From: | isis@hampshire.edu |
Date: | 14 May 2001 18:30:01 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] The National Technical Experts Network (NTEN) |
The Military Waste Cleanup Project of ISIS, the Institute for Science & Interdisciplinary Studies, encourages you to sign up for the National Technical Experts Network (NTEN) today! The mission of the NTEN is to link citizen experts, self-taught experts, citizen scientists and professional experts involved in military waste cleanup and restoration. Can we help you? Yes, we can. - DO YOU HAVE TECHNICAL INFORMATION QUESTIONS? - DO YOU USE TECHNICAL INFORMATION REPORTS? - DO YOU GENERATE TECHNICAL INFORMATION? - HAVE YOU MADE YOURSELF A TECHNICAL EXPERT IN YOUR COMMUNITY? - ARE YOU A CITIZEN SCIENTIST OR CITIZEN EXPERT? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then the NTEN is for you. The NTEN information exchange includes: 1) LESSONS LEARNED: - Your stories and ours shared in an open forum so we may all learn from one another. 2) TOOLS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES: - What are the best information tools out there? 3) CITIZEN EXPERT AND CITIZEN SCIENTIST SUPPORT: - How can we help you with your technical information needs? - How can we support you in your roles as context experts and agenda setters? - How can we link you and your community with independent advice and resources? 4) DISCUSSION ON NEW SCIENCE: - Science that needs to be developed to respond to cleanup issues and concerns such as: - Finding unexploded ordnance (UXO) at depth. - Understanding how various solvents and pollutants interact with different soil types. - New technologies that are needed and expanded ways to apply science to cleanup solutions. 5) ANNOUNCEMENTS OF WORKSHOPS AND CITIZEN FORUMS: - Information sharing and case study presentations. - Panel discussions. - Local, regional and national scope. * We are pleased to announce the first in a series of national focus group workshops on technical information needs and the role of citizen participation in the environmental cleanup process at Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DOE) facilities. The first focus group workshop is scheduled for July 14-15, 2001 and will be preceded by a citizens' forum on July 13, to help grassroots and citizen participants prepare for the main meeting. FEDERAL FACILITIES CLEANUP WORKSHOP & CITIZENS' FORUM Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts July 13-15, 2001 [More information about this upcoming workshop is available on our website: http://isis.hampshire.edu/mil/] 6) AN ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD TO COMMUNICATE ALL OF THE ABOVE. * SIGN UP FOR THE NTEN NOW AND JOIN WITH OTHERS IN THE FIGHT FOR INFORMED, EFFECTIVE AND DEMOCRATIC CLEANUP IN YOUR COMMUNITY. To join the NTEN mailing list and to request further information on the workshop, please contact: Jeanne Stevens Coordinator, Military Waste Cleanup Project Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies (ISIS) Prescott D-1 893 West Street Amherst, MA 01002 phone (413)559-5582 fax (413)559-5611 isis@hampshire.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
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