Atmospheric Policy Program (APP)
The American Meteorological Society has initiated an Atmospheric Policy Program (APP). The APP will conduct studies and provide education on policies that shape atmospheric research and services in both the public and private sectors, as well as on policies that are affected by advances in atmospheric understanding and the provision of meteorological services. Potential policy research issues include: ensuring data access in the context of full and open national and international data exchange; intellectual property conflicts; public-private sector provision of weather and climate services; air quality regulations and incentives; and issues connected with responses to climate variation and change. The APP anticipates engaging scholars to conduct studies of these issues and, ultimately, to educate generations of atmospheric and other environmental scientists for key policy and managerial posts in government, the private sector, and academia.
The APP will develop the following portfolio of educational activities: opportunities for graduate students to become knowledgeable about atmospheric policy issues and techniques used to analyze them; education for professionals who are near the midpoint of their careers and likely to move into decision-making positions; and education of professionals with policy influence who lack atmospheric science backgrounds. With support from UCAR, the APP has established an AMS Congressional Fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Atmospheric scientists will be placed in congressional offices for one year in the early stages of their careers.
During its first two years, the APP seeks to develop broad involvement, solicit initial funding support, initiate two policy studies, organize a policy forum for the 2001 annual AMS meeting, and develop a 2001 summer colloquium. For more information or to provide comments and suggestions, please contact:
Dr. Richard S. Greenfield, Director
Atmospheric Public Policy Program
1200 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 410
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-682-9006 ext. 217
FAX: 202-682-9298
Email: amspolicy@dc.ametsoc.org
Web: www.ametsoc.org/ams/ (select Atmospheric Policy button
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