Outreach activities

Public outreach and engagement established during disposal operations must be continued as the emphasis shifts from operations to closure. Outreach activities during closure will also provide the Army with an opportunity to promote its operational accomplishments. 

Create and encourage local educational initiatives o Small and large efforts, including outreach activities and/or whole majors... 

EMBL was founded with a four-fold mission to conduct basic research r) molecular biology, to provide essential services to scientists in its Member States, to provide high-level training to its staff, students, and visitors, and to develop new instrumentation for biological research. These core functions are combined with significant outreach activities m the areas of technology transfer, science and society and training for science teachers. 

The COSMOS office consists of the Science Director, an ex officio member of the board, and a Project Manager running day-to-day business. The office gets secretarial assistance for office issues and meeting organisation. Support positions for technical work on the model system as well as outreach activities are applied for. The office supports the chair and the co-chairs. It is assigned by the board, and it develops and proposes the strategies and plans for COSMOS. 

STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH Identify Communication and Outreach Needs Conduct Communica- tion/Outreach Activities Follow Through on Commitments and Actions Maintain a Dependable Practice... 

R D results. Thus the NASA program includes "outreach" activities, such as applications assistance teams and adaptive engineering activities, in addition to information dissemination. 

The National Science Resources Center Is operated by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Sciences to Improve the teaching of science in the nation s schools. The NSRC collects and disseminates information about exemplary teaching resources, develops and disseminates curriculum materials, and sponsors outreach activities, specifically in the areas of leadership development and technical assistance, to help school districts develop and sustain hands-on science programs. The NSRC is located In the Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution and in the Capital Gallery Building In Washington, D.C. 

Recommendation The committee recommends that the Army expand its public affairs program to include involvement as well as outreach activities. Specifically, for the Army to gain from lessons documented in studies of the stockpile program, the committee recommends as follows ... 

The Administrator, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and in conjunction with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall sponsor public education and outreach activities to increase public awareness of-... 

Funds were obtained to bring the teachers back to the campus for a 10-day period during the following summer. Fifteen of them were able to accept the invitation. The purpose of this second phase of the program was to develop outreach activities that... 

In exercising its powers under this title, the Commission shall carry out educational and outreach activities (including dissemination of information in languages other than English) targeted to—... 

Currently, NSCMP s public involvement program is focused on information distribution and outreach activities... 

The Network will address both short- and long-term societal implications of nanotechnology, as well as public engagement. AU 15 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSECs) sponsored by NSF have strong education and outreach activities. 

Fig. 21.2 1-D Shaking table used Sot research, educatirai and outreach activities at Northeastern University...

An extensive range of technical, educational, and outreach activities were initiated by USFCC in support of the fuel-cell industry. 

The role of the WPN is to "advise on emerging policy-relevant issues in science, technology and innovation related to the responsible development of nanotechnology" (OECD, 2008, p. 7) and to do so within a global context (OECD, 2007). This has been achieved by focusing on six specific project areas, which include public outreach activities, documenting the ways in... 

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