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Welcome to the online participant pages for the 2008 AMS Summer Policy Colloquium. It is our desire and goal to stress responsible use of natural resources and minimization of greenhouse gas emissions and other waste and pollutants during our meeting.
Printed materials will be kept at a minimum, please bookmark this page and refer to it often for the latest information.
If you have any questions or concerns during the Summer Policy Colloquium (June 1 - 10, 2008) please call or email Jan Wilkerson
Office: 202 737-9006 ext. 436
Monday, June 2 & Tuesday, June 3 afternoon activities
- We will be walking to the capitol each afternoon, please be prepared - comfortable walking shoes and umbrellas should it rain.
- You will be provided a water bottle to take with you
Reading Documents
CSR Science & Technology Policymaking Primer
CASE Studies:
2008 Required Reading:
(Book Summaries)
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Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship Is Poisoning the U.S. House of Representatives,, by Juliet Eilperin
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High Noon, by J. F. Rischard
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Environment and Statecraft, by Scott Barrett
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Storm World, by Chris Mooney
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The Honest Broker, by Roger Pielke
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