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Title: Post Conference Activities for the NCSE 2019 Annual Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1660972· OSTI ID:1660972
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  1. National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), Washington, DC (United States)

The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) held its 19th Annual Conference from January 7-10, 2019. The NCSE 2019 Annual Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience explored how systems thinking that includes tools, data, and synthesis effectively supports the increasingly urgent need to advance a more resilient, sustainable society. Nearly 600 participants from a range of scientific disciplines and sectors including natural and social science, humanities, engineering, government, business, and civil society attended the conference. Post-conference activities planned through this project were planned to extend the impact of the Annual Conference and were made possible through support from the Department of Energy. These efforts included: 1) developing and producing a research pilot on Energy Systems and Resilient Infrastructure, which advances research focused on the better alignment of education and workforce needs with respect to energy resilience; 2) facilitating dialogue and in-person convenings with the Energy Education Community of Practice across the broader NCSE research community; and 3) designing and hosting a webinar series focused on the role of science in infrastructure and resilience. This report summarizes the outcomes of the proposed activities and additional work made possible by support from the Department of Energy.

Research Organization:
National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth and Environmental Systems Science Division
DOE Contract Number:
SC0019764; FOA-0001820
OSTI ID:
1660972
Report Number(s):
NCSE-SC0019764
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English