Integrating Social and Physical Sciences
Colleagues, this announcement was posted recently to RUSOC-L. I know not all members of RSS participate in this list, so I thought I would use this blog to provide additional notification. It is the kind of communication and discussion I suspect we will see more of as people become more familiar with the capabilities offered by computer-mediated communication via the Internet. Cheers.
Ken
IntSci - Integrated Science for Sustainability
This is an invitation to participate in an electronic discussion (e-conference) on how to help science initiatives to be more focussed on practical problems, integrated across perspectives and sectors, and interdisciplinary. The conference is called "IntSci", and will run from the 1-15 March 2006, and you can subscribe from http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/social/IntSci_sub.asp
This e-conference seeks to bring together researchers, policy makers, funders and others with an interest in looking at how science can contribute to change in sectors such as sustainability, environment and health. Problem solving in these areas requires stakeholders - including scientists - to engage in practices of joint inquiry, collaborative learning and adaptive management. This is a growing area for science and society - and one that is increasingly promoted within research and development (R&D) activities. We are particularly interested in how to broaden science teams beyond those with technical skills (particularly from the hard sciences) to answer problems, to also include social researchers with complementary skills in the management of participation, conflict and learning (soft sciences). This e-conference will focus on this, and the issues that arise from it.
An e-conference is a moderated discussion conducted via the Internet using email. It is different from other electronic "chat" or "discussion" forums in that it builds in a mechanism (the moderators) to ensure that participants follow through an agreed upon agenda, and that the conference observes a strict time-line. Further guidance and background material will be supplied after you are subscribed. Please note that you can subscribe using "digest" options that minimise the e-mails you get to one each day.
This e-conference is part of research undertaken by the Landcare Research Collaborative Learning group ( http://social.landcareresearch.co.nz ). The moderators for this conference will be Margaret Kilvington, Chrys Horn, and Will Allen. The e-conference and promotional software, discussion archiving and technical support for the conference are being provided through the NRM-changelinks http://learningforsustainability.net gateway site.
If you are interested in subscribing to this conference then you can visit the following webpage: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/social/IntSci_sub.asp Or send a blank e-mail to IntSci-subscribe@learningforsustainability.net. If you have any problems subscribing, or would like to know more please e-mail us directly. We look forward to working with you next month.
best regards
Will Allen Chrys Horn Margaret Kilvington
Landcare Research: Collaborative Learning group http://social.landcareresearch.co.nz/
Ken
IntSci - Integrated Science for Sustainability
This is an invitation to participate in an electronic discussion (e-conference) on how to help science initiatives to be more focussed on practical problems, integrated across perspectives and sectors, and interdisciplinary. The conference is called "IntSci", and will run from the 1-15 March 2006, and you can subscribe from http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/social/IntSci_sub.asp
This e-conference seeks to bring together researchers, policy makers, funders and others with an interest in looking at how science can contribute to change in sectors such as sustainability, environment and health. Problem solving in these areas requires stakeholders - including scientists - to engage in practices of joint inquiry, collaborative learning and adaptive management. This is a growing area for science and society - and one that is increasingly promoted within research and development (R&D) activities. We are particularly interested in how to broaden science teams beyond those with technical skills (particularly from the hard sciences) to answer problems, to also include social researchers with complementary skills in the management of participation, conflict and learning (soft sciences). This e-conference will focus on this, and the issues that arise from it.
An e-conference is a moderated discussion conducted via the Internet using email. It is different from other electronic "chat" or "discussion" forums in that it builds in a mechanism (the moderators) to ensure that participants follow through an agreed upon agenda, and that the conference observes a strict time-line. Further guidance and background material will be supplied after you are subscribed. Please note that you can subscribe using "digest" options that minimise the e-mails you get to one each day.
This e-conference is part of research undertaken by the Landcare Research Collaborative Learning group ( http://social.landcareresearch.co.nz ). The moderators for this conference will be Margaret Kilvington, Chrys Horn, and Will Allen. The e-conference and promotional software, discussion archiving and technical support for the conference are being provided through the NRM-changelinks http://learningforsustainability.net gateway site.
If you are interested in subscribing to this conference then you can visit the following webpage: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/social/IntSci_sub.asp Or send a blank e-mail to IntSci-subscribe@learningforsustainability.net. If you have any problems subscribing, or would like to know more please e-mail us directly. We look forward to working with you next month.
best regards
Will Allen
Landcare Research: Collaborative Learning group http://social.landcareresearch.co.nz/
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