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SUMMARY:CSaP Professional Development Policy Seminar - See below for list 
 of confirmed speakers.
DTSTART:20101115T103000Z
DTEND:20101115T163000Z
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CONTACT:Jackie Ouchikh
DESCRIPTION:The research community is making increasing efforts to maximis
 e the impact of its expertise in public policy. All the global and nationa
 l challenges we face rely - and arguably should rely more - on advice from
  experts in the sciences\, social sciences and engineering. It is now wide
 ly acknowledged that policy makers should be open to advice from researche
 rs\, and researchers should be well equipped to deliver that advice.\n\nTh
 e Centre for Science and Policy is partnering with the Cambridge Centre fo
 r Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR) to run a Professional Developm
 ent Policy Seminar to provide an introduction for early career researchers
  on how public policy is made and the role that research plays\n\nThe semi
 nar will give participants the opportunity to learn from\, and quiz\, civi
 l servants and academics who have been involved in public policy. They wil
 l discuss how policy is made\, the strengths and weaknesses of the process
 \, and the constraints under which policy makers operate. The goal is to h
 elp researchers understand how they can engage most effectively with the p
 olicy world\, and to prepare them for careers that might involve significa
 nt roles as policy advisors.\n\nThe seminar\, which is free to attend\, wi
 ll take place on 15 November at the Pitt Building in Cambridge (10:30-16:3
 0) and will provide lunch and refreshments. \n\nConfirmed speakers include
 :\n\n    * Professor David MacKay\, Chief Scientific Adviser\, Department 
 of Energy and Climate Change\n    * Dr Miles Parker\, Deputy Chief Scienti
 fic Adviser\, Department for Environment\, Food and Rural Affairs\n    * D
 r Jo Dally\, Head of Briefings\, Government Office for Science\n    * Dr T
 im Chatterton\, ESRC secondee to the Department of Energy and Climate Chan
 ge\n\nAgenda\n\n    * 10:30 Arrival and Coffee\n    * 11:00 Presentations 
 from academics who have been involved in the policy process\n    * 12:30 G
 roup session to consider how the policy process could be improved\n    * 1
 3:00 Lunch\n    * 13:45 Feedback to panel of policy makers\n    * 14:00 Re
 sponse from policy makers followed by discussion\n    * 15:30 Group work a
 nd discussion\n    * 16:30 Wrap up\n\nWho should apply\n\nThis seminar is 
 for early career researchers in the field of climate change\, energy\, far
 ming\, and the environment\, who would like to learn more about the policy
  making process.\n\nHow to apply\n\nIf you would like to take part\, pleas
 e send an email to jackie.ouchikh@csap.cam.ac.uk.  Please note that places
  are limited\, so an early response is advised.\n\nClosing date for applic
 ations: Friday 15 October 2010
LOCATION:The Pitt Building\, Trumpington Street
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