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、洛卡研究所和Scienceforcitizens.net合作，正在举办一个为期一天半的讲习班，其目标是加强和扩大最近的跨部门网络建设活动，使公众参与关于评估科学和技术的社会影响的对话和审议。 出席会议的约有20多名与会者，代表了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。 讲习班的重点是：（1）公民参与技术评估的技术，（2）非正式教育组织解决STEM与个人和社会决策交叉的方式，以及（3）利用正在探索公众参与未来技术的其他人所做工作的模型。 这一进程还将有助于为2012年生物多样性世界观点计划产生和整合想法，该计划是一项国际努力，旨在让公众参与全球生物多样性丧失的主题。 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.