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NCAC December Program Focused on Community Engagement and Climate Change

ASPA NCAC February 10, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We hosted a wonderful program on practices and tools for community engagement and how to use community engagement to advance conversations on climate change on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

The program titled, “What is Community Engagement and How Can It Be A Useful Tool for Seeking Solutions and Actions to Climate Change,” featured presentations by Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Founding Executive Director, The National Institute for Civil Discourse and Founder and Former President, America Speaks, Carrie Beach, Division Chief, Neighborhood Planning and Community Development, Office of Planning and Zoning, City of Alexandria, VA and Ellen Eggerton, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Alexandria, VA.

Dr. Lukensmeyer provided an overview of the National Academy of Public Administration’s study, Engaging Americans &; Increasing Public Trust: An Agenda for 2021 and Beyond as well as specific community engagement tools and practices used in several communities including climate change planning and discussions. Ms. Beach provided an overview of the development and use of the City of Alexandria, Virginia’s community engagement program, What’s Next Alexandria, and its use for some recent development projects.

Ms. Eggerton provided an overview of the City of Alexandria’s process, including methods to engage community members, to update date the City’s Energy and Climate Change Action Plan, 2012-2020 .

If you missed the event, or if you participated in the event and would like to see it again, please check out the recording below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/FRfph3Etzyc” align=”center” title=”Recording of What Is Community Engagement & How Can it be a Useful Tool”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Allen Lomax

By NCAC Board Vice President Allen Lomax

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Categories: Current Events, Policy, Social Justice Tags: Tags: climate change, community, engagement, public engagement, Social Justice, Toolbox

The Crowd and the Cloud – Government’s Role in Citizen Science

ASPA NCAC June 1, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]George Mason University • School of Policy, Government, and International Affirs • 3351 Fairfax Dr, Founders Hall 118 • Arlington, VA[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]5:30pm – 6:00pm: Informal Networking
6:00pm – 7:30pm: Speaker discussion with Q&A[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Eventbrite - The Crowd and the Cloud: Government's Role in Citizen Science[/vc_column_text][vc_gmaps link=”#E-8_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” size=””][vc_wp_tagcloud title=”Find Events by Tag” taxonomy=”post_tag”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Crowd and the Cloud – Government’s Role in Citizen Science” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%230069a2″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_text_separator title=”Thursday, July 21, 2016 • 5:30pm – 7:30pm” color=”custom” accent_color=”#be2026″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Award-winning producer, director, and writer Geoff Haines-Stiles with his colleagues at NSF created a 4-part public television series about citizen science, crowdsourcing, and mobile tech–The Crowd and The Cloud. Their series delves into how the cummulative efforts of citizens are revolutionizing scientific enquirer through thousands of micro-contributions. Data, how we access it, and the frontiers we breach are also considered.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image source=”external_link” custom_src=”http://scistarter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CC.jpg”][vc_single_image source=”external_link” external_img_size=”150×150″ custom_src=”http://crowdandcloud.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Layer-16.png”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Yet, nearly none of this would be possible without the support and effort of the government–from funding to partnerships, guiding regulation and governance. In this speaker session, Television and science documentary producer and director Mr. Haines-Stiles and Dr. McCallie of the National Science Foundation share how the efforts of public administrators joined with and continue to contribute and support this rising public interest to reshape modern science.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Geoffrey Haines-StilesGeoff Haines-Stiles is the co-creator of PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE and the LIVE FROM…specials. He was Senior Producer of COSMOS with Carl Sagan and Executive Producer of the PBS series CHILDHOOD. He first traveled to Brazil in 1992, accompanying then-Senator Al Gore to the Earth Summit.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ellen McAllie, PhDEllen McCallie, PhD is the Program Director at the National Science Foundation’s Division of Research on Learning Directorate of Education and Human Resources.  Her work often involves citizen science funding, science learning, partnership grants, and informal science education policy.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

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Government Engaging the Public through Social Media

ASPA NCAC November 20, 2014

Government Engaging the Public through Social Media

Wednesday, November 20, 2014, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

National Academy of Public Administration

900 7th Street Northwest, Suite 600

Washington, DC

The National Capital Area Chapter of ASPA held a panel and discussion on the use and role of social media in government. The panel examined social media from the perspective of engaging citizens to address challenges and further public missions. Experts discussed cases where government (federal and local) have been innovative in using technology to engage stakeholders and also discuss opportunities for expanding and leveraging these initiatives to further engage the public and solving social problems.

Panel included:

  • Justin Herman, SocialGov Program Lead, GSA (Moderator)
  • Beth Beck, Open Innovation Program Manager, NASA
  • Tom Gates, Deputy City Manager, City of Alexandria
  • Nick Skyltand and Ali Llewellyn, SecondMuse
  • Hilary Brandt, Director of Innovative Engagement, U.S. Department of State
Categories: Event Tags: Tags: panel, public engagement, social media
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