aol.com
101-114:15 PM HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY: ROGERS, J. David, Dept. of Geological Sciences And Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla, 129 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409, rogersda@umr.edu
101-124:30 PM DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH NJ MUNICIPAL & STATE OFFICIALS TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION ABOUT COASTAL STORM HAZARDS AND EROSION ISSUES: FARRELL, Stewart, Coastal Research Center, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 30 Wilson Avenue, Port Republic, NJ 08241, farrells@stockton.edu
101-134:45 PM THE FLIP SIDE OF COMMUNICATING SCIENCE – PREPARING ALL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SCIENTIFIC DISCUSSIONS: FURLONG, Kevin P., Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 542 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, kevin@geodyn.psu.edu
101-145:00 PM SUCCESS IN ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION OF SCIENCE: PRICE, Jonathan G., Nevada Bureau Mines & Geology, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557-0088, jprice@unr.edu
 5:15 PM Discussion

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