<div dir="ltr"><div>The Commons Lab of the Wilson Center will be live webcasting a presentation by Muki Haklay (who has worked with the OSM community) on Tuesday, April 29th at 10:00 - 11:30 AM EDT on the role of Citizen Science and crowd-mapping for environmental data/environmental policy. <br>
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questions and comments to #CommonsLab Twitter. <br><br>Watch live webcast during event here: <a href="http://bit.ly/1izheyQ">http://bit.ly/1izheyQ</a><br><br></div><b>ABSTRACT</b><br><div><div><p>Access to environmental information and its use in environmental
decision-making are central pillars of environmental democracy. Yet, not
much attention is paid to the question of who is producing it, and for
whom? By examining the history of environmental information, since
passage of the National Environmental Policy Act in 1969, three eras can
be identified: information produced by experts, for experts
(1969-1992); information produced by experts to be shared by experts and
the public (1992-2011); and information produced by experts and the
public to be shared by experts and the public. At the same, there has
been unprecedented change in information is accessed and shared.</p>
<p>Please join us for a discussion with Muki Haklay about how this
information informs environmental decision-making, with special
attention to the role of geographical information and citizen science.
Haklay is a professor of Geographical Information Science at University
College London and he co-directs the Extreme Citizen Science group. More
information can be found <a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/excites" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>EVENT DETAILS</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date: April 29, 2014</strong><br>
<strong>Time: 10:00-11:30 am</strong></p><p>
<strong>5th Floor Conference Room</strong><br>
<strong>Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars</strong><br>
<strong>1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW</strong><br>
<strong>Washington, DC 20004</strong></p><p><br>
<strong>RSVP here:<a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environmental-information-the-roles-experts-and-the-public" target="_blank"> http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environmental-information-the-roles-experts-and-the-public</a></strong><br>
<strong>Directions to the Wilson Center: <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions" target="_blank">http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>The event will be live webcast,</strong> <strong>for which you do not need to RSVP. To watch during the event follow this link here:</strong> <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environmental-information-the-roles-experts-and-the-public" rel="nofollow">http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/environmental-information-the-roles-experts-and-the-public</a></p>
<p><strong>This event is co-hosted</strong> with the <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/environmental-change-and-security-program">Environmental Change and Security Program</a> at the Wilson Center.</p><br clear="all">
<div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Lea Shanley<br></div>Director, Commons Lab<br>Science and Technology Innovation Program<br>Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars<br>Work Email: <a href="mailto:Lea.Shanley@wilsoncenter.org" target="_blank">Lea.Shanley@wilsoncenter.org</a><br>
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