AGU Policy Conference spotlights geoscience for economy, public safety, national security

As natural disasters surge, natural resource issues increase, oceans rise and grow more degraded, and the Arctic undergoes rapid change, policy makers can utilize scientific knowledge to surmount challenges to our economy, public safety, and national security. To promote exchange among scientists, policy makers and others, the world's largest organization of Earth and space scientists, the American Geophysical Union, invites you to this gathering of scientists, government representatives, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

WHAT: AGU Science Policy Conference

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.

WHEN: 1-2 May 2012

The conference will feature dozens of eminent speakers from top levels of government, the military, scientific institutions and societies, universities, environmental organizations, industry, and agriculture, in four tracks, covering:

Natural Hazards: public safety, economic tolls, national policy, severe weather mitigation, regional and local prospects, space weather
Natural Resources: hydraulic fracturing, food security, critical minerals, coastal and water management, energy and renewables
Oceans: national policy, acidification, research for sustainability
Arctic Forum: ecosystem change, transportation and energy development, Arctic security

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View conference agenda and speakers

*DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION AND HOUSING: 30 March*

About AGU

The American Geophysical Union is a not-for-profit society of Earth and space scientists with more than 61,000 members in 146 countries. Established in 1919 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., AGU advances the Earth and space sciences through its scholarly publications, meetings, and outreach programs. For more information, visit www.agu.org.

Contact: Elizabeth Landau, 202-777-7535, elandau@agu.org

Press Inquiries: Peter Weiss, 202-777-7507, pweiss@agu.org

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