Sunshine Week Programs :
Sunshine Week 2007: Closed Doors; Open Democracies? :
Speakers
Moderator: Ira Flatow, NPR's Science Friday
Panel 1 will focus on national issues. Speakers include:
- Timothy Donaghy, Scientific Integrity Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, will give an overview of how "Secrecy Can Make You Sick" - how secrecy of and manipulation of science can hurt you and your community
- Rick Piltz, Director of Climate Science Watch, whistleblower who resigned from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program to protest Bush administration political manipulation.
- Susan Wood, Research Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and former FDA official who quit over the delay of Plan B
- Jay Dyckman, Director of The Knowledge Project at the National Coalition Against Censorship, to discuss first amendment free speech issues and describe what you can do
Panel 2 will focus on state and local issues. Speakers include:
- Dorothy Biggs, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) librarian, National Enforcement Investigations Center
- Rob Thompson, Public Interest Advocate, North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG)
- Mark Tapscott, Editorial Page editor of the Washington Examiner
Pete Weitzel of the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government will present discoveries of a national audit to collect emergency response plans
Gary Bass, Executive Director of OMB Watch, will conclude with ideas on how you can get involved!
