Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking

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SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction and Overview
Theme A: Traditional Approaches to Using Scientific and Technical Information in Natural Resource Management and Environmental Policy-Making
2	The Role of Science in Society Guest Participants Dr. Carl Shapiro, Science Impact Program Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey  Dr. Stanley Ponce, Senior Liaison for Interagency Programs and Science Partnerships, U.S. Geological Survey
3	The Evolution of Science in Societal Decision-Making - An Historical Perspective Guest Lecturer Dr. David Laws, Environmental Policy Group, MIT
4	The Role of Science in Environmental Policy-Making
Theme B: Collaborative Approaches for Using Science in Societal Decision-Making
5	Introduction to Collaborative Processes for Science-Intensive Resource and Environmental Policy Decisions Guest Participant Dr. Stephen Light, Co-editor, “Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Ecosystems and Institutions”
6	Collaborative Processes for Science-Intensive Resource and Environmental Policy Decisions (cont.)
7	Collaborative Approaches - Joint Fact Finding Guest Participant Patrick Field, Managing Director, Consensus Building Institute
8	Collaborative Learning and the Role of the Citizen
9	The Role of the Citizen - Local and Indigenous Knowledge
10	Collaborative Approaches to Adaptive Management, Adaptive Governance, and Ecosystem Based Management
Theme C: Challenges and Barriers to the New Emerging Role of Science in Contemporary Society
11	Challenges to New Role of Science Guest Participant Dr. Jeffrey Lovich, Acting Director, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center
12	Challenges to New Role of Science (cont.) Examination of Changing Culture within USGS and Changing Role of USGS with Context of a Changing Society as a Case Study
13	Preliminary Student Presentations
14	Last Day of Class	Final student presentations