SPI@ND: Kintsugi Event Tomorrow, Funding Opportunity, ESA Webinar on Civic Engagement for Scientists

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Hi all, 

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend to those who celebrate. A quick thank you to everyone who attended our last Science Cafe! Our next one will be on Tues. (12/17). Just a few other announcements:

Our Kintsugi event tomorrow is now FULL! A confirmation email will be sent out shortly to those who have RSVP'd. If you can no longer attend, please be sure to let us know (scip...@nd.edu) so that more spots may become available. 

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Funding opportunity! Science for Public Good Fund application is open until January 6th. Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Network members can apply to the Fund for financial support of up to $1000, to be used for advocacy actions or related events to promote the role of science in public policy, with an emphasis on understanding and addressing local impacts. The deadline for proposals is Monday, January 6, 2020.

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Ecological Society of America (ESA) has a policy webinar coming up:
"Civic Engagement for Scientists: Getting Involved with Local Government"

December 16, 2019, 2pm EDT
Presenters: Dr. Arti Garg and Dr. Kendra Zamzow

Communities thrive when all members participate and meet challenges together, and democracies thrive when individuals are engaged with their local governments. Civic engagement can be an important and enriching experience for anyone, regardless of their background or career path. Scientists and engineers can offer unique contributions to their local communities and to city, county, and state governments, including inquiry-driven and evidence-based approaches to solving problems and technical expertise in specific subjects.

Many scientists and engineers want to be more involved in their local communities but don't know where to begin. In this webinar, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally will highlight opportunities for scientists to engage in their local communities such as advocating to change a local law, joining a local commission, advising a lawmaker, and serving in elected office. Drs. Garg and Zamzow will give examples from their own experience.

We will also discuss what hurdles scientists and engineers face to getting more involved and how to move beyond them. This webinar will contribute to an ongoing conversation on civic engagement by members of the scientific community, and we hope that attendees will leave inspired with new ideas for how they can get more involved in their own communities.

RSVP, Space is limited.

Presenter Bios

Dr. Arti Garg is an astrophysicist and the Founder and Chair of Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally, an all-volunteer non-profit with the mission of increasing local government and community engagement by people with backgrounds in STEM. She is also serves on the Community Services Commission in the City of Hayward in California. When not working with her local government, she heads AI market and technology strategy at Cray supercomputers as Cray's Emerging Market & Technology Director.
 
Dr. Kendra Zamzow is an environmental chemist who volunteers with Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally, is on the board of a small community group, and founded a local climate action group in her community in Alaska. She has also served on her community council. When she isn't volunteering, she works with the non-profit Center for Science in Public Participation, which assists communities and tribes understand the environmental risks of mining projects.

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Science Policy Initiative at Notre Dame (SPI@ND)

Promoting dialogue at the interface of science and public policy

Member of the National Science Policy Network (NSPN)

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Robert Stanley, Co-President

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Agust Olafsson, Treasurer

Sasha Padilla, Communications Director

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