Organized by Jeffrey Kinder / Silke Nebel / Patrick Feng
What is Science Policy? Always wondered but were too afraid to ask? Think you have all the answers? Then this workshop is for you. Together we will break down ways to think about the influence of science on the policy-making process, and concepts for how policy can influence the scientific research enterprise.
You will gain an understanding of how science policy works by getting to know the policy toolkit (your nuts and bolts!) and by exploring the positions and competing interests of the stakeholders in a real-life case study. We will finish with a career panel consisting of professionals who ended up in science policy through very different avenues.
We welcome curious thinkers from all background, whether in sciences, engineering, public policy, business, communications, arts or something else entirely. If you have interest in science policy, this workshop is the place for you to share and expand your knowledge, build skills, and meet interesting people in the world of science policy.
Workshop Agenda
8:00-8:15 - Introduction and Icebreaker
8:15-9:45 - Integration of Science and Policy (Jeff Kinder)
9:45 - 10:00 - Bio break
10:00 - 12:00 - Interactive exercise - How to minimize carbon emissions of the boreal forest (Silke Nebel)
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 -2:00 -Interactive exercise - Communicating Science into Policy (Patrick Feng)
2:00 - 3:00 - Career panel (Jeff Kinder, Silke Nebel, Kori St-Cyr)
