Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
10th Anniversary
September 27, 2012
University of Colorado-Boulder
Keynote Lecture "Science and Technology Policy in the Obama Administration"
by Dr. John P. Holdren
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
9:00-10:30 am
“Extremes: Nature, Society and Policy” panel discussion
Panelists: Shali Mohleji (American Meteorological Society Policy Program), Roger Pielke, Jr. (CSTPR), Kevin Vranes (E Source)
Moderator: Bill Travis (CSTPR)
10:30-11:00 am
Break
11:00-12:30 pm
“Public Engagement in Science and Technology: When the Stakes are High and Debates are Lively” panel discussion
Panelists: Jason Delborne (Colorado School of Mines), Rebecca Safran (CU), Suzanne Tegen (NREL) Moderators: Lisa Dilling and Max Boykoff (CSTPR)
12:30-1:30 pm
Lunch on your own
1:30-3:00 pm
"Usable Science: The Promise and Peril of Directing Research Toward Practical Outcomes" panel discussion
Panelists: Susan Avery (WHOI), Shannon McNeeley (NCAR), Carl Mitcham (Colorado School of Mines) Moderator: Elizabeth McNie (Purdue)
3:00-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-4:30 pm
“Life after CSTPR” panel discussion
Panelists: Shali Mohleji (American Meteorological Society Policy Program), Genevieve Maricle (USAID), Shep Ryen (former Hill staffer)
Moderator: Roger Pielke, Jr. (CSTPR)
7:30-9:00 pm
Keynote address: "Science and Technology Policy in the Obama Administration" by Dr. John P. Holdren
