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Ami Nacu-Schmidt Center for Science and Technology Policy Research University of Colorado/CIRES Boulder, CO USA 7 February 2006 Outreach Outreach Goals of SPARC Outreach Goals of SPARC Outreach SPARC Activities SPARC Activities Future Implementation Future Implementation Where Outreach should go? Where Outreach should go?

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Ami Nacu-SchmidtCenter for Science and Technology Policy ResearchUniversity of Colorado/CIRES Boulder, CO USA 7 February 2006

OutreachOutreach

Goals of SPARC OutreachGoals of SPARC Outreach

SPARC ActivitiesSPARC Activities

Future ImplementationFuture Implementation

Where Outreach should go?Where Outreach should go?

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Goals of SPARC OutreachGoals of SPARC Outreach

Who is our audience?Who is our audience?

Who are we trying to reach?Who are we trying to reach?

Who are the stakeholders?Who are the stakeholders?

““SPARC is seeking to build a boundary SPARC is seeking to build a boundary organization that can promote productive organization that can promote productive interaction among stakeholder groups”interaction among stakeholder groups”

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SPARC Activities SPARC Activities –– SPARC BrochureSPARC Brochure

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SPARC Activities SPARC Activities –– SPARC WebsiteSPARC Website

SPARC HighlightsSPARC Highlights

Metis WeblogMetis Weblog

SPARC in the newsSPARC in the news

New Publications and New Publications and SPARC librarySPARC library

http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sparchttp://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sparc

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SPARC Website SPARC Website –– SPARC HighlightsSPARC Highlights

October 2005October 2005

–– SPARC members were part of SPARC members were part of a panel "Climate Science a panel "Climate Science Policy Assessment and Policy Assessment and Research" for the 6th Open Research" for the 6th Open Meeting of the Human Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Environmental Change Research Community.Research Community.

Abstracts or presentations Abstracts or presentations are online at: are online at: http://sciencepolicy.colorado.http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sparc/outreach/bonn_meedu/sparc/outreach/bonn_meeting/index.htmleting/index.html..

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SPARC Website SPARC Website -- Metis WeblogMetis Weblog

Metis is SPARC’s weblog Metis is SPARC’s weblog set up to represent the set up to represent the broad array of “practical broad array of “practical skills and acquired skills and acquired intelligence” needed to intelligence” needed to respond to a changing respond to a changing environment. environment.

–– Want to contribute Want to contribute something to Metis? See something to Metis? See http://sciencepolicy.colorahttp://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sparc/metis/contribdo.edu/sparc/metis/contrib.html.html

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SPARC Website SPARC Website -- SPARC in the NewsSPARC in the News

Database system used to compile Database system used to compile announcements, news items, announcements, news items, events, and new publications.events, and new publications.

–– Center affiliate Dan Sarewitz of Nov. 18 Center affiliate Dan Sarewitz of Nov. 18 Chronicle of Higher Education article "A Chronicle of Higher Education article "A More Social Science." More Social Science."

–– Science, Politics, and CIRES' Roger Pielke Science, Politics, and CIRES' Roger Pielke Covered in the Denver Post Column on Covered in the Denver Post Column on January 17, 2005. January 17, 2005.

–– Roger Pielke, Jr. in Oct. 26 Christian Science Roger Pielke, Jr. in Oct. 26 Christian Science Monitor article on disaster aid and politics. Monitor article on disaster aid and politics.

–– Roger Pielke, Jr. in Oct. 4 Travel Weekly Roger Pielke, Jr. in Oct. 4 Travel Weekly article on global warming issues.article on global warming issues.

–– Roger Pielke's Science Policy Opinion Piece Roger Pielke's Science Policy Opinion Piece Appeared in Washington Post on January Appeared in Washington Post on January 10, 2005. 10, 2005.

–– Dan Sarewitz in the New York Times about Dan Sarewitz in the New York Times about world disasters, January 2, 2005.world disasters, January 2, 2005.

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SPARC Website SPARC Website -- SPARC LibrarySPARC Library

New Publications from SPARC Team New Publications from SPARC Team highlighted on SPARC’s homepagehighlighted on SPARC’s homepage

SPARC publications are also SPARC publications are also categorized on the library page. categorized on the library page. Currently, they are available to view Currently, they are available to view by year but are implementing a new by year but are implementing a new system to view by date, author, and system to view by date, author, and categorycategory

Also being implemented is an option Also being implemented is an option to view an abstract or full article for to view an abstract or full article for each new publicationeach new publication

If you have a new publication that is If you have a new publication that is related to the SPARC project, please related to the SPARC project, please send it to me!send it to me!

Internal Publication Database Internal Publication Database –– Who Who uses it? Should it be expanded or uses it? Should it be expanded or removed?removed?

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SPARC ActivitiesSPARC Activities –– SPARC Sponsored & Related EventsSPARC Sponsored & Related Events

SPARC Sponsored EventsSPARC Sponsored Events–– Decision Support and Carbon Cycle Science Workshop, Decision Support and Carbon Cycle Science Workshop,

June 2005June 2005–– RISA Science Policy Workshop, August 2005RISA Science Policy Workshop, August 2005–– Climate Change and Disaster Losses Workshop, May 2006 Climate Change and Disaster Losses Workshop, May 2006

SPARC Related EventsSPARC Related Events–– CSTPR NoonCSTPR Noon--time Seminar Talks (Jan 23, 3006: Marilyn’s time Seminar Talks (Jan 23, 3006: Marilyn’s

experiences at the COP Meetings)experiences at the COP Meetings)–– Posting of other events relating to SPARC on website Posting of other events relating to SPARC on website

(Nov. 14(Nov. 14--16, 2005: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Workshop: Climate 16, 2005: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Workshop: Climate Science in Support of Decision Making, Arlington, VA)Science in Support of Decision Making, Arlington, VA)

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Future ImplementationFuture Implementation

New publication system that displays publications by date, New publication system that displays publications by date, author, or subject category. Also included will be an author, or subject category. Also included will be an option to view new publications by abstract or full articleoption to view new publications by abstract or full article

Launching a Center bimonthly email briefing to Launching a Center bimonthly email briefing to disseminate information about center activities, which will disseminate information about center activities, which will include SPARC projects. Email briefing will be emailed out include SPARC projects. Email briefing will be emailed out to a list of relevant contacts we have in the DC areato a list of relevant contacts we have in the DC area

Center Breaking News page Center Breaking News page

Media Resources page on climate science policyMedia Resources page on climate science policy

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DiscussionDiscussion –– Where do we need to go with Outreach?Where do we need to go with Outreach?

How to better improve or expand SPARC’s How to better improve or expand SPARC’s outreach component?outreach component?

What type of activities are useful and What type of activities are useful and effective?effective?

–– Listserv?Listserv?

–– Newsletter?Newsletter?