Fwd: Science Events for Teachers Announcements
Ryan Gunhold
From: Ryan Gunhold <rgun...@cityu.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Subject: Science Events for Teachers Announcements
To: City University Math and Science Research Coalition <CUM...@googlegroups.com>
Hello,
I have a few announcements below:
1) Immunization & Vaccination: Where do Personal Choices and Public
Safety Meet?
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Wright Auditorium - 4800
Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA
Registration 5:30 pm Program 6:00-7:00 pm
$10/general public for light refreshments
Free parking available in Giraffe and Whale 5 parking lots only.
To purchase tickets, visit the CityClub website at:
http://www.seattlecityclub.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CE&Category_Code=immuvac
Panelists to date:
Douglas S. Diekema, MD, Clinical Director of Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric
Bioethics (Interim) and Co-Chair of the Institutional Review Board Committee, Children's
Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Carol Doroshow, MD, Pediatrician, Kids Clinic
Janet Englund, MD, Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's
Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Maxine Hayes, MD, MPH, State Health Officer, Washington State Department
of Health
Moderated by:
Keith Seinfeld, Science & Health Reporter, KPLU Public Radio
Where is the line between personal choice and public safety? What percentage of
the population needs to be vaccinated to protect against outbreaks of what we
think of as long forgotten diseases? Should parents be able to opt out of
vaccination for their children, setting aside the risks of acquiring diseases
like measles and HPV, or is the danger to the community too great to risk? How
safe are vaccinations, and what do we know about their long-term effects?
Immunization is an issue that affects all of us, from those that are worried
about the health risks of vaccinations to those who are worried about the
threat to community protection if more people remain unvaccinated. How do we
reconcile the two? To answer these questions and yours, join us!
2) OSPI
OSPI has set two opportunities for teachers to participate in focus groups
to provide feedback on the revised science standards.
10/14 MOSES LAKE TEACHER FOCUS GROUP 6:30 - 8:00pm
Moses Lake District Office
920 West Ivy Avenue
10/16 AUBURN TEACHER FOCUS GROUP 6:30 - 8:00pm
Riverside High School Science Dept
501 Oravetz Road Auburn
Space is limited at the focus group sessions so we are asking people to commit.
RSVPs go to Chris Stark 509.667.7102 OR chr...@ncesd.org
There will also three public forums, with no necessity to RSVP.
October 7, 2008 Tuesday John Stanford Center Seattle, WA 6:30 - 8 p.m.
October 9, 2008 Monday Kennewick High School Kennewick, WA 6:30 - 8 p.m.
October 15, 2008 ESD 112 Vancouver, WA 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Those who are not able to get to a focus group or a public forum can provide
feedback online from October 6 - 17th. See OSPI website at www.k12.wa.us and
link to the survey.
3) SEP Elephant Workshops
I wanted to remind everyone that SEP is giving 2 Elephant Workshops in
November. The dates are:
Saturday, Nov 8th
Wednesday, Nov 11th (Veterans Day)
Agendas will be announced at a later date. THE DEADLINE TO SIGNUP IS FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 17TH. Please contact s...@fhcrc.org
or 206-667-4487 to sign up.
Have a great weekend!
--
Ryan Gunhold, MA, STE 206.930.4410
ryan.g...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangunhold