Founded in 1987 and based in Oakland, California the Pacific Institute is an independent, nonpartisan think-tank studying issues at the intersection of development, environment, and security.
The annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union is taking place this week, and your friendly neighborhood Integrity of Science Blog will be in attendance. The Pacific Institute and the Union of Concerned Scientists will be presiding over the Tuesday morning session "Defining and Protecting the Integrity of Science: New Challenges for the 21st Century." The panel promises to be interesting, and includes AGU President Timothy Killeen, Science Editor-in-Chief Don Kennedy, and atmospheric scientist and political attackee Judith Curry. For more details on the session (Tuesday, 8 a.m., MCS 308), click here. For those of you not in attendance, we'll be blogging on the session and some other interesting sessions taking place throughout the week.
On a related note, the Union of Concerned Scientists is hosting two free, interactive workshops to explore the issue of political interference in science -- as well as what needs to be accomplished to restore scientific integrity to federal policy making. We'll be reporting back from the workshop, as well as other relevant sessions.
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See you there!
Posted by: Babe in the Universe | December 11, 2006 4:19 PM