[Biocomplexity] EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE FUTURE

[David Blockstein]

The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) invites you
to the

3rd National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment
EDUCATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE FUTURE 
January 30-31, 2003 · Washington, DC
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

JOIN leading scientists, educators and policymakers from around the
world to discuss how education can contribute to a sustainable and
secure future for all. 
PARTICIPATE in an unprecedented opportunity to develop a set of
recommendations for the United States and for the upcoming UN Decade of
Education for Sustainability (2005-2015) that will be transmitted in an
action-oriented report produced by NCSE following the conference.
MEET educators and decisionmakers including the full range of the
educational enterprise from kindergarten to adult, incorporating formal
and informal approaches to science, environmental, sustainability,
security, and community education.
LISTEN to speakers such as Dr. Rita Colwell, Director of the National
Science Foundation, who will present the 3rd Annual John H. Chafee
Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment; former Senator Gaylord
Nelson, founder of Earth Day and a global leader in environmental and
sustainability education who will receive the NCSE Lifetime Achievement
Award; and Congressman Vernon Ehlers, Chair of the Environment
Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Science Committee who will
receive the NCSE Congressional Leadership Award. 
DISCUSS Sustainability, Environmental and Security Education for the
community, K-12 students, undergraduates, graduates, business and the
public during more than 20 breakout sessions.
VIEW the Exhibition "Education: Programs and Products" with displays
featuring innovative programs and resources from publishers, government
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and a variety of academic and
other educational institutions.
NETWORK with scientists, engineers, teachers, administrators,
legislators, resource managers, international, federal, state, tribal
and local government officials, environmental and community
representatives, business people, journalists from the U.S. and other
nations.
ENJOY a reception in the exhibit hall following the Chafee Memorial
Lecture, which will be attended by leading members of the education,
scientific and policy communities.
VISIT the Conference website at www.NCSEonline.org now to register
online, read pre-conference background papers, get the latest program
updates, participate in on-line discussions, and find useful links to
education resources.
SAVE 35% When You Register by November 1st.  A limited number of
complimentary registrations are available to members of the NCSE
University Affiliate Program.  See www.NCSEonline.org/Affiliates for
details.
For additional information and to REGISTER ONLINE, please go to:  
www.NCSEonline.org
E-mail: conference at NCSEonline.org
Telephone: 202-207-0007 

-- 
David E. Blockstein, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
National Council for Science and the Environment
1707 H St. NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006
202-207-0004 (direct) 202-530-5810 (receptionist)
fax 202-628-4311
David at NCSEonline.org, http://NCSEonline.org
"Improving the scientific basis of environmental decisionmaking"