Day Two: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023
Theme: Exploring the Branches of State Government and Policy Making
Goals:
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Understand the levers of government and policy making
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Explore the role of science in policy making
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Tour of Government Buildings
9:00 a.m.— Engaging with the Executive Branch as a Science Advisor or Expert
David Kaiser, OSTI's deputy director, John Hardin, Executive Director for the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology & Innovation
10:00 a.m.— Executive Branch in Action: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department Perspective on Policy
Brian Smith, Natural Sciences Resources Superintendent for the City of Raleigh
10:45 a.m.—Break
11:30 a.m.— Science Policy and the Courts
Jamie DeWitt, Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, ECU
Boz Zellinger, Section Head - Special Prosecutions and Law Enforcement, North Carolina Attorney General
12:30 p.m.— Lunch
1:00 p.m.—Inside the Legislative Policy Process
2:00 p.m.—Guided Tour of the Legislative Building and NC Supreme Court
4:30 p.m.— Happy Hour