[CPEO-MEF] ISIS MilWaste Workshop in Oakland, California

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ISIS Military Waste Cleanup Program
Federal Facilities Cleanup Workshop 2002
"Empowering Community-Science Partnerships for Effective Military
Waste Cleanup"
June 7 - 9, 2001      
Oakland City Center Marriott, Oakland, CA

The ISIS Military Waste Cleanup Program's 2002 Federal Facilities
Cleanup Workshop, "Empowering Community-Science Partnerships for 
Effective Military and Nuclear Waste Cleanup," will take place at the 
Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel on Oakland, California, June 7- 9, 
2002 (the workshop program begins at 5:30 pm the evening of June 7). 
Attendees will include community members from across the country who are 
working on military cleanup issues; scientists working with communities 
on mil cleanup issues; state and federal regulators and DoD/DoE 
stakeholders; and our Youth Forum members, who will join the workshop 
following their pre-conference program during the day on Friday, June 7.

Who Should Attend

This EPA-funded workshop is designed for all stakeholders in the cleanup 
of military and nuclear waste sites, with a focus on the scientists, 
technical advisors, and community members who work most closely on 
military pollution. The conference will feature discussion and 
presentations with community groups, academic scientists, regulators, 
and technical advisors, as well as other interested parties. Attendance 
is by application and is limited to 40 participants.

Workshop Agenda

The workshop combines keynote presentations, plenary discussion
sessions, and breakout sessions on current core issues in military and 
nuclear waste cleanup. The workshop begins Friday, June 7, at 6:00 pm 
and concludes on Sunday, June 9 at 3:30 pm. The ISIS MilWaste Youth 
Forum 2002 will take place as a separate pre-workshop on Friday, June 7. 
Please consult the agenda for details on the workshop schedule.

Keynote Speakers

Invited keynote speakers include: Jerry Brown, Mayor of Oakland,
California; Vernice Travis-Miller, Ford Foundation

Goals of the Workshop

To create a forum for learning about existing community-science 
partnerships that have improved cleanup efforts and make them known 
nationally

Explore ways of strengthening the national network of stakeholders 
involved in military waste cleanup Foster the creation of shared 
language and alignment of efforts between scientists, advisors, 
regulators, community members, and other stakeholders involved in the 
cleanup effort

Create several new community-science connections as a result of the 
conference

Assist community participants to come away with specific strategies
for introducing more community-responsive science and technology 
assistance into their cleanup efforts

Sponsor a strong voice for our privately funded June 7th Youth
Forum participants to express their viewpoints, issues, and needs

Address current issues of concern in nuclear and military cleanup,
including nuclear transport, use of innovative technologies, 
multiple-chemical human health effects, community acceptance criteria,
culturally-based risk assessment, and others.

Guidelines for the Meeting

ISIS is dedicated to working across boundaries to discover and build
the new knowledge and networks needed to resolve the difficult
environmental and social problems we face. ISIS's projects incorporate 
reflection on our actions; observing and learning from the best 
practices of others; and collaborating with those who demonstrate 
ethical and progressive values in their work. At this June workshop, we 
ask that you join us in following these guidelines:

Respect for others: Respect means treating every human being as equal, 
incorporating elements of learning from others and seeing the
value in others' actions. Respect is honoring culture and tradition.

Equity: This principle involves sharing resources with the community and 
the network, and ensuring that all affected communities have an 
opportunity to be heard and listened to. Achieving equity means that
the best science and remediation technologies are available to and being 
used in every community affected by military pollution. Promoting equity 
means developing peer-based relationships between communities and 
scientists, so that there is a common language and shared goals.

Empowerment: The Community-Science Partnership (COSP) network
aims to transfer expertise into the community so that communities can 
deal directly with environmental health hazards. This involves linking
community members with scientists and technical experts who can assist 
in understanding and influencing the cleanup process and the toxins 
being addressed, and who are willling to transfer knowledge to the 
community as part of their involvement.

For further information, detailed agenda, and application for the
Workshop, please visit our Workshop website:

Workshop Website: http://isis.hampshire.edu/mil/workshop2002/index.html

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