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FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE IN SOCIETY

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY USA 15 - 17 NOVEMBER 2012

http:// science-society.com/

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY ................................................................................................................................. 3
LETTER FROM CONFERENCE HOST ................................................................................................................... 4 ABOUT COMMON GROUND ................................................................................................................................. 5 SCIENCE IN SOCIETY KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY ............................................................................................. 5 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE .................................................................................................................................. 6 SCOPES AND CONCERNS................................................................................................................................ 6 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 8 SESSION GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................................... 8 SESSION TYPES ............................................................................................................................................... 8 THEMES............................................................................................................................................................. 9

CONFERENCE PROGRAM........................................................................................................................ 10
DAILY SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................... 11 MAPS ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS............................................................................................................................... 17 FEATURED SESSION & PRE-PRESENTATION PREPARATION SPACE ........................................................ 17 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................... 17 FEATURED EXHIBITORS................................................................................................................................. 17 PLENARY SPEAKERS ......................................................................................................................................... 18 PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 GRADUATE SCHOLARS ..................................................................................................................................... 39 INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ................................................................................................................ 40 CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT ........................................................................................................................... 40 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ..................................................................................................................................... 41

THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE IN SOCIETY ................................................................. 45


ABOUT THE JOURNAL ....................................................................................................................................... 46 EDITORS .......................................................................................................................................................... 46 JOURNAL AWARD .............................................................................................................................................. 47 SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 47 HYBRID OPEN ACCESS ...................................................................................................................................... 47 SUBMISSION INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................. 48 OTHER SELECTED JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY COMMON GROUND .......................................................... 49

THE SCIENCE IN SOCIETY BOOK SERIES ............................................................................................. 51


SUBMIT YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL ..................................................................................................................... 52 TYPE OF BOOKS ................................................................................................................................................. 52 PROPOSAL GUIDELINES .................................................................................................................................... 52 FEATURED BOOKS BY COMMON GROUND .................................................................................................. 53 CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWERS ....................................................................................................................... 54 SCHOLAR ........................................................................................................................................................ 55 ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY ....................................................................................................................... 55 JOINING THE SCIENCE IN SOCIETY KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY ................................................................ 55 CONFERENCE SHUTTLE SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................ 58 EVALUATION FORM............................................................................................................................................ 59

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LETTER FROM CONFERENCE HOST


Dear Science in Society Delegates, Science in Society is an international conference, a cross-disciplinary scholarly journal, a book imprint and an online knowledge community which, together, set out to describe, analyze and interpret the role of Science in Society. These media are intended to provide spaces for careful, scholarly reflection and open dialogue. The bases of this endeavor are cross-disciplinary. The conference examines the social impacts of science, the values and ethics of science, the pedagogies of science, the knowledgemaking processes of science, the politics of science and the economics of science. In addition to organizing the Science in Society Conference, Common Ground publishes papers from the conference at http://science-society.com/publications/journal. We do encourage all conference participants to submit a paper based on their conference presentation for peer review and possible publication in the journal. We also publish books at http://sciencesociety.com/publications/books / in both print and electronic formats. We would like to invite conference participants to develop publishing proposals for original works, or for edited collections of papers drawn from the journal which address an identified theme. Finally, please join our online conversation by subscribing to our monthly email newsletter, and subscribe to our Facebook, RSS, or Twitter feeds at http://science-society.com/. Common Ground also organizes conferences and publishes journals in other areas of critical intellectual human concern, including diversity, museums, technology, humanities and the arts, to name several (see http://commongroundpublishing.com). Our aim is to create new forms of knowledge community, where people meet in person and also remain connected virtually, making the most of the potentials for access using digital media. We are also committed to creating a more accessible, open and reliable peer review process. Alongside opportunities for well-known academics, we are creating new publication openings for academics from developing countries, for emerging scholars and for researchers from institutions that have historically focused on teaching. We are also proud to announce the launch of Scholar, created in an association between Common Ground and the University of Illinois. If the social glue that holds together Facebook is 'friends' and the stickiness of Twitter is having 'followers', then the common bond created in Scholar is 'peers' working together in knowledge producing communities. We call this a social knowledge spa ce. Not only can you join the Science in Society community in Scholar. You can also create your own knowledge communities and use Scholar as a learning space, with a strong focus on peer-to-peer dialogue and structured feedback. For more information, visit www.cgscholar.com This is the longer story of the Science in Society Conference. The shorter story is the phenomenal amount of work that has been done by our Common Ground colleagues in preparation for this conference. I especially would like to thank Jamie Burns, Abigail Manekin, Homer Stavely, and Izabel Szary. And we hope you will be able to join us at next years conference, 21-22 November 2013, at the Copernicus Science Center, Warsaw, Poland. We wish you all the best for this conference, and hope it will provide you every opportunity for dialogue with colleagues from around the corner and around the world. Yours sincerely,

Bill Cope Director, Common Ground Publishing Research Professor, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

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ABOUT COMMON GROUND


MISSION: Common Ground Publishing aims to enable all people to participate in creating collaborative knowledge and to share that knowledge with the greater world. Through our academic conferences, peer-reviewed journals and books, and innovative software, we build transformative knowledge communities and provide platforms for meaningful interactions across diverse media. PHILOSOPHY: Common Ground is committed to building dynamic knowledge communities that meet regularly in face-to-face interaction, connect in a virtual community of web spaces, blogs and newsfeeds, and publish in fully refereed academic journals. In this way, we are bringing to the fore our commitment to explore new ways of making and disseminating academic knowledge. We believe that the Internet promises a revolution in the means of production and distribution of knowledge, a promise, as of yet, only partially realized. This is why we are working to expand social and technical frontiers in the production of text, so that academic publishing gains the immediacy, speed and accessibility of the web whilst nevertheless maintainingand we would hope enhancingthe intellectual standards of legacy peer refereed journals. To support these kinds of emerging knowledge communities, Common Ground continues to have an ambitious research and development agenda, creatin g cutting edge social web technologies and exploring new relationships of knowledge validation. CONNECTING THE GLOBAL WITH THE LOCAL: Common Ground conferences connect with different host universities and local communities each year, seeking fresh perspectives on questions of global concern. In recent years, we have worked with a wide range of educational institutions including (to list just a few): Beijing Normal University; The Australian National University; The University of London; The Institute for Pedagogical Sciences, Cuba; University of California, Los Angeles; The University of Cambridge, UK; The University of Carthage, Tunisia; Columbia University, New York; Singapore Management University; McGill University, Montreal; The University of Edinburgh, Scotland; and New York University in New York City. At conference sites, we bring the global to the localacademics, researchers and practitioners from around the world gather to discuss conference topics. At the same time, we also bring the local to the global, as local academics and community leaders speak from the perspective of local knowledge and experience. For links to each our twenty-four knowledge communities, visit www.commongroundpublishing.com.

SCIENCE IN SOCIETY KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY


At a time when knowledge communities are being redefined and disciplinary boundaries challenged, Common Ground aims to develop innovative spaces for knowledge creation and sharing. Through our conferences, journals and online presence we attempt to mix traditional face-to-face interaction with new social web technologies. This is a part of our attempt to develop new modes of deliberation and new media for the dissemination of ideas. Common Ground is founded upon and driven by an ambitious research and knowledge design agenda, aiming to contest and disrupt closed and top-down systems of knowledge formation. We seek to merge physical and online communities in a way that brings out the strengths in both worlds. Common Ground and our partners endeavour to engage in the tensions and possibilities of this transformative moment. We provide three core ways in which we aim to foster this community: Present: You have already made the first step and are in attendance. We hope this conference provides a valuable source of feedback for your current work and the possible seeds for future individual and collaborative projects. We hope your session is the start of a conversation that continues on past the last day of the conference. Publish: We also encourage you to publish your paper in The International Journal of Science in Society. In this way, you may share the finished outcome of your presentation with other participants and members of the Science in Society Conference. You also have access to the complete works of The International Journal of Science in Society in which the published work of participants from the conference who submitted papers may be found. Engage with the Community Online: Each conference presenter is provided a personal CGPublisher website with public and private spaces where you are able to post your photo, biography, and CV; make links to other sites of personal interest; and create a space where collaborators may be invited to access and comment on your works-in-progress. In addition, you can contribute to the online community via our blog, email newsletter and social networking sites. The Blog and links to other social networking sites can be found at http://science-society.com/the-latest-news Email Newsletters: Please send suggested links for news items with a subject line Email Newsletter Suggestion to support@science-society.com. The email newsletter will be sent to all conference participants. Facebook: Find us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/ScienceSociety.CG Twitter: You can now follow the Science in Society Conference Community on Twitter: @science-society YouTube Channel: View online presentations at http://www.youtube.com/user/CGPublishing. Create your own YouTube presentation with a link to your session description on the conference website, and (if your paper is accepted to the journal), a link to the abstract of your paper on the journal website. See instructions at http://science-society.com/theconference/types-of-conference-sessions/online-presentations. Community: Join fellow conference members on Community, CGScholars secure social media space to connect, converse, and continue dialogue with your conference colleagues during and after the conference. See page 37 for more instructions on how to get started.

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE


SCOPES AND CONCERNS
MODERN SCIENCE, CONVENTIONALLY UNDERSTOOD Conventional, modern science has had a number of characteristic features, which remain resilient today, but which are now also increasingly coming under challenge. Conventional science is about the physical-natural world, relatively autonomous of the social world. It is disinterested, striving to be independent of human agendas, values and interests. Its methods are consistent, stable and replicable, allowing the objective phenomena of the natural-physical world, external to human understanding, more or less to speak for themselves. It circulates its knowledge making practices amongst initiates to a self-enclosed disciplinean exclusive institutional, methodological and discursive space accessible only to participants who have been duly apprenticed as learners and passed tests of disciplinary entry. The connections between science and the everyday lifeworld are primarily through a unilinear, transmission model, from basic to applied science and from science to technology. Evaluations of social impacts are incidental rather than an integral to systemic feedback at the core of the scientific endeavor itself. CHANGING SCIENCE: TOWARDS GREATER SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT The Science in Society Conference, Journal, Book Imprint and News Weblog recognize the strengths, power and historic achievements of modern science in its conventional public and professional forms and self-understandings. However, they also explore the emergence in recent times of a more socially engaged science. This is a socially reflexive science, a science which reciprocates its understandings of the natural-physical world with the social world. It is a more open and dynamic science. Society is deeply intertwined with science. Clear-cut and definitive separations cannot be made between the social-human and the natural-physical. This is both an epistemological proposition (our knowing the natural-physical world) and an ontological one (our being of and in the natural-physical world). Our methods may deceive when they purport to represent external phenomena in an unproblematized way. Science is intrinsically interested. At its most cogent and most productive, science is engaged, responsible and accountable to the social world. It is integrally linked to agendas, interests, values and ethical stances. These need to be declared and exposed to examination, just as much as sciences propositions about the character of the natural-physical world itself. A constant and searching investigation of human interests goes to the heart of the question of the social credibility and ongoing viability of science. Sciences methods are as humanist as they are objectivist. The methods of science must test the human-social context of knowing as much as they do knowable realities in the natural-physical world. Reciprocal science provides a full account of the conditions of knowing, not only in the microdynamics of observation, induction and calculation in relation to the natural-physical but also the broader social contexts of agenda-setting, risk assessment and application. Interested, reciprocal science is increasingly interdisciplinary. The most pressing questions of our timessustainability, climate, health, well-being, to name just a few of the great contemporary human interestsrequire holistic answers. Scientists need to cross disciplinary boundaries to answer them, not only the various disciplines amongst the sciences, but also the social sciences, humanities and professions. Scientists routinely cross disciplinary boundaries, and they need to do so if they are to have a science which changes the world, albeit in small and incremental ways much of the time, and maybe also in potentially big ways. A dynamic, socially engaged science must be an open science. It should not favor particular geographic, national or cultural centers. It should not be skewed by demographic closures which restrict access for some kinds of potential participant. It will cross many sites of knowledge making, some conventional and some new: companies, communities, schools, non-government organizations, the public sector, informally self-constituted groups. It must be decentralized in its locations and distributed in its modes of operation. It should be pluralistic, tolerant of paradigm clashes and open to new disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices. It should be collaborative in its spirit, bringing together cross-disciplinary teams marked by the complementarity of their differences. It should be as equitable and fair as it is rigorous in its modes of evaluation of intellectual quality and practical applicability. Reciprocal science is subject-driven as well as object-oriented. Rather than establishing a primary investigator-instigated relation as has been conventionally the case in modern science, the new science should equally start with social questions. Such questions beg scientific investigation of natural-physical phenomena and their human context. This requires a change in the balance of agency between the lay public and the scientific expert, blurring the boundaries of where scientific questions are raised, how they are addressed and where they are answered. Reciprocal science is more powerfully recursive. The knowledge system of reciprocal science is enabled in part by new technologies and social processes of scientific communication. Peer review is opened out, its criteria more explicitly stated rather than embedded in implicit professional and network-bound processes. The review process becomes more reflexive and responsive in its rating and moderation systems. Scientific writers and readers come from a wider variety of places, and evaluation of scientific worth is without prejudice to the geographical or institutional source of scientific knowledge-making. Science and scientists are exposed to a wider public, and for that become more accountable. None of this is to say that that the newer, socially engaged science is unequivocally good. The more conventional modern science still has a role to play in many places, and is not without its peculiar merits. Although the Conference and its associated publication venues are future-oriented and agenda-setting, they do not assume a partisan position, supporting new kinds of science unequivocally against the heritage practices of science. Rather, these discussion spaces offer an open forum for debate. In 6

2012 Science in Society Conference moments of resolution of this debate, participants might be able to decide what of conventional disciplinary science that we want to preserve and what we might want to renovate. Whichever model of science we chose to practice, one thing likely can be agreed. Science faces great challenges in these times. These are not only to be understood in terms of the depths and breadths of the questions it is expected to address. But science also faces a dialectic in which there seems simultaneously to be greater public trust in science today, yet also greater skepticism about its costs and benefits.

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS SESSION GUIDELINES


CHAIRING OF PARALLEL SESSIONS Common Ground usually provides graduate students to chair all of the parallel sessions. If you wish, you are welcome to chair your own session, or provide your own chair or facilitator for your session. The chair's role is to introduce the presenter and keep the presentation within the time limit. PROGRAM CHANGES Please see the notice board near the conference registration desk for any changes to the printed program (e.g., session additions, deletions, time changes, etc.). If a presenter has not arrived at a session within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time, we recommend that participants join another session. Please inform the registration desk of no-shows whenever possible.

SESSION TYPES
PLENARY Plenary sessions, by some of the worlds leading thinkers, are 30 minutes in length. As a general rule, there are no questions or discussion during these sessions. Instead, plenary speakers answer questions and participate in discussions during their Garden Sessions (see below). GARDEN SESSIONS Garden Sessions are unstructured sessions that allow delegates a chance to meet plenary speakers and talk with them informally about the issues arising from their presentation. PAPER PRESENTATIONS IN THEMED SESSIONS Paper presentations are grouped by general themes or topics into Themed Sessions. Each presenter in the session makes a formal fifteen-minute presentation of their work; Q&A and group discussion follow after all have presented. Each presenter's formal, written paper will be available to participants if accepted to the journal. WORKSHOP/INTERACTIVE SESSION Workshop sessions involve extensive interaction between presenters and participants around an idea or hands-on experience of a practice. These sessions may also take the form of a crafted panel, staged conversation, dialogue or debate all involving substantial interaction with the audience. A single article (jointly authored, if appropriate) may be submitted to the journal based on a workshop session. ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS This type of session is best suited for position papers, reviews of theoretical or conceptual frameworks, works-in-progress, policy analyses, or topics that generate, or benefit from, extended discussion. Authors are each assigned a numbered table in a large meeting room for the full session (usually about 60 minutes), during which time they converse and interact with interested delegates who join them at their table. The discussion may begin with the author presenting a synopsis of their work, to generate discussion on the topic. Authors are encouraged to bring copies of their papers and/or a short handout summarizing their work for distribution at their tables. Multiple authors of a single paper may participate, and one article per roundtable may be submitted to the Journal. VIRTUAL PRESENTATION Virtual presentations are papers submitted without the participant attending the conference in person, but are eligible to be refereed and published (if accepted) in the journal. A virtual presentation allows participants to join the conference community in the following ways: The conference proposal will be listed in the Session Descriptions of the conference. Acceptance of a conference proposal for a virtual participant is based on the same criteria as that for an attending participant. The full paper may be submitted to the journal. The journal paper submission will be refereed against the same criteria as attending participants. If accepted, the paper will be published in the same volume as conference participants from the same year. Online access to all papers published in the journal from the time of registration until one year after the conference end date. TALKING CIRCLES Talking circles are meetings of minds, often around points of difference or difficulty. They are common in indigenous cultures. The inherent tension of these meetings is balanced by protocols of listening and respect for varied viewpoints. From this, rather than criticism and confrontation, productive possibilities may emerge.

2012 Science in Society Conference TALKING CIRCLES, Continued The Purpose of Talking Circles in this Conference The purpose of the Talking Circles is to give shape to a conference that is wide-ranging in its scope and broad-minded in its interests. They also give people an opportunity to interact around the key ideas of the conference away from the formalities of the plenary, paper, roundtable, workshop and colloquium sessions. They are places for the cross-fertilization of ideas, where cycles of conversation are begun, and relationships and networks formed. Talking Circles are not designed to force consensus or even to strive towards commonality. Their intention is, in the first instance, to find a common ground of shared meanings and experiences in which differences are recognized and respected. Their outcome is not closure in the form of answers, but an openness that points in the direction of pertinent questions. How Do They Work? Talking Circles meet on the first day of the conference in a 45-minute session. They are grouped around each of the conference themes and focus on the specific areas of interest represented by each theme. Begin by pulling chairs around in a circle to encourage face-to-face interaction. Identify a member of the group who is willing to volunteer as a Facilitator and Recorder (or the Graduate Scholar in the room may serve as Recorder). Allow members of the group to briefly introduce themselves. At this point, the discussion may evolve in any way that members of the group agree is appropriate. It may be informal and discursive, or structured and task-oriented. The process is one of creating a kind of collective intelligence around the theme with conversation that is open to possibilities and new lines of inquiry or action. Some Starting Questions to Assist Discussion Who are we? What are our interests? What is our common ground? What is the territory, or scope, or landscape of this thematic area? What are the burning issues, the key questions for this theme? What are the forces or drivers that will affect us as professionals, thinkers, citizens, and aware and concerned people whose focus is this particular theme? What are the future directions (in research, in theory-building, in practice) for this thematic area? Notes from the Talking Circles will be shared with the group (by the Facilitator or Recorder) at the closing session, when suggestions for thematic changes for next year will be discussed.

THEMES THE VALUES AND POLITICS OF SCIENCE


Connecting the natural-empirical focus of science with human interests.

THE SOCIAL IMPACTS AND ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE


On the social translation of science, and its economic impacts.

THE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND PEDAGOGIES OF SCIENCE


On the epistemologies and methods of science, and their learning.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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DAILY SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER
8:00 9:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 10:05-10:35 10:35-11:20 11:20-12:15 Conference Registration Desk Open Conference Opening Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, USA Plenary Session Stephen Birch, McMaster University, Canada, When Science Gets in the Way of Policy: Economic Evaluation of Health Care Break & Garden Session Talking Circles Lunch Parallel Session 1 (Themed Sessions, Workshops, Roundtables) Room 1: Public Engagement Room 2: Science Policy Room 3: Curriculum Development Room 4: Workshop: Mad Scientist Room 5: Workshop: From Brains to Societies Plenary Theater: Roundtables: The Knowledge Systems of Science (*Runs 12:15-13:15) Break Parallel Session 2 (Themed Sessions & Roundtables) Room 1: Science in Society 1 Room 2: Health Controversies Room 3: Impact of Science on Society (Session in Spanish) Room 4: Educational Engagement: 1 Room 5: Ethics & Applied Science Plenary Theater: Roundtables: The Politics and Economics of Science (*Runs 13:40-15:20) Break Parallel Session 3 (Themed Sessions, Workshops, Roundtables) Room 1: LGBT Healthcare Issues Room 2: Nanotechnology Room 3: The Knowledge Systems of Science Room 4: Workshop: Says Who? We Do, Shubin, Costa, Gardner and Anderson Room 5: Workshop: Ask College Students about Inquiry-based Learning in Science Plenary Theater: Roundtables: Science Pedagogy: 1 Reception Held in Executive Dining Room 10

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13:40-15:20

15:20-15:35

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FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER
8:15 9:00-9:30 9:35-10:05 Conference Registration Desk Open Plenary Session Paul Lombardo & Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Presidential Commission for the Study for Bioethical Issues, USA; Ethically Impossible Break & Garden Session Parallel Session 4 (Themed Sessions & Workshops) Room 1: Workshop: Teaching about Science and Society in the College Classroom Room 2: Workshop : Lessons Learned from a University Whistleblower Room 3: Testing on Animals Room 4: Global Health Room 5: Mathematics Break Parallel Session 5 (Themed Sessions) Room 1: Educational Role of Science (Session in Spanish) Room 2: Issues in Healthcare Room 3: Climate Environmental Sciences Room 4: STEM Education Room 5: Science in Politics Lunch Parallel Session 6 (Themed Sessions, Workshops, Roundtables) Room 1: Workshop : Translating Science into Common Language Room 2: Workshop: Thinking the Sinking or Sinking the Thinking? Room 3: Indigenous Knowledge Systems Room 4: Workshop: The McGill Office for Science and Society Room 5: Psychology Plenary Theater: Roundtables: Science Pedagogy: 2 Break Parallel Session 7 (Themed Sessions & Roundtables) Room 1: Women & Gender Issues Room 2: Education Room 3: Science in Society: 2 Room 4: Professional Ethics Room 5: Environmental Issues Plenary Theater: Roundtables: Science Ethics & Philosophy (*Runs14:40-15:40) Break Parallel Session 8 (Themed Sessions & Workshops) Room 1: Science Histories Room 2: Workshop: Mall as Living Lab Room 3: Health in Society Room 4: Workshop : Finding Our Place within the Emerging Societal Paradigm Shift Room 5: Publishing Session (Runs 16:05-16:35) Conference Dinner: Le Bateau Ivre, *Pre-registration Required

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SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER
8:30 9:00-9:30 9:35-10:15 Conference Registration Desk Open Conference Opening Bernard Sinclair-Desgagn, HEC Montreal, Canada Science-Based Policy when Scientists Disagree Breakfast Buffet & Garden Session (Garden Session Runs 9:35-10:05) Parallel Session 9 (Themed Sessions) Room 1: Alternative Method Room 2: Science from a Historical, Political & Economic Perspective (Session in Spanish) Room 3: Ethics Education Room 4: Perceptions in Science Room 5: Educational Engagement: 2 Plenary Theater: Publishing Session (*Runs 10:15-11:15) Conference Closing, Graduate Scholar Awards Ceremony and Future Directions

10:15-11:35

11:40-12:10

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MAPS
Clark Kerr Campus

*Conference Rooms 1-4 &

the Joseph Krutch Theatre are located in Building 14/Clark Kerr Campus Center *Conference Room 5 is located in Building 12/Residence Hall * Pre-Presentation Preparation Space/the Executive Dining Room is located in Building 10

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2012 Science in Society Conference Building 14/Clark Kerr Campus Center, First Floor

*Conference Rooms 1-4 &

the Joseph Krutch Theatre are located in Building 14/Clark Kerr Campus Center *Conference Room 5 is located in Building 12/Residence Hall (See page 16) * Pre-Presentation Preparation Space/the Executive Dining Room is located in Building 10 (See page 16)

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2012 Science in Society Conference Building 14/Clark Kerr Campus Center, Second Floor

*Conference Rooms 1-4 & the Joseph Krutch Theatre are located in Building 14/Clark Kerr Campus Center
*Conference Room 5 is located in Building 12/Residence Hall (See page 16) * Pre-Presentation Preparation Space/the Executive Dining Room is located in Building 10 (See page 16)

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
FEATURED SESSION & PRE-PRESENTATION PREPARATION SPACE
Publishing Your Paper or Book with Common Ground Friday 16 November, 16:05 16:35 (Room 5) Saturday 17 November, 10:20 10:50 (Plenary Theatrer) Jamie Burns, Managing Editor, Journals, Common Ground Publishing Overview: In this session the Managing Editor of The International Journal of Science in Society and The Science in Society: A Book Series will present an overview of Common Grounds publishing philosophy and practices. She will also offer tips for turning conference papers into journal articles, present an overview of journal publishing procedures, introduce The Science in Society: A Book Series, and provide information on Common Grounds book proposal submission process. Please feel free to bring questionsthe second half of the session will be devoted to Q & A. Pre-Presentation Preparation Space Executive Dining Room in Building 10 Need a space to go over your notes? The Executive Dining Room located in Building 10 has been designated as an area where delegates can go over their notes to prep for their presentations, roundtables or workshops.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES


CONFERENCE DINNER Le Bateau Ivre Friday 16 November 18:30 20:30 Located seven blocks south of the UC campus on the corner of Telegraph and Carleton, join other Science in Society Conference colleagues, speakers and friends for a French-inspired 3 course conference dinner, including wine, at Le Bateau Ivre Restaurant, I and Coffeehouse, a Berkeley landmark. Established in 1972, Le Bateau Ivre was originally a residence built in 1898 by a French architect. Enjoy the warm and comfortable ambiance of a French home and good conversation at a time when many of our speakers are able to come together for more intimate conversations over great food and wine. *Pre-registration is required* RECEPTION (Friday 15 November 16:40 17:40) Common Ground Publishing and the Science in Society Conference will be hosting a Reception in the after the last session on 15 November. Please join your colleagues for drinks, light hors doeuvres, and a chance to connect and converse. Registration for this event is not required.

FEATURED EXHIBITORS
Somali Women and Children's Support Network Your 2012 Science in Society Conference Bag has been made by the Haween Enterprises/The Somali Women and Childrens Support Network. SWCSN is a community based organization that was established in 1992. Their organization seeks to provide services to immigrant women and children, foster leadership skills, and encourage the women towards self-sufficiency. Over the past years the SWCSN has established programs that operate out of portable units at Kingsview Village Junior School. As these immigrant women face enormous barriers such as housing, language, culture, education, and employment, the SWCSN has been successful with programs which help to alleviate their isolation by building upon their social network. Such programs include ESL classes, workshops and information sessions, skills training courses, the community access program (CAP), referral and interpretation services, and childcare services for the women as they establish their own skills. SWCSN has also established Haween Enterprises, which is a community-based sewing enterprise that provides training, employment opportunities and work experience for immigrant women. We are continuously working to enhance the enterprise and improve the quality of services by consulting participants, volunteers, staff, board members, and investors.

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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Stephen Birch
Stephen Birch is a Professor in The Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis at McMaster University in Canada and Chair in Health Economics at the University of Manchester. He holds honorary or visiting appointments at Universities in Australia, South Africa and Sweden. He is senior scientist at the WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning at Dalhousie University, Canada and a member of the UK Department of Healths Centre for Workforce Intelligence. He has served as a consultant with WHO and the World Bank as well as many national and provincial health departments on health workforce planning. His main research interests are in the economics of health care systems with particular emphasis on equity, resource allocation and alternative delivery models. He has over 200 publications in peer reviewed journals and recently completed a 15 year term as Senior Editor for Social Science and Medicine. He has served on various public boards including the Local Health Integration Network and the District Health Council in Hamilton, Ontario, the Health Professions Regulatory Council of Ontario and the Community Health Council for York District Health Authority.

Paul Lombardo
Paul earned both his Ph.D. and J.D. degrees from the University of Virginia where (1990- 2006) he was a faculty member of the Schools of Law and Medicine and directed the Center for Mental Health Law at the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, then the Program in Law and Medicine in the Center for Biomedical Ethics. Before returning to Virginia he practiced law in California (1985-1990). He currently serves as Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law, in Atlanta. He has been a consultant to Study Sections or Special Emphasis Panels at eight different Institutes of the National Institutes of Health. He was a contributor and consultant for the U.S. Memorial Holocaust Museum Exhibit Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race. In 200 2, he sponsored an historical marker to memorialize the Supreme Courts infamous 1927 deci sion endorsing eugenical sterilization laws in Buck v. Bell. His advocacy for state governmental repudiation of past eugenic policies succeeded first in Virginia and has extended to six other states. His publications span the fields of health law, medico-legal history, and bioethics and include the books: A Century of Eugenics in America: From the Indiana Experiment to the Human Genome Era (ed., 2011), Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court and Buck v. Bell (2008), and Fletchers Clinical Ethics (ed., 2005).

Bernard Sinclair-Desgagn
Bernard Sinclair-Desgagn is the International Economics and Governance chair and Chairman of the International Business department at HEC Montral, a Fellow of CIRANO and an Affiliate Professor at the cole polytechnique of Paris. Previously, he was for several years a faculty member of INSEAD (in Fontainebleau, France) and the cole polytechnique of Montreal. He holds a PhD in Management science/Operations research from Yale University. His main research areas are the economics of incentives and organization, environmental economics and policy, risk management, and environmental innovation. His publications can be found in major journals such as Econometrica, Management Science, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, the Journal of Regulatory Economics, and the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization. His recent work focuses on the dynamics of the eco-industry, the administrative costs of environmental regulation, and policy making under scientific uncertainty. In 2004, he was nominated a Fellow of the European Economic Association. In 2006, he won (with co-author Pauline Barrieu of the London School of Economics) the Finance and Sustainability European Research Award for the article On Precautionary Policies published in Management Science. He is currently an associate editor of Resource and Energy Economics and the International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics.

Kayte Spector-Bagdady
Kayte Spector-Bagdady is Associate Director at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues and was the lead staff investigator into the PHS experiments in Guatemala for the Commission s report, Ethically Impossible: STD Research in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948. She joined the Commission staff in 2010 after working as an associate at Hunton & Williams, where she advised drug and device companies on federal and FDA compliance issues and worked pro bono for an international children s health NGO. Her interests include reproductive and pharmaceutical ethics and law, and she has published articles on issues such as direct-to-consumer advertising, informed consent in posthumous reproduction, and patient screening practices for assisted reproductive technologies. She received her J.D. and M. Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and School of Medicine respectively. After graduating from Middlebury College, magna cum laude, she worked several years as a mergers and acquisitions paralegal at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. While in law school, she interned at Health Care for All, a consumer advocacy group, lobbying for health care reform in Massachusetts. She was also an extern at Penn s Office of Legal Counsel focusing on issues of consent to posthumous and assisted reproduction.

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2012 Science in Society Conference

PROGRAM Thursday, 15 November


8:00 9:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 10:05-10:35 10:35-11:20 Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 11:20-12:15 12:15-13:30 Room 1 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT REGISTRATION OPEN CONFERENCE OPENING: Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, USA PLENARY SESSION: Stephen Birch, University, Canada, When Science Gets in the Way of Policy: Economic Evaluation of Health Care BREAK & GARDEN SESSION TALKING CIRCLES Talking Circle: Science Pedagogy Talking Circle: Science Ethics Talking Circle: Applied Science Talking Circle: The Politics and Economics of Science Talking Circle: The Knowledge Systems of Science & History and Philosophy of Science LUNCH PARALLEL SESSION 1 (75 minute Themed Sessions, 60 minute Workshops, & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Deliberate, Discuss, Challenge: Perspectives on the Role of Public Engagement Dr. Clare Wilkinson, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK Overview: Discussing evaluation findings from a number of UK projects, the paper will discuss how public engagement encourages public participants to deliberate, discuss and challenge research ideas. Integrating Science into Civic Engagement: Promoting Environmental Justice in Lowincome Communities Dr. Haco Hoang, Department of Political Science, Dr. Grady Hanrahan, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, USA Overview: This project proposes a framework for understanding and promoting environmental justice in low-income, minority communities by integrating the insights of the physical and social sciences. Political Science for Russian Students in the Globalized Era Prof. Alecia Jioeva, Department of Language Communication School of World Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation Overview: The presentation deals with the course of study in political science for Russian learners of English. Teaching Anglo-Saxon political culture is the priority for political education in todays Russia. Mapping Research Activity in the Process of Making Science Policy Aviad Bar-Haim, Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel Overview: In reformulating science policy, The Open University of Israel initiated a novel project, composed of two complementary processes: a top-down mapping of research activity, and a bottom-up self-organizing research groups. Campaign Science: Establishing Authority in Environmental Advocacy Julee Boan, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada Overview: The role of NGOs in transforming expert knowledge into meaningful information for laypeople and its importance for both scientists and policy-makers Assessing Daniel Bells Forecast: Big Science and the Post -industrial Society Andrew Domondon, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Overview: This paper examines the trajectory of post-WWII Big Science in the US to assess Daniel Bells forecast that sociologizingnon-economicgoals, will take precedence over economic goals in determining science policy.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 12:15-13:30 Room 3 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PARALLEL SESSION 1 (75 minute Themed Sessions, 60 minute Workshops, & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Alternative Conceptions Held by High School Students in Mechanics Stephan Paraffin Mchunu, MST, University of Zululand, Empangeni, South Africa Overview: This reports the results of a study carried out to compare the effectiveness of three instructional approaches in alleviating conceptual difficulties and alternative conceptions of grade 12 learners in mechanics. The Effects of an Experimental Spiral Science Curriculum Taught in a Science Summer Camp to Middle School Girls and Boys Dr. Edith G. Davis, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, USA Overview: This research compared the effectiveness of using an experimental spiral science curriculum to a traditional linear science curriculum for middle school students using a preservice, in-service teaching component. Using Media Reports of Science as an Instructional Tool for Teaching the Nature of Science Prof. Gultekin Cakmakci, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Overview: This study aims to explore how media reports of science can be embedded into the teaching of science and examine what effects they have on student learning. Mad Scientist: Should Traver 1951 Be Retracted and How Matan Shelomi, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, USA Overview: In 1951, a delusional scientist successfully got her hallucinations published as fact. This workshop asks if we can we ethically retract such work? From Brains to Societies: The Emergence of an Empathic Ecology Dorothy Deasy, Olympia, Michael Ferguson, Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA Overview: How do the core systems of our society employ empathy? This question will be explored as an interactive discussion following a brief overview of the brain science underlying empathy. The Paradigm and the Metaphor Dr. Genevieve Later, Department of English and Modern Languages, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada Overview: A comparative analysis of the paradigm and the metaphor, with preference given to the metaphor, as a key element in scientific discourse. Researcher Mobility in the Knowledge Making Process of Nobel Laureates: Studies of Creativity in the Science and Technology Interface Dr. Katarina Larsen, Division History of Science, Technology and Environment, KTH The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. M.Laura Frigotto, Trento University, Italy Overview: This study focuses on knowledge making processes in science, technical skills and creativity related to researchers mobility, enabling access to specific research facilities and equipment. Two Contrasting Paradigms of Science: Cartesian Mechanism and Undivided Wholeness Dr Siddharth Chatterjee, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA Overview: The widely prevalent paradigm of Cartesian mechanism (CM) underlying science is contrasted against the paradigm of undivided wholeness (UW). Three examples indicate that CM is a limiting case of UW. The Objective Lens: Objectivity as the Guise of Scientific Truth Vivian Sming Chen, Program in Art, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, USA Overview: What are the implications of using the objective lens as a system for obtaining scientific truth? How is human regard towards others then affected by this system of objectivity? BREAK

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2012 Science in Society Conference 13:40-15:20 Room 1 SCIENCE IN SOCIETY: 1 PARALLEL SESSION 2 (100 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Turkish Societys Approach to Science Gzde Efe, Department of Cinema & Television School of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskiehir, Turkey Overview: The paper presents a consideration of Turkish societys approach to science by th analyzing media products produced in Turkey mentioning Darwins 200 and evolution theorys th 150 year in 2009. An Environmental Impact Assessment of Southern Indias Fastest Growing Aviation Corridor: Social Impact and Economic Feasibility Prof. S. Ghosh, Vellore Institute of Technology, Karthik Ramaswamy, School of Mechanical And Building Sciences, Gautham Ramchandran, Rohan Kataria, Jethro Nagawkar, Prithviraja Basak, Saurish Yelchur, VIT University, Vellore, Vellore, India Overview: An environmental impact analysis of one of Indias fastest growing aviation corridors is first presented, followed by a social impact analysis and its economic feasibility. Energy Limits in Planning and Development: Energy Return on Energy Invested Temis G. Taylor, Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management Department of Environment and Society College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, USA Overview: Energy return on energy invested (EROI) is an important physical limit not considered in planning and energy development. We explore the implicit treatment of EROI in the public process. Legal Transplants and the Ownership of Life: Regulation and Use of Synthetic Biology in Agriculture in Comparative Perspective Dr. Monica Eppinger, Program in Anthropology Department of Sociology and School of Law, St. Louis University, St. Louis, USA Overview: Using Ukraine and the United States as comparison cases, this paper finds interrelationship between the production of biological knowledge and regimes for regulating synthetic biology. The Impact of Socio-cultural Values on Economic Development: A Case Study of Pakistan Prof Dr Habib ur Rahman, Businesss Administration, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan Overview: The paper discusses the socio-cultural values which directly or indirectly affect economic development.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 13:40-15:20 Room 2 HEALTH CONTREVERSIES PARALLEL SESSION 2 (100 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtable Session) The Exponent of Breath: How Foreign Evangelical Organizations Utilized a Public Health Lacuna in Japan for Their Own Benefit Dr. Elisheva Perelman, History Department, Millikin University, Decatur, USA Overview: Tuberculosis was a deadly, costly epidemic in early 20th century Japan. I discuss how it was nevertheless overlooked by Japans government, and how evangelical groups used this to their advantage. The Contentious History of the Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Andrea Quinlan, Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, Canada Overview: Drawing on interview data with medicolegal professionals and feminist activists, this presentation will chart some of the contentious history of the Canadian Sexual Assault Evidence Kit. The Credibility of Science in Health Controversies: The Case of Endocrine Disrupters Effects on Male Fertility Laura Maxim, Institut des Sciences de la Communication, CNRS, Pascale Mansier, Laboratoire Communication et Politique, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, Natalia Grabar, Laboratoire Savoirs, Universit de Lille, Lille, France Overview: We show that uncertainty in communication does not lower the credibility of public scientists. We analyze the quality determinants used by lay people for granting trust in science in controversies. Daily Newspaper Coverage of Life Sciences in the USA and France in a Context of International Trade Policy Conflict: The Case of Genetically Modified Organisms Stphanie Proutheau, CNRS Institute for Communication Sciences, Professor Nicole DAlmeida, GRIPIC, Sorbonne (CELSA), Paris, France Overview: Addressing comparisons of science-for-biotech risk policies in the US and France and their conflicts in international I in relation with analysis of their national daily newspaper coverage of life sciences. Making an Impact? The Emergence of Improvement Science in Health Care Dr. Julie Reed, National Institute of Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for Northwest London, Imperial College, London, UK Overview: Improvement science aims to improve the translation of health care research into benefits for patients. It challenges current scientific dogma and the impact of science on societal benefit.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 13:40-15:20 Room 3 THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE ON SOCIETY PARALLEL SESSION 2 (100 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Exploratorio de los Recursos de la Naturaleza: La naturaleza un laboratorio abierto para investigar Dr. Josep Font, Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya Manresa, Barcelona, Spain Overview: El Exploratorio de los Recursos de la Naturaleza ofrece actividades dinamizadas por cientficos, con eje vertebrador el aprovechamiento de los recursos de la naturaleza, para 23nvoluc y profesores de Secundaria Grupo de Recursos para la Didactica de la Quimica: Acercar la quimica a la sociedad Dra Dolors Grau,Departamento de Ingeniera Minera y Recursos Naturales, Dra Ester Guaus Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya Manresa, Barcelona, Spain Overview: El Grupo de Recursos para la Didctica de la Qumica ofrece actividades y materiales para acercar la qumica a los estudiantes de secundaria, 23nvolucre23l y a la sociedad en general Participo (on line), luego existo: Un analisis de la participacion social y politica a traves de Internet en Espana Dra Maria Rosalia Vicente, Dra Amparo Novo, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain Overview: Nuestro inters se centra en ver cules son los determinantes que influyen a la hora de participar on line en asuntos cvicos y 23nvolucre en Espaa

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2012 Science in Society Conference 13:40-15:20 Room 4 EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT: 1 PARALLEL SESSION 2 (100 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Reflective Practice as a Method for Deepening Critical Thinking Natalie Hakman, Dr. Shane McIver, School of Health and Social Development Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: Practical ways to encourage critical thinking and increase student engagement often prove elusive. This study highlights how these and other beneficial outcomes arise when reflective practice is integrated within assessment. What Students Know about Science Chris Impey, Department of Astronomy, Tucson, USA Overview: A systemetic study is presented of the basic science knowledge of undergraduates, combined with expectations from scientists and educators, for discussion in workshop format. Localizing the Teaching and Learning of Science Using Students Mother Language Jualim Vela, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Dr. Hideo Ikeda, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Japan Overview: Using the language students are familiar with will aid them in comprehending science concepts and relating them to real life situations. Deconstructing Haiti: Science, Superstition, and Seismicity Dr. Ivan Gill, College of Education and Human Development, Dr. Yvelyne GermainMcCarthy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA Overview: Two years ago, Haiti was struck by a catastrophic large-magnitude earthquake. Media reports suggested the earthquake was caused by a supernatural pact. How should this be handled in the classroom? Laying the Foundation for Teaching Controversial Science: What Is Science? What Is Not Science? Dr. Joyce Lucas-Clark, Department of Earth Sciences Department of Earth and Environmental Science, City College of San Francisco, California State University East Bay, Fremont, USA Overview: Teaching controversial subjects in science, such as the theory of evolution, requires that the instructor lay a foundation early in the course about the nature of science. Caught in the Cloud: Revisiting Privacy Issues in the Digital Age Shuai Wei, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This article discusses the blurry boundaries of the privacy issue. The limitation of Police Power and E-Discovery, Corporate Social Responsibility, and US Constitution Fifth Amendment protection of will be explored. Fitter, Happier: The Alluring Promise of Neuroenhancement Abilash Gopal, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, USA Overview: This paper summarizes the epidemiology of illicit use of neuroenhancement drugs; discusses the ethics of performance enhancement; and delves into the psychological issues related to human enhancement. Heightening Genetic Potential: Ethical Issues in Human-Enhancement for Sport Dr. Curtis Fogel, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Lakehead University- Orillia, Canada Overview: This paper discusses various ethical issues related to human enhancement for sport such as performance-enhancing drug use, cognitive training, and corrective surgeries. Social Intelligence Technologies: Menace or Aid? Dr. Peter Gczy, AIST, Tokyo, Dr. Noriaki Izumi, Dr. Koiti Hasida, Dr. Akira Mori, Dr. Koichiro Eto, Dr. Satoshi Hirano, Japan Overview: Interdisciplinary elucidation of social intelligence technology research and issues arising from expanding social orientation of digital environments, sensitivity of findings, and commercial exploitations. Determinants of Child Malnutrition in Empowered Action Group States of India Chandra Mani Pandey, Shambhavi Mishra, Uttam Singh, Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India Overview: Child malnutrition and associated child mortality is a major issue in developing countries. Identifying its determinants to design an effective health program to achieve Millennium Development Goals is important. 24

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2012 Science in Society Conference 13:40-15:20 Room 6 ROUNDTABLE SESSION: THE ETHICS, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE *Runs 13:4014:40 PARALLEL SESSION 2 (100 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Resisting Stratification: Imperialism, War Machines and the Evidence-based Movement Prof. Dave Holmes, School of Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Overview: The evidence-based movement promotes the idea of using best knowledge to produce best practice, this line of thinking silently enforces specific research designs and worldviews. Integral Ecology and the Pragmatic Method of William James: A Pragmatic Approach to Interiority and Decision Making Dr. Edward Wimberley, Division of Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Bonita Springs, USA Overview: Integral ecology provides a cognitive perspective for understanding complex environmental issues that can be improved upon for decision making by additionally applying principles from William James pragmatic method. Epistemology, Ethics, and Ideology in Space Policy Debates: A Pedagogical Framework Dr. Kamesh Sankaran, Physics Department, Whitworth University, Spokane, USA Overview: Provides a framework for analyzing diverging proposals in space policy debates. Its purpose is to educate scientists and policymakers on underlying epistemological, ethical, and ideological views in space policy proposals. The Impact of Sewage Pollution on the Polychaetes of Al Khumrah, Saudi Arabia Dr. Saleh Al-Farraj, Biology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Overview: The present contribution is to study the polychaete community structures and their response to a sewage discharge that was carried out in two basins. Does Cyberspace Promote Human Rights and Democracy? Applying Karl Popper s Scientific Method Lior Tabansky, Tel Aviv University, Israel Overview: Despite the common notion, there is no scientific corroboration for claims that cyberspace promotes democratization. Scientific Dishonesty: Is It No Longer a Problem? Agnieszka Anna Switalska, Institute of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland Overview: The aim of the poster is to present and critical discuss the most popular methods of the fight against dishonest scientific practice: academic codes of ethics and peer review. Race and Gender Differences in Assessments of STEM and non-STEM Images Dr. Mark Goodman, Department of Communication, Mississippi State, Shane T. Warren, College of Education, Mississippi State University, Starkville, USA Overview: An image study indicates college students rate images of women differently when that image is associated with either a STEM/non-STEM job. Race and body size are independent variables. BREAK

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2012 Science in Society Conference 15:35-16:35 Room 1 LGBT HEALTHCARE ISSUES PARALLEL SESSION 3 (60 minute Themed Sessions, 60 minute Workshops & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Not a Disorder: Transgender Health and the Shifting Language of WPATH Standards of Care Christoph Hanssmann, Medical Sociology Program School of Nursing, UCSF, Seattle, USA Overview: This talk examines the changing landscape of transgender health through the shifting language and approach of the published Standards of Care that guide clinicians. Arbiters of Health: The Impacts of Medical Discourse on HIV Prevention and Gay Mens Sexual Health Matthew Numer, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Overview: This presentation will examine the effects of medical discourses and HIV prevention on gay mens sexual health. Driving Nanotechnology in the Netherlands: Shaping the Dutch Government s Approach to Nanotechnology Johannes Eijmberts, Political Science Department, Northeastern University, Boston, USA Overview: Which drivers shape the Dutch government s approach to nanotechnology, which carry more weight, and why? This study uses the United States as a benchmark for comparison. An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies MSc Mitzi Hass Wakamatsu, Nanosciences and Advanced Materials, Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, Prof Dr Rafael Salomao, Engineering Department, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil Overview: This paper discusses interdisciplinarity issues in nanosciences and nanotechnologies. Says Who? We Do, Shubin,Costa, Gardner and Anderson: Science from Biology, Problem Solving, Hardwiring, and Fiction Revealed Mic Denfeld, Arts, Communication and Humanities Division, Pima Community College West Campus, Tucson, USA Overview: Four groups will each discuss a work by one the four authors. Concise information will be given in handouts and conclusions will be presented and integrated by the groups. Ask College Students about Inquiry-based Learning in Science Dr. Suzanne W. Gollery, Department of Science and Technology, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, USA Overview: An undergraduate science student panel takes audience questions about the effectiveness of inquiry- and lecture-based learning with respect to content knowledge, problem solving, scientific thinking, and instruction that works.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 15:35-16:35 Room 6 ROUNDTABLE SESSION: SCIENCE PEDAGOGY: 1 PARALLEL SESSION 3 (60 minute Themed Sessions, 60 minute Workshops & 60 minute Roundtable Session) Science Clubs in Mexico: Experiences in Student-Organized Science Workshops Adrian Jinich, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, Benjamin Sanchez Lengeling, Molecular Science Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Thomas Sanchez Lengeling, Computer Engineering Department, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Overview: We present our experiences organizing free science workshops in Mexico aimed at a general public. Teaching Controversial Science: Where Values and Science Converge Jill Manske, Department of Biology, University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, USA Overview: This roundtable discussion explores the role of educators in supporting students as they negotiate controversial topics, and evaluates the role of the students values o n interpretation of scientific concepts. Teaching Biochemistry in Pyongyang, North Korea Dr. Pamela Bryant, Department of Physical Sciences School of Math and Science, Howard Payne University, Brownwood, USA Overview: A critical reflection on teaching biochemistry as a visiting professor in Pyongyang, North Korea The Influence of Socio-demographic Factors on the Environmental Education Awareness of First Year Students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa Olutoyosi Olaide Ayeni, Department of Environmental and Occupational Studies, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa Overview: Sustainability is greatest challenge faced by civilization. Promotion of proenvironmental behaviors is vital. Environmental education awareness about sustainable use of resources is key to unlock maximum potential from the environment. Are Your Reasons Economic, Political, Personal, or Scientific? A Case Study Exploring College Students Pre-existing Beliefs about Science Stephanie Mari, Fremont, Dr. Ana Jofre, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA Overview: This paper uses data from classroom assignments to examine college students attitudes toward science, emphasizing the scientific and non-scientific reasoning used to form opinions about taking action on climate change. RECEPTION

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Friday, 16 November
8:15 9:00-9:30 9:35-10:05 10:10-11:10 Room 1 WORKSHOP REGISTRATION DESK OPEN PLENARY SESSION: Paul Lombardo & Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Presidential Commission for the Study for Bioethical Issues, USA; Ethically Impossible BREAK & GARDEN SESSION PARALLEL SESSION 4 (60 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Workshops) Teaching about Science and Society in the College Classroom Dr. Edward Prather, Dr. Colin Wallace, Steward Observatory, Johanna Teske, Center for Astronomy Education, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Overview: We will initiate a conversation and debate about what we, as college instructors, are/are not doing to promote and study students understandings of the role science plays in society. Stream: Science Pedagogy Lessons Learned from a University Whistleblower: Ethics and Consequences Amy Block Joy, Deans Office College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, USA Overview: This workshop will present, discuss and explore the ethics and consequences of exposing wrong-doing using a university whistleblower case study. Stream: Science Ethics Americans Attitudes toward Animal Testing from 2001 to 2011 Justin Goodman, Laboratory Investigations Department, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Washington, Dr. Casey Borch, Department of Sociology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Dr. Elizabeth Cherry, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Manhattanville College, Purchase, USA Overview: This paper discusses changes in the American publics attitude toward medical testing on animals from 2001 to 2011. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Factors Relevant to Ethical Considerations Regarding the Use of Animals in Research: A Principled Approach Dr. Hope Ferdowsian, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, USA Overview: We describe a project, funded by the National Science Foundation, establishing an investigative series and open, methodical, ethical evaluation of questions concerning the use of animals in research. Revising the Diagnostic Criteria for Al zheimers Disease: The Use of Biomarkers and Attendant Ethical Implications Antoine Leuzy, Alzheimers Disease Research Unit, McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, Montreal, Canada Overview: The new diagnostic criteria for Alzheimers disease raise important ethical issues, notably in the area of preclinical diagnosis. An Appraisal of Community Effects on Indian Rural Public Health: A Multilevel Analysis Prof Sada Nand Dwivedi, Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Dr Alok Dwivedi, Dr Shahina Begum, Prof Arvind Pandey, New Delhi, India Overview: Incorporating multilevel structure of public health data, multilevel analysis of rural Indian data will be discussed. Accordingly, only relevant covariates may emerge as significant leading to appropriate public health implications. Pegagogical Games: A Historic Survey of Pedagogical Mathematical Games Prof Jorge Nuno Silva, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Lisbon, Dra Anabela Teixeira, National Museum of Natural History and Science, Institute of Education,, University of Lisbon, Portugal Overview: We will describe the main pedagogical games, used since the eleventh century, that helped in the teaching of this subject. Integration of the Old Testament and Mathematics Dali Luo, Cedarville University, Cedarville, USA Overview: Through a couple examples, we will show that mathematics can help us be sensitive towards the importance of certain Old Testament sayings. BREAK

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2012 Science in Society Conference 11:20-12:35 Room 1 EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF SCIENCE Room 2 ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE PARALLEL SESSION 5 (75 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Workshops) El Sabor de las Matematicas Mercedes Siles Molina, Universidad de Malaga, Spain Overview: Arte, Matematicas y Alta Cocina seran los 29nvolucre29l 29nvolucre29 de la charla Feminists Who Do: Bridging Insight to Practice in Comprehensive Womens Health Care Dr. Jamie P. Ross, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University Studies, Portland State University, Portland, USA Overview: I describe differing feminist methodologies in medical evidence-based practice. I use examples from community-based research from Oregon, to link positive feminist health outcomes to feminist legislative policy. Evaluation of Maternity Care Intervention in Rural Nepal: Can a Health Promotion Exercise Improve Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours with Regard to Maternal Health and Service Uptake? Sheetal Sharma, Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health School of Health & Social Care, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK Overview: This research compares the effectiveness of a health promotion strategy, versus the existing level of health promotion in the control group, given to mothers in a developing country community setting. Addressing Health Disparities through Cultural and Linguistic Competency Training Maria Avila, Interdisciplinary Leadership Education for Health Professionals Pediatrics College of Medicine, Dr. Jean E. Beatson, Interdisciplinary Leadership Education for Health Professionals College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA Overview: This paper introduces the findings of cultural and linguistic competency trainings designed to address racism and health disparities in health and mental health care settings. Analysis of Global Warming Controversy: The Trojan Horse of Modernity? Prof. Scotto dApollonia Lionel, Departement of Sociology CRI IRSA, University Paul Valery Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France Overview: This paper presents results of a socio-epistemic analysis of the global warming controversy, and asks a question about the relationship between global warming and modernity. STS Student Learning Model: A Practical Approach to Identifying Environmental Problems and Solutions Jiyoon Yoon, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas Arlington, Yekang Ko, School of Urban & Public Affairs, University of Texas, Arlington, USA Overview: This paper presents a study of the effects of the Science, Technology, and Society Student Learning Model on the identification of environmental problems and solutions.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 11:20-12:35 Room 4 STEM EDUCATION PARALLEL SESSION 5 (75 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Workshops) Influence of the Young Engineers and Scientists Program for Underrepresented Minority High School Students on Their Knowledge and Career Aspirations in STEM Fields Dr. Constance Hargrave, Science Bound Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Mari Kemis, Dr. Karri Haen, Research Institute for Studies in Education NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, Dr. Adah Leshem, The NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, Iowa State University, Ames, USA Overview: A case study of how the Young Engineers and Scientists Program influences underrepresented minority students STEM knowledge and career aspirations Integrating Ethics and Public Policy in Step with STEM Education Dr. James Giordano, Misti Ault Anderson, Academic Programs, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Arlington, USA Overview: We propose an educational paradigm integrating ethics and public policy into STEM education to prepare the next generation of scientists for the societal challenges that will accompany frontier innovations. Putting Young People on the Right Track in the STEM Pipeline: Informal Eductaion in STEM Prof. Pooran Wynarczyk, Small Enterprise Research Unit, Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Overview: This paper investigates the impact of the participation in informal education (with a focus on the Formula One in Schools Technology Challenge) on greater take up of formal STEM education. The Politicization of Natural Science and the Scientists: Problem and Remedy Dr. Borys Myroslaw Kowalsky, Tiny, Canada Overview: The paper seeks above all (a) to give an account of the politicization of natural science and the scientist; and (b) to illuminate the political responsibility of the natural scientist. The Role of Science Unions in Australian Society: Organizing Science and Scientists for Society Dr Michael Borgas, Marine and Atmospheric Research Division Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Mr Sam Popovski, CSIRO Staff Association, Community and Public Sector Union, Melbourne, Australia Overview: Unions are effective at engaging science with society, politicians and the media. In Australia the CSIRO Staff Association actively protects the integrity and social functions of science. Innovation Success Factors: A Case Study in Latvia Ilona Dubra, JSC Luxhouse, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia Overview: This research investigated and summarized human capital, state policy, R&D, cooperation with external environment, innovation oriented organizational culture, and market orientation impact on innovation in Latvia. LUNCH

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2012 Science in Society Conference 13:30-14:30 Room 1 WORKSHOP PARALLEL SESSION 6 (60 minute Themed Sessions, 60 minute Workshops & 60 minute Roundtables) Translating Science into Common Language: SENCER and the Dual Poster Concept Cynthia Maguire, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Denton, LeAnne Shepard, Psychology, Amanda Nicole Wallis, Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas Womans University, USA Overview: Scientists do important work that could impact others, but have difficulty communicating outside their discipline. By reducing jargon used to describe complex research, scientists can better communicate to general audiences. Thinking the Sinking or Sinking the Thinking? Debating the Science and Politics of the Cheonan Incident Prof Seung-Hun Lee, Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Prof JaeJung Suh, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, USA Overview: The purpose of this roundtable is to understand the politics of science related to the sinking of Cheonan and security dilemmas faced by the two Koreas and the neighboring states. The Red Star (Anpetu Luta), The Womens Star (Ikwe Anun g) and Venus: Lakota, Ojibwe, and other Indigenous Star Knowledge Prof. Annette S. Lee, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, USA Overview: The Native Skywatchers Project gathers native star knowledge (particularly Ojibwe and Lakota) by interviewing elders. Then returns the star knowledge to the people through workshops, curriculum development and other outreach. The Environmental Practices of Eva Aetas: Adaptation Amidst Degradation Chona Camille Vince Cruz, Biology Department College of Science, De La Salle University, Quezon City, Philippines, Ryanorlie Abeledo, iACADEMY, Phillippines Overview: This is a description of the indigenous environmental practices of a group of Aetas in a degraded upland environment, and the relevant policies that apply to them. The McGill Office for Science and Society: The Many Ways to Bring Science to Society Dr Ariel Fenster, Dr Joe Schwarcz, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Overview: Innovative methods developed by the McGill Office for Science and Society allow it to bring science to more than half a million people a year in every walk of society. The Experience of College Students with Antidepressants Dr Pamela Aselton, Department of Nursing, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, USA Overview: An online interview of college students using a qualitative approach will be presented regarding their lived experiences with being treated for depression. Healing without Cure: Mapping Pathways to Improve Quality of Life for the Grieving and the Bereaved Dr. Shane McIver, School of Health and Social Development Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Dr. Michelle Gold, Palliative Care, Alfred Hospital, Natalie Hakman, School of Health and Social Development Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: Beliefs about death and dying can make end of life experiences bewildering and distressing. Drawing on interview data from palliative care staff, this paper discusses pathways for improving clinical practice.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 13:30-14:30 Room 6 ROUNDTABLE SESSION SCIENCE PEDAGOGY 2 PARALLEL SESSION 6 (60 minute Themed Sessions, 60 minute Workshops & 60 minute Roundtables) A Midsummer Nights Dream: Ciencia Viva Summer Science Dr. Carlos Catalo Alves, Ciencia Viva National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture, Lisbon, Portugal Overview: Engaging the public with science is often best done by taking it to where people are; the Portuguese beach in the summer is a great place to start Eighty Seven Years after Scopes: Look at Pre-service Teachers Attitudes about Teaching Evolution and Creation Dr. Patricia Hewitt, Educational Studies, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, USA Overview: This paper looks at the attitudes of pre-service teachers and the teaching of evolution and/or creation. Science, Society and Sustainability: A Certificate Program Dr. Richard D. Sheardy, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Womans University, Denton, USA Overview: This presentation will describe a transdisciplinary academic certificate focusing on sustainability from different points of views: scientific, sociopolitical and economic. Poison Gas, Gunpowder, and 9/11: An Introduction to Global Science, Technology, and Society Donald Salisbury, Global Science, Technology, and Society Program Department of Physics, Dan Nuckols, Global Science, Technology and Society Program Department of Economics, Carol Daeley, Department of English, Austin College, Sherman, USA Overview: This is an overview and preliminary evaluation of the only required course in a new minor in Global Science, Technology, and Society at Austin College. An Open-campus Museum for Sharing Science with the Public Prof. Jeff Camhi, Institute of Life Sciences, Jerusalem, Dr. Jeff Dodick, Science Teaching Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dina Tsybulskaya, Center for Science Teaching, Hebrew University of Jeruslaem, Israel Overview: The open-campus museum at the Hebrew University shares science with the public. Rigorously trained student guides lead fifteen different subject-oriented programs, which produce significant cognitive and affective impact. Birth in Four Fields: An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Childbirth Support Alexandra Holloway, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Dr. Jenna ShawBattista, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Dr. Megan Moodie, Anthropology Department Social Science Division, Dr. Sri Kurniawan, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA Overview: An anthropologist, nurse-midwife, computer engineer, and computer scientist present similarities and differences in data acquisition and analysis techniques for interviewing birth partners about attitudes, goals, and preparation for childbirth support. BREAK

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2012 Science in Society Conference 14:40-15:55 Room 1 WOMEN & GENDER ISSUES PARALLEL SESSION 7 (75 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtables) Social Systematic Biases in Science: A Gender Perspective Nirupama Prakash, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Centre for Women Studies, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat-Solan, India Overview: This paper highlights social issues related to women in science and technology education and careers in urban and rural settings. Technologies of Hope? Mens Perceptions of Endometriosis and Its Treatment Prof. Lorraine Culley, Leicester, Dr. Nicky Hudson, Caroline Law, Applied Social Sciences, De Montfort University, UK Overview: This paper explores how male partners of women living with the chronic disease of endometriosis frame this gendered condition and the available technologies of treatment. Chemistry in Nursing or Nursing in Chemistry Corina E. Brown, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Richard M. Hyslop, PhD, Department of Chemsitry and Biochemistry, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA Overview: The current study focuses on general, organic, and biological chemistry, a course typical of the chemistry courses required by Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. Science for Non-Scientists: Creating an Active Learning Lecture and Laboratory Classroom for Integrative Science Courses Dr. L. Kraig Steffen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Kathy Nantz, Department of Economics, Fairfield University, Fairfield, USA Overview: Through a collaborative process faculty at Fairfield University developed and designed the Resource Center for Core Science, an interactive classroom space which encourages active learning. Crossing the Borders: Multidiscipline Research Dr. Philip Breedon, School of Architecture, Design & the Built Environment, Leslie Arthur, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK Overview: A suite of new programmes at Nottingham Trent University were designed to support and advocate the use of SMART technologies and materials combining sciences and the arts. Biometrically Adaptive Consumer Packaging: The Effects of Mood Relative to a Consumers Purchasing Decisions Daniel Edward Hutcherson, Dr. Rupert Andrew Hurley, Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics, Clemson University, Clemson, USA Overview: Alternative methods of packaging are researched to represent the interactions between consumers and packaging in retail environments. Consumer biometrics determines if a persons mood has an effect on purchasing decisions. Killer Instinct: Societal Views of the Africanized Honeybee Assoc. Prof. Andrew Howe, Department of History, Politics, & Society, La Sierra University, Riverside, USA Overview: An examination of the rhetorical framing of the Africanized Honeybee threat to the United States during the late 1970s, including linkages to societal perceptions of warfare and illegal immigration. Societal Impacts of Science in Space: Past, Present, and Future Todd May, Space Launch System Program, NASA, Huntsville, USA Overview: NASA science and exploration initiatives have positively affected society in a number of ways by providing a platform for advancing general and specific knowledge across a range of disciplines.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 14:40-15:55 Room 4 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS PARALLEL SESSION 7 (75 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtables) A Corporate Identity of Research Centres and Institutions Ivo Svejkovsky, Division of External Relations, CAO Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic Overview: The purpose of this paper is to propose a model of corporate identity for research institutions to increase their local and also global competitiveness. Ethical Perspectives on Geoengineering: A Narrative Approach Paula Curvelo, Dr. ngela Guimares Pereira, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy Overview: In this paper we present the main results of an ongoing research project that uses a narrative approach for handling the ethical dilemmas surrounding climate geoengineering proposals. The Industrial-ThinkTank-Media Complex: How a Rhetorical Community Used a Sceptic Book to Delegitimize Climate Science and Derail Emissions Trading in Australia Elaine McKewon, School of Journalism, University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper presents the results of a news source analysis and a narrative analysis of Australian newspaper coverage of a best-selling book that rejects the evidence of anthropogenic climate change. Room 5 Deployment, Tracking and Data Management: Technology and Science for a Global Ocean Tracking Network ENVIRONMENTAL Prof. Richard Apostle, Dr. Tsafrir Gazit, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, ISSUES Robert Branton, Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Overview: This explores the Ocean Tracking Network data structure and governance, and its impact on knowledge flow, the scientific community, and other interest groups that can benefit from such knowledge. Water Technology and Food Security for a Burgeoning Society: Collaboration between Science and Social Science to Analyze What Works Dr. Jenny Rebecca Kehl, Center for Water Policy School of Freshwater Sciences (UWMilwaukee) Department of Public Policy (Rutgers University), Rutgers University, Camden, USA Overview: The purpose of this paper is to present the newest strategies, technologies, and innovations that have demonstrated success in addressing water scarcity and food insecurity.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 14:40-15:55 Plenary Theater ROUNDTABLE SESSION SCIENCE ETHICS & PHILOSOPHY *Runs 14:4015:40 PARALLEL SESSION 7 (75 minute Themed Sessions & 60 minute Roundtables) The Philosophers Stone: Quantum Leaps in Chemistry by William C. Davis and Rosalyn Yalow Dr. Jeanette N. Passty, Department of English, St. Philips College, San Antonio, USA Overview: William C. Davis is credited with discoveries leading to or improving numerous processed foods and other modern amenities. As a post-doctoral fellow he learned Radioimmunoassay from Nobel Laureate Rosalyn Yalow. From the Sky to the Stage: Galileo in the Theatre Octavia Cade, Department of Science Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Overview: Galileo plays typically combine the scientific with the political, the historic with the contemporary, in order to engage the audience in ethical debates on the place of science in society. The Impact of Science on Culture: A Mathematical and Philosophical Inquiry Dr. Binoy Jacob, Department of Systematic Theology Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University, Berkeley, USA Overview: The paper aims at retrieving meaning and values in the contemporary culture through a renewed analysis and appreciation of the limitations of natural sciences with reference to Gdels incompleteness theorem. Low Income Minoritys Knowledge of Grilling and Barbecuing Meat: Heterocyclic Amines, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Cancer, and Lower Birth Weight Henry Comer, University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, DECLARE Therapy Center, London, Dr. Purcell Taylor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Shanti Malladi, San Francisco, Tianna Chow, Cupertino, Causenge Cangin, NKU Faculty, Covington, USA Overview: This discusses low income minoritys knowledge of grilling and barbecuing meat, and heterocyclic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, cancer, and lower birth weights. BREAK

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2012 Science in Society Conference 16:05-17:05 Room 1 SCIENCE HISTORIES PARALLEL SESSION 8 (60 minute Themed Sessions & Workshops) Obesity in Historical Perspective: The Science, Business, and Politics of Weight Loss in America, 1850 - 1960 Dr. Heather Parker, Social Sciences, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, USA Overview: This examines nineteenth and twentieth century perceptions of obesity and the scientific and medical communities efforts to educate the government and the public about health risks related to obesity. Recovering the Sky: The Cosmos in Western Culture Prof Robert David Joseph, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA Overview: I trace the loss of a connection between astronomy and culture in the Renaissance, and show how this connection has been regained in modern astronomy. Mall as Living Lab: Creating Enabling Environments for Persons with Disabilities Dr. Eva Kehayia, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University/Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Dr. Tiiu Poldma, School of Interior Design, University of Montreal, Montreal, Dr. Michel Desjardins, Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Overview: We are transforming an urban shopping mall into a living lab and an inclusive environment for persons of all ages, especially for those with physical, sensory and cognitive disabilities. The Importance to Society of Embracing Counterintuitive Thought in Science: Assisted Exercise in Preterm Infants for Long-term Healthy Outcomes Dr. Ellen Olshansky, Program in Nursing Science, Jessica Vaughan, Department of Pediatrics Institute for Clinical Translational Science, University of California, Kelsi Sando, Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Clinical Translational Science, University of California, Julia Rich, Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine, Dr. Kimberley Lakes, Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine Institute for Clinical Translational Research, Dr. Daniel Cooper, Department of Pediatrics School of Medicine Principal Investigator of the Institute for Clinical Translational Research Principal Investigator, Assisted Exercise in Preterm Infants: New Approaches, University of California, Irvine, USA Overview: Challenging prevailing views through science leads to societal progress. Increasing energy expenditure in preterm infants, counterintuitive to prevailing views, is hypothesized to affect body composition, preventing obesity and associated diseases. Cancer Assessments in Hinkley: Are We learning What We Need and Using What We Know? Prof. John W. Morgan, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Population Medicine School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, USA Overview: Assessments in Hinkley failed to identify an etiologic cancer excess, although they revealed delayed diagnosis of screen detectable cancers that have been largely ignored. Finding Our Place within the Emerging Societal Paradigm Shift Dr. William H. Kautz, Center for Applied Intuition, Tucson, USA Overview: Scientists and social scientists have a vital stake in the major changes now taking place in science, and their impact upon the current societal paradigm. Publishing Information Session Jamie Burns, Managing Editor, Journals, Common Ground Publishing Overview: In this session the Managing Editor of The International Journal of Science in Society and The Science in Society: A Book Series will present an overview of Common Grounds publishing philosophy and practices. She will also offer tips for turning conference papers into journal articles, present an overview of journal publishing procedures, introduce The Science in Society: A Book Series, and provide information on Common Grounds book proposal submission process. Please feel free to bring questionsthe second half of the session will be devoted to Q & A. Conference Dinner: Le Bateau Ivre, *Pre-registration Required

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8:30 9:00-9:30 9:35-10:15 10:20-11:35 Plenary Theater PUBLISHING SESSION *Runs 10:2010:50 Room 1 ALTERNATIVE METHOD REGISTRATION DESK OPEN PLENARY SESSION: Bernard Sinclair-Desgagn, HEC Montreal, Canada Science-Based Policy when Scientists Disagree BREAK WITH BREAKFAST BUFFET & GARDEN SESSION PARALLEL SESSION 9 (75 minute Themed Sessions) Publishing Information Session Jamie Burns, Managing Editor, Journals, Common Ground Publishing Overview: In this session the Managing Editor of The International Journal of Science in Society and The Science in Society: A Book Series will present an overview of Common Grounds publishing philosophy and practices. She will also offer tips for turning conference papers into journal articles, present an overview of journal publishing procedures, introduce The Science in Society: A Book Series, and provide information on Common Grounds book proposal submission process. Please feel free to bring questionsthe second half of the session will be devoted to Q & A. A Call for More Comprehensive, Systematic, and In-depth Investigation of the Health Benefits of Taiji and Qigong Dr. Don Tow, Brookdale Community College, Middletown, USA Overview: Recent medical research results showing health benefits of Taiji and Qigong lead to profound questions on the scientific basis of Taiji and Qigong and their impacts on healthcare. Science-Pseudoscience Debate and Its Implications on Biomedical Research Ethics Dr Kiarash Aramesh, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: An exploration of the meanings of science and pseudoscience in the field of medicine and its implications on biomedical research ethics; focusing on homeopathy, energy therapy, and humoral medicine. Ayurveda as National Science in the Imagination of Modern India Natasha Sarkar, Department of History, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Overview: Late-nineteenth century India witnessed the clash of colonial Western medicine vis-a-vis indigenous Ayurvedic medicine. The paper examines Ayurvedic revivalism in the event of Western medicines assumption of scientific authority. Medir el capital intelectual en la UNAM: La ciencia en el Subsistema de la Investigacion Cientifica Dra. Martha Elena Marquez Villegas, Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico Overview: Se plantea que la medicin del capital intelectual en universidades proporciona elementos tiles para la comprensin de los sistemas cientficos y la orientacin de polticas cientficas, como en la UNAM-Mxico. La percepcion de la Fisica Nuclear a lo largo de la historia: Desde Hiroshima hasta Fukushima Dr Martin Gascon, Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University, CA, USA Overview: Esta trabajo describe como cambi la percepcin de la sociedad sobre la Fsica Nuclear a lo largo de la historia. Inovacionismo e Dinmica Inovativa no Brasil Carolina Bagattolli, Dr Renato Dagnino, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, So Paulo, Brazil Overview: Poltica de Cincia, Tecnologia e Inovao e seus impactos em termos de dinmica inovativa no Brasil. A Popularizacaao da Ciencia na Midia Impressa Brasileira Janaina Pimenta Lemos Becker, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Brazil Overview: Este trabalho, que apresenta resultados de uma tese de doutorado em desenvolvimento, examina aspectos lingusticos e discursivos que podem indiciar graus de popularizao da cincia na mdia.

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2012 Science in Society Conference 10:20-11:35 Room 3 ETHICS EDUCATION PARALLEL SESSION 9 (75 minute Themed Sessions) Community Engagement Broadens the Vision of Research Myopia Dr Jeff Trahair, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Overview: Teaching ethics with community engagement enhances learning and development in undergraduate health science students Introducing Undergraduate Researchers to the Ethical Conduct of Science: The Undergraduate Biology Research Program Ethics Retreat Prof. Carol Bender, College of Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Overview: The Undergraduate Biology Research Program Ethics Retreat provides undergraduate researchers with an introduction to the ethical conduct of science and medicine. Such training is essential for future researchers. Human Activity as Part of the Microbial Ecosystem: An Approach to the Teaching of Biology Steven Kessler, Department of Biological Sciences, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA Overview: Large-scale human activities, such as deforestation and industrial agriculture, profoundly impact the distribution, behavior, and evolution of microorganisms. This presentation will describe ways to reflect this in microbiology education. Room 4 Understanding Changes in New Zealanders Perception of Their Environment 2000-2011 Maneerat Suthanthangjai, Faculty of Environment, Society, and Design, Dr Kevin Moore, PERCEPTIONS Department of Social Science, Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Sport, Dr Gary Steel, Department IN SCIENCE of Social Science, Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sport, Prof. Kenneth F.D. Hughey, Department of Social Science, Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Sport, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand Overview: Understanding changes in New Zealanders perception of their environment 2000-2011. Revisiting Writing in the Disciplines: Evaluating the Community College Students' Perspectives of Writing in the Sciences Dr. Liz Ann Bez Aguilar, Department of English, San Antonio College, Alamo Colleges, San Antonio, USA Overview: An evaluation of community college students perspectives towards writing in first to second year biology, chemistry, and physics courses and recommendations to enhance students writing skills within the sciences. Understanding Racism through Exploring Neural Binding Circuitry Marc Thomas, Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical and Cultural Thought, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA Overview: Cognitive science helps explain why racism remains invisible to whites and how this negatively impacts efforts to use policy and programs to increase the number of black students in universities Room 5 Genomics in Society: Young Peoples Views on Whole Genome Screening Dr. Emma Weitkamp, Dr. Dawn Arnold, Department of Applied Sciences, University of the West EDUCATIONAL of England, Bristol, UK ENGAGEMENT: Overview: This presentation will explore the impact of an interschool competition that sought to 2 encourage young people to engage with issues relating to whole genome screening. Women Do Not Like Competitive Environments in the Classroom? Group Competitive Exercises Imply Not So! Dr. Kevin C. Cannon, Kathryn Cannon, Department of Chemistry, Penn State Abington College, Abington, Maureen P. Breen, Department of Finance, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA Overview: Group-competitive exercises combine cooperative learning with a competitive environment. Despite reported gender learning preferences in college classrooms, no significant difference in attitude toward these competitions was measured. Science, Methodology and the Social Context Finney Premkumar, Philosophy, Azusa Pacific University, Pasadena, USA Overview: This paper will explore the nature of scientific discourse in an effort to show that its internal structure is highly institutional and social in nature. CONFERENCE CLOSING, GRADUATE SCHOLAR AWARDS & FUTURE DIRECTION

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GRADUATE SCHOLARS
Graduate scholars contribute to the flow and overall success of the conference. Their key responsibilities include chairing the parallel sessions, keeping the conference on schedule, providing audio-visual technical assistance and assisting with the registration process. We would like to thank the following Graduate Scholars who participated in the Science Conference. Olutoyosi Ayeni Olutoyosi Ayeni. has about 18 years experience in Environmental positions. She graduated with honours in Ecology and Conservation biology, Masters in Environmental Management. Presently, she is working as lecturer in Environmental Biotechnology; while pursuing doctoral degree in Environmental Health from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. She has three publications in Internationally accredited journals, with five under review. Corina E. Brown Corina E. Brown was born and grew up in Romania. She graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Politechnique of Bucharest, Romania. She has an M.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Northern Colorado where currently she is a doctoral student in the last year of studies. Her areas of interest are in biochemistry and biochemical education include: drug delivery systems, drug metabolism and analysis of metabolites, course design and development of assessment materials in the area of biochemistry and nursing chemsitry, PBL learning, implementation of scenario-based laboratory experiences. Paula Curvelo Paula Curvelo is currently enrolled in a Doctoral Programme entitled Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies, delivered jointly by three Portuguese Universities and the University of East Anglia. Her PhD research focuses on the social and ethical issues of geoengineering. Since September 2010 she has been developing her research activities in the field of science and technology studies at the Joint Research Centre European Commission. Martin Gascn Martin Gascn is originally from Argentina, made a BS in Physics from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) in 2005 and earned his doctorate in nuclear physics from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2010. His doctoral thesis focused on the construction of a gamma-ray detector and charged particles to study nuclear reactions with radioactive beams at relativistic energies. During his doctorate was awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain and did spend several months in many European centers such as the Centre for Heavy Ion study in Germany, the Institute of Nuclear Physics in France and the University of Lund in Sweden . He participated in numerous experiments of Nuclear Physics in several particle accelerators in Europe. He was part of the European project Eurotrans (European Programme for the transmutation of high level nuclear waste made by particle accelerators). Currently is conducting a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University and his research involves the study of nonproportional response of scintillation detectors at low temperatures and high pressures. He has participated in 12 international conferences and his works have been published in 16 articles and academic journals. Antoine Leuzy After obtaining his undergraduate degree in Psychology from McGill University in December 2010, he began as a Research Assistant at the McGill Center for Studies in Aging. He has since started his Master of Science degree in the McGill Integrated Program in Neuroscience, under the supervision of Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto and Dr. Serge Gauthier. His thesis project aims to investigate glutamatergic neurodegeneration in Alzheimers disease (AD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) using [11C]ABP-688, a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radioligand for the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 (mGLuR5). In addition to the science underlying biomarkers in dementia, Antoine is interested in the potential societal implications associated with the use of biomarkers for AD and the increasing emphasis on the predementia diagnosis of AD. He is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship. Elaine McKewon Elaine McKewon is a PhD Candidate in Journalism at the University of Technology Sydney. She is researching Australian newspaper coverage of climate science during 1996-2010 with the aim of explaining how the scientific consensus on climate change was reconstructed as a scientific debate in the news media. Elaine completed a BA (Hons) in Geography at the University of Western Australia (1993) and a Graduate Diploma in Journalism at the University of Technology Sydney (2009) before commencing her PhD study. 39

2012 Science in Society Conference Andrea Quinlan Andrea Quinlan is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at York University in Toronto, Canada. Her areas of interest include forensic technologies, feminist histories, and violence against women. Her dissertation research traces the history of the sexual assault evidence kit in Canada. Sheetal Sharma Sheetal Sharma B.Sc. (2002), M.Sc. (2007) is a pharmacologist and microbiologist by training, and in 2007 switched to working as a public health researcher at the University of Aberdeen. Her roles included both quantitative and qualitative skills with both the NHS Scotland and developing countries (Immpact) with country experience in Nepal, India and Kenya combining her disciplines to analysis of barriers of care such as societal, cultural barriers, geographical and time barriers. Her Ph.D. at Bournemouth University (U.K.) is titled: Mixedmethods evaluation of maternity care intervention in rural Nepal. That Ph.D. applies a mixed-method approach to evaluate the Green Tara Trust Nepal (http://www.greentaratrust.com/) intervention; designed to improve pregnancy outcomes and maternity care knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among rural women. In October 2011, she was awarded the Santander grant to permit her to travel to CRESIB (Barcelona), IECS (Buenos Aires) for 7 months to conduct cost-effective analyses to examine whether the health promotion activities carried out by auxiliary midwives in rural Nepal (and other community health volunteers) to women of childbearing age (with children less than 2 years old) and their families (typically the mothers-in-law) were (a) effective and (b) cost-effective and why. Wei Shuai Wei Shuai is the J.S.D. candidate and J.S.D. Focus Group member at School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. He is also serving a research position as Senior Research Associate in 2012 (Senior Research Assistant 2011), to the Head at Department of Information System, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. He has been a registered lawyer in China since 2007. His research interest is in Law and Technology, Law and Society. He is an invited speaker on numerous international conferences as the 8th Cornell Inter-University Graduate Student Conference, Kaspersky Lab IT Security for the Next Generation Asia Pacific & MEA Cup 2012, City University of Hong Kong 2012 Workshop on Empirical Studies of China Legal System, and City University of Hong Kong Law School and Yale Law School 4th New Haven Conference. Vivian Sming Vivian Sming is an artist based in Los Angeles. She received her BA in Art from UCLA, and is currently completing her MFA at CalArts, where her Thesis Show will be exhibited in the Spring. Her art practice examines the philosophical and political frameworks that define and distinguish the human and non-human. Her attempt to blur and problematize these boundaries are rooted in the ageold questions of existence, truth, meaning, and knowledge. She bridges the concerns of multiple disciplines, bringing them into a material form to engage the discursive with the everyday. Marc Thomas Marc received a B.A. in History and Archaeology and a M.Sc. in Government (Political Theory and Comparative Politics) from the University of the West Indies. He also holds a M.A. in History from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) where he is currently enrolled as a Ph.D. candidate in the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical and Cultural Thought (ASPECT) program. His dissertation unpacks participatory democracy in Jamaica but past research topics have explored race, identity and issues of power. He has worked his entire adult life in youth and community development as well as academia and has won several awards for his work. His most cherished take away however comes from joining with communities (defined broadly) that are mobilized to solve problems. He presently teaches Political Science Research Methods but has taught a variety of history and political science courses over the last four years. The aim of ascertaining transformative pedagogy remains constant however. Even with teaching and working on his dissertation he finds time for service which presently includes various duties as a Diversity Scholar and Humanities Fellow. Jualim Datiles Vela Jualim Datiles Vela is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University where he also earned his Masters Degree in Education majoring in curriculum development for science education. He is also a freelance artist. He obtained a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts major in visual communication and Master of Arts in Education major in Educational Technology at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. He taught for 8 years at the Philippine High School for the Arts before being given scholarship by the Japanese government. He is currently focusing his research on the use of students mother language in teaching and learning science.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD


Carlos Elias, University Carlos III of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Karim Gherab Martn, Spanish National Research Council, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientficas, Spain Christopher Impey, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona, USA Michael Peters, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Dheyaa Ryanorlie Liz Ann Bez Rizwan Abdularhman Abdullah Saleh Sulaiman Ali Carlos Catalo Misti Ault Richard Kiarash Leslie Pamela Maria Olutoyosi Olaide Carolina Aviad Sevi Jean E. Janaina Pimenta Lemos Carol Stephen Julee Michael Philip Corina E. Pamela Ryan Octavia Gultekin Jeff Kevin C. Siddharth G. Vivian Sming Henry Lorraine Paula Erin E. Carol Nicole Edith G. Dorothy Mic Abbood Abeledo Aguilar Alam Alatar Al-Farraj Alharbi Alves Anderson Apostle Aramesh Arthur Aselton Avila Ayeni Bagattolli Bar-Haim Bayraktar Beatson Becker Bender Birch Boan Borgas Breedon Brown Bryant Byrge Cade Cakmakci Camhi Cannon Chatterjee Chen Comer Culley Curvelo Cusack Daeley D'Almeida Davis Deasy Denfeld Pima Community College West Campus Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research iACADEMY San Antonio College university of Peshawar King Saud University King Saud University King Saud University Ciencia Viva - National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Dalhousie University University of Tehran Nottingham Trent University Saint Joseph College West Hartford University of Vermont Cape Peninsula University of Technology UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas Open University of Israel Boazii University University of Vermont Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) The University of Arizona McMaster University Ontario Nature Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Nottingham Trent University University of Northern Colorado Howard Payne University Sierra Nevada College University of Otago Hacettepe University The Hebrew Univeristy of Jerusalem Penn State Abington College The State University of New York California Institute of the Arts University of Cincinnati; Ohio State University; DECLARE Therapy Center De Montfort University, Leicester European Commission - Joint Research Centre Dalhousie University Austin College University Paris-Sorbonne CELSA Florida A & M University USA Philippines USA Pakistan Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Portugal USA Canada USA UK USA USA South Africa Brazil Israel Turkey USA Brazil USA Canada Canada Australia UK USA USA USA New Zealand Turkey Israel USA USA USA USA UK Italy Canada USA France USA USA USA

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Michel Andrew Ilona Sada Nand Gzde Johannes Monica Ariel Hope Curtis Josep M.Laura Martin Tsafrir Peter Ivan Suzanne W. Justin Abilash Dolors David Natalie Grady Christoph Constance Mitzi Iliana Patricia Haco Alexandra Dave Andrew Daniel Edward Chris Binoy J.K.Prasannakumar Adrian Alecia Graham Robert David Amy Block Rohan William H. Eva Desjardins Domondon Dubra Dwivedi Efe Eijmberts Eppinger Fenster Ferdowsian Fogel Font Frigotto Gascon Gazit Gczy Gill Gollery Goodman Gopal Grau Gust Hakman Hanrahan Hanssmann Hargrave Hass Wakamatsu Hernandez-Garcia Hewitt Hoang Holloway Holmes Howe Hutcherson Impey Jacob Jannapura Jinich Jioeva Johnson Joseph Joy Kataria Kautz Kehayia University of Saskatchewan Waseda University University of Latvia All India Institute of Medical Sciences Anadolu University Northeastern University St. Louis University McGill University The George Washington University Lakehead University, Orillia Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya University of Trento Stanford University Dalhousie University AIST University of New Orleans Sierra Nevada College People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals University of California, San Francisco Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya Queensland University of Technology Deakin University California Lutheran University University of California, San Francisco Iowa State University Federal University of ABC Pontificia Universidad Javeriana The University of Tennessee, Martin California Lutheran University University of California, Santa Cruz University of Ottawa La Sierra University Clemson University University of Arizona Santa Clara University Visvesvarya Technologial University Harvard University Lomonosov Moscow State University Sierra Nevada College University of Hawaii, Manoa University of California, Davis VIT University, Vellore Center for Applied Intuition McGill University Canada Japan Latvia India Turkey USA USA Canada USA Canada Spain Italy USA Canada Japan USA USA USA USA Spain Australia Australia USA USA USA Brazil Colombia USA USA USA Canada USA USA USA USA India USA Russian Federation USA USA USA India Czech Republic Canada

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Jenny Rebecca Mari Steven Byoung Soo Borys Myroslaw Katarina Genevieve Annette S. Seung-Hun Antoine Scotto d'Apollonia Li Paul Joyce Dali Nicole Cynthia Jill Stephanie Martha Elena Laura Todd Stephan Paraffin Shane Elaine Abdeljalil Aditya John W. Kaitlyn Dan Matthew Debia Jacob Olayemi Onaolapo Francisca Chandra Mani Vivekanandan Heather Jeanette N. Elisheva Sam Nirupama Finney Andrea Habib ur Kehl Kemis Kessler Kim Kowalsky Larsen Later Lee Lee Leuzy Lionel Liu Lombardo Lucas-Clark Luo Lutkemuller Maguire Manske Mari Marquez Villegas Maxim May Mchunu McIver McKewon Mtioui Mishra Morgan Noli Nuckols Numer Nur Epita Ogunniyi Oladipo Pandey Paramu Parker Passty Perelman Popovski Prakash Premkumar Quinlan Rahman Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico Institut des Sciences de la Communication NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center University Of Zululand Deakin University University of Technology, Sydney Universit du Qubec Montral National Institute of Technology, RAIPUR Loma Linda University University of California, Santa Barbara Austin College Dalhousie University University of Indonesia University of South Africa Nnamdi Azikiwe University Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences S.N.College Saint Leo University St. Philip's College Millikin University Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Jaypee University of Information Technology Azusa Pacific University York University Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Iowa State University City College of San Francisco Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) University Partnership Centre The Royal Institute of Technology Thompson Rivers University St. Cloud State University University of Virginia McGill University University Paul Valery Montpellier Dalian University of Technology; Dalian University Presidental Commission for Bioethics City College of San Francisco; California State University East Bay Cedarville University Sierra Nevada College Texas Woman's University University of St. Thomas USA USA USA South Korea Canada Sweden Canada USA USA Canada France China USA USA USA USA USA USA USA Mexico France USA South Africa Australia Australia Canada India USA USA USA Canada Indonesia South Africa Nigeria India India USA USA USA Australia India USA Canada Pakistan

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Julie Julia Maria de los Angeles Jamie P. Benjamin Kelsi Kamesh Natasha Joe Mohamadreza Sheetal Richard D. Matan Mercedes Jorge Nuno Bernard Kayte L. Kraig Emily J. Maneerat Ivo Agnieszka Anna Lior Stephanie Temis G. Johanna Marc Don Jeff Jessica Jualim Maria Rosalia Chona Camille Colin Shane T. Shuai Emma Clare Meng-Hung Jiyoon Faezeh Reed Rich Rivera Ross Sanchez Lengeling Sando Sankaran Sarkar Schwarcz ShahidyPak Sharma Sheardy Shelomi Siles Molina Silva Sinclair-Desgagn Spector-Bagdady Steffen Summers Suthanthangjai Svejkovsky Switalska Tabansky Tammen Taylor Teske Thomas Tow Trahair Vaughan Vela Vicente Vince Cruz Wallace Warren Wei Weitkamp Wilkinson Wu Yoon Zamanian Imperial College London University of California, Irvine National Polytechnical Institute Portland State University University of Valencia University of California, Irvine Whitworth University Ohio State University McGill University Islamic Azda Uiniversity, Tehran Bournemouth University Texas Woman's University University of California, Davis Universidad de Malaga University of Lisbon HEC Montral Presidental Commission for Bioethics Fairfield University Texas State University, San Marcos Lincoln University CAO Academy of Sciences University of Warsaw Tel Aviv University Tufts University Utah State University Steward Observatory; University of Arizona Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Brookdale Community College University of Adelaide University of California, Irvine Hiroshima University Universidad de Oviedo De La Salle University Steward Observatory Mississippi State University City University of Hong Kong The University of the West of England, Bristol University of the West of England South Texas College University of Texas, Arlington Islamic Azad University, Najafabad UK USA Mexico USA Spain USA USA USA Canada Iran (Islamic Republic of) UK USA USA Spain Portugal Canada USA USA USA New Zealand Czech Republic Poland Israel USA USA USA USA USA Australia USA Japan Spain Philippines USA USA Hong Kong UK UK USA USA Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE IN SOCIETY

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ABOUT THE JOURNAL


The International Journal of Science in Society provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of the past, present and future of the sciences and their relationships to society. Conference presentations and journal articles range from broad theoretical, philosophical and policy explorations to detailed case studies of particular intellectual and practical activities at the intersection of science and society.

EDITORS
Karim Gherab-Martn, Spanish National Research Council, Spain

OPEN PEER REVIEW


The International Journal of Science in Society is a fully peer reviewed scholarly journal, one of approximately twenty-four academic journals published by Common Ground. Common Grounds approach to peer review is open and inclusive. Instead of being dominated by the exclusive academic hierarchies represented by many traditional editors and their networks, Common Ground journals build lateral knowledge communities. Our referee process is criterion-referenced, and referees are selected on the basis of subject matter and disciplinary expertise. Ranking is based on clearly articulated criteria. The result is a refereeing process that is scrupulously fair in its assessments. At the same time, the process offers a carefully structured and constructive contribution to the shape of the published paper.

INTELLECTUAL EXCELLENCE
The result of our peer review process is a publishing method which is without prejudice to institutional affiliation, stage in career, national origins, or disciplinary perspective. If the paper is excellent, and has been systematically and independently assessed as such, it will be published. This is why Common Ground journals have such a vast amount of exciting new material. Much of the content originates from well known research institutions, but a considerable amount of material comes from brilliantly insightful and innovative academics in lesser known institutions in the developing world, emerging researchers, people working in hard-to-classify interdisciplinary spaces, and researchers in liberal arts colleges and teaching universities. In recognition of the highest levels of excellence, an international prize is awarded annually for the top-ranked paper in each journal.

ACCESSIBILITY
Common Ground is developing a low-cost commercial approach to academic publishing. We believe there are limitations in both the high-cost commercial publishing and the seemingly no-cost open access publishing models. This is why we are seeking to find a practical middle way between the idealism of open access and the inefficiencies and greed of which the big journal publishers are increasingly accused. The idealism of open access often creates new problems, leaving academics in the often less-than-happy role of amateur publisher. And ironically, open access journals and repositories sometimes give insider networks even greater control over what gets published than was traditionally the case with the big commercial publishers. Common Ground journals are highly accessible on the web. They are not hidden behind subscription walls. Every article has its own page; and every author has their own self-maintainable website, which includes any articles and books they have published with Common Ground, a blog, and places to paste their bionote, photo and CV. We have modest tiered subscription charges for libraries and a small per-article charge for electronic access by non-subscribers. Conference participants are granted free electronic access to the corresponding journal for a year. Our journals are also available in hardcover print editions and through EBSCO.

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JOURNAL AWARD
The International Journal of Science in Society presents an annual International Award for Excellence in the area of the academy. All papers submitted for publication in The International Journal of Science in Society are entered into consideration for this award. The review committee for the award is the International Advisory Board for the journal and the conference, who will select the winning paper from the ten highest-ranked papers emerging from the referee process and according to the selection criteria outlined in the referee guidelines. The winning author(s) will be invited to the next annual Science in Society Conference, where they will be formally presented with their award. They will receive a free registration to attend this conference.

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Website: http://science-society.com/publications/journal Publisher: Common Ground - www.CommonGroundPublishing.com ISSN: 1836-6236 Frequency: 4 issues per volume INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION Information on library subscriptions may be found at http://science-society.com/publications/journal/subscriptions-and-orders. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION As part of the conference registration, participants are provided with a complimentary electronic subscription to all full-text papers published in The International Journal of Science in Society. The duration of this access period is from the time of registration until one year after the end date of the conference. To view articles, go to http://ijy.cgpublisher.com/. Select the log in optio n and provide a CGPublisher username and password. Then, select an article and download the PDF. For lost or forgotten login details, please contact support@commongroundpublishing.com to request a new password. LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION FORM If you wish to recommend the Journal to your library, we have library recommendation forms at the Registration Desk. They are also available for download at http://science-society.com/publications/journal/about-the-journal. CONTACT If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at journals@science-society.com.

HYBRID OPEN ACCESS


Common Ground Journals are now offered on a Hybrid Open Access model. This is a new development in scholarly publishing, increasingly offered by both university presses and well-known commercial publishers. Hybrid Open Access means that some articles are available only to subscribers, while others are made available at no charge to anyone searching the web. Authors pay an additional fee for the open access option. They may do this because open access is a requirement of their research funding agency. Or they may do it so that non-subscribers can access their article for free. There are still considerable benefits for paying subscribers, because they can access all articles in the journal, from both current and past volumes, without any restrictions. But making your paper available at no charge increases its visibility, accessibility and thus potential readership. More information: http://science-society.com/publications/journal/open-access

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Registration for the Science in Society Conference allows participants the opportunity to publish in The International Journal of Science in Society. Presenters may submit their papers up to one month after the conference. Submitted papers will be fully refereed. The publication decision will be based on the referees reports. To submit, at least one author of each paper must be registered to attend the conference (to a maximum of one paper per registered author). General Requirements: We only accept text files or files in .doc format (such as from Microsoft Word or OpenOffice). We do not accept PDF submissions or .docx files. Papers should be approximately 2,000-5,000 words in length. They should be written as continuous expository narrative in a chapter or article style not as lists of points or a PowerPoint presentation. Please remember that the papers are to be published in a fully refereed academic journal. This means that the style and structure of your text should be relatively formal. For instance, you should not submit a verbatim transcript of your oral presentation, such as, Today I want to speak to you about Paper submissions must contain no more than 30% of textual material published in other places by the same author or authors, and these other places must be acknowledged and cited; in other words, the remaining 70% of the paper must be unique and original to your current submission. Authors must ensure the accuracy of citations, quotations, diagrams, tables and maps. You may use any recognized scholarly referencing style you choose, as long as you use it consistently and to the appropriate standards. Spelling can vary according to national usage, but should be internally consistent. Papers should be thoroughly checked and proofread before submission, both by the author and a critical editorial friend after you have submitted your paper you are unable to make any changes to it during the refereeing process. Papers will be assessed by referees against ten criteria or fewer if some criteria do not apply to a particular kind of paper (see the Peer Review Process). Illustration/Electronic Artwork Guidelines: Figures and images must be clear and easy to view. Common Ground cannot improve the quality of images. Figures and tables need to be placed where they are to appear in the text. If preferred, you may also place images and tables at the end of your paper. Please refrain from using Word Drawing objects. Instead use images imported from a drawing program. Word Drawing objects will not be rendered in the typeset version. Keyword Guidelines: Keywords are extremely important in search engine rankings. To achieve better exposure for your paper, please make sure your keywords are clear and accurate. Resubmission Policy: If your paper has been rejected, we will allow a maximum of TWO further resubmissions until TWO months prior to the anticipated publication date. How to submit a paper: For information on how to submit a paper, please visit http://science-society.com/journal/publish-your-paper/. The publication process is as follows: When we receive a paper, it is verified against template and submission requirements. If there are any problems, authors will be asked to resubmit the paper. The paper will be prepared and matched to two appropriate referees. When a paper has been submitted to the referees, authors will receive an email notification. Additionally, authors may be asked to referee up to 3 papers. When the referee reports are uploaded, authors will be notified by email and provided with a link to view the reports (after the referees' identities have been removed). If a paper is accepted, we will confirm conference registration before sending a Publishing Agreement. Authors will then be asked to accept the Publishing Agreement and submit the final paper. Papers will be typeset and proofs made available for final approval before publication in the journals online bookstore as well as in individual author Creator Sites. The final date for submission of papers to the Journal (for one way blind refereeing) is 17 December, 2012 one month after the close of the conference. Papers are published continuously in the online bookstore. Authors may view the status of their paper at any time by logging into their CGPublisher account at www.CGPublisher.com.

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OTHER SELECTED JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY COMMON GROUND


Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides an international forum for the discussion of a rapidly growing segment of the population, in developed countries as well as in developing countries. Contributions range from broad theoretical and global policy explorations to detailed studies of the specific physiological, health, economic, and social dynamics of aging in todays glo bal society. Website: www.AgingandSociety.com/Journal The International Journal of the Arts in Society aims to create an intellectual frame of reference for the arts, and to create an interdisciplinary conversation on the role of the arts in society. This peer-reviewed journal is intended as a place for critical engagement and examination of ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world. Website: www.Arts-Journal.com The International Journal of the Book provides a forum for publishing professionals, librarians, researchers, authors, retailers, and educators to discuss that iconic artifact, the book and to consider its past, present, and future. Discussions range from the reflective to the highly practical, with an eye towards new practices of writing, publishing, and reading. Website: www.Book-Journal.com The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses seeks to create an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of evidence of climate change, its causes, its ecosystemic impacts, and its human impacts. This peer-reviewed journal also explores technological, policy, strategic and social responses to climate change. Website: www.Climate-Journal.com The International Journal of the Constructed Environment publishes broad-ranging and interdisciplinary articles on human configurations of the environment and the interactions between the constructed, social and natural environments. This peer -reviewed journal brings together researchers, teachers, architects, designers, and others interested in how we interact with our environment. Website: www.ConstructedEnvironment.com/journal Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal is a site of discussion exploring the meaning and purpose of design and the use of designed artifacts. This peer-reviewed journal examines transdiciplinary conversations between the theoretical and the empirical, the pragmatic and the idealistic. Website: www.Design-Journal.com The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations allows educators, professionals, and anyone interested in the mediation of cultural difference and diversity to empirically and strategically discuss globalization, identity and social group formation. This peer-reviewed journal reflects the business of negotiating diversity in organizations and communities. Website: www.Diversity-Journal.com Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of agricultural, environmental, nutritional, health, social, economic and cultural perspectives on food. Contributions range from broad theoretical and global policy explorations, to detailed studies of specific human-physiological, nutritional and social dynamics of food. Website: www.Food-Studies.com/Journal/ The Global Studies Journal is devoted to mapping and interpreting new trends and patterns in globalization. This peer-reviewed journal attempts to do this from many points of view and from many locations in the world, working between empirical and general modes of engagement with one of the central phenomena of our contemporary existence. Website: www.GlobalStudiesJournal.com The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society addresses a number of interdisciplinary health topics, including: physiology, kinesiology, psychology, health sciences, public health, and other areas of interest. This peer-reviewed journal is relevant to anyone working in the health sciences, or researchers interested in exploring the intersections between health and society. Website: www.HealthandSociety.com/journal The International Journal of the Humanities provides a space for dialogue and publication of new knowledge which builds on the past traditions of the humanities whilst setting a renewed agenda for their future. The humanities are a domain of learning, reflection and action, and a place of dialogue between and across epistemologies, perspectives and content areas. It is in these unsettling places t hat the humanities might be able to unburden modern knowledge systems of their restrictive narrowness. Website: www.thehumanities.com/Journal/ The International Journal of the Image interrogates the nature of the image and the functions of image-making. This peer-reviewed, cross-disciplinary journal brings together researchers, practitioners, and teachers from areas of interest including: architecture, art, cultural studies, design, education, history, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, religious studies, semiotics, and more. Website: www.OntheImage.com/journal The International Journal of Learning sets out to foster inquiry, invite dialogue and build a body of knowledge on the nature and future of learning. This peer-reviewed journal provides a forum for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood to higher education and lifelong learning. Website: www.Learning-Journal.com

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The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management examines the nature of the organization in all its forms and manifestations. Across a variety of contexts, a pragmatic focus persists to examine the organization and management of groups of people collaborating to productive ends, and to analyze what makes for success and sustainability. Website: www.Management-Journal.com The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum asks: In this time of fundamental social change, what is the role of the museum, both as a creature of that change, and as an agent of change? This peer-reviewed journal brings together academics, curators, researchers, and administrators to discuss the character and future of the museum. Website: www.Museum-Journal.com The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society aims to create an intellectual frame of reference for the academic study of religion, and to create interdisciplinary conversations on the role of religion and spirituality in society. This peer -reviewed journal seeks to critically examine ideas that connect religious philosophies to their contexts throughout history. Website: www.Religion-Journal.com The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences aims to examine the nature of disciplinary practices and the interdisciplinary practices that arise in the context of real world applications. This rigorously peer -reviewed journal also interrogates what constitutes science in a social context, and the connections between the social and other sciences. Website: www.SocialSciences-Journal.com Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies addresses some of the most pressing and perturbing social, cultural, economic and environmental questions of our time. This peer-reviewed journal focuses on spaces of production, consumption, and living, and flows of people, goods, and information as crucibles and vectors of ongoing transformation. Website: www.SpacesandFlows.com/Journal The International Journal of Sport and Society provides a forum for wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination of sport. This peerreviewed journal examines the history, sociology, and psychology of sport; sports medicine and health; physical and health education; and sports administration and management. Discussions range from broad conceptualizations to highly specific readings. Website: www.SportandSociety.com/Journal The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability creates a place for the publication of papers presenting innovative theories and practices of sustainability. This peer-reviewed journal is cross-disciplinary in its scope, a meeting point for natural and social scientists, researchers and practitioners, professionals and community representatives. Website: www.Sustainability-Journal.com The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society creates a place for the publication and presentation of innovative theories and practices relating technology to society. This peer-reviewed journal is cross-disciplinary in its scope and provides a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. Website: www.Technology-Journal.com Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal sets out to define an emerging field. Ubiquitous Learning is a new educational paradigm made possible in part by the affordances of digital media. Our changing learning needs can be served by ubiquitous computing. This peerreviewed journal investigates the affordances for learning through digital media, in school, and throughout everyday life. Website: www.Ubi-Learn.com/Journal The Journal of the World Universities Forum seeks to explore the meaning and purpose of the academy in times of striking social transformation. This peer-reviewed journal brings together university administrators, teachers and researchers to discuss the prospects of the academy and to exemplify or imagine ways in which the university can take a leading and constructive role. Website: www.Universities-Journal.com

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THE SCIENCE IN SOCIETY BOOK SERIES

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SUBMIT YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL


Common Ground is setting new standards of rigorous academic knowledge creation and scholarly publication. Unlike other publishers, were not interested in the size of potential markets or competition from other books. Were only interested in the intellectual quality of the work. If a book is a brilliant contribution to a specialist area of knowledge that only serves a small intellectual community, we still want to publish it. If it is expansive and has a broad appeal, we want to publish it too, but only if it is of the highest intellectual quality.

TYPE OF BOOKS
Each conference and journal community has an accompanying book series. We welcome proposals or completed manuscript submissions of: Individually and jointly authored books Out of print works with new scholarly introductions Edited collections addressing a clear, intellectually challenging theme Collections of papers published in The International Journal of Science in Society Editorial selection can occur after the conference; or a group of authors may first wish to organize a colloquium at the conference to test the ideas in this broader intellectual context.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
Books should be between 30,000 and 150,000 words in length. They are published simultaneously in print and electronic formats. To publish a book, please send us a proposal including: Title Author(s)/editor(s) Back-cover blurb Table of contents Author bionote(s) Intended audience and significance of contribution Sample chapters or complete manuscript Manuscript submission date Proposals can be submitted by email to books@commongroundpublishing.com. Please note the book series that you are submitting to in the subject line.

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FEATURED BOOKS BY COMMON GROUND


Limited quantities are available for purchase at the Registration Desk. These and other books are available at http://sciencesociety.com/publications/books

Reopening the Space Frontier By John Hickman


Reopening the Space Frontier escapes the usual arc of space policy analysis focused on technological choice and instead explains the international legal and political economic barriers to the renewed exploration, development and settlement of celestial bodies like the Moon and Mars. The science and engineering of the midtwentieth century were sufficient for human landings on the Moon. Yet today the human adventure in space is limited to visits by small numbers of astronauts to a single space station in Earth orbit. As the author explains, using the institutions that opened terrestrial geographic frontiers in the past provides the effective means for reopening the space frontier. Along the way he demolishes the wishful thinking that has shackled popular thinking about space policy. International competition rather than international cooperation motivated states to open terrestrial frontiers for centuries, and that motivation will have to be harnessed again for our species to permanently occupy other worlds of the solar system.

Uprising: The Internets Unintended Consequences By Marcus Breen


The Internet has transformed social relations that were once managed by the powers that be. As a rapidly maturing communications technology, the Internet has brought people together even while it has reinforced privatism. The desktop computer, the laptop, the cellular and mobile phone, the Global Positioning System, the pilotless drone aircraft, video games and government documents courtesy of Wikileaks, all are connected on the network of networks. Together these converged elements of a global socio-technical system offer wonderful possibilities for human emancipation, even while those ideas collide with established ideas of civility and decency. Utilizing a transdisciplinary approach, Uprising examines the way transgressive knowledge circulates in places and spaces where communication regulation has been removed. In doing so, the book offers a new approach to proletarianization.

The Sustainability Practitioners Guide to Input-Output Analysis By Joe Murray and Richard Wood
This book provides an introduction to input-output analysis for sustainability practitioners. It is designed for those with knowledge about the sustainability dilemma we face, but who are unsure about the how of measuring our impacts, tracking our progress and informing the decisions for a sustainable future. Input-output analysis placed in a transdisciplinary setting is a method that captures the complexities and interdependencies of our social, economic and environmental support systems. Examples of the use of input-output analysis in life-cycle assessment, triple bottom line accounting and carbon and ecological footprints are provided along with an introduction to a range of software tools. In academic circles research has been gathering pace on these methods and issues over the last years. This book brings this state of the art to the decision makers and policy shapers of today.

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CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWERS


Common Ground Publishing is seeking distinguished peer reviewers to evaluate book manuscripts submitted to The Science in Society Book Series. As part of our commitment to intellectual excellence and a rigorous review process, Common Ground sends book manuscripts that have received initial editorial approval to peer reviewers to further evaluate and provide constructive feedback. The comments and guidance that these reviewers supply is invaluable to our authors and an essential part of the publication process. Common Ground recognizes the important role of referees by acknowledging book reviewers as members of The Science in Society Book Series Editorial Review Board for a period of at least one year. The list of members of the Editorial Review Board will be posted on our website. In addition, Common Ground also offers a US$200 voucher for each completed review that meets the standards set out by the Managing Editor at the commencement of assignment. Vouchers may be used in the Common Ground Bookstore or for registration at one of our international conferences. If you would like to referee book manuscripts please send an email to books@science-society.com.com: 1. 2. 3. a brief description of your professional credentials a list of your areas of interest and expertise a copy of your CV with current contact details

If we feel you are qualified and we require refereeing for manuscripts within your purview, we will contact you.

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SCHOLAR

SCHOLAR: ANNOUNCING AN EXCITING NEW 'SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE' SPACE FROM COMMON GROUND
Three years in development, Common Ground is pleased to announce its innovative new 'social knowledge' environment, Scholar. If the social glue that holds together Facebook is 'friends' and the stickiness of Twitter is having 'followers', then the common bond created in Scholar is 'peers' working together in knowledge producing communities. Scholar also allows you to invite peers, create new communities and write papers in its Creator space. All this is free. You can also request a free 60 day 'educator' account for the Publisher space, where you can co-ordinate peer review of works created in knowledge communities or amongst your students. ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION ON SCHOLAR Log on to Community, CG Scholars secure social media space to connect, network and continue the Science in Society dialogue with your fellow conference colleagues during and after the conference. Follow these easy steps to get started: 1. Go to www.CGScholar.com and create your account. 2. When you create your account you will be asked to enter a blip (a very brief one-sentence description of yourself). You may also choose to upload a profile picture of yourself, find other peers and create posts and updates at this time or wait until later to do this. 3. As soon as you create your account, you will be placed in the Community social media space (the Community tab will be highlighted in orange on the tool bar located at the top of the page). You are now ready to use Community by finding your peers or joining and creating knowledge communities. For more detailed information on Communitys capabilities as well as account and privacy settings visit: http://learning.cgscholar.com/software-resources/user-guide/community/getting-started JOINING THE SCIENCE IN SOCIETY KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY Once you have created your account and have been taken to the Community social media space, you can now join the Science in Society Knowledge Community: 1. On the left hand navigation bar, click on the Find and join communities link located under the YOUR COMMUNITIES heading. You will be taken to the Join Communities page. 2. On the Join Communities page, enter Science in Society in the search field. Click on Join Community when the Science in Society knowledge community pops up. 3. Science in Society will now be added to YOUR COMMUNITIES located on the left hand navigation bar. Click on this anytime you are in Scholar to enter the Science in Society knowledge community. 4. To navigate the Science in Society community, simply hover over the Science in Society name located on the top left hand navigation and a drop down menu will appear. Select Activity Stream to see all current activities for the community or select Updates to view only member updates. *Note: All recent activities for the community can also be viewed by referencing the Recent Activity section located on the right hand navigation. 55

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CONFERENCE SHUTTLE SCHEDULE


A shuttle is being provided from the Conference Hotel Shattuck to and from the Clark Kerr Center on conference days. The shuttle will run in a loop during the following times and will be marked with the Science in Society Logo: 15 November 2012 08:00 -10:00 15:45-16:45 16 November 2012 08:15-10:15 15:15-17:15 17 November 08:30-12:45

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EVALUATION FORM
We appreciate you taking the time to complete this evaluation form. Your feedback will assist us in planning future conferences. Please also include comments with specific feedback relating to each of the questions. This evaluation can also be found at http://www.science-society.com/the-conference/evaluation-survey. 1. How did you find out about the Science in Society Conference? 2. Online Colleague Email Other (Please Specify:_______________________________________________) (Website:_____________________________________________________)

Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5. 1 = Very Dissatisfied, 2 = Dissatisfied, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Satisfied, and 5 = Very Satisfied. Pre-Conference Registration and Payment Process Communication from Conference Staff At the Conference Conference Location Conference Venue Overall Assessment Relevance of Conference Focus and Themes Presentations and Content 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5

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Please suggest any changes or improvements you would like us to make at future conferences

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Thank you for completing this evaluation form as it will help us with our conference planning in the future. PLEASE LEAVE THIS FORM AT THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DESK, OR MAIL, FAX OR SCAN/EMAIL TO: Common Ground Publishing University of Illinois Research Park 2001 South First St., Ste 202 Champaign, IL 61820 USA Fax: +1-217-328-0435

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