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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 101
Monday, 23 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T60. Geoscience Advocacy and Communicating with the Public

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Linda Rowan, Sarah Andrews and Peter F. Folger, Advocates
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
WEARING THE SCIENCE HAT
FOLGER, Peter F., 10512 Samaga Dr, Oakton, VA 22124-1630, pfolger@agu.org, pfolger@agu.org
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1:45 PM
GEOLOGY AND RELIGION: CAN A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IMPROVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING?
CUTLER, Alan H., 6 Winesap court, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, ahcutler@aol.com, ahcutler@aol.com
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2:00 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, wda1@cornell.edu
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2:15 PM
THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION ACT: LESSONS FOR GEOSCIENTISTS INTERESTED IN AFFECTING PUBLIC POLICY
VLAMIS, Ted J., SAFE, Wichita, KS 67206, tedjv@pioneerballoon.com, tedjv@pioneerballoon.com
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2:30 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, ebishop@oregonpaleoproject.org
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2:45 PM
THE GREAT LAKES REGIONAL COLLABORATION
GRANNEMANN, Norman G., U.S. Geological Survey, 6520 Mercantile Way, Suite 5, Lansing, MI 48911, nggranne@usgs.gov, nggranne@usgs.gov
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3:00 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 and ALLISON, M. Lee, COPUS, Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, #100, Tucson, AZ 85701-1381, lee.allison@azgs.az.gov, lee.allison@azgs.az.gov
 
3:15 PM
Discussion
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3:30 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, jamesdavis93@comcast.net
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3:45 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, zoback@usgs.gov
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4:00 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, exnatalia@aol.com
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4:15 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, rogersda@umr.edu
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4:30 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, farrells@stockton.edu
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4:45 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, kevin@geodyn.psu.edu
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5:00 PM
SUCCESS IN ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION OF SCIENCE
PRICE, Jonathan G., Nevada Bureau Mines & Geology, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557-0088, jprice@unr.edu, jprice@unr.edu
 
5:15 PM
Discussion
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