On 18 February 2018 the JRC session on "Facts and Values in Public Policymaking" will take place at the AAAS 2018 Annual meeting.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. It is the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society.
Speakers
• Building Trust, Maintaining Integrity and Exercising Influence
Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor to the Government of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
• Winning the Trust of Politicians
Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
• Facts Ambassadors in European Union Policymaking
Vladimir Sucha, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Moderator
Julie Beck, Senior Associate Editor, The Atlantic (author of "This article won't change your mind")
More information on the session: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/communities/community/evidence4policy/news/aaas...
More information on the AAAS Annual Meeting 2018: http://meetings.aaas.org/