Science and Spin Doctors: When Health Collides with Politics
Held at George Mason University; Fairfax, Virginia Campus

Saturday May 31, 2003 - Monday June 2, 2003

(Abstracts, when available, are linked to titles.)

Saturday

4:00 pm
6:00 pm
Registration
Reception

Sunday Morning Plenary

Breakfast
Room 5/6/7
8:30 AM
Bagels, muffins, fresh organic fruit, coffee and tea.

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Room 5/6/7
8:50 AM
R. Chris Jones
George Mason University
Peter L. deFur
President, ASIPI

Keynote
Room 5/6/7
9:00 - 10:00 AM
John Peterson Myers
Our Stolen Future
“From Silent Spring to Scientific Revolution”

Break and
Poster Session
Room 5/6/7
10:00 - 10:30 AM

(Authors will
be available for
questions and
discussion.)
Correlations between organochlorines in fish and public health.
Diane Henshel, Steve Crider and Heather Smith
Peter L. DeFur, Lisa L. Foersom, and Shea Tuberty
Veronica M. Vieira and Tom Webster
Jan Beyea
Elaine A. Hills and Megan K. Schneeberger
Monica Rohde Buckhorn
Lynne Fessenden
Margaret Braun

Sunday Morning Panel Session and Workshop

Panel Session
Room 3/4
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Rob Hale
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William & Mary
“PBDEs in the Environment”
Shirlee Tan
EPA, AAAS Fellow
“Mercury and endocrine disruptors”
Peter L. deFur, Moderator

Workshop
Room 3/4
11:30 AM - Noon
“Bayesian Methods: What are they?  What are their strengths and weaknesses for science-based decision making?”
Jan Beyea
Consulting in the Public Interest
Adam Finkel
OSHA (for identification purposes only)

Lunch
Room 5/6/7
Noon - 1:00 PM
Orzo with herbs, Tuscan white bean salad, balsamic roasted tofu, lemon rice, antipasto salad, lemon herb chicken salad, tuna salad, vinaigrette potato salad, brown rice edamame salad, multigrain rolls, water, iced tea and cookies.

Sunday Afternoon Panel Session A and Workshop

Panel Session A
Room 3/4
1:00 - 2:30 PM
David L. Smith
University of Maryland School of Medicine
“Animal Antibiotic Use and the Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Human Commensal Bacteria”
Bill Freese
Friends of the Earth
“Crops engineered to produce pharmaceuticals, industrial enzymes and other non-food proteins”
Hal Hamilton
“Moving Sustainability into the Mainstream of Natural Resource Economies”
Diane Henshel, Moderator

Workshop
Room 3/4
2:30 - 3:30 PM
“Being an Expert Witness in Litigation”
Eric L. Cramer
Berger & Montague, P.C.
Patrick J. Sullivan
Forensic Management Associates

Break and
Poster Session
Room 5/6/7
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Authors will be available for questions and discussion.
Sunday Afternoon Panel Session B and Business/Membership Meeting

Panel Session B
Room 3/4
4:00 - 5:30 PM
James Huff
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
“Industry Influence on Identifying and Classifying Chemical Carcinogens”
Cal Baier-Anderson
University of Maryland
“Perchlorate Wars: Science, Politics and the DOD”
Rick Blum
OMB Watch
“Government Secrecy Laying Waste to the Right to Know:
Undermining Health and Safety post 9/11”
Jennifer Sass, Moderator

Business and Membership Meeting
Room 3/4
5:45 - 6:30 PM
Next meeting: venue, topics and speakers
Online journal
ASIPI organization
Networking with other organizations

Sunday Evening Dinner, Oral Poster Sessions and Live Entertainment

Buffet Dinner
Room 5/6/7
7:00 PM
Mesclun greens with raspberry vinaigrette, balsamic chicken, vegetable kabob, red beans and rice, broccoli, whole wheat dinner rolls, fresh fruit tart, water, iced tea, coffee, tea and wine.

7:45 PM
Oral Poster Summaries

Entertainment
Room 5/6/7
8:30 PM
The Clam Brothers


Monday Morning Plenary

Breakfast
Room 5/6/7
8:30 AM
Bagels, muffins, fresh organic fruit, coffee and tea.

Keynote
Room 5/6/7
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Lovell A. Jones
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
“Environmental Health and Justice”

Break and
Poster Session
Room 5/6/7
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Monday Morning Panel Session and Workshop

Panel Session
Room 3/4
10:30 AM - Noon
Tala Henry
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
“Integrating Scientific Analysis, Science Policy & Risk Management:
The National Ambient Water Quality Criteria Program”

Michael Jacobson
Center for Science in the Public Interest
“Food and Public Behavior”
Karen Taylor Mitchell
Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.)
“Politics of food poisoning”
Tom Webster, Moderator

Lunch
Room 5/6/7
Noon - 1:30 PM
Sweet potato couscous, Moroccan chickpea salad, organic marinated tofu, lemon rice, cucumber and tomato salad, multigrain tabouli, herb roasted turkey breast, classic chicken salad, oatmeal rolls, water, iced tea and cookies.

Workshop
Room 1/2
12:45 - 1:30 PM
“Media Training 101”
Amy Kostant
Environmental Media Services

Monday Afternoon Panel Session and Closing Plenary

Panel Session
Room 3/4
1:30 - 3:00 PM
Eric Olson
Natural Resources Defense Council
“Hostile Take-Over by Industry: EPA Regulation of Water and Pesticides”
Paul Price and Chris Chaisson
“Transparent risk assessment: the Lifeline model”
Jeff Howard
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USEPA STAR Fellow
“Environmental `nasty surprise': implications for intelligent steering of chemical technologies affecting the food supply”
Jim Cook, Moderator

Closing Plenary
Room 5/6/7
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Open Microphone - More on Emerging Issues

MEETING CLOSING







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