The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has an event which you can attend in person if you’re in Washington, DC or can attend from elsewhere via a webcast. Here’s why you might want to attend,
Beginning in 2006, the Science and Technology Innovation Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Peter D. Hart Research Associates have conducted periodic national telephone surveys to gauge the public awareness of and attitudes towards synthetic biology and nanotechnology.
In our latest survey, conducted in January 2013, three-fourths of respondents say they have heard little or nothing about synthetic biology, a level consistent with that measured in 2010. While initial impressions about the science are largely undefined, these feelings do not necessarily become more positive as respondents learn more. The public has mixed reactions to specific synthetic biology applications, and almost one-third of respondents favor a ban “on synthetic biology research until we better understand its implications and risks,” while 61 percent think the science should move forward.
The survey also found that, despite outreach efforts, 68 percent of respondents have heard little or nothing about nanotechnology, which indicates no change in awareness since 2009.
Please join us Wednesday,March 20, 2013, at noon to discuss the complete results from the latest poll.
Here are the specifics,
What:
Results of the 2013 national public opinion poll on synthetic biology and nanotechnology
When:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Noon– 1:30 PM (Light lunch available at 11:30 am) [The times listed are EDT, for those of us on the West Coast of North America, the webcast starts at 9 am]
Who:
David Rejeski, Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program
Abigail Davenport, Senior Vice President, Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Where:
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
5th Floor Conference Room,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC
RSVPs and miscellaneous,
A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 am.
You must register to attend the event. To RSVP, please visit:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=26431&pid=116
This event will be Webcast LIVE at
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/awareness-and-impressions-synthetic-biology-results-the-2013-poll
There is no RSVP required to view the webcast.
For directions, please visit: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions
Media planning to cover the event should contact Aaron Lovell at (202) 691-4320 or at aaron.lovell@wilsoncenter.org
To learn more about the Synthetic Biology Project, please visit: http://www.synbioproject.org