Open AccessYour role in formulating public policy
Author(s) -
O'Riordan Catherine
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2007eo030008
Subject(s) - humanity , government (linguistics) , public relations , political science , public policy , public administration , sociology , law , philosophy , linguistics
One goal of AGU is to assure that the results of our research are made available for the benefit of humanity. To achieve this goal takes the commitment of many members. There are numerous ways that you can contribute to the development of public policy that is based on sound science. How do you get started? As Soroosh Soroosian states in his editorial in this issue of Eos , a first step may be to look for opportunities to talk to people in your local community about science and how our science can be used to benefit society. Talk to school teachers and students, business organizations, the media, and elected and appointed representatives and other officials of government such as school boards and planning commissions.