Hello everyone,
I thought I would share with the list what kind of science instruction to the general public is available up here. I have attended some of the presentations in past years and really enjoyed it. What topics or speakers here should I not miss at any cost?
best wishes,
John
Good afternoon!
The University of Alaska Anchorage Complex Systems Group and the
American Association for the Advancement of Science would like to invite
you to join us at the:
2001 Arctic Science Odyssey
Exploring the Nature of Nature: Conceptual and Methodological Frontiers
of Science
September 12, 2001, from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Anchorage Marriott Downtown
This session is open and free to the general public.
The featured speakers and their topics are listed below; each discussion
will last approximately 45 minutes, and I've attached biographies of the
speakers for your reference.
Dr. Edwina Taborsky
Director, Semiosis, Evolution, Energy Institute
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Bishop's University
Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
What is semiotics? And is it of any use to science?
Dr. Geof Givens
Professor, Department of Statistics
Colorado State University
Bayesian Simulation Modeling
Dr. Joel Reynolds
Gene Conservation Lab
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Multi-Criteria Methods for Assessing Simulation Models
Dr. Elisabeth Lloyd
Tanis Chair in History and Philosophy of Science
Professor, Department of Biology
Indiana University
Neglected Topics in Scientific Objectivity
This session is a small component of the 52nd Arctic Science Conference,
which will be held in Anchorage from September 12 through September 15.
Please feel free to view the 52nd Arctic Science Conference site at
http://hosting.uaa.alaska.edu/afdes/AAAS2001 if you'd like to review the
conference schedule and register for the entire conference.
The Complex Systems Group is also hosting several small, informal brown
bag luncheons this semester in the Campus Center Room 105 to further the
complexity dialogue. UAA faculty, staff, students, and the general
public are invited to attend. The luncheons will be held on September
7, October 5, November 2, and December 7 and have been scheduled from
11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Lunch is not provided; however, there is a Subway
located just across the hall from CC 105.
Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions, and we'll
continue to keep you posted as we plan our upcoming series.
Have a wonderful day.
Cheryl Wright
Administrative Secretary
Department of Biological Sciences and
The Complex Systems Group
University of Alaska Anchorage
ancjw@uaa.alaska.edu
907-786-4748
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