X-Message-Number: 17465 From: "john grigg" <> Subject: Science lectures in Alaska Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 03:03:27 Hello everyone, I thought I would share with the list what kind of science instruction to the general public is available up here. I have attended some of the presentations in past years and really enjoyed it. So, if any of you are passing through(or hiding out here!) you should check this out. best wishes, John Good afternoon! The University of Alaska Anchorage Complex Systems Group and the American Association for the Advancement of Science would like to invite you to join us at the: 2001 Arctic Science Odyssey Exploring the Nature of Nature: Conceptual and Methodological Frontiers of Science September 12, 2001, from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm Anchorage Marriott Downtown This session is open and free to the general public. The featured speakers and their topics are listed below; each discussion will last approximately 45 minutes, and I've attached biographies of the speakers for your reference. Dr. Edwina Taborsky Director, Semiosis, Evolution, Energy Institute Department of Sociology and Anthropology Bishop's University Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada What is semiotics? And is it of any use to science? Dr. Geof Givens Professor, Department of Statistics Colorado State University Bayesian Simulation Modeling Dr. Joel Reynolds Gene Conservation Lab Alaska Department of Fish and Game Multi-Criteria Methods for Assessing Simulation Models Dr. Elisabeth Lloyd Tanis Chair in History and Philosophy of Science Professor, Department of Biology Indiana University Neglected Topics in Scientific Objectivity This session is a small component of the 52nd Arctic Science Conference, which will be held in Anchorage from September 12 through September 15. Please feel free to view the 52nd Arctic Science Conference site at http://hosting.uaa.alaska.edu/afdes/AAAS2001 if you'd like to review the conference schedule and register for the entire conference. The Complex Systems Group is also hosting several small, informal brown bag luncheons this semester in the Campus Center Room 105 to further the complexity dialogue. UAA faculty, staff, students, and the general public are invited to attend. The luncheons will be held on September 7, October 5, November 2, and December 7 and have been scheduled from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Lunch is not provided; however, there is a Subway located just across the hall from CC 105. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions, and we'll continue to keep you posted as we plan our upcoming series. Have a wonderful day. Cheryl Wright Administrative Secretary Department of Biological Sciences and The Complex Systems Group University of Alaska Anchorage 907-786-4748 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17465