Lowell Lecture
Facilitating Productive Dialogue about Climate Change
Date & Time
Oct. 4, 2017 at 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf Boston, MA 02110
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
William Spitzer, Ph.D., Vice President, Programs, Exhibits, and Planning, New England Aquarium
Presenting Organization
Topics
Contact
Maggie See (AquariumLectures@neaq.org, 6172262183)
We can all learn to start positive conversations about climate change. Educators and professional scientists, affiliated with aquariums, zoos and other museums from across the country are learning and helping to model the way with public audiences. We’ll share some key insights that you can use from social and cognitive sciences that are proving to be useful in shaping engaging, solutions-focused conversations. Dr. William Spitzer, Ph.D., Vice President, Programs, Exhibits and Planning at New England Aquarium, will briefly review the history and evaluation that illustrates the positive impacts of the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI), a project led by New England Aquarium along with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues from several partner organizations. Dr. Spitzer will moderate a panel discussion with three educators from across the U.S. who participated in NNOCCI training programs. Panelists will share reflections from their experiences to illustrate how lessons about Strategic Framing have influenced their climate change communications. The program will offer some specific ideas as well as inspiration for people interested in talking about climate change in productive ways.