Workshop to Explore Engaging Broader Publics in Conversations About Assessment of the Societal Implications of New and Emerging Directions in Science and Technology

波士顿科学博物馆与亚利桑那州立大学、伍德罗·威尔逊国际学者中心、Loka 研究所和 Scienceforcitizens.net 合作，正在举办为期 1.5 天的研讨会，其目标是加强和扩大最近的跨部门网络建设活动，这些活动涉及让公众参与有关科学技术社会影响评估的对话和审议。 出席会议的有大约两打参与者，代表广泛的非正式科学教育专业人士、STEM 研究人员和科学政策专家。 该研讨会的重点是：(1) 公民参与技术评估的技巧，(2) 非正式教育组织解决 STEM 与个人和社会决策交叉问题的方式，以及 (3) 利用其他正在探索公众参与未来技术的人所做工作的模型。 这一过程还将有助于为 2012 年全球生物多样性观点计划产生和凝聚想法，该计划是一项旨在让公众参与全球生物多样性丧失这一主题的国际努力。 研讨会的成果将由博物馆的研究和评估部门进行评估。

The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with Arizona State University, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Loka Institute, and Scienceforcitizens.net, is conducting a 1.5-day workshop whose goal is to strengthen and expand recent cross-sector network-building activities related to engaging the public in conversations and deliberations about the assessment of the societal implications of science and technology. In attendance are about two-dozen participants representing a wide range of informal science education professionals, STEM researchers, and science policy experts. The workshop is focusing on: (1) techniques for citizen participation in technology assessment, (2) ways in which informal educational organizations are addressing the intersection of STEM with personal and societal decision-making, and (3) models for leveraging work done by others who are exploring public engagement with future technologies. The process will also help generate and coalesce ideas for the 2012 World-Wide Views on Biodiversity program, an international effort to engage the public on the topic of world-wide loss of biodiversity. The workshop outcomes will be evaluated by the Museum's Research and Evaluation Department.