Proceedings of Conference. 4^th-7^th June 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland.

 

Introduction and conference objectives

The PATH conference explored how best to involve stakeholders and the public in policy development and decision-making on science and technology issues. The conference brought together policy makers, practitioners and academics to exchange knowledge and explore future directions for public participation in these areas. Using a combination of keynote speakers; papers addressing state of the art theory and practical examples; and interactive sessions, participants considered experiences and innovative ideas from around the world.

The aims of the conference were to:

• Encourage participants to critically examine public participation and propose appropriate and practical ways forward;
• Engage participants in exploring how different values and interests could be identified and represented in participatory processes, and in policy formulation more generally;
• Encourage participants to critically examine the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of using participatory methods at different scales and levels;
• Provide a dynamic and fun environment for sharing, learning and thinking creatively about participation.

The conference was part of the PATH project, a Science and Society Coordination Action funded under European Commission 6th Framework Programme for Research.

Download Conference Papers

The full conference proceedings are now available for download from the PATH Conference website. To make a CD, or to just download the proceedings, please select the link and when prompted save the zip file (14 MB) to you PC.

To create a CD (assuming you have a CD writer):

To create a copy of the proceedings on your PC:

Create a new directory on your PC, e.g. C:\PATH\ Down load the zipped file into this directory Unzip the files into the same directory Insert a new blank CD into your CD drive When prompted you should copy the contents of the C:\PATH\ directory to the CD and then make it writeable. When viewing the completed CD in windows explorer you should see, at the top level, the following files and directories: css - directory images - directory PATH - directory autorun.inf - file shelexec.exe - file favicon.ico - file When you re-insert the CD into the PC it should automatically open your browser and display the main page you would see on the PATH Conference website, from where you should be able to navigate the proceedings just as you can on the website. The starter page (the main page you would see on the PATH Conference website) is to be found in the following location C:\PATH\PATH\index.html double clicking on this file should open it in your default web browser, you should then be able to navigate round the Conference website and access the conference abstracts.

Create a new directory on your PC, e.g. C:\PATH\ Down load the zipped file into this directory Unzip the files into the same directory When viewing the completed CD in windows explorer you should see, at the top level, the following files and directories: css - directory images - directory PATH - directory autorun.inf - file shelexec.exe - file favicon.ico - file The starter page (the main page you would see on the PATH Conference website) is to be found in the following location C:\PATH\PATH\index.html double clicking on this file should open it in your default web browser, you should then be able to navigate round the Conference website and access the conference abstracts.

 

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Conference papers by Session