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Conveying Science into Policy
Science Communication and Environmental Decision-making
at the Atomium, in Brussels, 16 October
2003.
Conference Workshops
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update: 14 October 2003
The workshop sessions are designed to offer an optimum of exchanges
of ideas, with participants invited according to their experience
as stakeholders. Rapporteurs will be present to record the content
of the dialogue but the nature and the context of the discussions
will remain private. There will be no journalists reporting on events
during these workshops.
Note that the working language of the workshops is English. There
are no possibilities for interpreters.
Conference Workshop Themes
The three workshops will run simultaneously from
10.00 - 12.00 covering the following themes:
Workshop 1: How should science be communicated (and by whom)?
Scientists communicate their views very well to other scientists,
but often by proxy to non-specialists. As the media evolves into
a more direct-access culture, science is being spoken through different
voices, organizations and stakeholders. A selection of science communicators
will present their activities and discussions will surround the
following questions.
- What is the role of stakeholders in communicating scientific
information.
- How can science best be heard by policymakers?
- Can they find common ground in a scientific consensus.
Sorry, but there is no longer any place available
in Workshop 1.
Workshop 2: How are environment and health policies determined?
The workshop will be divided into two parts. The first session
will examine the subject of environmental governance. The architects
of a Digest ("Benchmark of Policy Instruments, with a focus
on Agriculture, Energy and Transport") commissioned by the
Belgian Federal Ministry of the Environment and published in June,
2002 will present their views and offer issues for debate.
The second part will examine Kyoto and REACH as case Digests on
methods for influencing environment policy-making.
Workshop 3: How can the image of science in society be improved?
In certain countries in Europe, notable the UK and France, the
public perception of scientists has recently been degraded by certain
events. University enrollments in the traditional sciences is down
and scientific posts and positions are becoming difficult to fill.
This workshop will examine recent efforts to restore the public
image of science in the UK and the DG Research's own Science and
Society in Europe Programme. Questions will include:
- What experiences could the European Commission gain from the
British programme?
- Does greater communication on scientific activities lead to
an improved image of science?
- What means do we have to reverse the declining enrollments in
the traditional sciences?
If you are a stakeholder and would like to be invited
to participate, please contact
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