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LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY
SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY:
ENHANCING THE
CONNECTIONS
College
of Agriculture faculty, professional scientific staff and graduate students are
invited to participate in a special, three-day workshop taking place on the
Iowa State University campus May 11-13.
The workshop will provide participants with conceptual tools and
practical resources to facilitate more effective engagement of their science
with the policy process. National,
regional and ISU presenters will offer realistic, experience-based accounts of
current opportunities and constraints in bringing science to bear on policy at
both the federal and state levels.
Hands-on sessions will include topics such as communicating scientific findings to
lay audiences, giving testimony before legislative and regulatory panels, and writing effective policy briefs.
This three day workshop is the culminating event of a two year project supported by an endowment to the ISU Agronomy Department through its Global Agricultural Science and Policy Initiative. The workshop schedule is available online.
The
workshop is open to College of Agriculture faculty members, professional
scientific staff and graduate students who can commit to attending the entire
three day workshop. Both natural
and social scientists are encouraged to participate. There is no fee to attend the workshop and lunches will be
provided. Space will be limited to
25 faculty/professional scientific staff and 15 graduate students to ensure
opportunities for dialogue and exchange among participants and presenters.
The workshop application form is available online (deadline for applications: 16 April). Applicants will be accepted according to their level of interest in incorporating policy engagement with their scientific activities. Faculty and professional scientific staff who attend the entire workshop will receive a $500 professional development grant to support future research, teaching or professional development activities related to enhancing science and policy connections.
Science
and Policy organizing committee: Clare Hinrichs, Chair; Charlotte Bronson;
Allen Knapp; Lisa Lorenzen; Robert Lowry; Laura Merrick; and John
Miranowski. Graduate assistant:
Ann Finan. Questions about the workshop can be addressed to Clare Hinrichs, 294-5154.
Path to the Future
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/initiatives/
Iowa State University Agronomy Department
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