Partial Support of the Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future

美国国家科学院国家研究理事会 将共同主办一个大型的公共“论坛对全球变化和我们的共同 未来”，与史密森学会，美国 美国科学促进会（AAAS）和西格玛Xi， 科学研究学会。 该论坛的目的是沟通， 公众对这些变化的科学平衡的看法， 这些变化可能意味着什么 以及什么样的政策可能适合于减轻 和/或适应这些变化。 一个十六人的国家小组 将选出公认的高中教师参加 论坛 结果也将在论坛之后公布。

The National Academy of Sciences' (NAS) National Research Council (NRC) will co-sponsor a major public "Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future", together with the Smithsonian Institution, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. The Forum is intended to communicate to the public a scientifically balanced view of the changes which appear to be occurring in the global environment, what these changes might mean for society, and what kinds of policies may be appropriate to mitigate and/or to adapt to these changes. A group of sixteen nationally recognized high school teachers will be selected to participate in the Forum. The results will also be published following the Forum.