Interested in how science, technology, and society interact? Find out more information about the Science and Technology in Society Teaching Group professors and the undergraduate courses they teach at the University of Waterloo.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
9:00-9:30 a.m.
- John Ravenhill (Balsillie School of International Affairs)
- Heather Douglas (University of Waterloo)
Welcome & Opening Remarks on the Science Policy Challenge
9:35-10:40 a.m.
- Paul Dufour (University of Ottawa)
Whatever Happened to the Northern Minerva - Canada's Evolving Science Policy Saga
Break
10:55 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- David Hart (George Mason University)
The ‘Geology’ of United States Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Lunch
1:30-2:35 p.m.
- James Wilsdon (University of Sussex)
Beyond the Great and Good? The Past, Present and Future of United Kingdom Scientific Advice
Break
2:45-3:15 p.m.
- Chair: Heather Douglas (Dufour, Hart, Wilsdon)
Comparative Discussion of the National Contexts
Break
3:30-5:30 p.m.
- Chair: David Runnalls (University of Ottawa)
International Science Advice - Gordon McBean (University of Western Ontario)
How Our Role in International Science Benefits Canada - Lucie Edwards (University of Waterloo)
Mind the Gap: Science, Policy, and the Global South
Thursday, May 22, 2014
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Chair: Warren Clarke (Balsillie School of International Affairs)
Patent Policy - Justin Biddle (Georgia Tech)
Can Patents Prohibit Research ? On the Social Epistemology of Patenting and Licensing in Science - Shobita Parthasarathy (University of Michigan)
(Re)inventing Democracy: Comparing the Life Form Patent Battles in the United States and Europe - Eric Luvisotto (University of Waterloo)
Patent Protection in the United States, in Canada and at Waterloo
Lunch
1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Chair: Paul Dufour (University of Ottawa)
Think Tanks - John McLevey (University of Waterloo)
Funding, Fame, and Politics in the Think Tank World - Tom Medvetz (University of California, San Diego)
Think Tanks in the United States Social Science-Policy Nexus
Break
3:45-5:45 p.m.
- Chair: Jatin Nathwani (University of Waterloo)
Emerging Technologies - Marc Saner (University of Ottawa)
The Regulation of Emerging Technologies at the Interface of Evidence, Values and Culture - Alberto García-Mogollón (Cambridge University)
The Use of Expert Knowledge in Smart Grids Policy: An International Comparative Analysis
7:00 p.m.
- Public Lecture by James Wilsdon (University of Sussex)
Science, Technology, and Experiments in Democracy
Friday, May 23, 2014
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Chair: Kevin Jones (University of Alberta)
Public Participation - David Guston (Arizona State University)
Building the Capacity for Public Engagement with Science in the United States - Kieran O’Doherty (University of Guelph)
Building the Capacity for Public Engagement with Science in the United States - Alan Irwin (Copenhagen Business School)
Engaging in a World of Assemblages
Lunch
1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Chair: Kamiel Gabriel (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
Science Advisors in Practice - Arthur Carty (University of Waterloo)
Relections of a Science Policy Advisor: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Remi Quirion (McGill University)
Quebec's Way: The Role of the "Scientific en Chef" in Science Policy
Break
3:45-5:15 p.m.
- Final Discussion
What have we learned?