[CivicAccess-discuss] ONLINE - SCIENTIFIC DATA FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY AND DECISION MAKING - Thursday, September 24, 2009, 3:30-6:00 p.m.

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

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 clevey at nas.edu <mailto:clevey at nas.edu>.*

*For additional information, visit
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/brdi/PGA_052920 *

*or contact Paul Uhlir, the Board Director, at puhlir at nas.edu <mailto:
puhlir at nas.edu> 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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