Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

September 26th-28th, 2002

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The New Directions Conference addressed issues such as:

• The humanities as a bridge between the worlds of science and politics
• The future of environmental education
• Expanding the perspective of environmental ethics within corporate culture
• The strengths and limitations of computer approaches to environmental issues

These questions are grounded in place-based studies of topics such as:

• Pollution prevention and sustainable development
• Public science agencies and the political realm
• Restoration ecology
• Interdisciplinary innovations in higher education
• Environmental justice and intergenerational equity

Conference participants will include scientists, humanists, public agencies, the private sector, and community groups. Submissions are encouraged on both theoretical and practical aspects of the challenges facing society in integrating a wide range of perspectives on environmental issues. Presentations formats will include single author papers, panel presentations, and workshops. Suggestions for topics are welcome.

Shane Lunny
CEO, Lunny Communications Group, Vancouver, Canada.
Lunny is a leader in innovative media for museums and schools promoting public understanding of environmental issues.

Julie Thompson Klein
Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Wayne State University.
Klein is an international leader in the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity

Thomas Gunther
US Geological Survey.
Gunther is a leading proponent of Decision Support Systems as a means for adapting scientific information for the needs of managers and the public.

Jack Kaye
Kaye is the Director of the Office of Earth Science, Research Division, NASA

Terrell Dixon
Dixon is Professor of English at the University of Houston, and is currently president of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE)