CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Start |Author Index | View Uploaded Presentations | Meeting Information
Session No. 268
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room L100FG (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Public Policy: The Not-So Great Divide—Where Science Meets Public Policy

 

Richard C. Berg and Karen M. McCurdy, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1
1:45 PM
CLIMATE SCIENTISTS IN THE PUBLIC ARENA: WHO'S GOT OUR BACKS?
MANN, Michael E., Dept. of Meteorology and Earth and Environ. Systems Institute, Penn State University, Walker Building, University Park, PA 16827, mann@psu.edu, mann@psu.edu
2
2:00 PM
HOW THE PUBLIC DECIDES: THE ROLE OF VISUALIZATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING
TURNER, Sheldon P., Institute for the Study of Environment, Sustainability, and Energy, Northern Illinois University, 321 Health Services Building, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 48824, sturner5@niu.edu, sturner5@niu.edu
3
2:15 PM
Withdrawn
4
2:30 PM
SPANNING THE GEOSCIENCE-GOVERNMENT DIVIDE: THE IMPORTANCE OF CONGRESSIONAL TIME
MCCURDY, Karen M., Political Science Department, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8101, Statesboro, GA 30460, kmccurdy@georgiasouthern.edu, kmccurdy@georgiasouthern.edu
5
2:45 PM
SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY: MEETING THE CHALLENGE
GRIFO, Francesca T., Union of Concerned Scientists, 1825 K Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, Washington, DC 20006, fgrifo@ucsusa.org, fgrifo@ucsusa.org
6
3:00 PM
SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
THORNHILL, Alan, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, United States Department of Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS 5438, Washington, DC 20240, Alan.Thornhill@boemre.gov, Alan.Thornhill@boemre.gov
7
3:15 PM
PALEONTOLOGY, POLICY, AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
FOSS, Scott E., Bureau of Land Management, 20 M St. SE, Suite 2134, Washington, DC 20003, sfoss@blm.gov, sfoss@blm.gov
 
3:30 PM
Break
8
3:45 PM
HOW TO USE YOUR GEOTECHNICAL TRANSLATION SKILLS TO ENGAGE POLICY-MAKERS AND PROMOTE THE INCLUSION OF THE GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE
PHILLIPS, Michael A., Natural Sciences, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave, Oglesby, IL 61348-9692, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu
9
4:00 PM
THE URBAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: AN EMERGING NEED IN A CHANGING WORLD
WILSON, Michael C., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Douglas College, P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2, Canada, wilsonmi@douglascollege.ca, wilsonmi@douglascollege.ca
10
4:15 PM
BROADENING CANADA-UNITED STATES COOPERATION ON TRANSBOUNDARY GEOSCIENCE ISSUES
SCHIFFRIES, Craig M., Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, cschiffries@ciw.edu, cschiffries@ciw.edu
11
4:30 PM
SOMETHING'S ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
HALPERN, Michael H. and HUERTAS, Aaron, Union of Concerned Scientists, 1825 K Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20011, mhalpern@ucsusa.org, mhalpern@ucsusa.org
12
4:45 PM
Withdrawn
13
5:00 PM
SCIENTISTS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND ERIONITE IN NORTH DAKOTA
BOLAND, Maeve A., Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, mboland@mines.edu, mboland@mines.edu
14
5:15 PM
Withdrawn
See more of: General Discipline Sessions
<< Previous Session | Next Session >>
Meeting Home page GSA Home Page