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Wellington Branch Event | Does New Zealand need a Parliamentary Commissioner for Science?

The Wellington Branch of EIANZ invite you to come and hear from Professor Jonathan Boston from School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington.

In Silencing Science (BWB, 2016), Professor Hendy recommended that New Zealand establish a Parliamentary Commission for Science, modelled on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

But is such a Commission (or Commissioner) necessary? What is the problem to be solved or mitigated? What might such a Commission do? And how would a Science Commission that reported to Parliament relate to existing institutions and advisory agencies, such as the Royal Society of NZ, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor and key government departments?

*** New Zealand now has access to a payment gateway to process registrations in $NZ. Please register and pay and for this event online by clicking on the 'register now and secure your attendance' tab button below.

Event details

When: 11 May 2017
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where: Victoria University of Wellington | Pipitea Campus
Rutherford House, Room RHMZ06, Mezzanine Floor

Cost: $10 -EIANZ members, $15 non-members, $5 EIANZ student members

Places Available: 14

Contact: For event enquiries contact Kirsty Austin via kirsty.austin@outlook.co.nz For registration enquiries please contact Central Office on +64 9887 6972 or email office@eianz.org

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