Extended Abstract (28K)P1.52
Spreading the Word about Climate Change
David D. Houghton, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Motivated by the urgent need to improve public scientific understanding for climate change discussions, a personal outreach program was initiated by the author two years ago. The activity developed following retirement from formal classroom teaching and completion of a WMO text book on climate change. Presentations have been given to a wide variety of adult and student groups: church, environmental, civic, university, and scientific (including three talks in China). These presentations included extensive question and discussion time which provided for audience interaction. The report summarizes the background, scope, strategy, content , and accomplishments of this outreach work. It is hoped that such information will encourage other scientists to increase outreach work to the public.
Poster Session 1, Poster Session Educational initiatives (Hall 4AB)
Sunday, 11 January 2004, 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Hall 4AB
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