Labor & Employment Law

Join Forum on Appropriate Use of Science in Public Policy

By James Parks

We’ve all heard the spin from extremist groups slamming the veracity of scientific findings by the federal government?like what constitutes a health hazard at work. But such charges have shaken the public?s already-tenuous faith in the regulatory process. On Oct. 27, a distinguished panel of scientists will discuss what can be done to ensure the scientific process is more open, consistent and credible to all stakeholders.

Professionals for the Public Interest: Associations and Unions Defending Professional Integrity (PftPI), a coalition established by the Department for Professional Employees (DPE), is sponsoring a forum on “The Appropriate Use of Science in Public Policy,”  Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Auditorium, 1200 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Speakers will include DPE President Paul E. Almeida; Josh Trapani, a senior policy analyst with the Association of American Universities; Susan Wood, director of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health at George Washington University; Michael Holsapple, executive director of the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute; Carol Henry, professorial lecturer at George Washington University; and Jennifer Sass, senior scientist for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).  

This event is free and open to the public with advance registration.  To register, click here. For more information, contact Jennifer Dorning at jdorning@dpeaflcio.org or 202-638-0320, ext. 114.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on October 20, 2010 (boomark / email).