'Integrity In Science' Conference on Monday, July 12; Corporate and Political Influence on Science-Based Policymaking to be Addressed 6/30/2004
From: Jeff Cronin, 202-777-8370, or Adam Pearson, 202-777-8316, both of the Center for Science in the Public Interest News Advisory: Scientists, journalists, and policymakers will convene in Washington on July 12 to address corporate and political manipulation of science and science-based public policy. The conference is hosted by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). WHO: Prominent scientists from academia and government; physicians; journalists; and public policy experts. Speakers include Carol Browner, former Environmental Protection Agency administrator; Richard Clapp, professor of Public Health, Boston University; Mark Seeley, Reed Elsevier; Dave Lewis, research microbiologist and former EPA scientist; former New England Journal of Medicine editor Arnold Relman; Ralph Horwitz, dean of the Case Western University School of Medicine; and Jim J. Tozzi, from the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness. WHAT: A one-day conference examining how corporations and politicians manipulate science to impact public policy and public opinion. Panel topics include "Misusing Science to Manufacture Doubt and Delay," "Corporate and Government Suppression of Research," and "Science Journals, Science Journalism and Disclosure." CSPI's Rachel Carson award for Integrity in Science will be presented to Theodora Emily Colborn, for her ground-breaking work on endocrine disruptors. The full agenda and registration materials are available at http://www.conflictedscience.org. WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET on Monday, July 12, 2004 WHERE: The International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. Credentialing: Media may register at: https://www.signmeuponline.com/events/register.asp?eventid=26249&origin=e ------ The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a nonprofit health-advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on nutrition and food safety. CSPI is supported largely by the 800,000 U.S. and Canadian subscribers to its Nutrition Action Healthletter and by foundation grants. |