Building Bridges for Exchange: 3rd US-Japan Seminar on Public Understanding of Research

这是由德克萨斯农工大学的Richard Nader先生和明尼苏达科学博物馆的David Chittenden先生就公众对研究的理解提出的美日联合研讨会提案。这项建议要求协调一个15人的美国代表团，就公众对研究的理解进行为期10天的规划和咨询访问，并于2003年5月在日本举行联合研讨会。为期十天的联合对话和实地访问将汇集来自顶尖科学博物馆、大学和科研机构的美国和日本专家，以对包括学校和普通公众在内的非科学家有用的格式分析、解释和综合研究成果。研究结果可以促进美国非正式科研院所和日本科研院所之间未来的合作。访问和一系列双边研讨会将由日本科学技术公司(JST)和国家科学基金会共同支持。

0304776NaderThis is a U.S.- Japan joint seminar proposal by Mr. Richard Nader, Texas A & M University and Mr. David Chittenden, Science Museum of Minnesota, on public understanding of research. This proposal requests support for coordinating a 15 member U.S. delegation on public understanding of research for a ten-day planning and consultation visit, and joint seminars in Japan in May, 2003. The ten-day series of joint dialogues and site visits will bring together American and Japanese experts from leading science museums, universities and scientific research institutions to analyze, interpret and synthesize research results in formats useful to non-scientists, including schools and the general public. The results can enhance the future cooperation between of U.S. informal science institutes and Japanese scientific institutions. The visits and series bilateral seminars will be jointly supported by the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) and National Science Foundation.