FYI this will also be live webcast and time shifted.
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*SCIENTIFIC DATA FOR EVIDENCE BASED
POLICY AND DECISION MAKING**
**A PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by the
Board on Research Data and Information (
http://www.nas.edu/brdi) *
*Thursday, September 24, 2009, 3:30-6:00 p.m.*
*National** Academy** of Sciences Auditorium*
*Symposium Description:*
One of the stated priorities of the Obama Administration is to promote
transparency and openness in governance, including in the dissemination
and use of scientific data and information, and the use of factual
scientific information in the formation of government policy and
official decisions. As the President emphasized in his speech at the
National Academy of Sciences annual meeting on April 27, it is
important to “ensure that federal policies are based on the best and
most unbiased scientific information.”
The National Academies Board on Research Data and Information (
http://www.nas.edu/brdi)
will hold a public symposium on “Scientific Data for Evidence Based
Policy and Decision Making” on the afternoon of Thursday, September 24,
2009 to provide a more detailed understanding of the policies and
programs of the current Administration that support this policy
priority. This symposium will feature presentations by high-level
Administration officials on:
* the use of scientific data in federal regulations and policymaking,
* new mechanisms for public access to federal data, and
* examples of high-value applications of scientific data for drug
approval and for environmental policy and decision making.
These presentations will be followed by a panel discussion of the
invited speakers and several Board members, and will provide an
opportunity for interaction with the audience.
*Speakers:*
*Beth Noveck,* Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government,
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the
President
*Vivek Kundra, *Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
*Janet Woodcock, *Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration
*Peter Preuss, *Director of the National Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency
*Panel Discussion (of Invited Speakers and Board Members):
**Michael Lesk*, Board Chair and Professor, School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University
*Bonnie Carroll*, President, Information International Associates
*Michael Nelson*, Visiting Professor, Internet Studies, Georgetown University
*Donald Steinwachs*, Professor and Director, Health Services Research and Development Center,
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Health
*National** Academy** of Sciences Auditorium, 2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC*
*Thursday, September 24, 2009, 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM*
The symposium is free and open to the public.
Reception immediately follows in the Academy’s Great Hall.
*RSVP to Cheryl Levey at
[hidden email] <mailto:
[hidden email]>.*
*For additional information, visit
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/brdi/PGA_052920 *
*or contact Paul Uhlir, the Board Director, at
[hidden email] <mailto:
[hidden email]> or 202-334-1531.*
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Tracey P. Lauriault
613-234-2805
https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Lauriault
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