2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
Session No. 93 Monday, 23 October 2006
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Pennsylvania Convention Center: Auditorium Lecture Hall

P3. Geosciences and the Media: How Can We Better Communicate the Imperatives of Sustainability?

Paul H. Reitan, Susan W. Kieffer, E.-an Zen and Allison R. Palmer, Presiding
  Paper #Start Time
  1:30 PM Introduction: Allison R. Palmer
 93-11:40 PM LOOKING ABRUPT NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE EYE: HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY?: REITAN, Paul H., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, PO Bov 3050, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050, preitan@buffalo.edu and ZEN, E.-an, Dept. of Geology, Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
 93-22:00 PM COMMUNICATING ABOUT STEALTH DISASTERS: KIEFFER, Susan W., Geology, Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61901 Canada, skieffer@geyser.com
 93-32:20 PM GOOD NEWS IN GLOBAL WARMING--BEYOND NAGGING: ALLEY, Richard B., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State Univ, Deike Builiding, University Park, PA 16802, rba6@psu.edu
 93-42:40 PM COMMUNICATING GEOSCIENCES TO THE PUBLIC: LOPES, Rosaly M.C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, MS 183-601, 4800 Oak grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, Rosaly.M.Lopes@jpl.nasa.gov
93-53:00 PM FROM SCIENCE TO TIME TO VANITY FAIR: SEXING UP SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW IT HAPPENED: GAJDA, Amy, Department of Journalism, University of Illinois, Gregory Hall, 801 S. Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801, agajda@uiuc.edu
  3:20 PM Panel Discussion
 93-63:30 PM SCIENCE AND JOURNALISM, HOW A CHANGING INDUSTRY IS AFFECTING WHAT THE PUBLIC READS, SEES AND HEARS ABOUT SCIENCE: WOOD, Anthony R., Philadelphia, PA 19101, twood@phillynews.com
 93-73:50 PM SOME WORRYING TRENDS IN SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING RELATED TO COMMUNICATING SCIENCE TO THE PUBLIC: HANSON, R. Brooks, Science, 1200 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005-3928, bhanson@aaas.org
 93-84:10 PM COMMUNICATING THE IMPERATIVES OF SUSTAINABILITY WITH A SENSE OF WONDER: DYBAS, Cheryl Lyn, Office of the Director, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1245, Arlington, VA 22042, cdybas@nsf.gov
93-94:30 PM TRUE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE ROLE OF GEOSCIENCES IN SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES: KEANE, Christopher M., American Geol Institute, 4220 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302-1502, keane@agiweb.org
 93-104:50 PM GEOSCIENCE IN THE EYE OF SOCIETAL STORMS: LESSONS LEARNED: LEAHY, P. Patrick, Acting Director, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, pleahy@usgs.gov and WAINMAN, Barbara, U.S. Geol Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr MS 119, Reston, VA 20192
  5:10 PM Panel and Audience Discussion
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