When: Mon Oct 22, 8pm
Where: Dudley House Graduate Student Lounge
Hosted by: GSAS Science Policy Group

Do you think scientists should be more engaged in public policy ? Are you worried about how science is communicated to the public? Are you interested in policy issues directly related to science, like biotechnology, nuclear security, alternative energy, climate change,  health reform, and science education?

Come to the GSAS Science Policy Group’s opening event to meet other students interested in the intersection of science and policy, and hear about the events planned for the year.

Join us for this low-key event about science in the 2012 elections, followed by a showing of the final presidential debate at 9pm.  Snacks and beer will be served!

WHEN: Wed May 2
WHERE: Longwood (a.m.) and Cambridge (p.m.) Campuses
HOSTS: Harvard GSAS Science Policy Group, HGWISE, DMS Policy Paths, Harvard GSAS and HMS Postdoc Offices

This full-day symposium will introduce graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to a wide range of careers in the field of science policy. Attendees will leave the symposium with a better understanding of how to transition from scientific research to policy work, and of opportunities for science policy internships, fellowships and careers in government, non-profits and the private sector.

Sessions will be held in the morning at Harvard Medical School and in the afternoon at Harvard’s Cambridge campus; the format will be the same for each session:

Keynote Address


Embracing the Cactus: Making Policy/Making Change*
Featured Speaker: 
Norka Ruiz Bravo, PhD, Former Senior Advisor for Science and Technology Partnerships, United States Agency for International Development

Session One – Concurrent Panels



Panel: Fellowships Programs – How to Break into Science Policy

Panelists Include: 
Ilya Fischhoff, PhD, Co-Producer, Down to Earth Series; Former AAAS Fellow
Dana Christofferson, PhD, Presidential Management Fellow, Veterans Health Administration
Erin Boyd, PhD, AAAS Congressional Science Policy Fellowship, American Physical Society



Panel: Policy Governing Science Research

Panelists Include: 
Adam Fagen, PhD, Executive Director, Genetics Society of America
Miriam Quintal, MA, Lobbyist/Consultant, Lewis-Burke Associates
Heather Rieff, PhD, Sr. Health Science Policy Advisor, Office of Science Policy and Planning, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH

Session Two – Concurrent Panels



Panel: Health and Education Policy

Panelists Include: 
Jalonne White-Newsome, MS, PhD, Kendall Fellow in Climate Change and Public Health, Union of Concerned Scientists
Kyle Brown, PhD, Legislative Assistant for Health and Education, U.S. Senate
Cathleen Walsh, MSPH, DPH, Director of the Policy Research, Analysis and Development Office, Center for Disease Control

Panel: Energy, Environment, and Climate Policy

Panelists Include: 
Eric Larson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Energy Systems, Climate Central
Mitchell Baer, PhD, Director, Office of Oil and Gas Analysis, Department of Energy
Jenny Dissen, MS, Director of Climate Literacy and Outreach, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Registration is required to attend, see http://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/events/sciencepolicy2012.html. Please direct your questions to sciencepolicy@hcs.harvard.edu

The Harvard GSAS Science Policy Group to attend to the 2012 Science, Technology and Policy Crossroads Symposium:

Keynote Address:     Rear Admiral Ali Khan, Director of Health Preparedness  and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Panel Discussion:    

Jon Beckwith, Harvard Medical School
Dan Hastings, MIT Dean for Undergraduate Education
Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard Kennedy School
Eli Kintisch, MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow