Dupont Summit 2016 on Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Issues
Friday December 2nd at the Historic Whittemore House
1526 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington DC
Utilizing Natural Gas Generators to Reduce Emissions and Flared GasModerator: Tara K. Righetti, University of Wyoming, College of LawGreyson Buckingham, Mesa Natural Gas Solutions
STEM and Diplomacy: Bridging the Digital and Knowledge Divides
Organizer: Connie L. McNeely, George Mason University
Moderator: Jong-on Hahm, George Washington UniversityWenda Bauchspies, National Science Foundation (U.S.) Fahmida N. Chowdhury, National Science Foundation (U.S.) Kevin A. Clark, George Mason University
Erik W. Kuiler, George Mason University
Research Committee for Legislative Specialists PanelOrganizer: Irina Khmelko, University of Tennessee Implementing Legislative Strengthening Programs: Who is in Control?David E. Guinn, SUNY Center for International Development Jeffrey D. Straussman, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University of Albany SUNY Mandatory Data Reporting: The Unused Tool in Legislative OversightTomas Bridle, Independent Development ConsultantLegislative Roles in Addressing Major Impediments in the Process of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: The Case of the Ukrainian ParliamentIrina Khmelko, University of Tennessee Michael Bonnal, University of TennesseeThe Role of the New Rarliament in the Stage of Economic Crisis: the Case of the Slovene National AssemblyDrago Zajc, University of LjublijanaConsolidation of or Resistance to Democracy: Democratization and the Turkish Grand National AssemblyÖmer Faruk Gençkaya, Marmara University
Excerpt from Expert Table Discussion
Moderator and panelist: Irina Khmelko, University of Tennessee Ömer Faruk Gençkaya, Marmara University, Turkey David E. Guinn, SUNY Center for International Development Robert Nakamura, Rockefeller College Greg Power, Global Partners Governance, UK
Ellie Valentine, Implementer, Ukraine, Afghanistan
Drago Zajc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Amping-Up Pedagogy through Interdisciplinary Instruction: A Study of the Effects of Interdisciplinary Instruction on Undergraduate Attitudes and Values Related to Energy Issues at the U.S. Naval Academy
Moderator: Howard Ernst, United States Naval Academy Karen Flack, United States Naval Academy Joseph Smith, United States Naval Academy Kurtis Swope, United States Naval Academy
Low-Carbon Energy Security
Presenter: Max Gruenig, Ecologic Institute
Presenter: Brendan O’Donnell, Ecologic Institute
Science & Technology Poverty
Moderator: Thomas Woodson, Stony Brook University Dhanaraj Thakur, The Alliance for Affordable Internet/ The Web Foundation Michelle L’Archeveque Jones, USAIDKartikeya Singh, Center for Global Development
What is Essential for Effective Regulation? Moderator:
Stuart Umpleby, George Washington University Robert Knisely, Senior Civil Servant, Retired Morris Bosin, Grant Thorton International Ltd. Jason Jixuan Hu, Independent Researcher
Book Presentation: Public Policymaking by Private Organizations: Challenges to Democratic Governance
Catherine Rudder, George Mason University
A. Lee Fritschler, George Mason University
Yon Jung Choi, George Mason University
Promising New Scholarship and Complexity Conference: 3pm
Solving the Water Infrastructure Crisis: Clues from Public Opinion, Media Coverage and Policymaking
Sridhar Vedachalam, Johns Hopkins University
Excessive Technology in Hospital, Nursing Homes and Healthcare Databases: Is It Killing Patients?
Autimn Little, University of North Carolina, Charlotte 4:30 PM
***Assertions and opinions in these presentations are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Policy Studies Organization, which expressly does not take positions on policies.