Science Coverage occasions at #AGU23
AGU’s annual assembly is simply across the nook! We’re thrilled to return to San Francisco in particular person this yr and on-line in all places. Our Science Coverage Group has been busy getting ready a packed schedule of science coverage occasions for our members – whether or not you need to hear about coalition-building, study the fundamentals and begin your journey into science coverage, and even take the following step into the coverage world and study extra concerning the fellowship alternatives AGU gives, we now have you lined. Verify our schedule beneath for descriptions and hyperlinks to every occasion. You can too discover particulars of all occasions right here.
Questions on any occasions? E-mail [email protected].
Monday 11 December
Science Coverage Workplace Hours
10:15 am – 11:15 am PST
AGU Central
Have questions on how one can become involved in science coverage or enhance your science advocacy abilities? The AGU Science Coverage & Authorities Relations crew can assist. Cease by our workplace hours to debate alternatives, sources, and assist we now have accessible to have interaction in science coverage on the native/state, federal, or worldwide stage.
Getting Concerned within the 2024 U.S. Election
14:10 – 15:40 PST
159 – South (Higher Mezzanine, South, Moscone Heart)
On this joint occasion between AGU and the Local weather Science Authorized Protection Fund (CSLDF), CSLDF attorneys will clarify varied ways in which scientists can apply their experience in the direction of the coverage and lawmaking processes at an important time. CSLDF attorneys will describe greatest practices for scientists focused on campaigning for science-forward candidates of their selection, in addition to how one can interact with Congress on essential legislative issues. CSLDF attorneys will even cowl basic First Modification rights as they pertain to scientists and researchers, and clarify how scientists may be best of their advocacy efforts general.
14:10 – 15:40 PST
2020 – West (Degree 2, West, Moscone Heart)
Science is important for creating efficient and equitable public insurance policies. On subjects from the COVID-19 pandemic to local weather change and past, scientists have the duty to offer well timed, evidence-based, goal evaluation to coverage makers and choice makers all through all ranges of presidency. On this session, we search to shine a lightweight on the science group’s latest efforts to revive religion within the position of science in coverage, from local- and community-level engagement to Federal coverage making. We encourage summary submissions that spotlight particular science-based public coverage initiatives in addition to abstracts extra broadly targeted on science coverage collaborations. We welcome submissions from scientists, coverage makers, and science advocates who’ve labored on the interface of science and public coverage. We particularly need to spotlight science communication and engagement practices that allow efficient collaborations between scientists and policymakers.
Tuesday 12 December
Making an Affect with Science for Coverage: From Native to Worldwide Ranges
08:30 – 10:00 11:30 – 13:00 EDT
159 – South (Higher Mezzanine, South, Moscone Heart)
Across the globe, science informs the insurance policies that influence society every single day, from laws to battle local weather change, to constructing requirements based mostly on regional hazards like earthquakes or typhoons, to insurance policies on ocean drilling. Selections on these important insurance policies additionally happen at each stage of governance, from overarching intergovernmental selections on our world emissions targets all the best way right down to the native municipality stage. Every of those governance ranges requires related, well timed, and correct scientific proof and recommendation to tell these selections.
Science Coverage Workplace Hours
10:15 am – 11:15 am PST
AGU Central
Have questions on how one can become involved in science coverage or enhance your science advocacy abilities? The AGU Science Coverage & Authorities Relations crew can assist. Cease by our workplace hours to debate alternatives, sources, and assist we now have accessible to have interaction in science coverage on the native/state, federal, or worldwide stage.
Science for Neighborhood Progress: Advising Native Authorities as a Scientist
10:20 – 11:50 PST
159 – South (Higher Mezzanine, South, Moscone Heart)
As native governments grapple with more and more complicated coverage challenges, the position of science (and scientists) in driving evidence-based options is a rising crucial. This creates a beneficial alternative for STEM professionals to contribute their experience to their communities, offering perception on subjects starting from group well being to environmental justice. But, taking the primary steps towards native engagement could seem daunting, significantly as many scientists usually are not supplied such steerage throughout their scientific coaching. On this session, contributors will interact with STEM professionals who’ve leveraged their scientific experience to tell native coverage, driving progress towards a wholesome, sustainable, and equitable San Francisco Bay Space. Attendees will then have the chance to place their newfound information into apply, using sources from Engineers & Scientists Performing Domestically (ESAL) to establish native engagement of their communities, comparable to by means of public remark or poll measures.
Local weather Science and Coverage I Oral
10:20 – 11:50 PST
2020 – West (Degree 2, West, Moscone Heart)
Science is essential to addressing local weather change responsibly. From coastal cities to rural farms to city facilities, local weather change can pose probably vital challenges to our surroundings, our well being, our communities, and our financial well-being. Local weather change may even put our nationwide safety in danger, comparable to by means of regional instability attributable to water or meals insecurity that may require U.S. military-supported aid actions. On this session, we search to spotlight the position of science in local weather change coverage, from local- and community-level engagement to Federal and worldwide coverage making. We warmly welcome submissions from scientists, coverage makers, Indigenous Information holders, and science advocates who’ve labored on the interface of local weather science and public coverage.
Wednesday 13 December
Serving in Native Authorities as a Scientist
08:30 – 10:00 PST
159 – South (Higher Mezzanine, South, Moscone Heart)
For STEM professionals searching for new avenues to make the most of their scientific experience, service in native authorities presents a excessive influence alternative. Whether or not it’s serving on an area board or operating for public workplace, scientists can contribute technical information and distinctive views that may be instrumental in creating impactful coverage options. That is significantly true as native choice makers usually lack the scientific coaching essential to addressing points in public well being, the surroundings, rising applied sciences and extra. On this session, attendees will hear from a panel of Bay Space STEM professionals from who’ve been lively members in native authorities, serving to form their communities for the higher. Using sources from Engineers & Scientists Performing Domestically (ESAL), attendees will even have the chance to develop their very own motion plan for native service, offering route and concrete steps they will take as they intention to turn into extra civically engaged.
Science Coverage Workplace Hours
10:15 am – 11:15 am PST
AGU Central
Have questions on how one can become involved in science coverage or enhance your science advocacy abilities? The AGU Science Coverage & Authorities Relations crew can assist. Cease by our workplace hours to debate alternatives, sources, and assist we now have accessible to have interaction in science coverage on the native/state, federal, or worldwide stage.
Micro Studying Session – Science Coverage Expertise 101
10:20 – 11:50
159 – South (Higher Mezzanine, South, Moscone Heart)
Be part of AGU’s Science Coverage workers for a micro studying block masking the fundamentals of science coverage.
Congress 101 and Researching Your Policymakers
We’ll cowl why you will need to interact in coverage as a scientist, the fundamentals of Congress- together with how one can perceive when and the place your enter issues most, and how one can analysis your legislators to make your conferences and engagements matter most.
Successfully Speaking the “Why” Behind Your Science to Policymakers
We’ll cowl the three stuff you want for an efficient assembly with policymakers to start honing your message. Attendees will perceive how one can kind an “ask,” message, and story to successfully interact with policymakers and depart with a worksheet to hone their message. Understanding your audience and forming an efficient message is a elementary talent for all science outreach.
What the U.S. Federal Budgeting Course of Means for Science and How You Can Make an Affect
Attendees will perceive the fundamentals of the U.S. appropriations course of, the way it pertains to science funding, and avenues to advocate for elevated science funding. Understanding the appropriations course of and messaging the advantage of elevated science funding to broader audiences are elementary abilities for scientists wanting to have interaction in science coverage or who’re exploring science coverage careers.
Thursday 14 December
Science Coverage and Communications Fellowships Panel
14:10 – 15:40
159 – South (Higher Mezzanine, South, Moscone Heart)
Fellowships and different year-long skilled growth alternatives are a wonderful technique to acquire expertise, advance your profession, and meet a group of individuals with related pursuits and objectives. Within the science coverage and science communications fields, these kind of alternatives are extraordinarily beneficial as a transition from a science diploma and background, a technique to check out a brand new subject, or a technique to acquire beneficial information that can serve you properly whenever you return to academia or analysis. On this 90 minute session, you’ll find out about a number of key alternatives supplied by means of AGU.
Friday 15 December
10:20 – 11:50 PST
2018 – West (Degree 2, West, Moscone Heart)
Collaborating with communities for solutions-based tasks can have private {and professional} rewards. Thriving Earth Trade is internet hosting this session in collaboration with Voices for Science and Science and Society to listen to from a broad vary of scientists and consultants engaged in group science. Be taught why some scientists are drawn to utilizing their abilities to assist obtain group priorities, even on a volunteer foundation, and what you would possibly count on from turning into a group scientist your self.