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CONFERENCE AT UO ADDRESSES ISSUES OF CITIZENS, SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
February 25, 2001
Contact Ross West (541) 346-2060
WHAT "Taking Nature Seriously" conference WHEN Sunday, Feb. 25, through Tuesday, Feb. 27 (8:30 a.m.—6:30 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 a.m.— WHERE Keynote addresses, Ballroom, Erb Memorial Union (EMU), 1222 E. 13th Ave. Panels/discussions, EMU (various rooms); Browsing Room, Knight Library, WHO • Keynote speakers • 48 presentations • 400—500 attendees from as far away as Denmark, Canada, Australia, Switzerland and India SCHEDULE A complete schedule is available online at <http://www.uoregon.edu/~tns/>. CONTACTS • William Rossi, associate professor of English. • Nancy Tuana, professor of philosophy • Lynne Fessenden, program director for the Ecological Conversations program at the Center for the Study of Women in Society To reach Rossi, Tuana or Fessenden during the conference, call the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society, (541) 346-5015, or the conference registration desk, (541) 954-0719. BACKGROUND The conference is designed to bring together scientists, community activists and science studies scholars who are working on environmental issues in an attempt to move beyond barriers that have hindered interaction within academia (such as between scholars in the sciences, social sciences and humanities) and between academics and activists. —30— #A-7624/Local
4:30 p.m. Monday; 8:30 a.m.—9:30 p.m. Tuesday)
1501 Kincaid St.; and Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall, 1468 University St.