The workshop featured expertpanels, question and answer sessions, and a planning simulation exercise that explored how different groups can work together to effectively tackle these and other important issues.
On Tuesday, I wrote about an analysis of how often the Food and Drug Administration follows the advice of its expert advisory panels on whether or not to approve a new drug.
The basic complaint is that the Bush White House puts political ideology over science when writing policy or when determining who sits on advisory panels set up to provide expert input into decision making.
As the project proceeds, a team of expert painters and conservationists will remove each of these panels and repaint areas that are starting to fade after almost two centuries.