PA Science Policy Symposium
Date & Time: November 15, 2024 from 08:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Location: Penn State Harrisburg, 777 W Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, USA
Hosted by COPA-STEP
Meet with Policymakers
Participants will have the opportunity to meet and pitch science policy ideas to policymakers and policy practitioners in Pennsylvania state government.
Skill Building Workshops
Participants will have the opportunity to improve their ability to communicate with different audiences.
Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 AM: Welcome remarks
8:30 - 9:30 AM: Improv for Scientists and Technologists
9:30 - 10:45 AM: Skill Building Session: How to communicate the same message to different audiences
10:45 -11:00 AM: Break
11:00 -12:00 PM: PA policy Panel (Confirmed speakers: Representative Dallas Kephart; Dr. Harry Campbell, Director of Science Policy at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation; and Nicole Faraguna, Director of Policy and Planning at DCNR)
12:00 -12:30 PM: Networking lunch
12:30 -1:30 PM: Working Lunch: Develop your policy pitch
1:30 - 2:45 PM: Breakout groups with policy professionals for policy pitches
2:45 - 3:00 PM: Closing remarks
3:00 PM: Symposium ends
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